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Mongol-Tibet Cultural and Religious Symposium Held at University of Tokyo www.tibet.net
Tokyo: The second Mongol-Tibet Cultural and Religious Symposium was held at the University of Tokyo, Komaba campus on 15 July 2023. The Southern Mongolian Congress organized the symposium with the Tibet House Japan as the co-organiser and the Taiwan New School for Democracy as a supporter. The symposium celebrates the 110th anniversary of the Tibeto-Mongol Treaty of Friendship and Alliance signed in 1913 between Tibet and Mongolia.
Mr Miura Kotaro, who moderated the symposium, welcomed the guests, scholars, and the audience and briefly explained the concept of the symposium, “The Symposium aims to explore and give due importance to the old historical, cultural, and religious relationship that Tibet and Mongolia enjoyed since ancient times by having scholars discuss and present research papers on the subject.” The symposium also urges the scholars to honour and look at the 1913 treaty between the two nations, debate its validity, and the potential to resolve the Tibeto-Mongol conflict with the Chinese communist regime.
Around 15 Mongolians, Japanese, Taiwanese, and Tibetan scholars spoke on the subject and presented papers on different aspects of the Tibeto-Mongol studies and their perspectives on the 1913 treaty.
President of the Southern Mongolia Congress, Mr Temselt Shobchuud, delivered the keynote address from the organisers’ side. Kalon Norzin Dolma delivered the opening remark from the Tibetan side as the chief guest.
Kalon Norzin Dolma thanked the organisers for this important symposium and spoke on the long historical and religious relationship that Tibet had with Mongolia and how the treaty of 1913 is still relevant to prove that Tibet and Mongolia had been independent countries around that time. She also thanked the University of Tokyo for their support in having the symposium on the University’s campus.
The symposium was divided into three sessions. The first session was on “Tibet Mongolia 1913 Treaty of Friendship Alliance and Its Significance”. A research scholar on Mongolia and China Dr. Miyawaki Junko; Prof. Jampa Samten from the Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies, Varanasi; and Ms Manting Huang of the Taiwan New School for Democracy spoke and presented their papers on the subject.
The second session of the symposium was on “Tibet and Mongolia’s Historical and Cultural Relationship and Its Significance”. A Mongol scholar Mr Baoyintu, Prof. Hirano Satoshi of the University of Tokyo, and Dr Arya Tsewang Gyalpo of the Tibet House Japan spoke and presented their papers on the topic.
In the third session, A Mongol scholar Mr Archa, Ms Phentok from the Tibet Policy Institute, and Mr Zeng Jian-Yuan of Taiwan’s New School for Democracy spoke and presented papers on “Current Situation in Mongolia and Tibet and Possibility of Solidarity of National Movement in the Future.”
Scholars’ talks and presentations were well received by the audience who participated in the questions and answers at the end of each session. Prof Ako Tomoko of the University of Tokyo gave the end speech expressing her satisfaction to have the scholars discuss and debate on this important topic in the history of Asia at the University campus.
The organisers plan to bring out the scholars’ papers in print form in Japanese, English, and Chinese language. Many expressed pleasure to see many scholars and the general public attending the symposium and taking an interest in this part of Asian history.
Kalon Norzin Dolma interacted with the scholars and congratulated them on their presentations and papers. Kalon will meet the Tibetans in Japan tomorrow at Tibet House Japan.
-Report filed by the Office of Tibet, Japan
Published Date:2023-07-17
