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Day one morning of the two-day all-India conference on ancient Indian and Tibetan knowledge systems and their enduring relevance hosted by the Dalai Lama Centre for Tibetan and Indian Ancient Wisdom in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on April 3, 2025. All times Indian Standard Time (GST+5:30)
Inaugural Session – 9:00am to 10:30am
Kungo Tempa Tsering – Welcome Address
Dr. Thiyagarajan S.M.- Chief Guest
Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche – Keynote Address
Karma Chungdak – Vote of Thanks
—–Tea Break—–
Session 1: Nature of Reality – 10:45am to 12:45pm
Prof. Samdhong. Rinpoche – Chairperson
Khensur Tashi Tsering – Value and Relevance of Tibetan and Indian Ancient Wisdom
Prof. Shubhada Joshi – Title: Nature of Reality According to Sankhya Philosophy
Prof. Nataraju Adarasupally – Nature of Reality According to Vedanta Philosophy
Geshe Lhakdor – Contemporary Applications of Contemplative Practice
Day one afternoon of the two-day all-India conference on ancient Indian and Tibetan knowledge systems and their enduring relevance hosted by the Dalai Lama Centre for Tibetan and Indian Ancient Wisdom in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on April 3, 2025. All times Indian Standard Time (GST+5:30)
Session 2: Nature of Reality – 2:00pm to 3:00pm IST
Prof. P.P. Gokhalei – Chairperson
Geshema Tenzin Lekzom – Nature of Reality according to Buddhist Philosophy
Prof. Godabarisha Mishra – From Brahman to Śūnyatā: In Quest of a Shared Horizon Between Vedānta and Buddhism
—–Tea Break—–
Session 3: Pramāṇa – 3:15pm to 4:15pm IST
Prof. Ngawang Samten – Chairperson
Prof. Meenal Katarnikar – Epistemic instruments (pramāṇa) According to the Mīmāṃsāka School
Prof. Shrinivasa Varakhedi – Principles of Logic According to Nyaya Philosophy
Day two morning of the two-day all-India conference on ancient Indian and Tibetan knowledge systems and their enduring relevance hosted by the Dalai Lama Centre for Tibetan and Indian Ancient Wisdom in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on April 4, 2025. All times Indian Standard Time (GST+5:30)
Session 4: Pramāṇa – 9:00am to 11:00am IST
Prof. Dharmchand Jain – Chairperson
Prof. P.P. Gokhale – Śabdārtha: Philosophy of Language in Nyaya and Mīmāṃsāka Schools
Prof. Tashi Tsering – Logic and Epistemology in the Buddhist Pramāṇa Tradition
Dr. Karma Sonam Palmo – Developments in Buddhist Pramāṇa Thought in Tibet
Geshe Thupten Jinpa – Apoha: Buddhist Philosophy of Language According to Dignāga and Dharmakīrti Tradition
—–Tea Break—–
Session 5: Psychology and its Applications – 11:10am to 1:10pm IST
Geshe Thupten Jinpa – Chairperson
Prof. Japasiddhananada Swami – Consciousness (Chaitanya) and Samadhi in Vedanta: discussion based on the Mandukya Upanishad
Prof. Bimalendra Kumar – Satipathana (four mindfulness) Meditation According to Theravada
Prof. Dharmchand Jain – Consciousness and Contemplation According to Jaina
Geshe Thabkhe – Consciousness and its Transformation According to Buddhist Yogacar
Day two afternoon of the two-day all-India conference on ancient Indian and Tibetan knowledge systems and their enduring relevance hosted by the Dalai Lama Centre for Tibetan and Indian Ancient Wisdom in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on April 4, 2025. All times Indian Standard Time (GST+5:30)
Session 6: Psychology and its Applications – 2:00pm to 3:00pm IST
Prof. Shubhada Joshi – Chairperson
Lopon Nitup Wangchuk – Exploring the Psychology of Cittamātra, the Mind-Only School of Buddhism in the Nyingma Tradition
Prof. Godabarisha Mishra – Nature of Reality in Nyāya Philosophy
—–Tea Break—–
Concluding Session – 3:10pm to 4:10pm IST
Remarks by Participants
Prof. Ngawang Samten – Concluding Remarks Vote of Thanks
