Sugitani Gijun

Tendai Buddhist Denomination, Japan

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General Secretary of the Inter-religious Summit of Prayer of Hiei Mountain in 1987. He chaired the Tendai section of Japanese Buddhism. At present, he is the General Secretary of the Japanese Committee at the World Conference on Religions and Peace, an inter-religious and inter-confessional organization, acting in critical situations in several parts of the world, through dialogue with the representatives of different religions. Recently, he was appointed President of the International Permanent Committee of Disarm and Security of this World Conference. The Committee also operates through dialogue between the leaders of different religions and experts of the sector.

October 15 2018 16:30 | Sala Banca di Bologna

Panel 9 - Disarming Conflicts


September 20 2016 08:30 | Monastero di Sant'Andrea

PANEL 23: Prayer at the Root of Peace


September 7 2015 16:30 | Rogner Hotel

PANEL 15 : Prayer as a Source of Peace


September 7 2014 17:00 | Stadsschouwburg

Opening Assembly

• Peace is a Workshop open to All: the Contribution of Religions
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September 10 2012 16:30 | Bosniak Institute of Sarajevo (Bošnjački institut u Sarajevu)

PANEL 17 - Environmental Crisis and New Lifestyles


September 13 2011 18:35 | Marienplatz

Final Ceremony

Greetings and Final Addresses, Testimonies Reading, signing and delivery of the Appeal for Peace 2011, Sign of Peace and Final Exit Procession

 • Testimony Regarding the Monumental Earthquake in Japan by Gijun Sugitani
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September 12 2011 09:00 | Residenz, Kaisersaal

Panel 3 -The spirit of Assisi: 25 years of history

• The Spirit of Assisi: 25-years of History by Gijun Sugitani
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October 5 2010 09:30 | Museu Picasso

Panel 22 - The “Weak Strenght” of Prayer



• Barcelona 2010 - Intervention of Gijun SUGITANI
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September 7 2009 16:30 | Słowacki Theatre

Panel 12 - John Paul II and the „Spirit of Assisi”

• Contribution
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September 8 2009 18:45 | Market Square

Final Ceremony


November 17 2008 16:30 | Hilton Cyprus - Achera Hall

Panel 13 - Monasticism in the 21st Century

• Gijun Sugitani
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