- 1989, The first Padmapani lecture was
delivered by Prof. K. Satchidananda Murty
on: “The Philosophy of Universal
Interpenetration”. An exhibition of Tibetan
Thangkas on the theme of sixteen Arhats
was shown to celebrate the inaugural
lecture.
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1990, Prof. Mahesh Tiwari of the
Department of Buddhist Studies, Delhi
University: “Chatur Brahma Viharas: Its
Significance to the Indian Tradition”.
- 1991, His Grace Dr. Paulos Mar Gregorios,
the Syrian Orthodox Bishop of Delhi and
the North: “Buddhism in India’s Cultural
Heritage – Buddha and Ashoka” and “The
Buddhist-Hindu Debate in the Golden Age
of Indian Philosophy”.
- 1992, Dr. Raja Ramanna, Director of the
National Institute of Advanced Studies in
Bangalore: “Scientific Philosophy with
Reference to Buddhist Thought”.
- 1993, Shri Ravindra Varma, Chairperson,
Gandhi Peace Foundation: “Mahatma
Gandhi and Mahayana Buddhism”.
- 1994, Prof. Dr. Lokesh Chandra: “The
Tibetan State and Buddhist Culture”.
- 1995, Prof. Krishna Nath, Trustee of the
Krishnamurti Foundation of India,
Bangalore: “What is Sahaja?” and “Sahaja
in Daily Life”. To coincide with the
lectures, an exhibition of rare Tibetan
Thangkas from the time of the seventh
Dalai Lama (1708-1757), depicting
incarnations of the Panchen Lama from
the Tibet House collection were shown.
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1996, Prof. M. N. Deshpande, former
Director-General of the Archaeological
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Survey of India: “Artistic Efflorescence in
the Deccan through the Buddhist Ideal of
Compassion and Righteousness”.
- 1997, Dr. Dawa Norbu, Associate Professor
of Central Asian Studies at Jawaharlal
Nehru University, New Delhi: “Indo-
Tibetan Cultural Relations Through the
Ages”.
- 1998, Dr. Pratapaditya Pal, Norton Simon
Museum at Pasadena, California, and the
Art Institute of Chicago: “Indian Art and
the Tibetan Connection”.
- 1999, Prof. Ramchandra Gandhi: “Self and
Emptiness”.
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2000, Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan: “Himalayan
Buddhist Heritage: Past and Present”.
- 2001, Arjan Sulak Sivaraksa, Buddhist
activist from Thailand: “Buddhist
Solutions to Global Conflicts: Peacemaking,
Peacebuilding, Peacekeeping”.
- 2002, Professor Stanislav Menshikov,
Russian Economist: “Compassionate
Economy has a Future”.
- 2003, Prof. N.H.Samtani, Emeritus
Professor, Banares Hindu University: “The
Concept of Mahapurusha and Rishi in
Buddhism”.
- 2004, Dr. (Mrs.) Bhuvan Chandel,
Professor of Philosophy, Punjab
University, Chandigarh: “Sambodhi”.
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2005, Prof. Geshe Ngawang Samten,
Director, Central Institute of Higher
Tibetan Studies, Sarnath: “Theory and
Practice of Buddhism”.
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