Phoebe Lummis Abstract Enlightened Beings: Life Stories from the Ganden Oral Tradition traces the life stories of six Tibetan Siddhas from the 14th through 17th centuries. The narratives describe these figures' early childhoods and characteristics, their entrance into monasticism, and inauguration into the Ganden Oral Tradition, a secret lineage of oral teachings deriving … [Read more...]
Xue yu qiu fa ji (Seeking the Dharma in the Snow Land)
Review of Xue yu qiu fa ji by Xing Suzhi. Yiqiang Gong Abstract: Xue yu qiu fa ji (Seeking the Dharma in the Snow Land) is an autobiography based on the oral history of Xing Suzhi, whose Tibetan name is Blo bzang brtson 'grus. The book, only published in Chinese, mainly records Xing’s journey to and experience in Tibet from the 1930s to 1949. Xing was a Han Chinese born in … [Read more...]
An Oral History of Tibetans in New York City
Website: Preserving the voices and stories of Tibetans living in New York City... Inspired by StoryCorps Daphne Chow: Ever since an English teacher introduced me to StoryCorps my senior year of high school (thank you, Ms. Baker), I have wanted to take up another oral history project of my own, and have finally been able to with my final project for Professor Tuttle’s class, … [Read more...]