Volume 7, Issue 1 April - June 1995

Leading participants in the Summit on Religions and Conservation


Bahá'í Faith
  1. Madame Rúhíyyih Rabbání, leading dignitary

Buddhism
  1. His Excellency Sri Kushok Bakula, 20th incarnation of the Arhat Bakula, Indian Ambassador to Mongolia, and acting spiritual head of Mongolian Buddhism

  2. Somdech Preah Maha Ghosananda, Supreme Patriarch of Cambodian Buddhism*

Christianity
  1. His All Holiness The Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew

  2. Rev. Bernard J. Przewozny, OFM, Pontifical Advisor on Environmental Issues

  3. Rev. Dr. Samuel Kobia, executive director, Unit III -- Justice, Peace and Creation, World Council of Churches

Hinduism
  1. Swami Vibudhesha Teertha, Acharya of the Madhva Sect, Founder of the Purnaprajna Family of Schools

  2. Dr. K.L. Sheshagiri Rao, representing Swami Chidananda, and chief editor of the Encyclopedia of Hinduism

Jainism
  1. His Excellency Dr. L.M. Singhvi, High Commissioner for India in the United Kingdom

  2. R.P. Chandaria, chairman of the Institute of Jainology

Judaism
  1. Prof. Rabbi Arthur Hertzberg, honorary vice president, World Jewish Congress

  2. Dr. Gerhart M. Riegner, honorary vice president, World Jewish Congress

  3. Rabbi Prof. Nahum Rakover, associate director general, Israel Justice Ministry*

Islam
  1. Dr. Adnan Bakhit, representing HRH, Crown Prince El Hassan bin Talal, president of the University of Al al-Bayt, Jordan

  2. Muhammad Hyder, Professor Emeritus, University of Nairobi

  3. Dr. Ihsan Mahasneh, University of Al al-Bayt

Sikhism
  1. Sri Singh Sahib Jathedar Manjit Singh, Jathedar of Akaal Takhat

  2. Prof. Dr. Kehar Singh, Punjabi University

  3. Dr. Rajwant Singh, special advisor on ecology to Jathedar Manjit Singh

Taoist
    Xie Zongzing, vice president, China Taoist Association, Beijing

    Zhang Ji Yu, vice secretary, China Taoist Association

Other Dignitaries
  1. HRH Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh

  2. The Most Reverend and Right Honorable Lord Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey

  3. Andrew Steer, Director, The World Bank

  4. Dr. Arthur Dahl, Earthwatch, United Nations Environment Programme

  5. Sam Younger, Managing Director, BBC World Service

  6. Samar Singh, secretary general, WWF India

  7. Dr. Karan Singh, head of the Auroville Foundation

* Present only at the Japan portion of the Summit

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