Damien Mitchell on the Tummo of Daosim: Inner Alchemy or Nei Den on October 1, 2022. Center for Bhutan & GNH Studies 2026-09-19 | Damien Mitchell on the Tummo of Daosim: Inner Alchemy or Nei Den on October 1, 2022.
Tibetan Buddhism in China: Renju Guo on October 3,2022 Center for Bhutan & GNH Studies 2022-12-06 | Renju Guo talked about Tibetan Buddhism in China through modern Tibetan eyes: A case study in Pema Tseden's and Sonthar Gyal's Films as a part of the 4th International Conference on Vajrayana Buddhism in Bhutan.In close collaboration with the International Buddhist Confederation, India, the Centre for Bhutan and GNH Studies and the Central Monastic Body of Bhutan, organised the conference from October 1 to October 4, 2022, in Bhutan.Guo Renju is a postgraduate student from the Department of South Asian, Tibetan and Buddhist Studies at the University of Vienna. His current research interests focus on comparative studies between Tibetan and Chinese Buddhist traditions (especially the sūtra hermeneutics of Jonangpa and Huáyán School) and modern Buddhist cultures. He obtained his MBuddhStud degree with Distinction honour from the Centre of Buddhist Studies at the University of Hong Kong. His research dissertation studied philosophical elements in Mahāyāna Buddhism based on the Sanskrit, Chinese and Tibetan versions of Vajracchedikā Prajñāpāramitā. Previously, he worked as a full-time Research Assistant in the Department of Translation at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and contributed to projects on modern ethnic literature and cultural translation among Sino-Tibetan languages, as well as comparative studies between the Tibetan Bon tradition and the Naxi Dongba tradition.Cinematographers: Phurpa Tshering, Sonam Wangyel, Chaten, and Dorji Phuntsho (Researchers)Follow CBS at facebook.com/cbsgnhVisit Website https://www.bhutanstudies.org.bt/fron...#vajraconbhutan #4thinternationalconferenceonvajrayanabuddhism #bhutan #CBS #buddhism
Evolution of Buddhist Mural Art: Harsha Nagaraju on October 3, 2022 Center for Bhutan & GNH Studies 2022-12-06 | Harsha Nagaraju talked about the evolution of Buddhist Mural Art across the Indian Subcontinent- From Ajanta to Alchi to Tibet as a part of the 4th International Conference on Vajrayana Buddhism in Bhutan. In close collaboration with the International Buddhist Confederation, India, the Centre for Bhutan and GNH Studies and the Central Monastic Body of Bhutan, organised the conference from October 1 to October 4, 2022, in Bhutan.Cinematographers: Phurpa Tshering, Sonam Wangyel, Chaten, and Dorji Phuntsho (Researchers) Follow CBS at facebook.com/cbsgnhVisit Website https://www.bhutanstudies.org.bt/fron...#vajraconbhutan #4thinternationalconferenceonvajrayanabuddhism #bhutan #CBS #buddhism
Yajñopavita and its stylistic chronology: Sanjay Shakya on October 3, 2022 Center for Bhutan & GNH Studies 2022-12-06 | Sanjay Shakya talked about Yajñopavita and its stylistic chronology with special reference to Padmapani Avalokistesvara as a part of the 4th International Conference on Vajrayana Buddhism in Bhutan. In close collaboration with the International Buddhist Confederation, India, the Centre for Bhutan and GNH Studies and the Central Monastic Body of Bhutan, organised the conference from October 1 to October 4, 2022, in Bhutan.Sanjay Shakya is a Lecturer at Lumbini Buddhist University. His academic writings include dozens of seminar papers, journal articles and book chapters, mainly belonging to Buddhist Art. His latest publication as a chapter writer is in a book entitled Newar Art Traditions (2021). Others are Relevance of the Buddha and Buddhism Today (2021) and Intangible Heritage of Patan (2018). He is an artist himself specialising in Metal sculptures. The legacy of art is inherited to him from his forefathers. He is a gold medalist in Buddhist Studies from Tribhuvan University in the 2009 AD for his Master’s degree and is pursuing PhD research on Buddhist Art in Nepal. He is keen to explore and analyse the chronological development of artistic embellishment in images of Nepal.Cinematographers: Phurpa Tshering, Sonam Wangyel, Chaten, and Dorji Phuntsho (Researchers)Follow CBS at facebook.com/cbsgnhVisit Website https://www.bhutanstudies.org.bt/fron...#vajraconbhutan #4thinternationalconferenceonvajrayanabuddhism #bhutan #CBS #buddhism
Feminine Manifestation of Vidyā and Dhāraṇī: Abira Bhattacharya on October 3, 2022 Center for Bhutan & GNH Studies 2022-12-05 | Dr Abira Bhattacharya talked about the Feminine Manifestation of Vidya and Dharani; An iconographic study of Buddhist Goddesses in Himalayan Art and Aesthetics as a part of the 4th International Conference on Vajrayana Buddhism in Bhutan. In close collaboration with the International Buddhist Confederation, India, the Centre for Bhutan and GNH Studies and the Central Monastic Body of Bhutan, organised the conference from October 1 to October 4, 2022, in Bhutan.Abira Bhattacharya is the Assistant Curator of the Department of Anthropology at the National Museum, Delhi, India and has completed her Doctoral Thesis, titled ‘Sculptures of Buddhist Goddesses in Eastern India: An Aesthetic and Iconographic Study (8th -12th century C.E.)’ from the Department of History of Art, National Museum Institute (NMI), Delhi, India. Her current research deals with Buddhist art and iconography of the Himalayan region and its interaction with Central Asia. She has actively presented research papers and travelled widely in Southeast Asia as part of her research and documentation, which focuses on the iconographic development of Buddhist goddesses in Eastern India and their transmission to Southeast Asia.Cinematographers: Phurpa Tshering, Sonam Wangyel, Chaten, and Dorji Phuntsho (Researchers)Editing: Deki Wangmo (Researcher) Follow CBS at facebook.com/cbsgnhVisit Website https://www.bhutanstudies.org.bt/fron...#vajraconbhutan #4thinternationalconferenceonvajrayanabuddhism #bhutan #CBS #buddhism
