Program

9:30 am Opening Address:
Professor Wayne McKenna
Dean, College of Arts, Education & Social Sciences, UWS
9:35 am DARUG Welcome to Country
9:40 am  Sangha, Community and Buddhist Scholarship
 Dr Adrian Snodgrass, Australia
10:10 am The World Buddhist Sangha Council (WBSC): History and Future 
Venerable Dr Medagama Vajiragnana Thero
Vice-President, World Buddhist Sangha Council, U.K.
10:35 am  Theravada Mendicant Monasticism in Contemporary Britain 
Venerable Vajiro, Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, U.K.
11:05 am
Refreshments
11:30 am  Buddhism and Vietnamese-American Youth
 Venerable Thich Minh Dao
 Chief Abbot, Tu-Bi Quan-Am Temple, U.S.A.
12:05 pm  A case study: Buddhism and Social Welfare in Korea
 Venerable Bhikkhuni Sang Son - Video Presentation
 Chief Abbess, Bo Myung Sa Temple, Korea

12:30 pm

Vegetarian Lunch
1:30 pm  Buddhism in the Formation of Australian Cultures
 Dr Judith Snodgrass, University of Western Sydney, Australia
2:00 pm  Reflections on Tibetan Buddhism in the West
David Templeman, Monash University, Australia
2:30 pm Forum
The future of Dharma propagation in Australia & the World
Venerables representing different Buddhist traditions present their vision of the future of Dharma propagation.
3:30 pm Conference Overview / Closing remarks
Professor Ien Ang, Institute for Cultural Research, UWS 
The Most Venerable Thich Phuoc Hue, OAM
Board of Elders, World Buddhist Sangha Council

4:00 pm 

Refreshments
back home

Moderator:  Dr Rachael Kohn,  ABC Radio National
   Presenter  ėThe Spirit of Thingsî

Hosted by the
University of Western Sydney
 in association with
Phuoc Hue Buddhist Monastery
and the
WBSC Executive Conference
Sydney 2001
Organising Committee

copyright ©  University of Western Sydney 2001