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THE TWELVETH OF INTERNATIONAL BUDDHIST CONFERENCE ON THE UNITED NATIONS DAY OF VESAK
THE TWELVETH OF INTERNATIONAL BUDDHIST CONFERENCE ON THE UNITED NATIONS DAY OF VESAK
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Date: 28th - 30th May 2015
The twelveth of International Buddhist Conference on the United Nations Day of Vesak (2015 / 2558)
- Venue:
Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University (MCU), Wang Noi, Ayutthaya and United Nations Convention Center Bangkok, The Kingdom of Thailand. - Main Theme:
Buddhism and World Crisis
- Sub Theme:
- Buddhist Response to Social Conflict
- Buddhist Response to Environmental Degradation
- Buddhist Response to Educational Crisis
- Buddhism and ASEAN Community
- Keynote Speaker:
Prof. Dr. Damian Keown - Speaker
BUDDHIST RESPONSE TO SOCIAL CONFLICT- Dr. H.R Nishadini Peiris / Sri Lanka
Paper: Buddhist Social Conflict Management Approach - Mr. Ratnesh Katulkar / India
Paper: Rethinking Rebirth: A modern Buddhist challenge to justification of prevailing myth, inequality and social injustice - Venerable Assoc. Prof. Dr. Phramaha Hansa Dhammahaso / Thailand
Paper: Peace Village in Srisaket Province in Thailand - Dr. Anna King / UK
Paper: Transcending Religions, Transforming Traditions: The Liberation Spiritualties and Ethics of the Dalai Lama and Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar - Dr. Kirtiraj Dadarao / India
Paper: Neo-Buddhist Movement in India: Critical Investigation on a Recent Experiment of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar’s Applied Buddhism to Resolve Social Conflicts and Social Apartheid in India - Dr. Wasantha Priyadarshana / Sri Lanka
Paper: Applicability Of Mettäbhävanä For The Suppression Of Social Conflicts - Venerable Prof. Dr. Mahinda Deegalle / UK
Paper: The Analysis of Social Conflicts in Three Pãli Canonical Discourses - Prof. Dr. Harishankar Shukla / India
Paper: Economic Conflict Resolution: A Buddhist Perspective - Venerable Yatalamatte Kusalananda Nayaka Thero / Sri Lanka
Paper: Adoption of Buddhist Counseling for the Alleviation of Social Conflicts Caused by Menacing Drugs - Mr. Sebastian Musch (Ph.D. Candidate) / Germany
Paper: Buddhism and Social Conflict in the Age of Rational Modern Capitalism: A Weberian Reading of Early 20th-Century Euro-Buddhism - Venerable Karagaswewe Wajira / Sri Lanka
Paper: Live and Let Others Live: Buddhist Aspects in regard to International Humanitarian Law for the Resolution of War and Conflict - Rev. John Scorsine
Paper: Buddhist Perspectives on Transnational Restorative Justice - Dr. Arvind Kumar Singh / India
Paper: Relevance Of Buddhist Doctrines To The Solution Of Religiously Motivated Violence (Terrorism) - Dr. Brian Daizen Victoria / USA
Paper: Meditation for UN Peacekeeping Soldiers: A Note of Caution - Prof. Dr. Pahalawattage Don Premasiri / Sri Lanka
Paper: Buddhist Response to Social Conflict: Some Practical Buddhist Suggestions for the Resolution of the Problem Of Social Conflict
- Dr. H.R Nishadini Peiris / Sri Lanka
- Speaker
BUDDHIST RESPONSE TO ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION- Dr. W.M. Dhanapala Wijesinghe / Sri Lanka
Paper: A Study on the Role Performed by Buddhist Temples in Response to Environmental Degradation in Sri Lanka - Ms. Ramesha Jayaneththi / Sri Lanka
Paper: Buddhist Ethics towards preventing the Ecological Crisis in Asia - Asst. Prof. Dr. Rahul Kamble / India
Paper: The Noble Eightfold Path: Buddhist Response to Environmental Degradation - Asst. Prof. Sangmu Thendup / India
Paper: Buddhist Response to Environmental Degradation - Venerable Prof. Dr. Jinwol Y. Lee / South Korea
Paper: A Lifestyle of Buddhist Temple: a Sustainable Eco-Environmental Community - Asst. Prof. Dr. Niharika Labh / India
Paper: Global Warming and Environmental Protection: Buddhist Activism - Mr. R. D. Aruna Shantha / Sri Lanka
Paper: Environmental protection, sanitation & success of spirituality: lavatory & urinal system in ancient Buddhist monasteries in Sri Lanka - Asst. Prof. Dr. Neekee Chaturvedi / India
Paper: Auguring Eco-optimism through the Buddhist Approach - Mr. Matthew Regan / USA
Paper: Using Buddhist Ethics as a Framework for Sustainable Development - Dr. Peter L Daniels / Australia
Paper: Sustainable Energy for Sufficiency Economies: Methodological Insights from Buddhism - Mr. Devin Bowles / Australia
Paper: Religious regulation of humanity’s interactions with the environment: Can Buddhism meet the challenges of modernity?