Minling Jetsun Migyur Peldron: Dr Jigmee Wangchuk Bhutia on October 3, 2022 Center for Bhutan & GNH Studies 2022-12-02 | Dr Jigmee Wangchuk Bhutia talked about Minling Jetsun Migyur Peldron's contribution to the dissemination of Vajrayana Buddhism in the Sacred Land of Beyul Dremojong (Sikkim) as a part of the 4th International Conference on Vajrayana Buddhism in Bhutan.In close collaboration with the International Buddhist Confederation, India, the Centre for Bhutan and GNH Studies and the Central Monastic Body of Bhutan, organised the conference from October 1 to October 4, 2022, in Bhutan.Dr Jigmee Wangchuk Bhutia is a Head of the Department of Nyingma the philosophy at Sikkim Government Institute of Higher Nyingma Studies Sheda, Pangthang, Taktse, Gangtok, East Sikkim. He is also a Sangha Member of Indian Himalayan Council of Nalanda Buddhist Tradition (IHCNBT), Executive Member of Sangchen Pemayangtse Monastery, General Secretary of SIHNS Alumni Association and Joint Secretary of Bhutia Literacy Development Association. His fields of specialization are Nyingma Buddhist Philosophy, Sikkim’s Religious History and Lhatsun Chenpo’s Teachings. He obtained a PhD from Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan and double Master with Gold Medal. He has authored and translated five books related to Sikkimese Language, Literature and History and about 10 articles have been published on Language, Literature and Buddhism. His most recent book, which is currently in Namgyal Institute of Tibetology, Gangtok, Sikkim, is a well-researched history of Sangchen Pemayangtse Monastery, a premier monastery of Sikkim. Cinematographers: Phurpa Tshering, Sonam Wangyel, Chaten, and Dorji Phuntsho (Researchers)Follow CBS at facebook.com/cbsgnhVisit Website https://www.bhutanstudies.org.bt/fron...#vajraconbhutan #4thinternationalconferenceonvajrayanabuddhism #bhutan #CBS #buddhism
Role of mindfulness in academic performance: Ugyen Lhendup on October 2, 2022 Center for Bhutan & GNH Studies 2022-11-29 | Ugyen Lhendup talked about role of mindfulness in academic performance and social and emotional learning skills of Post-Graduate Diploma Students as a part of the 4th International Conference on Vajrayana Buddhism in Bhutan. In close collaboration with the International Buddhist Confederation, India, the Centre for Bhutan and GNH Studies and the Central Monastic Body of Bhutan, organised the conference from October 1 to October 4, 2022, in Bhutan.Ugyen Lhendup is a Lecturer and Trainer for Public Policy, Project, Planning, Leadership, Mindfulness and Emotional Intelligence at the Royal Institute of Management. He was a Senior Researcher at Royal Research and Advisory Council, His Majesty’s Secretariat where he worked on number of policy action papers and reports concerning national issues. His current research interest concerns integration and application of the ancient wisdom of Buddhism, mindfulness and spiritual intelligence in 21st century education, training, politics, leadership, public policies and programmes. Passionate in spiritualism, science, social services and community transformation, he was the founder of RIM Zhenphen Tshogpa, founding member of Community-Based Scouting (CBS), Australia Bhutanese Association in Canberra (ABAC), coordinators for various spiritual communities, amongst other in his communities. The recent publication includes “Challenges Faced by Political Parties in the Bhutan’s Election: Perspectives from Political Party Representatives” (Bhutan Journal of Management, Volume 2, Issue 2, August 2022. docs.google.com/presentation/d/1KIBYxUVyd5RVqGtmxJuWV2-eO6FtfZn9/edit?rtpof=true&sd=trueCinematographers: Phurpa Tshering, Sonam Wangyel, Chaten, and Dorji Phuntsho (Researchers) Editing: Deki Wangmo (Researcher) Follow CBS at facebook.com/cbsgnhVisit Website https://www.bhutanstudies.org.bt/fron...#vajraconbhutan #4thinternationalconferenceonvajrayanabuddhism #bhutan #CBS #buddhism
Meditative Gong Theory: Frances Bak on October 2, 2022 Center for Bhutan & GNH Studies 2022-11-29 | Frances Bak demonstrated the Meditative Gong Theory: The use of sound for healing and transformation in the modern world as a part of the 4th International Conference on Vajrayana Buddhism in Bhutan. In close collaboration with the International Buddhist Confederation, India, the Centre for Bhutan and GNH Studies and the Central Monastic Body of Bhutan, organised the conference from October 1 to October 4, 2022, in Bhutan.Fran Bak, gong practitioner, visionary, and Ambassador for Dhun Anand Foundation first introduced the Western gong sound modality to Bhutan in 2019 and in 2021 as the only tourist allowed into the country. Fran will present a general overview of sound therapy, links with ancient healing practices and scientific research being conducted in sound therapy. Cinematographers: Phurpa Tshering, Sonam Wangyel, Chaten, and Dorji Phuntsho (Researchers) Follow CBS at facebook.com/cbsgnhVisit Website https://www.bhutanstudies.org.bt/fron...#vajraconbhutan #4thinternationalconferenceonvajrayanabuddhism #bhutan #CBS #buddhism
The Geo-Politics of Reincarnation: Prof. Dibyesh Anand on October 2, 2022. Center for Bhutan & GNH Studies 2022-11-28 | Prof. Dibyesh Anand talked about The Geo-Politics of Reincarnation: Tibetan Buddhism in a Modern Contested World as a part of the 4th International Conference on Vajrayana Buddhism in Bhutan. In close collaboration with the International Buddhist Confederation, India, the Centre for Bhutan and GNH Studies and the Central Monastic Body of Bhutan, organised the conference from October 1 to October 4, 2022, in Bhutan.Professor Dibyesh Anand is the Head of the School of Social Sciences at the University of Westminster, UK. He is also the co-chair of the University's Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Committee, as well as the Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) Network and, was elected as the nominee for Staff Governor for the University's Court of Governors. He has authored monographs "Geopolitical Exotica: Tibet in Western Imagination", "Tibet: A Victim of Geopolitics", and "Hindu Nationalism in India and the Politics of Fear" and published a number of chapters in edited collections and articles in journals on varied topics including Tibet, China-India border dispute, Hindu nationalism, and postcolonial international relations. He is also a Visiting Professor in Politics and International Relations at the New College of the Humanities in London. He is active on Twitter @dibyeshanand.Cinematographers: Phurpa Tshering, Sonam Wangyel, Chaten, and Dorji Phuntsho (Researchers) Follow CBS at facebook.com/cbsgnhVisit Website https://www.bhutanstudies.org.bt/fron...#vajraconbhutan #4thinternationalconferenceonvajrayanabuddhism #bhutan #CBS #buddhism
Enlightened femineity: Katarina Stanisavljevic on October 3, 2022 Center for Bhutan & GNH Studies 2022-11-23 | Katarina Stanisavljevic talked about Enlightened Femineity: Contemporary Discussions on Yeshe Tsogyal as a part of the 4th International Conference on Vajrayana Buddhism in Bhutan. In close collaboration with the International Buddhist Confederation, India, the Centre for Bhutan and GNH Studies and the Central Monastic Body of Bhutan, organised the conference from October 1 to October 4, 2022, in Bhutan.Since 2010, Katarina Stanisavljevic has been a practitioner of Zen Shiatsu Therapy, a Japanese holistic healing art that utilizes the Chinese Medicine meridian and point system. She currently treats clients and offers classes and workshops at Heartwood Center for Integrative Health and Healing. Studying and practicing with the 5 Elements is a foundational aspect of her work with clients. Katarina also teaches yoga and meditation to teens in a non-profit program serving Chicago's inner-city youth. She is completing her undergraduate studies at Northwestern University with a focus on researching the historiography and hagiography of Tibetan Buddhist women.docs.google.com/presentation/d/1JAHoTmEepXHbcF1gq1AD_AOfdQxVpGmq/edit#slide=id.p1 Cinematographers: Phurpa Tshering, Sonam Wangyel, Chaten, and Dorji Phuntsho (Researchers) Follow CBS at facebook.com/cbsgnhVisit Website https://www.bhutanstudies.org.bt/fron...#vajraconbhutan #4thinternationalconferenceonvajrayanabuddhism #bhutan #CBS #buddhism
