STUDIES OF THE WEAI BOOK SERIES Max Oidtmann (Columbia University Press, 2018) For information from the publisher, please click here. In 1995, the People’s Republic of China resurrected a Qing-era law mandating that the reincarnations of prominent Tibetan Buddhist monks be identified by drawing lots from a golden urn. The Chinese Communist Party hoped to limit the … [Read more...]
Modern Tibetan Studies Holds March 2018 Events
In March 2018, the Modern Tibetan Studies program held three popular events: “Some Observations on the Social Status of the Spiritual Teacher in Tibet;" "A Conversation on Early Gelug Institutional History;" and "Social Mobility in the Tibetan Army." Please read below to learn about the lectures. “Some Observations on the Social Status of the Spiritual Teacher in Tibet” - a … [Read more...]
The Battle for Fortune: State-Led Development, Personhood, and Power among Tibetans in China
STUDIES OF THE WEAI BOOK SERIES Charlene Makley (Cornell University Press, 2018) For information from the publisher, please click here. In a deeply ethnographic appraisal, based on years of in situ research, The Battle for Fortune looks at the rising stakes of Tibetans’ encounters with Chinese state-led development projects in the early 2000s. The book builds upon … [Read more...]
“A Conversation on Early Gelug Institutional History”
Modern Tibetan Studies Lecture "A Conversation on Early Gelug Institutional History" José Cabezón, Dalai Lama Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara Moderated by Gray Tuttle, Leila Hadley Luce Associate Professor of Modern Tibetan Studies, Columbia University Friday, March 16, 2018 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Kent Hall, Room 403 No registration … [Read more...]
“Pema Tseden: Celebrating a Tibetan Voice – ‘Tharlo'”
Modern Tibetan Studies Event "Pema Tseden: Celebrating a Tibetan Voice - 'Tharlo'" Sunday, January 28, 2018 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM Asia Society and Museum, 725 Park Avenue, New York, NY For tickets, please click here. In the mountains of Tibet, Tharlo spends his days following a simple and familiar routine—tending his sheep, riding his motorcycle. When he journeys to … [Read more...]