- Dr. W.M. Dhanapala Wijesinghe / Sri Lanka
- Speaker
BUDDHIST RESPONSE TO EDUCATIONAL CRISIS- Dr. Hudaya Kandahjaya / Indonesia
Paper: Negotiating Buddhist Priorities for Education - Mr. Harkiman Racheman / Indonesia
Paper: Gotama Buddha In The Eyes Of Modern Biographers - Assoc. Prof. Dr. Anand Singh / India
Paper: Buddhist Response to Educational Crisis: Locating Space for Creating and Sustenance of ‘Just Society’ - Profesor J. Abraham Vèlez de Cea / USA
Paper: Mindfulness And Religious Diversity: A New Pedagogical Application - Geoffrey Michael Bamford / UK
Paper: The Educational Crisis: How the debate is framed and how Buddhist wisdom may apply - Mr. Ricardo Toledo / Argentina
Paper: “Who Listens? World Crisis As A Koan” - Assoc. Prof. Dr. M. W. Jayasundara / Sri Lanka
Paper: Rehabilitation Of Prisoners Through Vipassana Meditation - Dr. G.T. Maurits Kwee, Ph.D. (Emeritus Hon. Prof.) / Netherlands
Paper: Buddha as Therapist: Conversations and Meditations - Dr. Kustiani Kalis Sambikala / Indonesia
Paper: Reestablishing the Analytical Thinking of Students: A Buddhist Solution to the Modern Educational Crisis - Dr. Dion Oliver Peoples / USA
Paper: Revised Role for Buddhism in ASEAN: Conquering the Education Crisis - Dr. Sermsap Vorapanya / Thailand
Paper: Village of the Five Precepts Project: A Case Study of Naraiwittaya School and the Sustainability of Students’ Self-Development - Dr. Phe Xuan Bach / USA
Paper: Mindful Leadership – Another Perspective And Approach To Current World Crisis By Examining The Vietnamese Buddhist Monks In America’s Leadership Practices And Their Contributions To Society - Dr. Elizabeth Williams Oerberg / Denmark
Paper: Challenges and Opportunities Posed to the Transmission and Preservation of Buddhism by the Increase in Higher Educational Migration among Ladakhi Buddhist Youth in India - Ms. Wilis Rengganiasih E.E. / Indonesia
Paper:Educating Through Dancing: An Alternative Approach In Response To Educational Crisis - A Case Study From Buddhist Communities In Central Java - Professor Dr. Padmasiri de Silva / Australia
Paper: New Dimensions For Humanitarian Care: A Project On Mindfulness-Based Pain Management Education
- Dr. Hudaya Kandahjaya / Indonesia
- Speaker
BUDDHISM AND ASEAN COMMUNITY- Mr. Shyamon Jayasinghe / Australia
Paper: Buddhist Contribution to Building a Collective Sentiment of Unity among the ASEAN Community - Venerable Bhante Chao Chu / USA
Paper: Religion and cultural effects in the ASEAN community - Dr. Brooke Schedneck / USA
Paper: Buddhist Cultural Exchange Programs In Thailand: A Model For ASEAN Interreligious Dialogue - Dr. Hujiang Li / China
Paper:Exploration On The Cultural Exchanges In Buddhism Between China And ASEAN - Venerable Shi Yuande / China
Paper: Contribution towards the Peace and Happiness of ASEAN Community through the Practice of Buddhist Filial Piety - Asst. Prof. Dr. Sushma Trivedi / India
Paper: Recalling Past, Recognizing Present and Reinforcing Future: A Buddhist Design for Realization of 'One Identity' Goal of ASEAN Community - Dr. Petcharat Lovichakorntikul / Thailand
Paper: The Contemporary Basic Morals In Sharing And Working Together For ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) In 2015 - Mr. Thaweesak Chooma / Thailand
Paper: The Influence Of Oral Communication Strategies Use Of Buddhist Monks In ASEAN Countries - Mr. Jeff Waistell / UK
Paper: Buddhism, ASEAN and the Case of Myanmar - Miss Saw Yeemon / Myanmar
Paper: Study Of Buddhist View On Women Empowerment In ASEAN Region - Mr. Khanh Tran / USA
Paper:Death Of The Mekong, River Of Buddhism - Asso. Prof. Dr. Dipti Visuddhangkoon/ Thailand
Paper: Prapheni Heet Sibsong: The Tradition Of Merit-Making With Ethical Commitment To The ‘Other’
- Mr. Shyamon Jayasinghe / Australia
Common Buddhist Text. (CBT Workshop)
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
- The Most Venerable Prof. Dr. Phra Brahmapundit
- Venerable Associate Professor Phra Sigambhirayan
- Venerable Assoc. Prof. Dr. Phramaha Hansa Dhammahaso
- Prof. Peter Harvey
- Venerable Dr. Khammai Dhammasami
- Dr. Egil Lothe
- Venerable Bhante Chao Chu
- Dr. Baidyanath Labh
- Dr. G.A. Somaratne
- Dr. Premasiri Pahalawattage
- Dr. Tamas Agocs
- Dr. Scott Wellenbach
- Venerable Prof. Dr. Jinwol Lee (Young Ho Lee)
- Venerable Prof. Dr. Thich Nhat Tu
- Prof. Dr. Le Mahn That
- Prof. Philip Stanley
- Venerable Dr. Yuan Ci
- David Welsh
- The Most Venerable Dr. Pategama Gnanarama / Singapore
- Venerable Professor Geshe Ngawang Samten / India
- Professor Lewis Lancaster / USA
- Professor Sumanapala Galmangoda / Sri Lanka
- Professor Christopher Key Chapple / USA
- Professor Oliver Abenayaka / Sri Lanka
- Geoffrey Michael Bamford / UK
- Keith Munnings / UK
- H.E. János Jelen / Hungary
- Professor Dr. László Fórizs / Hungary
- Professor Georges Nguyen / France
- Rev. Sam Haycraft / USA
- Professor Dr. Chamnong Adivadhanasit / Thailand
- Professor Vachara Hamjitaeran / Thailand
- Dr. Sarah Shaw / UK
- Dr. Patricia Gaden / France