Bridging Buddhism & Modern Psychology: Dr Anne Marie Tietjen on October 1, 2022 Center for Bhutan & GNH Studies 2022-11-23 | Dr Anne Marie Tietjen talked about Beyond and Mindfulness: Bridging Buddhism and Modern Psychology as a part of the 4th International Conference on Vajrayana Buddhism in Bhutan. In close collaboration with the International Buddhist Confederation, India, the Centre for Bhutan and GNH Studies and the Central Monastic Body of Bhutan, organised the conference from October 1 to October 4, 2022, in Bhutan.Anne Marie Tietjen, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and Research Associate in the Department of Psychology at Western Washington University. She has maintained a clinical practice for more than 30 years, published her research conducted in Sweden and Papua New Guinea, and taught graduate and undergraduate courses at WWU. She worked as a psychologist at Jigme Dorji Wangchuk National Referral Hospital in Thimphu for a total of nine months in 2017, 2018, and 2019 through Health Volunteers Overseas. She has taught in the Counselling training program at Khesar Gyalpo University of Medical Sciences and provided training for hospital staff as well as working directly with patients. Her work in Bhutan has focused on integrating contextual knowledge and Buddhist concepts of well-being into her work with patients. In 2021 she published an article about her work in Bhutan, “Listening for Bridges: Developing a culturally responsive, transdiagnostic approach to psychotherapy for Bhutan”, in the journal, Transcultural Psychiatry. Ppt; docs.google.com/presentation/d/1pMasm-4o7Bte9vasgrfIWsYADgIIEZog/edit#slide=id.p1 Cinematographers: Phurpa Tshering, Sonam Wangyel, Chaten, and Dorji Phuntsho (Researchers) Follow CBS at facebook.com/cbsgnhVisit Website https://www.bhutanstudies.org.bt/fron...#vajraconbhutan #4thinternationalconferenceonvajrayanabuddhism #bhutan #CBS #buddhism
Dark Retreat (mum mtsham): Venerable Choten Dorji on October 4, 2022 Center for Bhutan & GNH Studies 2022-11-21 | Venerable Choten Dorji talked about Dark Retreat (mum mtsham): Narrative analysis of Illuminating the Darkness by the Light of Dark as a part of the 4th International Conference on Vajrayana Buddhism in Bhutan. In close collaboration with the International Buddhist Confederation, India, the Centre for Bhutan and GNH Studies and the Central Monastic Body of Bhutan, organised the conference from October 1 to October 4, 2022, in Bhutan.Venerable Choten Dorji is the head of the editorial team and content writer at the Organization for the Promotion of Buddhist Practices, a non-profit organisation working toward promoting Buddhist practices and teachings through translation and editions. He is a research Fellow of the Bukkyo Dendo Kyokai at the Kyoto University, Japan, with an annotated translation of the Sarasamuccaya, a commentary on Skandhila’s Abhidharmāvatāra. His fields of studies undertaken are Anuttarayoga-tantra, Abhidharmāvatāra, and Abhidharmasamuccaya. He has authored the biographical book The Lamp of Memoir–Recalling the Life and Benevolence of Guru into the Lotus Heart and translated the book titled ‘The Jewel of Mind.’ He is currently working on the Revised Dzongkha Edition of the Teaching of Buddha (TTOB), a project initiated by the Bukkyo Dendo Kyokai, the Society for the Promotion of Buddhism, Japan. He belongs to the Central Monastic Body of Bhutan, and it is his second presentation at the International Vajrayāna Buddhism Conference.Cinematographers: Phurpa Tshering, Sonam Wangyel, Chaten, and Dorji Phuntsho (Researchers)Editing: Deki Wangmo (Researcher) Follow CBS at facebook.com/cbsgnhVisit Website https://www.bhutanstudies.org.bt/fron...#vajraconbhutan #4thinternationalconferenceonvajrayanabuddhism #bhutan #CBS #buddhism
Western Vajrayana: Lama Justin Laszlo Von Bujdoss on October 1, 2022 Center for Bhutan & GNH Studies 2022-11-21 | Lama Justin Laszlo Von Bujdoss talked about Western Vajrayana; The Complex Dynamics of Tantric Buddhist Spiritual Formation and Meaning Making within the Western Cultural Milieu as a part of the 4th Vajrayana Conference on Buddhism in Bhutan. In close collaboration with the International Buddhist Confederation, India, the Centre for Bhutan and GNH Studies and the Central Monastic Body of Bhutan, organised the conference from October 1 to October 4, 2022, in Bhutan.Lama Justin von Bujdoss is an American Vajrayāna Buddhist teacher, writer, and the is a co-founder of Bhumisparsha experimental Buddhist sangha along with Lama Rod Owens. He is the author of Modern Tantric Buddhism: Authenticity and Embodiment in Dharma Practice published by North Atlantic Books, and a contributor to Buddhism and Whiteness: Critical Reflections published by Lexington Books. Justin also has professional experience in home hospice and hospital settings as a pastoral caregiver. Justin was ordained as a repa, a lay tantric yogin in the tradition of Milarepa, by His Eminence Gyaltsab Rinpoche, one of the heart sons of His Holiness the 16th Karmapa.docs.google.com/presentation/d/1xK52Q3r_3imZVBpjdQw58BFDPVib1B7w/edit#slide=id.p1Cinematographers: Phurpa Tshering, Sonam Wangyel, Chaten, and Dorji Phuntsho (Researchers)Follow CBS at facebook.com/cbsgnhVisit Website https://www.bhutanstudies.org.bt/fron...#vajraconbhutan #4thinternationalconferenceonvajrayanabuddhism #bhutan #CBS #buddhism
