First Announcement of the Fourth Biannual International Conference
On Dharma and Abhidharma

PROGRAMME SCHEDULE

              6^th March 2006 at 11:45 am | 6^th March 2006, 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm

7^th March 2006, 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm   | 9^th March 2006, 5:00 pm to 6:45 pm

6^th March 2006 at 11:45 am

Special Address by Dr. Frits Staal
Prof. Emeritus of Philosophy and South Asian Studies,
University of California, Berkeley, USA
on
Dharma and Cakra in Buddhism and the Vedas
will be chaired by
Ven Dr Nawang Samten Dr Shantilal K Somaiya

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6^th March 2006 , 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm

Cultural Programme by
Prof Radha Kumar, Girija Nair & Shailaja Desai 'Bhavacakra
Chief Guest
His Excellency M. M. Abdul Raheem
Consul General,
Consulate General, Shri Lanka, Mumbai

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7^th March 2006, 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm

Cultural Programme by
Dr. Geeta Kasturi & Group
'Alwars'
Chief Guest
His Excellency Sataya Kerdphol
Consul
Royal Thai Consulate-General, Mumbai

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9^th March 2006, 5:00 pm to 6:45 pm

Dr Cui Hongjian Consul Consulate General of The People's Republic of China	Dr Vijay Khole Vice-Chancellor Mumbai University will release the publication of "P V Bapat Memorial Lectures"
P V Bapat Memorial Lecture on Buddhist Ethics By Dr S R Bhatt Former Head of the Department of Philosophy, Delhi University
Chairperson Dr M G Dhadphale Former Director, Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Pune
Followed By Valedictory Address
Dr S K Pathak Former Head of Department of Tibetan Studies, Visvabharati, Shantiniketan On Dharma and Abhidharma
Ven Khammai Dhammasami Oxford Centre For Buddhist Studies, London On Traditional Interpretative Schemes and Modern Exigencies
Observation By Participants Concluding Remarks by Dr S K Somaiya Top