Program
Program
Seon Master Daehaeng 10th Year Memorial
International Hanmaum Science Conference 2022
“COVID-19, a Crisis or a Chance?: Mind, Science, and Religion”
Anyang, Republic of Korea / 23-25 September 2022
Workshop: 26-28 September 2022
Tentative Conference Program
Day 1: Friday, September 23, 2022, KST (UTC +09:00)
12:00~13:30 Registration
13:30~14:10 Opening & Welcome Remarks
Ven. Hyesu (President of Hanmaum Science Institute, Hanmaum Seonwon Foundation)
14:10~14:40 Keynote Presentation
Ven. Hyegeun (Jinju Branch of Hanmaum Seonwon, Korea)
14:40~15:00 Break Time
15:00~16:30 Session 1
About Hanmaum Science Institute
(Hanmaum Science Institute, Korea)
Seon Master Daehaeng’s use of “Dharma Songs” to teach Seon Buddhism in contemporary Korean society
Ven. Chong Go (Hanmaum International Cultural Center, Korea)
Ambassador Akiva Tor (Ambassador of Israel to Korea)
16:30~17:00 Discussion
17:30~19:30 Reception Dinner
Day 2: Saturday, September 24, 2022, KST (UTC +09:00)
9:30~10:30 Session 2-A
The meaning of “family” from a perspective of spiritual practice as reflected in the Seon Master Daehaeng’s teaching
Mr. Sangmann Jung (Teacher, Korea)
Pandemic 2019: The teachings received from Seon Master Daehaeng
Mr. Gustavo Adrian Del Vento (Lawyer, Argentina)
10:30~10:50 Break Time
10:50~12:20 Session 2-B
The pandemic that unites and divides US: A view from the United States
Prof. Brett Sharfs (Director, Center of Law and Religion Studies, Brigham Young University, U.S.)
COVID-19: Distinct problems, distinct answers – A Benedictine Monk’s reflection
Brother Dunstan Robidoux (St. Anselm Abbey, Washington D.C., U.S.)
The need for spiritual care in the shadows of dying
Prof. Dr. Manfred Hutter (Head of Department for Religious Studies, University of Bonn, Germany)
12:20~14:00 Lunch (Media Exhibition 1)
14:00~15:30 Session 3
Towards overcoming the global crisis, a comparison of the approaches of Hans Kṻng and Seon Master Daehaeng
Ven. Hyeyou (German Branch of Hanmaum Seonwon, Germany)
New practices, new values? The perspective of digital ethics for living a flourishing life
Prof. Dr. Oliver Zöllner (Department of Electronic Media, Stuttgart Media University, Germany)
Prof. Chae Young Kim (Sogang University, Korea)
15:30~16:00 Break Time
16:00~17:30 Panel Discussion
Day 3: Sunday, September 25, 2022, KST (UTC +09:00)
9:30~11:00 Session 4-A
Hanmaum medicine leading the evolution of life
Dr. Miran Jang (Researcher, Korea)
Scientific and Buddhist perspectives on the fundamental problem of the Self
Ass. Prof. Dr. Hans-Jörg Epple (Antibiotic Stewardship, Charité – University Medicine Berlin, Germany)
If you hold on you die, if you let go you live: The practice of Gwan, Mind-Body Medicine and its psycho-neuro-immuno-endocrinological implications
Dr. Ricardo Daniel Blanco (Medical doctor, Argentina)
11:00~11:20 Break Time
11:20~12:20 Session 4-B
A study on the development of authentic leadership based on the true self contemplation (Juingong-Gwan)
Dr. Youngrae Kim (Korea)
Determinism and continuity in religious practice through difficulty times: The nature of Fudoshin(不動心)
Mr. Bob Grochowski (International Department of Shynnoen, Japan)
12:20~14:00 Lunch (Media Exhibition 2)
14:00~15:30 Session 5
Teachings of the Buddha-Dharma in the era of epidemics; The Vegan Movement in Tzu Chi
Prof. Chien-Te(Kent) Lin/林建德 (Director, Institute of Religion and Humanities, Buddhist Tzu-Chi University, Taiwan)
Building communicational bridges through professional translation to convey Seon Master Daehaeng’s teachings in COVID-19 pandemic
Ms. Hyo Lim Ko (Researcher, Argentina)
Developing index of Gwanbeop practice based on the Seon Master Daehaeng’s sermons – Using the Delphi method and analytic hierarchy process
Dr. Jung O Ryu (Teacher, Korea)
15:30~16:00 Break Time
16:00~17:30 Panel Discussion
Discussant: Prof. Donald Bellomy (The State University of New York, Korea)
17:30~18:00: Closing
Ven. Hyesu (President of Hanmaum Science Institute, Hanmaum Seonwon Foundation)