Vajra Yoga, a form of Vajrayana Buddhism: Michele Gywnn Loew on October 1, 2022. Center for Bhutan & GNH Studies 2022-11-17 | Michele Gywnn Loew talked about Vajra Yoga, a global adaptation and evolving form of Vajrayana Buddhism in the West as a part of the 4th International Conference on Vajrayana Buddhism in Bhutan. In close collaboration with the International Buddhist Confederation, India, the Centre for Bhutan and GNH Studies and the Central Monastic Body of Bhutan, organised the conference from October 1 to October 4, 2022, in Bhutan.Michele Loew is an international yoga teacher and practitioner of Hatha & Buddhist Yogas. She is the co-founder of the Vajra Yoga School of Comparative Buddhist & Indic studies with Robert A. F. Thurman. She has been the director of The Yoga Space U.S since 1998 and has been educating teachers in Hatha Yoga for Yoga Alliance worldwide since 2002. She has studied Hatha Yoga within the lineages of Krishnamacharya, Sri Vidya, and Kashmir Shivism, and received Buddhist yoga empowerments and ongoing dharma instructions from the major schools of Tibetan Buddhism and His Holiness The Dalai Lama, Sakya Trizin, along with clarifications and tutelage from Tenzin Robert Thurman. She teaches internationally and directs the Vajra Yoga School for Menla and Tibet House US with the aim to educate yogis Worldwide within a framework to seek enlightenment for the benefit of all sentient beings. docs.google.com/presentation/d/1cxH9Fmu_IQYV3QBivb2u3ISUAj3HqY0g/edit#slide=id.p1 Cinematographers: Phurpa Tshering, Sonam Wangyel, Chaten, and Dorji Phuntsho (Researchers)Follow CBS at facebook.com/cbsgnhVisit Website https://www.bhutanstudies.org.bt/fron...#vajraconbhutan #4thinternationalconferenceonvajrayanabuddhism #bhutan #CBS #buddhism
Buddhist values from Gesar of Ling: Timotheus Adrianus Bodt on October 3, 2022 Center for Bhutan & GNH Studies 2022-11-17 | Timotheus Adrianus Bodt talked about Buddhist Values from the Epic of Gesar of Ling- Insights from a version from Arunachal Pradesh as a part of the 4th International Conference on Vajrayana Buddhism in Bhutan. In close collaboration with the International Buddhist Confederation, India, the Centre for Bhutan and GNH Studies and the Central Monastic Body of Bhutan, organised the conference from October 1 to October 4, 2022, in Bhutan.Timotheus (Tim) Bodt is a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. He has a lifelong fascination for the Himalayan region, worked in Tibet and Bhutan, and conducted research in Nepal and in Arunachal Pradesh, India. He is a field, descriptive and historical linguist who published his doctoral dissertation Grammar of Duhumbi in 2020, and the accompanying Duhumbi Storybook in 2018 and Duhumbi Dictionary in 2020. In addition, he has published numerous works on the languages and ethnolinguistic history of the region. Through his linguistic skills and close contact with people of a variety of backgrounds, he has been able to gain a sound understanding of the practices and the meaning of Buddhism in the daily lives of ordinary people.docs.google.com/presentation/d/1TeaxgbfLazxBR3183zjUfHyEUu9cI_oM/edit#slide=id.p2 Cinematographers: Phurpa Tshering, Sonam Wangyel, Chaten, and Dorji Phuntsho (Researchers)Follow CBS at facebook.com/cbsgnhVisit Website https://www.bhutanstudies.org.bt/fron...#vajraconbhutan #4thinternationalconferenceonvajrayanabuddhism #bhutan #CBS #buddhism
The path to wisdom through threefold wisdom: Duong Thi Kim Uyen on October 1, 2022 Center for Bhutan & GNH Studies 2022-11-16 | Duong Thi Kim Uyen talked about The Path to Wisdom through the Threefold Wisdom of Listening, Reflection and Practice in Buddhism as a part of the 4th International Conference on Vajrayana Buddhism in Bhutan. In close collaboration with the International Buddhist Confederation, India, the Centre for Bhutan and GNH Studies and the Central Monastic Body of Bhutan, organised the conference from October 1 to October 4, 2022, in Bhutan.Bhikkhuni Duong Thi Kim Uyen is a Vietnamese Mahayana Buddhist nun. Currently, she is a PhD student majoring in Buddhism and Civilizations and Gautam Buddha University with the topic Buddhist perspectives on Karma with reference to the life after death. She has received ICCR scholarship for MA and PhD program in India. She presented on an international webinar organized by Gautam Buddha University in 2020 on the topic The relationship between precepts in Buddhism and Business activities under the Industrial Revolution 4.0: a study based on Pāli Nikāya. In August 2022, she presented the topic Buddha Teaching on Peace and War in the 22nd annual conference of ISBS at Central Institute of Buddhist Studies, Choglamsar, Leh.docs.google.com/presentation/d/1algwN1HWgBZkEYoHX2FZJfgVdhUCk3El/edit#slide=id.p1 Cinematographers: Phurpa Tshering, Sonam Wangyel, Chaten, and Dorji Phuntsho (Researchers)Follow CBS at facebook.com/cbsgnhVisit Website https://www.bhutanstudies.org.bt/fron...#vajraconbhutan #4thinternationalconferenceonvajrayanabuddhism #bhutan #CBS #buddhism
General principles of Buddhist vehicle: Khenchen Kuenzang Thinley on October 1, 2022 Center for Bhutan & GNH Studies 2022-11-14 | Khenchen Kuenzang Thinley talked about the general principles of Buddhist vehicles and the superiority/distinction of Vajrayana vehicles as a part of the 4th International Conference on Vajrayana Buddhism in Bhutan. In close collaboration with the International Buddhist Confederation, India, the Centre for Bhutan and GNH Studies and the Central Monastic Body of Bhutan, organised the conference from October 1 to October 4, 2022, in Bhutan.Cinematographers: Phurpa Tshering, Sonam Wangyel, Chaten, and Dorji Phuntsho (Researchers)Follow CBS at facebook.com/cbsgnhVisit Website https://www.bhutanstudies.org.bt/fron...#vajraconbhutan #4thinternationalconferenceonvajrayanabuddhism #bhutan #CBS #buddhism
Longchen Rabjams collected works: Khenpo Phuntsho Gyeltshen on October 4, 2022 Center for Bhutan & GNH Studies 2022-11-14 | Khenpo Phuntsho Gyeltshen talked about the re-creation of Longchen Rabjam's collected works through Bhutanese calligraphy as a part of the 4th International Conference on Vajrayana Buddhism in Bhutan. In close collaboration with the International Buddhist Confederation, India, the Centre for Bhutan and GNH Studies and the Central Monastic Body of Bhutan, organised the conference from October 1 to October 4, 2022, in Bhutan.Cinematographers: Phurpa Tshering, Sonam Wangyel, Chaten, and Dorji Phuntsho (Researchers)Editing: Deki Wangmo (Researcher) Follow CBS at facebook.com/cbsgnhVisit Website https://www.bhutanstudies.org.bt/fron...#vajraconbhutan #4thinternationalconferenceonvajrayanabuddhism #bhutan #CBS #buddhism
The four Tantra classes: Khenpo Tashi Dorji on October 4, 2022 Center for Bhutan & GNH Studies 2022-11-14 | Khenpo Tashi Dorji talked about the four Tantra classes as a part of the 4th International Conference on Vajrayana Buddhism in Bhutan. In close collaboration with the International Buddhist Confederation, India, the Centre for Bhutan and GNH Studies and the Central Monastic Body of Bhutan, organised the conference from October 1 to October 4, 2022, in Bhutan.Cinematographers: Phurpa Tshering, Sonam Wangyel, Chaten, and Dorji Phuntsho (Researchers)Editing: Deki Wangmo (Researcher) Follow CBS at facebook.com/cbsgnhVisit Website https://www.bhutanstudies.org.bt/fron...#vajraconbhutan #4thinternationalconferenceonvajrayanabuddhism #bhutan #CBS #buddhism
