09:30 AM

Speakers, delegates and Invitees to be seated

10:00 AM

Arrival of Chief Guest,
The Hon. Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi

10.00 – 10.02 AM

Lighting of the lamp by the Hon. Prime Minister of India
simultaneous Mangalacharan Hindu & Buddhist traditions

10.02 – 10.03 AM

Presentation of the Memento to the Hon. Prime Minister by
Ven. Lama Lobzang, Secretary General, International Buddhist Confederation (IBC)

10.03 – 10.10 AM

Welcome address by Gen. N.C. Vij, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM
Director, Vivekananda International Foundation

10.10 – 10.20 AM

Benediction by – Pujya Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Founder, Art of Living Foundation, India

10.20 – 10.30 AM

Address by - Most Ven. Sayadaw Dr Ashin Nyanissara,
Founder Chancellor, Sitagu International Buddhist Academy, Myanmar

10.30 - 10.40 AM

Address by - Guest of Honour

10.40 - 10.55 AM

Address by - Guest of Honour,
H.E Mrs. Chandrika Bhandaranaike Kumaratunga, former President of Sri Lanka

10.55 - 11:25 AM

Address by Chief Guest,
Shri Narendra Modi, Honourable Prime Minister of India

11.25 - 11.30 AM

Vote of Thanks by Mr. Masahiro Akiyama,
President, The Tokyo Foundation, Japan

11.30 - 12 NOON

PHOTOGRAPHY SESSION WITH HON. PRIME MINISTER
L U N C H for Holy Sangha

11.45 AM - 12.00 Noon

INAUGURATION of the exhibition by : Dr. Mahesh Sharma, Minister of Culture, Tourism & Civil Aviation, Govt of India

12.00 – 12.30 PM

T E A

CHAIR

Most Ven. Bellanwila Wimalaratna Thero ,
Anu Nayaka, Kotte chapter & Chancellor, University of Sri Jayawardanpura, Sri Lanka

CO- CHAIR

Param Pujya Swami Govind Dev Giri,
Founder, Dharmashree Gita Parivar & Mahirshi Ved Vyas Pratishthan, India

FIRST SESSION

12.30 PM – 01.30 PM

TIME

SPEAKERS

12.30 PM - 12.45 PM

Key Note speaker - Shri Swaminathan Gurumurthy,
Visiting Faculty at IIT Bombay, Distinguished Research Professor, Legal Anthropology, SASTRA University, India

12.45 PM - 01.00 PM

Speaker 1 - Dr. Lokesh Chandra,
President, Indian Council for Cultural Relations, India

01.00 PM - 01.15 PM

Speaker 2 - Most Ven. Arayawongso,
Abbot, Wat Pa Buddhapoj Hariphunchai, Thailand

01.15 PM - 01.30 PM

Speaker 3 - Ven. Prof. Preah Tepsattha Khy Sovanratna,
Vice Rector, Preah Sihanouk Raja Buddhist University, Cambodia

01.30 PM - 02.15 PM

L U N C H

SECOND SESSION

02. 15 PM – 03.00 PM

02.15 PM - 02.30 PM

Speaker 4 - Ku. Nivedita Raghunath Bhide,
Vice President, Vivekananda Kendra, India

02.30 PM - 02.45 PM

Speaker 5 - Dr. M. Bataa,
Advisor on Religious Affairs to the President, Mongolia

02.45 PM – 03.00 PM

Speaker 6 - Dr. Karsten Schmidt,
Lecturer, Goethe – University Frankfurt am Main and Board Member, Council of Religions, Germany

03.00 PM - 03.15 PM

Speaker 7 - Mr. Tsuneo Watanabe,
Director, Policy Research, The Tokyo Foundation, Japan

03.15 PM - 03.30 PM

Speaker 8 – Prof. S. N. Balagangadhara,
Ghent University, Belgium

03. 30 PM - 04.00 PM

T E A

THIRD SESSION

04.00 PM – 06.00 PM

TIME

SPEAKERS

04.00 PM - 04.15 PM

Speaker 9- Mr. Jean Pierre – Lehmann,
Emeritus Professor, Int’l Political Economy, IMD, Switzerland

