Buddhism & Australia Inc has the pleasure to inform that the International Conference ”Buddhism & Australia 2013” will be held 23 – 25th of January, 2013 in Perth, Western Australia.
The conference acknowledges Buddhism in Austral-Asian region, its’ history and knowledge, involving Buddhism and notable people in its’ religious history.
The first conference „Buddhism & Australia“ took place from 2-4th of February 2012 in Murdoch university, Perth and was a great success. Participated academics and Buddhist scholars from 16 countries around the world and the conference covered a large variety of topics, which clearly indicated the direction for the next years. All presentations, the opening and welcoming speeches are available at the conference website.
The 2013 conference will have 4 working panels and like the first conference, 2013 will have emphasis on in-depth Buddhist studies.
The 4 working panels in 2013 will be divided into following categories:
1) History
2) Philosophy
3) Texts (Sutras, Tantras, commentaries and translations )
4) Open topics like “Buddhism in contemporary society”, “Buddhism & Environment”, etc.
The conference has no conference registration or participation fees.
* Working language will be English.
The author and organizer for “Buddhism & Australia” conference is Ven.Vello Väärtnõu, the Head of Estonian Nyingma and Buddhism & Australia Inc, who has been organizing International “Buddhism & Nordland” Conferences since 2006: www.budcon.com
Best regards
Buddhism & Australia Inc
Contact/ info:
Marju Broder
Buddhism & Australia Inc
Tel:+61 0452568831
Email: info@buddhismandaustralia.com
http://www.buddhismandaustralia.com