Buddha and Nature: Phuong Minh Nguyen on October 1, 2022 Center for Bhutan & GNH Studies 2022-11-12 | Phuong Minh Nguyen talked about Buddha and Nature as Depicted in Asvaghosa's Buddhacarita as a part of the 4th International Conference on Vajrayana Buddhism in Bhutan. In close collaboration with the International Buddhist Confederation, India, the Centre for Bhutan and GNH Studies and the Central Monastic Body of Bhutan, organised the conference from October 1 to October 4, 2022, in Bhutan.Phuong Minh Nguyen is a Vietnamese Buddhist nun. In 2011, she received a B.A. degree in Buddhist studies from the Vietnamese Buddhist University in Ho Chi Minh City. She then finished her M.A and M.Phil degrees at Gautam Buddha University in India in 2015 and 2019. Her published academic articles include Peace in Modern Education (Meruut: 2019); Dasaparamita: A Buddhist Way for Universal Compassion and Benefit for Global Well-being (Journal of Buddhist Studies, Volume 01, San Diego, USA:(2020):77-88). Aside from her education, she takes pleasure in environmental activities. In 2016, she received the Global Enviro Care Activist Awards in Dehradun, India. She is currently a research scholar at the School of Buddhist Studies and Civilization at Gautam Buddha University. Her current research focuses on the intersection of Buddhist traditions, including Theravāda, Mahāyāna, and Vajrayāna, with environmental ethics.Cinematographers: Phurpa Tshering, Sonam Wangyel, Chaten, and Dorji Phuntsho (Researchers) Follow CBS at facebook.com/cbsgnhVisit Website https://www.bhutanstudies.org.bt/fron...#vajraconbhutan #4thinternationalconferenceonvajrayanabuddhism #bhutan #CBS #buddhism
Buddhism and Tea: Professor George Van Driem on October 4, 2022 Center for Bhutan & GNH Studies 2022-11-10 | Professor George Van Driem talked about Buddhism and Tea: History, Cognition, and Biochemistry as a part of the 4th International Conference on Vajrayana Buddhism in Bhutan. In close collaboration with the International Buddhist Confederation, India, the Centre for Bhutan and GNH Studies and the Central Monastic Body of Bhutan, organised the conference from October 1 to October 4, 2022, in Bhutan.George van Driem is Professor emeritus at the University of Bern and Distinguished Visiting Professor at the Indian Institute of Technology at Guwahati. He has written several grammars of previously undocumented languages and published the two-volume handbook Languages of the Himalayas (2001). His comprehensive history of tea, entitled The Tale of Tea (2019), has been translated into Chinese and is being translated into Japanese. Cinematographers: Phurpa Tshering, Sonam Wangyel, Chaten, and Dorji Phuntsho (Researchers) Editing: Deki Wangmo (Researcher) Follow CBS at facebook.com/cbsgnhVisit Website https://www.bhutanstudies.org.bt/fron...#vajraconbhutan #4thinternationalconferenceonvajrayanabuddhism #bhutan #CBS #buddhism
Pure realm practice and the great perfection (Dzongchen): Joseph H. Wagner on October 4, 2022 Center for Bhutan & GNH Studies 2022-11-10 | Joseph H. Wagner talked about onward and upward: pure realm practice and the great perfection (Dzongchen) as a part of the 4th International Conference on Vajrayana Buddhism in Bhutan. In close collaboration with the International Buddhist Confederation, India, the Centre for Bhutan and GNH Studies and the Central Monastic Body of Bhutan, organised the conference from October 1 to October 4, 2022, in Bhutan.Joseph Wagner is an artist, entrepreneur, business owner and Buddhist teacher who runs Chonyi Ling Dharma Center in the United States. He is also the author of several books of Buddhist poetry. His current research interests include the connections between Dzogchen and Ch’an thought and practice; the development of yogic and subtle body mapping in Vajrayāna Buddhism and the Kalachakra Tantra and the use of alchemical formulas in Dzogchen as a support for the visionary practice of Togal. Cinematographers: Phurpa Tshering, Sonam Wangyel, Chaten, and Dorji Phuntsho (Researchers) Editing: Deki Wangmo (Researcher) Follow CBS at facebook.com/cbsgnhVisit Website https://www.bhutanstudies.org.bt/fron...#vajraconbhutan #4thinternationalconferenceonvajrayanabuddhism #bhutan #CBS #buddhism
Cremation Practice in Vajrayana: Andrea Loseries on October 3, 2022 Center for Bhutan & GNH Studies 2022-11-10 | Andrea Loseries talked about Cremation Practice in Vajrayana as a part of the 4th International Conference on Vajrayana Buddhism in Bhutan. In close collaboration with the International Buddhist Confederation, India, the Centre for Bhutan and GNH Studies and the Central Monastic Body of Bhutan, organised the conference from October 1 to October 4, 2022, in Bhutan.Andrea Loseries has studied History of Asian Arts and Museology at the École du Louvre and Musée Guimet, as well as Tibetan Language and Culture at the Institute of Oriental Languages, and Sanskrit at the École Pratique des Hautes Études, in Paris. She then continued her studies in these fields at Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan, West Bengal. Her PH.D. She received from Vienna University in Ethnology, Tibetology and Buddhist Studies. She is an expert on comparative cultural history and specialised in Tibetan Tantric Buddhism. She has carried out research and field studies in Tibet, Bhutan, Mongolia, India, Japan and the Austrian Alps. She has published numerous monographs, and over a hundred research papers produced several ethnographical film documentaries, was curator of art exhibitions and convened a large number of international conferences. Her teaching activities extended from the University of Graz and the Academy of Buddhist Studies, Salzburg, Austria, to Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan, where she was Head and Professor of the Department of Indo-Tibetan Studies, and Director of the Centre for Buddhist Studies (2006 – 2012). Cinematographers: Phurpa Tshering, Sonam Wangyel, Chaten, and Dorji Phuntsho (Researchers) Follow CBS at facebook.com/cbsgnhVisit Website https://www.bhutanstudies.org.bt/fron...#vajraconbhutan #4thinternationalconferenceonvajrayanabuddhism #bhutan #CBS #buddhism
Citadels of conservation: David Hecht on October 3, 2022 Center for Bhutan & GNH Studies 2022-11-09 | David Matthew Hecht talked about citadels of conservation: Mapping spiritual landscapes, more than human worlds, and territories of protection in Bhutan as a part of the 4th International Conference on Vajrayana Buddhism in Bhutan. In close collaboration with the International Buddhist Confederation, India, the Centre for Bhutan and GNH Studies and the Central Monastic Body of Bhutan, organised the conference from October 1 to October 4, 2022, in Bhutan.Cinematographers: Phurpa Tshering, Sonam Wangyel, Chaten, and Dorji Phuntsho (Researchers) Follow CBS at facebook.com/cbsgnhVisit Website https://www.bhutanstudies.org.bt/fron...#vajraconbhutan #4thinternationalconferenceonvajrayanabuddhism #bhutan #CBS #buddhism