04.15 PM - 04.30 PM

Speaker 10- Mr Sai Sam Kham,
President, Metta Development Foundation, Myanmar

12.45 PM - 01.00 PM

Speaker 1 - Dr. Lokesh Chandra,
President, Indian Council for Cultural Relations, India

04.30 PM - 05.30 PM

OPEN SESSION/ Q&A
• open to all delegates and invitees
• speakers and Chair to respond

05.30 PM - 05.45 PM

Remarks by Co- Chair

05.45 PM - 06.00 PM

Concluding Remarks and Summing Up of the Sessions by the Chair

08.30 PM

DINNER
Hosted by Shri Kiren Rijiju,
Hon’ble Minister of State for Home Affairs, Govt of India

CHAIR

Param Pujya Swami Paramatmananda,
Secretary General and Coordinator of Hindu Dharma Acharya Sabha, India

CO- CHAIR

Most Ven. Telo Tulku Rinpoche,
Shadjin Lama of Kalmyk Republic, Russian Federation

FIRST SESSION

10.00 AM – 12.25 PM

TIME

Speaker

10.00 AM – 10.15 AM

Key Note speaker Most Ven. Geshe Jangchup Choeden,
Abbot, Ganden Shartse Monastery, Karnataka, India

10.15 AM –10.30 AM

Address by Guest of Honour: H. E Lyonpo Namgay Dorji,
Hon’ble Minister for Finance, Kingdom of Bhutan

10.30 AM – 10.45 AM

Address by Guest of Honour: H.E Shri Kripasur Sherpa,
Hon’ble Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Govt of Nepal

10.45 AM – 11.00 AM

Speaker 1 – Sri Sri Sri Nirmalanandanatha Swamiji,
Sri Ksetra Adichuchanagiri Ashram, Mandya, Karnataka, India

11.00 AM – 11.15 AM

Speaker 2 - Dr. Barbara Maas, Head, Int’l Species Conservation, NABU International - Foundation for Nature & Secretary, IBC Standing Committee on Environment & Conservation , Germany

11.15 AM – 11.40 AM

T E A (and L U N C H for Holy Sangha)

11.40 AM – 11.55 AM

Speaker 3 - Prof Naresh Man Bajracharya,
Vice Chancellor, Lumbini Buddhist University, Nepal

11.55 AM – 12.10 PM

Speaker 4 - Dr. Sudha Murty,
Chairperson, Infosys Foundation, India

12.10 PM – 12.25 AM

Speaker 5 - Ven. Jetsunma Tenzing Palmo,
President, Sakyadhita Int’l Association of Buddhist Women and Abbess, Dongyu Gatsal Ling Nunnery

12.25 PM - 12.40 PM

Speaker 6 - Acharya Dr. Shrivatsa Goswami,
Sri Chaitanya Prema Samsthana, India

12.40 PM - 12.55 PM

Speaker 7 - Ven. Thich Thien Tam,
Vice President, National Vietnam Buddhist Sangha, Vietnam

01.00 PM - 01-45 PM

L U N C H

SECOND SESSION

01.45 PM – 04.30 PM

01.45 PM - 02.00 PM

Address by Guest of Honour

02.00 PM - 02.15 PM

Address by Guest of Honour

02.15 PM - 02.30 PM

Speaker 8 - Ven. Dr. Dhammapiya, Secretary General, North East India Buddhist Sangha Council, Founder Chairman, Dhamma Dipa Foundation, Tripura, India

Cont….

ENVIRONMENT CONSCIOUSNESS

02.30 PM - 02.45 PM

Speaker 9 - Prof Hsiang- Chou Yo, Eminent scholar, Taiwan

02.45 PM - 03.00 PM

Speaker 10- Dr. M. D. Srinivas,
Chairman, Centre for Policy Studies, India

03.00 PM - 04.00 PM

OPEN SESSION/ Q&A
• open to all delegates and invitees
• speakers and Chair to respond

04.00 PM - 04.15 PM

Remarks by Co- Chair

04.15 PM - 04.30 PM

Concluding Remarks and Summing Up of the Sessions by the Chair

04.30 PM – 05.15 PM

T E A

TIME

PROGRAMME

CO- CHAIR

Speakers, Delegates and Invitees to the Valedictory to be seated

05.45 PM - 05.50 PM

Arrival of Chief Guest, Hon’ble Minister of External Affairs, Govt of India, Smt. Sushma Swaraj

