Tibetan

Tibet and China: Dharma-centric Societies at Odds by Jai Mirchandani

Posted on November 5, 2012May 13, 2015 by State of Formation

Entrance of Buddhism into China and Tibet In the lands of both the Tibetan plateau and Chinese hinterlands, the foreign-born religion of the Dhammapada, the teachings of the Buddha, lies at the crux ... Read More

Prayer to Avert War

Posted on June 10, 2011June 21, 2011 by Joshua Eaton

I recently translated the Prayer to Avert War by Khenpo Gangshar Wangpo (gang shar dbang po, 1925-1959). Khenpo Gangshar resided at Shechen and, later, Surmang Monastaries in eastern Tibet. He was als... Read More

(In)Formation: Putting Flesh on the Bones of Public Conversations About Religion

Posted on November 17, 2010 by Joshua Eaton

It was all I could do to keep from scratching my chigger bites incessantly as I sat in a white plastic lawn chair with about ten other people underneath a tent on a stiflingly hot, muggy day in the su... Read More