Gesars Whip: Carroll Dunham on October 3, 2022 Center for Bhutan & GNH Studies 2022-11-09 | Carroll Dunham talked about Gesar's Whip: The Horse as Mind Metaphor in Vajrayana Buddhism as a part of the 4th International Conference on Vajrayana Buddhism in Bhutan. In close collaboration with the International Buddhist Confederation, India, the Centre for Bhutan and GNH Studies and the Central Monastic Body of Bhutan, organised the conference from October 1 to October 4, 2022, in Bhutan.Carroll Dunham is an anthropologist and lecturer for National Geographic. She co-founded Around The World in 80 Fabrics, a non-profit educational foundation exploring non-petroleum fabric materials. Author of The Hidden Himalayas, Tibet: Reflections from the Wheel of Life, Sacred Landscape & Pilgrimage in Tibet, Boudha: Restoration of the Great Stupa, she has produced over 12 films for National Geographic, PBS, BBC, Channel 4, CBS on Himalayan and Mongolian culture. She had led numerous medical expeditions in the Himalayas and pilgrimages throughout Nepal, Bhutan, India, and Mongolia on horseback. She has a personal passion for nomadic life, human relation to horses, and the study of Vajrayāna Buddhism as it is lived today.Cinematographers: Phurpa Tshering, Sonam Wangyel, Chaten, and Dorji Phuntsho (Researchers) Follow CBS at facebook.com/cbsgnhVisit Website https://www.bhutanstudies.org.bt/fron...#vajraconbhutan #4thinternationalconferenceonvajrayanabuddhism #bhutan #CBS #buddhism
Myths of patriarchizing matriarchal: Dr Sipoy Sarveswar on October 3, 2022 Center for Bhutan & GNH Studies 2022-11-09 | Dr Sipoy Sarveswar talked about patriarchizing matriarchal myths: understanding India's sidelining of Buddhism as a part of the 4th International Conference on Vajrayana Buddhism in Bhutan.In close collaboration with the International Buddhist Confederation, India, the Centre for Bhutan and GNH Studies and the Central Monastic Body of Bhutan, organised the conference from October 1 to October 4, 2022, in Bhutan.Dr Sipoy Sarveswar is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Anthropology, Visva-Bharati University (a central university in India founded by Noble Laureate Rabindranath Tagore). His fields of specialisation include kinship studies, non-kinship group formations (both traditional and urban), Caste studies, and Anthropology of Religion in South Asia. He has conducted ethnographic fieldwork among the Newah of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, for his PhD. He has also carried out work among the Tribal communities of India. He has published in reputed journals and contributed book chapters in various edited volumes. He is currently working on transforming his dissertation into a book manuscript. He is also experimenting with the ‘Anthropology of public writing’ method and has contributed public pieces to various e-media outlets in India.Cinematographers: Phurpa Tshering, Sonam Wangyel, Chaten, and Dorji Phuntsho (Researchers) Follow CBS at facebook.com/cbsgnhVisit Website https://www.bhutanstudies.org.bt/fron...#vajraconbhutan #4thinternationalconferenceonvajrayanabuddhism #bhutan #CBS #buddhism
Amalia Rubin talked about proving Gesar on October 3, 2022 Center for Bhutan & GNH Studies 2022-11-09 | Amalia Rubin talked about Proving Gesar: A Multicultural Approach as a part of the 4th International Conference on Vajrayana Buddhism in Bhutan. In close collaboration with the International Buddhist Confederation, India, the Centre for Bhutan and GNH Studies and the Central Monastic Body of Bhutan, organised the conference from October 1 to October 4, 2022, in Bhutan.Amalia Hana Rubin is a Provisional PhD candidate at the University of Leeds in Languages Societies and Cultures, concentrating on the Epic of King Gesar of Ling as a defining influence in the lives of 21st century eastern Tibetans. She completed her MA with honors at the University of Washington in International Studies with a certificate n development, and her BA Summa Cum Laude at the State University of New York at Buffalo in Asian Studies concentrating on Tibetan and Chinese languages. Cinematographers: Phurpa Tshering, Sonam Wangyel, Chaten, and Dorji Phuntsho (Researchers) Follow CBS at facebook.com/cbsgnhVisit Website https://www.bhutanstudies.org.bt/fron...#vajraconbhutan #4thinternationalconferenceonvajrayanabuddhism #bhutan #CBS #buddhism
Dr Elizabeth Allison talked about sanctifying the Himalayan landscape on October 3, 2022 Center for Bhutan & GNH Studies 2022-11-09 | Dr Elizabeth Allison talked about sanctifying the Himalayan landscape: Guru Rinpoche as an environmental avatar as a part of the 4th International Conference on Vajrayana Buddhism in Bhutan. In close collaboration with the International Buddhist Confederation, India, the Centre for Bhutan and GNH Studies and the Central Monastic Body of Bhutan, organised the conference from October 1 to October 4, 2022, in Bhutan.Elizabeth Allison, PhD, is Professor of Ecology and Religion at the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco, USA, where she founded and chairs the graduate program in Ecology, Spirituality, and religion and created the Religion & Ecology Summit series of conferences. She researches the implications of Buddhism and indigenous mountain religions for biodiversity conservation and climate adaptation. Her scholarly articles, many based on research in Bhutan, appear in journals including WIREs Climate Change, Religions, Mountain Research and Development, Journal for the Study of Religion, Nature, and Culture, and in several edited volumes. Her current book project is The Topography of Karma: Religion, Environment, and Development in Modernizing Bhutan.Cinematographers: Phurpa Tshering, Sonam Wangyel, Chaten, and Dorji Phuntsho (Researchers) Follow CBS at facebook.com/cbsgnhVisit Website https://www.bhutanstudies.org.bt/fron...#vajraconbhutan #4thinternationalconferenceonvajrayanabuddhism #bhutan #CBS #buddhism
Dr Ian Baker talked about the geography of enlightenment on October 3, 2022 Center for Bhutan & GNH Studies 2022-11-09 | Dr Ian Baker talked about "The Geography of Enlightenment: Revisiting Pure Realms (zhing khams), Power Places (gnas), and Hidden Lands (sbas yul) in Vajrayana Buddhism as a part of the 4th International Conference on Vajrayana Buddhism in Bhutan. In close collaboration with the International Buddhist Confederation, India, the Centre for Bhutan and GNH Studies and the Central Monastic Body of Bhutan, organised the conference from October 1 to October 4, 2022, in Bhutan.Dr Ian Baker (PhD) is an anthropologist and cultural historian and the author of seven critically acclaimed books on Himalayan and Tibetan cultural history, environment, art, and medicine. He was the lead curator of the Welcome Trust's 2015-2016 exhibition Tibet's Secret Temple: Body, Mind and Meditation in Tantric Buddhism, which featured art and artefacts from Bhutan and was honoured by the National Geographic Society as one of seven 'Explorers for the Millennium' for his ethnographic and geographical field research in Beyul Pemakö, the 'hidden land arrayed like lotuses' in Tibet's Tsangpo Gorge region.Cinematographers: Phurpa Tshering, Sonam Wangyel, Chaten, and Dorji Phuntsho (Researchers) Follow CBS at facebook.com/cbsgnhVisit Website https://www.bhutanstudies.org.bt/fron...#vajraconbhutan #4thinternationalconferenceonvajrayanabuddhism #bhutan #CBS #buddhism
