Dialogue focuses on understanding and relations through a Buddhist lens

Dialogue focuses on understanding and relations through a Buddhist lens

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Wed, 07/01/2026 - 12:46

An intergenerational dialogue on 22 June focused on understanding and relations through a Buddhist lens.

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Venerable Phramaha Napan Santibhaddo

Photo: Yakoma PGI

Prof. Dr Angeliki Ziaka, WCC programme executive for Interreligious Dialogue and Cooperation, explained that the dialogue was part of a series with a clear purpose to foster meaningful dialogue, mutual understanding, and shared reflection across religious and cultural traditions.

“ Throughout this series, we explore religious dialogue from both academic and practical perspectives, and we examine mainly how different religious traditions engage with one another, how global challenges and conflict affect interreligious relations, and how dialogue can become a transformative force in our communities and in our common world,” she said.

Venerable Phramaha Napan Santibhaddo (Thawornbanjob), a Thai Buddhist monk whose work bridges ancient moral wisdom and contemporary sustainable development, was the main presenter.

Venerable Santibhaddo…