Tentative Program - Friday, July 20, 2007
First International Congress on Buddhist Women's Role in the Sangha
with H. H. the Dalai Lama
Conference language: English. Simultaneous translation into German, Tibetan and several other Asian languages will be provided.
Audimax, University of Hamburg, von-Melle-Park
Welcome and Keynote speeches, 10.00 – 11.30 a.m.
- Dr. Roland Salchow, State Councillor of the Department of Science and Research, Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg
- Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Monika Auweter-Kurtz, President of the University of Hamburg
Keynote speeches
- Bishop Maria Jepsen , North Elbian Protestant Church
Women and Religion: The religious competence of women - His Holiness Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama
Human Rights and the Status of Women in Buddhism
Lunch break (2 hrs): 11.30 a.m. – 13.30 p.m.
Panel Discussion, Concluding Speech and Resolution,
13.30 – 16.00 p.m.
Panel Discussion:
H. H. the Dalai Lama and leading Buddhist monks, nuns and scholars
Revival of the Bhiksuni precepts in Tibetan Buddhism
Moderator: Dr. Thea Mohr
Concluding Speech by H. H. the Dalai Lama and Resolution
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The congress is organized by the Studienstiftung für
Buddhismus (Foundation for Buddhist Studies) and
takes place in co-operation with the
Asia-Africa-Institute of the University of Hamburg.
See our list of sponsors.
Buddhismus (Foundation for Buddhist Studies) and
takes place in co-operation with the
Asia-Africa-Institute of the University of Hamburg.
See our list of sponsors.
