The 3rd HWPL International Religious Peace Academy (IRPA) Lecturers

LECTURERS

Buddhism

Ven. Baeksan Geumbaek
Chief of the Dharma Emperor's Office of the Korean Buddhist Denominations Association

• Head Monk of Geumgangsa Temple on Mount Sobak of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism
• Chairman of the Royal Restoration Committee
• Head Monk of Beomeosa Temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism
• Chairman of the 100th Anniversary Commemoration Committee for Nobel Prize Laureates in Literature

Christianity

Mr. Kwak Jong Ryul
Shincheonji, Church of Jesus, the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony, Bartholomew Tribe Leader

• Tribe Leader of Bartholomew Tribe (January 2021 - Present)
• Head Instructor, Yeongdeungpo Church, Simon Tribe (November 2009 ~ December 2020)

Hinduism

H.H. Swami Vedanand Saraswati
Convenor of Sanyasa Council of South Africa and Arya Samaj South Africa Spiritual Leader

• Co-Founder and current Convenor of the Sannyasa Spiritual Council of South Africa (2021 - Present)
• Radio Presenter on the weekly Spiritual Program at Radio Hindvani (2020 – present)

Islam

Imam Khaled Hassan Mohamed Said
Chairman of The Board of Directors of the Sila Association, Egypt

• Head of the Research and Studies Department of Imam Hussein Foundation for Dialogue and Peace Building
• Professor in the Religious Hawza of Islamic Jurisprudential Studies in Najaf Holy City
• Deputy Secretary of General of the Values Forum for Dialogue and Cultures 

Sikhism

Singh Sahib Giani Harpreet Singh Ji
Jathedar of Takhat Sri Damdama Sahib, India

• Served as the Jathedar of the Supreme Takhat of Sikh Panth, Sri Akal Takhat Sahib, Sri Amritsar Sahib (October 2018 - June 2023)

Buddhism

Venerable Dr. Varanyana
Registrar and Lecturer at Dhamma Vinaya University

• Teacher of Basic Buddhist Teachings and Dhammacariya Degree
• Visiting Lecturer at PGIPBS, University of Kelaniya

Christianity

Mr. Kim Su Jin
Shincheonji, Church of Jesus, the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony, Thaddaeus Tribe Leader

• Tribe Leader of Thaddaeus Tribe (2024 - Present)
• Instructor at the Mission Center of Pohang Church, Thaddaeus Tribe (December 2021 - December 2023)
• Head Instructor of Pohang Church, Thaddaeus Tribe (January 2020 - June 2024)

Hinduism

Dr. Sathit Kumarn
President of Ramakrishna Vedanta Association of Thailand

• Committee of Religious for Peace, Inter Religious Council for Peace Thailand (RfP IRC Thailand)
• Ambassdor for Peace, Universal Peace Federation Thailand (UPF)
• Vice President and Founder Member of Sanskrit Studies Foundation under the Royal Patronage of HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn

Islam

Imam Sayyid Muhammad Tasdeeq Aabidi
Imam of Al-Mustafa Islamic College of Guyana

• President of the Guyana Islamic Trust

Sikhism

Mr. Karmjit Singh JP
President of North Shore Sikh Society

• President, North Shore Sikh Society (2022 – Present)
• Secretary-General, New Zealand Central Sikh Association (2021 – Present)

Buddhism

Prof. Ricardo Guerrero Diáñez
President of Spanish Association of Buddhism (AHB), Spain

• Lumbini Garden Foundation, Patron. Director of Institutional Relations and Buddhist Affairs, Spain
• Chief Editor of the Spanish version of the “Common Buddhist Text. Guidance and Insight of the Buddha”. Head of Intl. translation and edition team.
• Director of Buddhist Studies Summer Courses, Extremadura University, Spain
• Temporary Full Ordination as a monk at Shan State Buddhist University, Myanmar.(2019)

Christianity

Mr. Jang, Bang Sik 
Shincheonji, Church of Jesus, the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony, Matthias Tribe Leader

• Tribe Leader of Matthias Tribe
• Chairman of the Daejeon-Chungcheong Branch of Shincheonji Volunteer Group

Hinduism

H.G Sri Vasudev Keshav Dasa
Senior Vice President of ISKCON Bangalore

• Director of the National Institute of Value Education (NIVE)

Islam

Aleem Naguib Taher
Mufti of National Capital Region, Philippines

Sikhism

Sardar Inderpal Singh
Director Overseas Global Sikh Mission Guru Gobind Singh Study Circle HQs Ludhiana

• Director Overseas Global Sikh Mission Guru Gobind Singh Study Circle HQs Ludhiana (2016 – Present)
• Honorary Director of Nankana Sahib Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College  (Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee)

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