Gerhard Weissgrab
Gerhard Weißgrab (born January 17, 1952 ) is President of the Austrian Buddhist Religious Society (ÖBR) and thus the highest representative of Buddhists in Austria .
Life
Gerhard Weissgrab was socialized as a Catholic as a child and adolescent. At the age of 27 he learned about Buddhism on a trip through Sri Lanka . The book Freedom and Happiness by the philosopher Volker Zotz provided an essential impetus for his turn to Buddhism . From 2003 to 2006 Weissgrab was the chairman of the Buddhist community in Austria. In 2006 Weissgrab was elected President of the ÖBR. He has held this position ever since.
Awards
- On July 8, 2011, White Grave received the Jathyantara dharmaduta wansa pradeepa - the highest honor for a non- monk - from the supreme monastic order of Sri Lanka for his commitment to Buddhism in Europe . The award was presented in Colombo . The ceremony was attended by the Prime Minister and other high-ranking figures in the country. In the run-up to the honor, Weissgrab had a half-hour meeting with the President of Sri Lanka, at which the end of the decades-long civil war was discussed.
- In 2012 Weissgrab received the Great Gold Medal of Honor for Services to the Republic of Austria for his many years of commitment to Buddhism and its positive effect on society
- On February 23, 2016, White Grave was awarded the “World Buddhist Outstanding Leader Award 2016” in the International Conference Center of Pathum Thani in Thailand . This prize has been awarded since 2014 by the “World Alliance of Buddhist Leaders” and the youth organization of the World Fellowship of Buddhists to personalities who have earned their merit in the development of Buddhism. Weissgrab was selected from 136 nominations from 51 states for 2016.
Media reception
- In 2008 the ORF religious magazine Orientation designed a contribution u. a. over white grave.
- In 2010, Weißgrab was Barbara Stöckl's guest on the ORF broadcast Stöckl on Saturday .
- In 2012, ORF broadcast a TV portrait about Weissgrab as part of the series Religions of the World .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c CV of Gerhard Weißgrab on the ÖBR homepage ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Religion.orf.at: Buddhists plan an anniversary in Austria , September 14, 2012
- ↑ Gerhard Weißgrab: "Brief thoughts and congratulations in the highest esteem and humility." In: Friedhelm Köhler , Friederike Migneco , Benedikt Maria Trappen : Freiheit. Awareness. Responsibility. Festschrift for Volker Zotz for his 60th birthday. Munich: Edition Habermann 2016 ( ISBN 978-3960250098 ), pp. 41–43
- ↑ Presidium of the ÖBR on its homepage ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ OTS press release from July 18, 2011: President of the Austrian Buddhist Religious Society receives a very high honor in Sri Lanka
- ↑ OTS press release of July 12th, 2012: Great Gold Medal of Merit of the Republic of Austria awarded to President Weissgrab
- ↑ International award for the President of the ÖBR In: Österreich Journal from March 3, 2016
- ↑ ORF broadcast Orientation from February 10, 2008
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ TV portrait of Gerhard Weißgrab , broadcast on September 1, 2012, 5:54 p.m., ORF 2
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | White grave, Gerhard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian President of the Austrian Buddhist Religious Society |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th January 1952 |