Tag: Sources of Tibetan Tradition

April 19, 2013

Leonard W. J. van der Kuijp – The Dalai Lamas and the Origins of Reincarnate Lamas

Read “The Dalai Lamas and the Origins of Reincarnate Lamas,” by Leonard W. J. van der Kuijp, excerpted from The Tibetan History Reader.

April 18, 2013

The Epic of King Gesar

A few excerpts from the Epic of King Gesar, “often described as the Tibetan national epic and as the longest poem in the world,” taken from Sources of Tibetan Tradition.

April 17, 2013

"History as Myth," by Peter Schwieger

Read “History as Myth,” by Peter Schwieger, from The Tibetan History Reader.

April 16, 2013

Timeline of Tibet

Read a timeline of Tibetan history, from Sources of Tibetan Tradition.

February 26, 2013

New Book Tuesday: Satyajit Ray, Chinese Feminism, Tibetan Tradition, Bruce Lee and More!

Satyajit Ray on Cinema Satyajit Ray; Edited by Sandip Ray; Foreword by Shyam Benegal The Birth of Chinese Feminism: Essential Texts in Transnational Theory Edited by Lydia H. Liu, Rebecca E. Karl, and Dorothy Ko Sources of Tibetan Tradition Edited...