?We will contribute to bringing about peace and prosperity in the world by spreading the Buddha?s sublime message of loving kindness,? the Venerable Bhaddanta Silanandabhivamsa, a top monk in the former Burma, told a closing session.

The summit, which opened in the military-ruled southeast Asian nation on Thursday, attracted controversy because of the junta?s reported persecution of some monks and its detention of democracy icon and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

One major Japanese Buddhist sect, which had been due to provide much of the funding for the three-day meeting, pulled out in November amid concerns over Myanmar?s human rights record.