The International Buddhist Confederation, in collaboration with Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan Buddhist Centre, will host the First International Sangha Forum (ISF) from December 20.

The event will witness global Buddhist leaders converging in Bodhgaya, Bihar. It will take place till Dec 23.

International Sangha Forum website said: "The four-day program will invite over 2000 monastics from Buddhist traditions around the world."

"On the first three days of the conference, monks, nuns, and Bhikkhu scholars from the different Buddhist traditions will start the discussions on the finer aspects of the Vinaya rules and the role of Buddhism in the 21st century," read the website.

The conference will conclude with a prayer gathering at the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodhgaya with Buddhist Leaders and Maha Sanghas on the last day.

The primary focus of the conference is to develop ongoing dialogues and collaboration between practitioners of the Pali traditions of Southeast and South Asian countries of India, Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Indonesia) and those of the Sanskrit tradition from Tibet, Bhutan, Nepal, Vietnam, China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Russia, Mongolia and other parts of the world.