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IOP Holds the Symposium:
“The Possibility of Buddhism for the Future of Humankind” in Oxford
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Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies (OCBS), a Recognized Independent
Centre of the University of Oxford that was founded in 2004,
conducts a wide range of research including studies of Early Buddhist
Manuscripts as well as Buddhist theories and practices.
The Institute of Oriental Philosophy (IOP) and OCBS signed an academic
exchange agreement in 2012 and co-organized a symposium entitled, “The
Possibility of Buddhism for the Future of Humankind” in March 2014 as
part of the IOP’s annual conference. At the symposium, Prof. F.
Gombrich, Founder-President of OCBS, and Dr. Suren Rāghavan, Senior
Fellow of OCBS, delivered their speeches. Since then, IOP and OCBS have
been fostering their relationship through the exchange of journals and
research papers.
On April 6 and 7, 2016, IOP and OCBS held a second symposium and
discussion on the aforementioned theme. In his greetings, Prof.
Gombrich expressed his expectations for the symposium to contribute to
finding solutions to some of the issues facing humanity.
The following are the presenters and the titles of their speeches:
Session 1
・“Voices of Freedom: Friendship, trust and liberation in the poems of
the early Buddhist nuns” by Dr. Sarah Shaw, Research Fellow at OCBS
・“Women's Roles and a World Without Nuclear Weapons” by Dr. Toshie Kurihara, Senior Research Fellow of IOP
Session 2
・“Mindfulness Meditation and Social Change: from Therapy to Wisdom and Ethics” by Mr. Mark Leonard at OCBS
・“Natural Disasters and Buddhist Organizations' Activities” by Dr. Katsuaki Onishi, Research Fellow at IOP
Session 3
・“A Reflection on the Practice of Compassion in the Theravada Buddhist
Meditation Traditions” by Ven. Dr. Khammai Dhammasami, Research Fellow
at OCBS
・“Medical Ethics and Buddhism―The issues of death with dignity
and the vegetablestate” by Dr. Yoichi Kawada, Director of IOP
Organizer: The Institute of Oriental Philosophy, Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies
Venue: Wolfson College, University of Oxford (UK)
Date: April 6 and 7, 2016
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