PAST PROGRAMS

2008-09

Thupten Jinpa (Institute of Tibetan Classics, Montreal; Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education, Stanford), “The Buddha of Compassion in Tibetan Buddhism: Myth Making in the Service of Noble Dharma in Eleventh-Century Tibet.” (October 2)

Karma Lekshe Tsomo (University of San Diego; Sakyadhita: International Association of Buddhist Women), “Buddhist Nuns Living by the Rule: Ancient Codes and Contemporary Life” (April 23)

2007-08

Toni Huber (Humboldt University, Berlin), “What Does Buddhism Have to Do with Tibetan Ecology? Some Ethnographic and Historical Reflections" (November 28)

Anne Klein (Rice), "Land and Elements in Tibet: A Story of Living Large" (February 21)

Rob Linrothe (Skidmore), "Traces of Taranatha: Murals in the Jonang Phuntsokling" (May 16)

Rob Linrothe (Skidmore), “Understanding Buddhist Art:  Tibet" (May 17, co-sponsored with Stanford Continuing Studies)

2006-07

Arjia Rinpoche, "Tibetan Sacred Arts" (September 15)

Vesna Wallace (UC Santa Barbara), "Interlacing Buddhism, Law, and Nomadic Values in Mongolia" (November 1)

Paul Harrison (Stanford), "Fire in the Monastery Library & Other Himalayan Tales: Making Sense of the Tabo Manuscripts" (November 6)

Paul Harrison (Stanford), “In the Shadow of the Bamiyan Buddhas: Recovering Afghanistan’s Buddhist Past” (May 24; co-sponsored by the Silkroad Study Group)

Yudru Tsomu (CEAS postdoctoral fellow), "Banditry, Feuding and Conquest: The Rise of Gonpo Namgyal, a Kham Chieftain in the 19th Century" (October 31, co-sponsored with CEAS)

Matthew Kapstein (Chicago, Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes), "Just Where on Jambudvipa Are We? Geographical Knowledge in 18th Century Tibet" (February 2)

Tsetan Chonjore (Wisconsin), "Tibetan Carpets: The Art of the Himalayas" (February 9)

Donald Lopez and Tenzin Tethong, "The Angry Monk: Film Showing and Poetry Reading" (March 9)

2005-06

Tsondue Gyatso (physician), medical seminar. (October 27, with Stanford Integrative Medicine Interest Group)

Yangdron Kalzang (Tibetan Wellness and Healing Center), "Introduction to Tibetan Medicine." (November 2, with Center for Education in Family and Community Medicine, Medical School)

H.H. the Dalai Lama, "The Heart of Nonviolence: A Conversation with the Dalai Lama." November 4, sponsored by the Aurora Forum)

"Craving, Suffering, and Choice: Spiritual and Scientific Exploration of Human Experience," with H.H. the Dalai Lama. (November 5, sponsored by the Medical School)

"The Dalai Lama and His Stanford Visit." Carl Bielefeldt and Michael Zimmermann (November 10, with Religious Studies Colloquium)

Antique Tibetan Furniture: The Hayward collection at the Cantor (reception and gallery tour, December 8)

David Gray (Santa Clara), "Illumination of the Hidden Meaning: Tsongkhapa and the Art of Interpretation." (February 6)

Robert Thurman (Columbia), "Buddhism More than Religion: The Gifts of the Tibetans." (March 3)

Bryan Cuevas (Florida State), "Family Matters: Kinship Bonds and Buddhist History in Tibet." (March 10)

Khen Rinpoche Lobsang Tsetan (Tashi Lhunpo Monastery). "The Role of the Panchen Lama in Tibetan Buddhism." (March 24)