Me-tsal Wangmo and Jagyur Dorje talked about Tantric Samayas on October 1, 2022 Center for Bhutan & GNH Studies 2022-11-09 | Me-tsal Wangmo talked about "Promise and process: contemporary application of Tantric Samayas as a part of the 4th International Conference on Vajrayana Buddhism in Bhutan. In close collaboration with the International Buddhist Confederation, India, the Centre for Bhutan and GNH Studies and the Central Monastic Body of Bhutan, organised the conference from October 1 to October 4, 2022, in Bhutan.Mé-tsal Wangmo and Ja’gyür Dorje are a teaching couple within the Aro gTér lineage. They have been ordained go kar chang lo practitioners and students of Ngak’chang Rinpoche and Khandro Déchen (the lineage holders of the Aro gTér) since the 1990s. They combine career and family life with practising and teaching Vajrayāna. As well as teaching publicly, they have a number of personal students in Britain, mainland Europe, South America and Asia. Their paper on the non-monastic sanghas was included in A Mandala of 21st Century Perspectives - Proceedings of The International Conference on Tradition and Innovation in Vajrayāna Buddhism.Cinematographers: Phurpa Tshering, Sonam Wangyel, Chaten, and Dorji Phuntsho (Researchers) Follow CBS at facebook.com/cbsgnhVisit Website https://www.bhutanstudies.org.bt/fron...#vajraconbhutan #4thinternationalconferenceonvajrayanabuddhism #bhutan #CBS #buddhism
Eli Jellenc talked about Vajrayanas values and ethics on October 1, 2022 Center for Bhutan & GNH Studies 2022-11-08 | Eli Jellenc talked about Radical Freedom: Vajrayana's values and Ethics in Cross-Cultural Dialogue as a part of the 4th International Conference on Vajrayana Buddhism in Bhutan. In close collaboration with the International Buddhist Confederation, India, the Centre for Bhutan and GNH Studies and the Central Monastic Body of Bhutan, organised the conference from October 1 to October 4, 2022, in Bhutan.Eli Jellenc is an independent anthropological researcher studying contemplative practices and their corresponding ethics and epistemologies across cultures. He has trained in meditative techniques of various Dharmic, Christian monastic, and secular traditions across a dozen countries for over 20 years, the last eight of which have focused exclusively on Dzogchen as a student of Tulku Rabgay of Gaden Monastery in Bhutan. His professional trade is that of a geopolitical and cyber risk analyst. In this capacity, he has authored over ten published scholarly articles, book chapters, and official policy documents on these topics. He holds a master's degree in International Relations and Security from Georgetown University with undergraduate degrees in cultural sociology and political science.Cinematographers: Phurpa Tshering, Sonam Wangyel, Chaten, and Dorji Phuntsho (Researchers) Follow CBS at facebook.com/cbsgnhVisit Website https://www.bhutanstudies.org.bt/fron...#vajraconbhutan #4thinternationalconferenceonvajrayanabuddhism #bhutan #CBS #buddhism
Israel Polonio talked about the realms of Shambala on October 4, 2022 Center for Bhutan & GNH Studies 2022-11-08 | Isreal Polonio talked about the realms of Shambala: The geology of stone jewel mountain as a part of the 4th International Conference on Vajrayana Buddhism in Bhutan. In close collaboration with the International Buddhist Confederation, India, the Centre for Bhutan and GNH Studies and the Central Monastic Body of Bhutan, organised the conference from October 1 to October 4, 2022, in Bhutan.Israel Polonio, he is a Senior Geologist with more than 25 years’ experience in Spain, North Africa, and Norway. He is Doctorated (DEA)– Processes and Geological Resources and Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) from Complutense University of Madrid in Spain. Simultaneously, he has leading and participating activities, workshops, consortiums, or conferences. and fascinated in Dharma and Yoga for the last 15 years. He has tried to bring up the combination of geosciences and Buddhism forward but with a contemporary way to understand the teachings of the Buddha.Cinematographers: Phurpa Tshering, Sonam Wangyel, Chaten, and Dorji Phuntsho (Researchers) Editing: Deki Wangmo (Researcher)Follow CBS at facebook.com/cbsgnhVisit Website https://www.bhutanstudies.org.bt/fron...#vajraconbhutan #4thinternationalconferenceonvajrayanabuddhism #bhutan #CBS #buddhism
Dr Ayesha Fuentes talked about Vajrayana ritual objects on October 4, 2022 Center for Bhutan & GNH Studies 2022-11-08 | Dr Ayesha Fuentes talked about supply, innovation and continuity in the use of human remains for Vajrayana Ritual Objects as a part of the 4th International Conference on Vajrayana Buddhism in Bhutan. In close collaboration with the International Buddhist Confederation, India, the Centre for Bhutan and GNH Studies and the Central Monastic Body of Bhutan, organised the conference from October 1 to October 4, 2022, in Bhutan.Ayesha Fuentes is an objects conservator and technical historian specializing in material religion. She completed her PhD on the use of human remain in Tibetan and Himalayan Buddhist ritual objects in 2021 at SOAS University of London and is currently Isaac Newton Trust Research Associate in Conservation at the University of Cambridge Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. She has professional experience in Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, China and Sudan, as well as the US and UK, and is a graduate of the UCLA/Getty MA Program in the Conservation of Material Heritage. For more information about her activities and current projects, please visit www.ayeshafuentes.comCinematographers: Phurpa Tshering, Sonam Wangyel, Chaten, and Dorji Phuntsho (Researchers) Editing: Deki Wangmo (Researcher)Follow CBS at facebook.com/cbsgnhVisit Website https://www.bhutanstudies.org.bt/fron...#vajraconbhutan #4thinternationalconferenceonvajrayanabuddhism #bhutan #CBS #buddhism
