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Conference Announcement Theme: On Love and Compassion Subtitle: Chan/Zen Buddhism and Carmelite Spirituality Type: 2nd World Encounter Teresian Mysticism and Interreligious Dialogue Institution: International Centre of Teresian and Sanjuanist Studies (CITeS), University of Mysticism Centre of Buddhist Studies, University of Hong Kong Location: Ávila (Spain) Date: 22.–26.7.2020 __________________________________________________ In times of divisions amongst cultures, interreligious dialogue has become an urgent need. In light of this, the International Centre of Teresian and Sanjuanist Studies (CITeS) in Ávila, Spain, announced in 2016 its intention to conduct a series of interreligious encounters, placing Carmelite spirituality in dialogue with other religious traditions. The first of these events, “1st. World Encounter Teresian Mysticism and Interreligious Dialogue Theravāda Buddhism and Teresian Mysticism: Meditation and Contemplation Pathways to Peace”, took place in Ávila from the 27th to the 30th of July 2017 and was organized by CITeS in collaboration with the Centre of Buddhist Studies (CBS) of The University of Hong Kong (HKU). Following the success of this event, CITeS decided on a second congress, the “2nd World Encounter Teresian Mysticism and Interreligious Dialogue. Chan/Zen Buddhism and Carmelite Spirituality: on Love and Compassion”, which will take place in Ávila, from 22nd to 26th of July 2020, and will also be jointly organized by CITeS and CBS. CITeS would like to extend a most cordial invitation to our brothers and sisters of the Chan/Zen school of Buddhism to participate in the event. It is the earnest wish of CITeS to deepen the mutual understanding of both traditions’ beliefs and practices. It must be emphasized that there is absolutely no wish to deny the differences between the two traditions or attempt to reduce them to a common denominator. Instead, the dialogue will be conducted in the spirit of equality, deep respect, openness and wish for cooperation. The aim is to foster genuine engagement, enhance mutual growth, and explore ways of cooperation to approach the pressing social and environmental concerns of today and help improve the welfare of mankind. Programme Wednesday, July 22 17:30 Opening of the conference 17:45 The Importance of the Christian-Buddhist Interreligious Dialogue and Goals for the Encounter - Carmelite Perspective Francisco Javier Sancho Fermín, Director and Professor, CITeS. “University of Mysticism”, Ávila, Spain - Buddhist Perspective Guang Xing Asanga, Asociate Professor and Director of the Centre of Buddhist Studies, The University of Hong Kong, China 18:15 The Importance of the Carmelite Mysticism for the Catholic Church Luis Aróstegui Gamboa, ex-Superior General of the Discalced Carmelite Order and current Provincial Superior of Navarra, Spain 19:00 Presentation of the Chan/Zen School of Buddhism Guang Xing Asanga, Associate Professor and Director at the Centre of Buddhist Studies, The University of Hong Kong, China 19:45 Break 20:00 Dialogue between Catholicism and the Chan/Zen Buddhist Tradition: Past, Present, Future María Jesús Hernando García, expert in Buddhism, Delegate of Ecumenism in the Diocese of Getafe, Spain Thursday, July 23 08:00 Mass 08:30 Buddhist ceremony: recitation of sutras 10:00 Vision of the Human Being from the Perspective of Catholicism Jerzy Nawojowski, Professor and Secretary of CITeS “University of Mysticism”, Ávila, Spain 10:45 Human Nature and the Human Condition in Buddhism. The Perspective of Chan/Zen Buddhism Yao Zhihua, Associate Professor, Buddhist Philosophy, Chinese University of Hong Kong, China 11:30 Break 12:00 The Nature of the Human Being and the Human Condition. Comparative Perspective Francisco Díez de Velasco Abellán, Professor of History of Religions, University of La Laguna, Spain 12:30 – 13:15 Panel discussion 14:00 Lunch 17:00 Love