Schedule

      15th European Shin Conference 
      May peace and tranquility prevail throughout the world
      26-29 August 2008, Shin Do, Germany
     
locations: Hotel Golden Tulip (conference room) & Shin Do (optional services)
       
        Part I - 12th European Branch Conference of the International Association of Shin Buddhist Studies (IASBS)
       
      Tuesday August 26, 2008 (IASBS)
08h30     Registration
09h30     Opening session
      Presentations - Chair Person: Ilona Evers
    1   Thomas Moser, Rev. - May peace and tranquility prevail throughout the world: introduction
  2   Krech Gregg - Naikan: The Principles of Pure Land Buddhism as a Path to Self-Awareness and Faith
  3   Tomomasa Teramoto - Conflict and Diversity of Religions - Christian Theology of Religion(s) and Buddhist View of Religion(s)
  4   Esho Sasaki - "A reflection on "May Peace and  tranquillity prevail throughout the world" : Shinrans letters and his Buddhist spirit"
12h00     Lunch
13h30     (optional) shinshu workshop, German/English synthesis about presentations
14h00     Presentations - Chair Person: Taira Sato
  5   Hidetsugu Takayama - Otani Kozui and Europe
    6   Eisho Nasu - Fluidity of Shinjin: Personal Reflections on Ways of Talking about Shinjin for Contemporary Buddhist Living
  7   Eiken Kobai - Establishing Shinjin: The premise of peace and tranquillity
  8   Angela Andrade - Learning with Translations of Buddhist Texts
17h00     evening service sambutsuge - Jérôme Ducor
       
      Wednesday August 27, 2008 (IASBS)
08h30     morning service juseige - Diane Van Parijs
09h30     Presentations - Chair Person: Kurt Krammer
  9   Toshikazu Arai - Non-violence as the Universal Principle for Creating Peace
  10   Jackson Cheng - YinKwan’s (1861-1940) Pure Land Thought with His Practice
  11   Nobuyuki Kashiwahara - Covered with the light of Amida
    12   Chao Ti Wu - Tan-Luan's Pure Land Thought and Practice
12h00   Lunch
13h30     (optional) shinshu workshop, German/English synthesis about presentations
14h00

13

  Discussion session 1 - European shin followers
Fons Martens - Building a sangha: professionalising tips
16h15

14

  Closing session: Kenneth Mullen
17h00   end
17h30   memorial service for Rev. Chiba (former IABC Chairperson)
and Richard Hastreiter (Shin Do)
   
  Part II - Conference of European Shinshu Communities
 
  Thursday August 28, 2008 (ESC)
08h30   Registration -or- morning service junirai - Marie Angela Andreda
09h30   Opening session
      Presentations - Chair Person: Adrian Cirlea
15 Kenneth Mullen - Shinjin: Buddhism and Addiction
16 David Brazier - Writing Contemporary Poetry and Pureland Faith
17 Hoyu Ishida - May Peace Prevail on Earth!
18 Jan Marc Nottelmann-Feil - Some reflections on the term “peace”
12h00   Lunch
13h30     (optional) shinshu workshop, German/English synthesis about presentations
14h00     Presentations - Chair Person: Frank Kobs
  19   Adrian Cirlea - Peace of shinjin
20   Caroline Brazier - Writing About Guilt
16h00

21

  Kikiyoshiki Ceremony
18h00     end
       
      Friday August 29, 2008 (ESC)
08h30     morning service sambutsuge - Adrian Cirlea
09h30     Presentations - Chair Person: David Brazier
  22   Ilona Evers - The peace within
  23   Sandor Kosa-Kiss - Peace in the mind, peace in the world
  24   Taira Sato - The Notion of Buddha-nature in Shin Buddhism
    25   Frank Kobs - The day Amida meet me or better hit me
12h00     Lunch with Shinmon-sama
13h30     (optional) shinshu workshop, German/English synthesis about presentations
14h00

26

  Discussion session 2 - European shin followers
Planning on further networking of European Sangha's
16h15

27

  Thomas Moser, Rev. - May peace and tranquility prevail throughout the world: conclusion
17h00   end of ESC-official part
         
  Part III - Guided tour in Bad Reichenhall/Salzburg (optional)
       
      Saturday August 30, 2008
10h00     start guided tour Bad Reichenhall & Salzburg
12h30     End of guided tour
      Lunch at leisure, in Salzburg

last update: 19/08/2008