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Dr. John M. Templeton, Jr., Krisadawan Hongladarom, Ven. Kunga Sangbo Rinpoche and Eric Weislogel
The Thousand Stars Buddhism and Science Group
The Thousand Stars Foundation
Bangkok, Thailand
Chairperson: Soraj Hongladarom, Ph.D.
http://www.thousand-stars.org/TSBSG
This society is hosted by an independent non-profit organization, and is dedicated to the dialogue between Buddhism and science. The focus of the members so far has been in the areas of the life sciences and medicine, but they are expanding to include small group studies on questions of astronomy and cosmology from a Buddhist perspective. Following on their successful conferences and lectures series, upcoming plans include hosting a conference entitled, “Body and Mind: Perspectives of Spirituality and Science,” participation at the 8th Asian Bioethics Conference, and another international conference on “Buddhism and the Ethics of Science and Technology.” Their goal is to promote the science and religion dialogue in their cultural context, but also to connect the local society with the international network. The society publishes a newsletter that is distributed nationally, and you can learn more about this society and their plans on their website. Their conference on “Dreams and Spirituality” garnered a full, front page of the “Ideas” section of the national Bangkok Biznews.
Award Accepted by :Krisadawan Hongladarom and Ven. Kunga Sangbo Rinpoche
Soraj Hongladarom is an associate professor of philosophy and Director of the Center for Ethics of Science and Technology at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand. He has published books and articles on such diverse issues as bioethics, computer ethics, and the roles that science and technology play in the culture of developing countries. His concern is mainly on how science and technology can be integrated into the life-world of the people in the so-called Third World countries and what kind of ethical considerations can be obtained from such relation. His works have appeared in Eubios: Journal of Asian and International Bioethics, The Information Society, AI & Society, Philosophy in the Contemporary World, and Social Epistemology, among others. A Buddhist practitioner, he also heads the Thousand Stars Buddhism and Science Group (http://www.thousand-stars.org/TSBSG/), a group of scholars and lay people interested in how Buddhism and science are related which is supported by the Metanexus Local Societies Initiative.
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