05.50 PM - 05.55 PM

Lighting of the lamp by the Chief Guest simultaneous Mangalacharan Hindu & Buddhist traditions

05.55 PM – 06.00PM

Presentation to the Chief Guest
• Khada (ceremonial scarf) by Ven. Lama Lobzang, Secretary General, IBC
• Memento by Gen. N.C. Vij, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM Director, Vivekananda International Foundation

06.00 PM - 06.15 PM

Welcome address and Recall by Gen. N.C. Vij, Director, VIF

06.15 PM - 06.25 PM

Address by His Eminence Khamba Lama Gabju Choijamts Demberel Supreme Head of all Mongolian Buddhists, Abbot, Gandan Tegchinlen Monastery, Mongolia

06.25 PM - 06.55 PM

Key Note address by the Chief Guest,
Smt. Sushma Swaraj, Minister for External Affairs , Govt of India

06.55 PM - 07.00 PM

Vote of Thanks by Ven Lama Lobzang, Secretary General, IBC

08.00 PM

DINNER Hosted by Vivekananda International Foundation

VENUE

MAHABODHI TEMPLE AND HOLY BO TREE

TIME

PROGRAMME

07.30 AM –09.00 AM

Depart for Airport and arrival in Bodhgaya

09.45 AM- 10.30 AM

L U N C H for the Holy Sangha
T E A and snacks for the rest of delegates

FIRST SESSION

VISIT TO HOLY MAHABODHI TEMPLE

11.00 AM

Arrival of Shri Narendra Modi, Hon’ble Prime Minister of India

05.55 PM – 06.00PM

Presentation to the Chief Guest
• Khada (ceremonial scarf) by Ven. Lama Lobzang, Secretary General, IBC
• Memento by Gen. N.C. Vij, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM Director, Vivekananda International Foundation

11.00 AM –11.05 AM
11.05 AM –11.10 AM
11.10 AM –11.20 AM

* WELCOME AND FELICITATION by Bodhgaya Temple Management Committee
* PRAYERS at Holy Mahabodhi Temple
* PRAYERS at the Holy Bo Tree led by

• HH Sanghanayaka Sudhananda Mahathero,
  Sanghanayaka of Bangladesh, Theravada Pali Tradition
• Most Ven Rev Khamba Lama Ch. Dambajav,
  Dashi Choiling Monastery, Mongolia, Mahayana Sanskrit Tradition
• Most Ven Ming Kwang Shi,
  Vice President, Buddhist Association of ROC, Taiwan

11.20 AM –11.25 AM
11.30 AM –12.00 Noon

* Inauguration of the exhibition ASOKAN EDICTS AND BUDDHIST HERITAGE OF ANCIENT MAGADHA KINGDOM – courtesy Nav Nalanda Mahavihara, (Deemed University), Nalanda
* Address by the Chief Guest Shri Narendra Modi Hon’ble Prime Minister of India
* The Hon’ble Prime Minister departs

12.00 –12.15 PM
12.15 PM –12.30 PM

* Chetiya Carika: The Pilgrimage – An Illustrated presentation by Dr Ravindra Panth, Director, Nav Nalanda Mahavihara
* Devni Mori Holy Relic Vihara Project, Gujarat- AV presentation by Govt of Gujarat, India

12.30 PM –01.00 PM

HOLY RELIC EXPOSITION at Mahabodhi Society of India

01.00 PM- 02.00 PM

L U N C H for the rest of delegates and invited guests at Mahabodhi Society of India

CHETIYA CARIKA – THE PILGRIMAGE TALKS BY EMINENT SPEAKERS

02.00 PM – 02.30 PM

Depart for Airport and arrival at Airport

02.30 PM – 03.15 PM

Check in formalities at the airport

03.15 PM

Take off for Delhi

04.30 PM

Arrival at New Delhi
Delegates leaving on Sept 5 to depart from Delhi airport for respective destinations

Delegates with later flights or on Sept 6 to return to hotel