The III International Buddhist Women's Conference begins today (August 1^st) at the Gandantegchilen Monastry in Ulaanbaatar. More than 300 women from 15 country are participating in this event. The director of the ‘Asral’ Centre Willy Minder, the deputy of the Russian Federation's Tibet Centre N.A.Berkenheim and professor Vesna Wallas of Santa-Barbara University in California  as well as delegates from Mongolia's Bayan-Ulgii, Uvurkhangai and Khovd provinces will make presentations. Entitled, the "Way to Enlightenment", the Buddhist conference will last three days.