Programme

September, 25

12:00 – 13:30 Opening of the conference „Buddhism and Nordland 2008"   Opening speech by Head of  Estonian Nyingma Vello Väärtnõu  .

Presentations:

* Buda Badmaev,  Russia “Four Nobel Truths in The works of Buriat Lamas”

* Agita Baltgalve, Latvia “English Internet Resources for the Research of Tibetan Buddhism"

13:30 – 14:30 break

14:30 – 16:00 presentations:

* Tulku Dakpa Rinpoche, Finland „The Importance of Scriptural Studies and Authenticity of the Practices Transmitting  the Buddhis tTradition in New Environments“

* Håkan Wahlquist, Sweden „Sven Hedin and the Exposition of Sino-Tibetan Buddhism in the West - theComplicated Story of the Golden Temple“

* Alexander Andreyev, Russia „Dreams of a Pan-Mongolian State: Sandan Tsydenov, Baron Ungern, Agvan Dorjiev, Nicholas Roerich” 

17:00 opening the photo exhibition „the Buddhist tradition in Estonia”, Estonian National Library

September, 26

* Leons Taivans, Latvia “The Beginning of Buddhism in Latvia (1908-1940)“

* Jurgen Offermanns , Sweden “When Buddha came to Ultima Thule: The Initial Reception of Buddhism in Sweden  during the 17th and 18th centuries"

* Alpo Ratia, Finland “The Early History of Buddhism in Finland”

12:30 – 13:30 break

13:30 – 14:30 presentations:

* Natalia Yakhontova, Russia "Mistakes in Translation from Sanskrit into Tibetan and then into Mongolian".

* Priit Kelder , Estonia "The Neo-Confucianist Approach to the Concept of Void"

14:30 – 14:45 break

14:45 – 15:45 presentations: 

* Chi Ti-Nan, China "The Tao of a Shaman and Buddha"

* Ville Jehe, Estonia “Buddhism, Budo and Nordland"

September, 27

11:00 – 12:30 presentations:

* Anti Kidron , Estonia “Reception of Zen Buddhism in the Western Psychology”

* Anita Stasulane, Latvia “Buddhism and Theosophy: Historical Sketch”

* Karin Dean, Estonia " Tracing an Estonian Buddhist in Burma: Reverend Friedrich Lustig" 

12:30 – 13:30 break 

13:30 – 15:00 presentations:

* Jaan Kaplinski, Estonia “Buryatia in 1963”

* Vilen Künnapu, Estonia “Energetic architecture”

* Tiina Hyytiainen, Finland “Tibet in spring 2008”