Representative Kelsang Gyaltsen Bawa addressing the conference.

Taipei: Under the direction of the Office of Tibet, the first conference of Tibetan Buddhist Centres based in Taiwan was organised, together with a forum to discuss the current status of Tibetan Buddhism in Taiwan and its prospects for the future, on 18 and 19 January 2024, at Hsuan Chuang University. This duo symposium was jointly organised by the Universitys Tibetan Buddhism Research Centre, Global Tibetan Buddhist Research Center, and Taiwan International Tibetan Buddhist Association.

Representative Kelsang Gyaltsen Bawa from the Office of Tibet delivered opening remarks during the forums inaugural session. The opening session was also addressed by the Hsuan Chuang Universitys Chancellor, Xingguan; Principal Dr Chien Shao-chi; President of the Tibetan Buddhism Research Centre, Shih Chao-hwei; President of the Global Tibetan Buddhist Research Center, Khenpo Tsewang Rigzin; Chen Ming-ru; and Zhong Zhi.

Over the course of the two-day conference, the speakers consisting of Representative Kelsang Gyaltsen Bawa, Dr Liu Huijuan, Professor Liu Yu Guan, Professor Weng Shi Jie, Professor Pan Mei Lin, and Guoji Rui read their respective research articles on the current status and prospects of Tibetan Buddhism in Taiwan to the forums participants and discussed on inviting His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Taiwan as wills of the Taiwanese people.

As part of the Tibetan Buddhist Centres conference, a round table meeting was also held between the representatives of the major Tibetan Buddhist schools who introduced their respective schools and spoke about the establishment of their religious centres in Taiwan. It was also joined by the advisors of the Office of Tibet, Zhong Zhi and Chen Ming-ru, along with the President of the Taipei-based Gaden Shartse Centre, Liu Jin Chai.

On the second day, a debate session was organised to discourse on observing Buddhist ceremonies in Taiwan, developing relations amongst dharma centres in Taiwan, preserving and promoting Tibetan Buddhism in Taiwan, and the services Tibetan Buddhism provides to contemporary global societies.

-Report filed by OoT Taiwan

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