ADPT Bangladesh [Atisha Dipankar Peace Trust Bangladesh] organised a seminar on great master Atisha Dipankar’s universal doctrine on ‘Human Excellence and Global Peace’ was held on May16, Sunday in Chattogram, Bangladesh. It was aimed at cultivating Atisha’s philosophical thoughts and efforts on developing human excellence through his visionary teachings on wisdom and compassion to build an ethical and value based society that would enlighten the human spirit following his legacy as a global messenger of loving-kindness and peace.
Key note speaker of the seminar- Ven Karunananda Thero, Abbot at Atisha Dipankar Memorial Complex and Relics Stupa, Bikrampur, Munshiganj, Dhaka presented a paper about the historical Buddhist Pala dynasty and Achariya Atisha Dipankar Srigyan (982-1054 AD) on his scholarly wisdom and vast insightful Buddhist philosophy those were preached over the Bengal region to east Asia countries.
Ven KarunandaThero added that the Great master Atisha was the last most saint scholar and humanitarian Buddhist monk in the Bengal Buddhist era, especially revered for spreading Buddhism in Tibet and his contributions on Buddhist philosophy, traditional values,ethics, humility, and monastic discipline are highlighted in Buddhist golden history. He is often called the “ Thrice Great ” because he mastered the teachings of multiple enlightened mentors, merging profound emptiness with active, universal compassion. Other speakers were Professor Dr. Dipankar Srigyan Barua, Principal Shimul Barua, Professor Dr. Ujjwal Kumar Dev, Dr. Priyadharshi Mahathero, Ven Bodhimitra Thero, Adv Nitai Prashad Ghosh, Adv Mir Md. Ferdous Alam Salim. The speakers called upon cultivating the great master Atisha’s philosophical thoughts and efforts, also embracing local intellectuals contributing to enlighten human society, sustainable social change, promoting peace and humanity.
The session was presided by ADPT Bangladesh chair and trustee Professor Tushar Kanti Barua and conducted by its general secretary and managing trustee Sanat Kumar Barua. A number of 65 participants from different parts of Bangladesh participated in the seminar. The seminar was ended with thanks and gratitude by Vice chair and trustee Dr. Dibakar Barua.
– By Sanat Kumar Barua, Managing Trustee & General Secretary, ADPT Bangladesh www.adpt-bd.org
