Perceiving Reality: A New Book from Chrisitian Coseru
Perceiving Reality: A New Book from Chrisitian Coseru "Perceiving Reality is a masterful study of Buddhist epistemology. It is first and foremost a substantial contribution to the philosophical literature, developing a compelling account of epistemic authority in the context of the phenomenology of perception. It is also an excellent study of Indian Buddhist epistemological inquiry. The philology is impeccable. But it is always in the service [...]
New Brill Book: Crazy for Wisdom by Stefan Larsson
New Brill Book: Crazy for Wisdom by Stefan Larsson Dr. Stefan Larsson's dissertation has been published as volume 30 of Brill's Tibetan Studies Library. Crazy for Wisdom The Making of a Mad Yogin in Fifteenth-Century Tibet The book looks at the life of a young monk from the 15th-century named Sangyé Gyaltsen who became the famous [...]
International Association of Buddhist Studies Conference To Be Held In Vienna
International Association of Buddhist Studies Conference To Be Held In Vienna The XVIIth Congress of the International Association of Buddhist Studies will be held at the University of Vienna, Austria in August of 2014. More information can be found on the conference website: http://iabs2014.univie.ac.at
H-Buddhism Review of ‘Gone Beyond’
H-Buddhism Review of 'Gone Beyond' You can find the recent review of Karl's two volume work on the Abhisamayālaṃkāra here. Karl Brunnhölzl. Gone Beyond: The Prajnaparamita Sutras, the Ornament of Clear Realization, and Its Commentaries in the Tibetan Kagyu Tradition. 2 Volumes. Ithaca: Snow Lion Publications, ISBN 978-1-55939-356-0, ISBN 978-1-55939-357-7. Review: Peter Gilks. Review of Brunnhölzl, Karl, Gone Beyond: The [...]
Dissertation Reviews Dot Org
Dissertation Reviews Dot Org It may be of some interest to know that a new website will be sharing reviews of academic dissertations online: http://dissertationreviews.org/ Although the dissertations will be from many areas of study, of interest to us is the section on Tibetan and Himalayan Studies. See the review of Dr. Nicole Willock's dissertation on the [...]
Report from the Tsadra Research Center Library
Report from the Tsadra Research Center Library ཐོ་ལིང་ Although a complete list of the books we have in our new Research Center in Boulder might be useful, I think readers will find it much more interesting if I regularly make note of a useful, strange, beautiful, or rare book found in our library. This week I would like to [...]
The Thirteenth Seminar of the International Association for Tibetan Studies
The Thirteenth Seminar of the International Association for Tibetan Studies The Thirteenth Seminar of the International Association for Tibetan Studies will be held in Ulaanbaatar Sunday 21 July to Saturday 27 July, 2013. For more information see their new and developing website: http://www.iats.info/
Tsadra Contemplative Scholarships Update
Tsadra Contemplative Scholarships Update The Tsadra Foundation Contemplative Scholarships are now entering their third year. Here is some updated information about the scholarship recipients. For more information on the scholarships and application procedures see the Scholarship Description on our website.
Digital Dharma, The Story of E. Gene Smith
Digital Dharma, The Story of E. Gene Smith A private screening of a new movie about the great scholar and collector of Tibetan texts, E. Gene Smith, will be shown in Boulder on December 15th, 2011. You are invited to a special preview of the upcoming documentary, Digital Dharma, the story of E. Gene Smith, founder [...]
Tibetan Year Calculations Made Easy
Tibetan Year Calculations Made Easy Fred Coulson's blog has a calculator that will convert your Tibetan year into a Western equivalent. Provide the animal, element, and rab byung and you might get something useful: http://phlonx.com/resources/tibetan calendar/ For more on the Tibetan Calendar: http://www.nitartha.org/calendar overview.html
IABS 2011: Reporting from Taiwan (Gene Smith Panel)
IABS 2011: Reporting from Taiwan (Gene Smith Panel) Convened by Michael Sheehy and Jeff Wallman of TBRC, “Gene Smith: His Life and Work” was the first panel I attended at IABS 2011 Congress. Michael Sheehy gave a formal presentation entitled “Banned Books, Sealed Printeries and Neglected Dkar chag” that described some fascinating research on the history of [...]
The 16th Congress of the International Association of Buddhist Studies Begins
The 16th Congress of the International Association of Buddhist Studies Begins The 16th Congress of the International Association of Buddhist Studies is under way here at Dharma Drum Buddhist College in Jinshan, New Taipei, Taiwan. The opening session of the Congress included a truly fascinating address by Tom Tillemans. Professor Tillemans spoke about looking to Buddhist philosophy, specifically Dharmakīrti, [...]