in the Christian Tradition. Perspective from the Gospels Pedro Fralie Yecora. Professor of the Regional Center for Theological Studies of Aragón, Spain 17:45 Loving-kindness and Compassion in Buddhism. The Chan/Zen Buddhist Tradition Wei Shan, Associate Professor, Institute for the Study of Buddhism and Religious Theory, Renmin University of China, Beijing, China 18:30 Break 19:00 Love in the Christian Tradition and Compassion in Chan/Zen Buddhism. Comparative Perspectives Francesc Torradeflot Freixes, Director of the UNESCO Association for Interreligious Dialogue (Unescocat), Barcelona, Spain 19:30–20:15 Panel discussion Friday, July 24 08:00 Mass 08:30 Buddhist ceremony: recitation of sutras 10:00 The Exercise of Charity: The Heart of Christian Ethics. Carmelite Perspective Secundino Castro, Professor CITeS, Theologian and Biblicist, specialist in the books of Teresa of Jesús and John of the Cross, Spain 10:45 On Wisdom, Compassion, and Ethics in Chan/Zen Buddhism Robert Sharf, Professor of Buddhist Studies, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, University of California, Berkeley, USA 11:30 Break 12:00 Love and Compassion in Christian and Buddhist Ethics. Comparative Perspectives Xabier Pikaza Ibarrondo, Professor Emeritus at the University of Salamanca, Spain 12:30–13:15 Panel discussion 14:00 Lunch 17:00 Love at the Centre of the Carmelite Path of Prayer and Contemplation María José Pérez, Discalced Carmelite Nun from the Pujol Monastery, Valencia, Spain 17.45 The Cultivation of Compassion in Chan/Zen Meditation Jinho Shi, Buddhist Chaplain, Bristol University, United Kingdom 18.30 Break 19:00 The Development of Love and Compassion through Meditation and Contemplation. Comparative Perspectives Justin Sloan Whitaker, Senior Correspondent for Buddhistdoor Global, Hong Kong, China 19:30–20:15 Panel discussion 20.15 Chan/Zen Meditation Workshop on the Cultivation of Compassion (mettā meditation) Chang Wu, meditation teacher at the Dharma Drum Sangha University at Dharma Drum Mountain headquarters in Taipei Saturday, July 25 08:00 Mass 08:30 Buddhist ceremony: recitation of sutras 10:00 The Existential Consequences of the Encounter with God's Merciful Love. The Experience of the Carmel Francisco Javier Sancho Fermín, Director and Professor, “University of Mysticism”, Ávila, Spain 10:45 The Source of Compassion in Buddhism. The Chan/Zen Perspective Toshiichi Endo, Visiting Professor at the Centre of Buddhist Studies, The University of Hong Kong, China 11:30 Break 12:00 Love and Compassion towards Others. Comparative Perspective Raquel Bouso García, Associate Professor at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain 12.30–13:15 Panel discussion 17:00–19:00 Awards Ceremony III International Award Teresa of Ávila and Interreligious Dialogue: Presentation of the Award- winning Paper 19:00 Break 20:00 Meditation Workshop: Practical Workshop with Guidelines for the Practice of Teresian Meditation Myrna Torbay, Professor, CITeS “University of Mysticism”, Avila, Spain Sunday, July 26 10:00 From Spiritual Marriage to Experiencing Ecology and Politics. Life in the Seventh Mansions Rómulo Cuartas Londoño, Subdirector and Professor, CITeS “University of Mysticism,” Ávila, Spain 10:45 The Enlightenment and the Enacting of Compassion and Wisdom Guo Xing (Yu-Chen Tsui), Assistant professor, Department of Buddhist Studies, Dharma Drum Institute of Liberal Arts and Vice Dean, Dharma Drum Sangha University, Taiwan 11:30 Break 12:00 Panel discussion 12:30 Conclusion of the Congress Contact: International Centre of Teresian and Sanjuanist Studies (CITeS) Apartado 139 05080 Ávila Spain Email: [email protected] Web: https://www.buddhism.hku.hk/documents/Spain_reg_form2020.pdf __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: https://interphil.polylog.org InterPhil List Archive: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ __________________________________________________
