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TIBETAN CULTURE

Featured student projects from Columbia University

Featured Projects from Tibetan Civilization Coursework at Columbia University

Samye and its Replicas

An Analysis of the Monastery's Changing Architecture and Symbolism from the Tibetan Plateau to Hebei and the West Ben Guggenheim | December 22, 2020 | PDF Tibetan Buddhism is a rich tradition that has continually contributed to the religious, cultural, and political landscape of Inner and East Asia since its being institutionalized more than 1,200 years ago. In recent … [Read more...]

Gendered Change: The Rise in Status of Female Monastics in the 1980s & 1990s

December 4, 2019 by Lauran Hartley

Photo of Geshema holding the yellow hat that signifies her degree

The sharp increase in opportunities in female monastics to earn higher Buddhist degrees after the Cultural Revolution reveals the reframing of Tibetan modernity through Buddhist morals: Larung Gar, Kala Rongo, Yarchen Gar, and Jangchub Choeling monasteries provide female monastics with the means to obtain Khenmo degrees, signaling a shift in Tibetan Buddhists. Elena Salzmann … [Read more...]

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Fazun’s Politico-Religious History of Tibet 西藏民族政教史 translated by Yang Qu

The Political and Religious History of Tibet was written by Fazun, a Buddhist monk and researcher of modern times (English translation by Yang Qu). The author was the deputy dean of the Chinese-Tibetan Buddhist Teaching College and this book was one of his teaching materials, which was written based on the Tibetan historical data – mainly, The Blue Annals. The book was first … [Read more...]

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