Buddhism - Science and Medicine
29th May to 1st June 2014, Vienna
Interpretations, Applications and Misuse
Buddhism offers a very rich theory of knowledge and important advices for health care and influenced different medical systems. But only a small part of Buddhist thinking is well known in the western world and many Buddhist ideas are polluted by misunderstanding and misuse in western thinking.
The conference will offer a discussion with important Buddhist scholars and a lot of information about the right use of Buddhist thoughts in science, medicine and health care.
Program:
Thursday, 29 May
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14.00 |
Gathering |
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15.00 |
Koji Nakatogawa (Hokkaido University) Strangifications in Medicine: Buddhism in the transmission of Chinese Medicine in Japan Opening Address |
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16.00 |
Fengli Lan (Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine) How to translate Classical Chinese Medical Texts – Enlightenments of Chinese Translations of Buddhist Classics Keynote Lecture |
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17.00 |
Somparn Promta (Chulalongkorn University) Enlightened Life: Integration of Buddha’s Teaching and Biology Keynote Lecture |
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18.00 |
Friedrich Wallner (Vienna University and TCM University Shanghai) Understanding and Improving Chinese Medicine and European Science By mutual Strangifications and Buddhist Therapy |
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19.00 |
Günther Hanzl Der Buddha, die Quantenphysik, der Konstruktive Realismus und die Evolutions-Anthropologie - Wo und wie die unterschiedlichsten Wege der Erkenntnis sich treffen |
Friday, 30 May
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9.00 |
Alfred Pritz (President of the Sigmund Freud Privatuniversität) Welcoming Speech |
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9.15 |
Noranit Setabutr (Rector of the World Buddhist University, Bangkok) Greetings from the Rector of the World Buddhist University |
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9.30 |
Friedrich Wallner (Vienna University and TCM University Shanghai) Introduction to the Conference |
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10.00 |
Meister Zhang Xiao Ping (Vienna) Qi Gong under the Aspect of Buddhism - Demonstration and Explanation (In German and English) |
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11.00 |
Meister Zhang Xiao Ping (Vienna) Buddhist Exercises with the Participants (arbitrary) |
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12.00 |
Round Table Qi Gong – For Mental Health and Prevention of Diseases Chair: Friedrich Wallner Panel Members: Meister Zhang Xiao Ping, Christine Korischek, Fengli Lan, Andrea Mercedes-Riegel, Lishan Zhang |
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13.30 – 15.00 |
Lunch Break |
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15.00 |
Christine Korischek (Sigmund Freud Privatuniversität) Chanmi Qigong Practice – a subtle Process of Change |
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16.00 |
Sumalee Mahanarongchai (Thammasat University) The Mind's Facticity toward the Rise of Disease |
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17.00 |
Pataraporn Sirikanchana (World Buddhist University) Phra Brahmagunabhorn (P.A. Payutto)’s Exposition of Buddhist Teachings and Practices for Health Care |
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18.00
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Yue Tsang Die buddhistische Meditation als Schlüssel zur Natur des menschlichen Selbst und als zentraler Modus der Selbstverwirklichung |
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19.00 |
Round Table Buddhism and Western World Chair: Friedrich Wallner Panel Members: Pataraporn Sirikanchana, Sumalee Mahanarongchai, Somparn Promta, Hisaki Hashi, Helmut Reinalter |
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20.00 |
Evening Lecture: Helmut Reinalter (Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck) Globale Ethik. Weltethos und Buddhismus |
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21.00 |
Open Discussion about the World Ethos |
Saturday, 31 May
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9.00 |
Nicole Holzenthal (Universidad de Oviedo) How do cultural presuppositions influence sciences? |
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10.00 |
Hisaki Hashi (Vienna University) The Theory of ‚Between‘ – ‚Transmission‘ – ‘Intra-Relation’: Toward the Cognition of the Universal Truth in Huayen- and Zen Buddhism |
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11.00 |
Karl Edlinger (Museum of Natural History Vienna) Organisms and Consciousness: "Nodes" in a Network of Alternating Universal Entanglement |
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12.00 |
Round Table Buddhism and Philosophy of Science Chair: Friedrich Wallner Panel Members: Koji Nakatogawa, Nicole Holzenthal, Hisaki Hashi, Fengli Lan, Karl Edlinger |
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13.00 |
Questions from the Audience |
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13.30 – 15.00 |
Lunch Break |
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15.00
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Gerald Virtbauer (Sigmund Freud Privatuniversität) The Breath and Mental and Physical Health: A Pāli Buddhist Perspective |
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16.00 |
Tavivat Puntarigvivat (World Buddhist University) Buddhism and Psychoanalysis: The Teachings of Luangpor Teean |
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17.00 |
Banjob Bannaruji (World Buddhist University) Meditation as Medicine for Psycho-Analysis |
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18.00 |
Round Table The Scientificity of Psychoanalysis Chair: Friedrich Wallner Panel Members: Gerald Virtbauer, Tavivat Puntarigvivat, Christine Korischek, Banjob Bannaruji |
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19.00 |
Questions from the Audience |
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20.00 |
Evening Lecture: Günther Gunia (University of Potsdam) Buddhistische Perspektiven in der Akupunktur (mit Demonstrationen) |
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21.00 |
Diskussion über Anwendungen der Akupunktur |
Sunday, 1 June
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9.00 |
Andrea Mercedes-Riegel (Research Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine) The Book of Changes (Yijing) – A main Source for Chinese Medical Theories |
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10.00 |
Gerhard Klünger (Vienna) Buddhas 'Noble Eightfold Path' in its Western Interpretation as a Means of Mental Health |
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11.00 |
Lishan Zhang (Beijing University for Chinese Medicine and Pharmacology) The Importance of Buddhism for Chinese Medicine |
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12.00 |
Round Table Buddhism and Medicine Chair: Friedrich Wallner Panel Members: Andrea Mercedes-Riegel, Anchalee Chaiyasuj, Lishan Zhang, Fengli Lan, Pataraporn Sirikanchana |
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13.00 |
Questions from the Audience |
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13.30 – 15.00 |
Lunch Break |
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15.00 – 18.00 |
Workshop Buddhist Meditation in Contemporary Psychotherapy – understanding the Mind-Body Interactions Chair: Gerald Virtbauer, Tavivat Puntarigvivat, Banjob Bannaruji Discussions: Boonsri Kaewkamsri, Noranit Setabutr, Pongset Setabutr, Somlak Hiranburana |
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18.00 |
General Discussion |
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18.30 |
Closing Ceremony |
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20.00 |
Reception of the Speakers by the Mayor of Vienna |
Association of Comparative Philosophy and Interdisciplinary Education (KoPhil), Vienna
Beijing University for Chinese Medicine and Pharmacology (China)
China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing (China)
Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok (Thailand)
Hokkaido University (Japan)
Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck (Austria)
Museum of Natural History Vienna (Austria)
Research Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine, Oftersheim (Germany)
Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (China)
Sigmund Freud Privat Universität, Vienna (Austria)
TCM University Shanghai (China)
Thammasat University Bangkok (Thailand)
Universidad de Oviedo (Spain)
University of Pittsburgh (USA)
University of Potsdam (Germany)
Vienna University (Austria)
World Buddhist University, Bangkok (Thailand)
100 € (for students: 20 €)