Khenpo Namgay Wangdi talked about the crucial techniques in the yoga practice on October 4, 2022 Center for Bhutan & GNH Studies 2022-11-08 | Khenpo Namgay Wangdi talked about the object of purification and crucial techniques in generation stage deity yoga practice as a part of the 4th International Conference on Vajrayana Buddhism in Bhutan. In close collaboration with the International Buddhist Confederation, India, the Centre for Bhutan and GNH Studies and the Central Monastic Body of Bhutan, organised the conference from October 1 to October 4, 2022, in Bhutan.Khenpo Namgay Wangdi is trained under the enlightened guidance of great Master Dralop Kudrue Kinley Gyeltshen alias Ngawang Lekshed Jamtsho Rinpoche at Lekshed Jungney Shedra and Drupdey Punakha. Upon completing philosophical studies and meditational practices, he served as a lecturer at the same institute. He studied Sanskrit and Pāli in India and Sri Lanka, respectively. He has done postgraduate studies at Hong Kong University. Currently, he serves as a spiritual advisor for Long Quang Pagoda, Vietnam and promotes Buddhism in Vietnam.Cinematographers: Phurpa Tshering, Sonam Wangyel, Chaten, and Dorji Phuntsho (Researchers) Editing: Deki Wangmo (Researcher)Follow CBS at facebook.com/cbsgnhVisit Website https://www.bhutanstudies.org.bt/fron...#vajraconbhutan #4thinternationalconferenceonvajrayanabuddhism #bhutan #CBS #buddhism
Yangchen C Rinzin in conversation with Dr Dorji Wangchuk Center for Bhutan & GNH Studies 2022-11-08 | As a part of the 4th International Conference on Vajrayana Buddhism, Dr Dorji Wangchuk talked about social media and Vajrayana practices with Yangchen C Rinzin, a research fellow with the Centre for Bhutan and GNH Studies (CBS). In the conversation with Dorji Wangchuk, he talked about his research based on ethnographic fieldwork from 2018 to 2021 and using the cultural discourse analysis on multimodal and digital messages, and everyday talk-in-interactions exchanged between members of Bhutanese families and local communities. His paper has shown that both the online and offline religious practices, of Bhutanese, come together around the local deities, while also co-creating a sacred chronotope and a sense of common purpose, imagined community and national unity. Particularly the use of social media App "Wechat" in the context of Bhutanese. In close collaboration with the International Buddhist Confederation, India, the CBS and the Central Monastic Body of Bhutan, organised the conference from October 1 to October 4 in Bhutan. Camera: Sangye Choiphel (Research Fellows) Editing: Sonam Wangdi (Research Fellow)Follow CBS at facebook.com/cbsgnhVisit Website https://www.bhutanstudies.org.bt/fron...#vajraconbhutan #4thinternationalconferenceonvajrayanabuddhism #bhutan #CBS #buddhism
Dr Aniket Mahapatra & Dr Payal Sarkar talked about Charyapadas on October 4, 2022 Center for Bhutan & GNH Studies 2022-11-07 | Dr Aniket Mahapatra & Dr Payal Sarkar talked about "Charyapadas": Treasures of the Vajrayana Tradition in Bengal, India as a part of the 4th International Conference on Vajrayana Buddhism in Bhutan.In close collaboration with the International Buddhist Confederation, India, the Centre for Bhutan and GNH Studies and the Central Monastic Body of Bhutan, organised the conference from October 1 to October 4, 2022, in Bhutan.Dr Aniket Mahapatra is the Assistant Professor of the Department of Bengali language and literature, New Alipore College at the University of Calcutta. He is the Convenor of the Heritage Study Centre of New Alipore College, Kolkata, India, and also an Honorary Academic Head for the BBIN countries of ABTO. His current research deals with Bengali Buddhism, Nalandan tradition, Buddhism and Bengali literature. Mrs. Payel Sarkar is the Teacher-In-Charge or Principal of the N.I.G.S (Salboni). Though She is from the background of Physics but a promising Buddhist Scholar. Her specialization is Buddhism in Bengal and Kalinga. Now she is engaged in a work for the students: Buddhism in Daily Life. She has also written 24 essays.Cinematographers: Phurpa Tshering, Sonam Wangyel, Chaten, and Dorji Phuntsho (Researchers) Editing: Deki Wangmo (Researcher)Follow CBS at facebook.com/cbsgnhVisit Website https://www.bhutanstudies.org.bt/fron...#vajraconbhutan #4thinternationalconferenceonvajrayanabuddhism #bhutan #CBS #buddhism
Julian Schott talked about Amrtavajras Dohakosatik on October 4, 2022 Center for Bhutan & GNH Studies 2022-11-07 | Julian Schott talked about "Amrtavajra's Dohakosatik: An Unconventional Interpretation of Krsnacaryapa's Doha as an Utpannakrama practice manual as a part of the 4th International Conference on Vajrayana Buddhism in Bhutan."In close collaboration with the International Buddhist Confederation, India, the Centre for Bhutan and GNH Studies and the Central Monastic Body of Bhutan, organised the conference from October 1 to October 4, 2022, in Bhutan.Julian is currently working at the University of Hamburg and for 84.000. Before he was teaching at Rangjung Yeshe and The University of Sydney.Julian Schott studied Indology, Philosophy, and Religious Studies in Göttingen, Pune, and Hamburg. During his bachelor's and master's degrees (2014), he studied classical Tibetan at a part-time program throughout six years. His Dissertation was carried out at and funded by the Centre for the Study of Manuscript Culture (CSMC) in Hamburg, it was published in 2019 and studies the esoteric Buddhist Apabhraṃśa-poems (dohā) of Kṛṣṇacaryā and its Sanskrit and Tibetan commentary traditions, together with its genre. Currently, he is involved in a couple of research projects, dealing with the poetic writings of the Siddha Tillopā, a śāstra on Buddhist cosmology by the Third Karmapa Rangjung Dorje, a re-edition of Indrabhūti’s Jñānasiddhi, but also engaged in interdisciplinary research on mindfulness.Cinematographers: Phurpa Tshering, Sonam Wangyel, Chaten, and Dorji Phuntsho (Researchers) Editing: Deki Wangmo (Researcher)Follow CBS at facebook.com/cbsgnhVisit Website https://www.bhutanstudies.org.bt/fron...#vajraconbhutan #4thinternationalconferenceonvajrayanabuddhism #bhutan #CBS #buddhism
Sourajit Ghosh talked about Bhikkhunis of Bhikkhuni Samyutta on October 3, 2022 Center for Bhutan & GNH Studies 2022-11-07 | Sourajit Ghosh talked about "the perfection of two early Bhikkhunis of Bhikkhuni Samyutta and the early development of non-dual teachings of emptiness as a part of the 4th International Conference on Vajrayana Buddhism in Bhutan. In close collaboration with the International Buddhist Confederation, India, the Centre for Bhutan and GNH Studies and the Central Monastic Body of Bhutan, organised the conference from October 1 to October 4, 2022, in Bhutan.Cinematographers: Phurpa Tshering, Sonam Wangyel, Chaten, and Dorji Phuntsho (Researchers) Follow CBS at facebook.com/cbsgnhVisit Website https://www.bhutanstudies.org.bt/fron...#vajraconbhutan #4thinternationalconferenceonvajrayanabuddhism #bhutan #CBS #buddhism
Karma Dhikik Bhutia talked about prominent Bhikkhunis and Yoginis on October 3, 2022 Center for Bhutan & GNH Studies 2022-11-07 | Karma Dhikik Bhutia talked about prominent Bhikkhunis and Yoginis in Vajrayana Buddhism as a part of the 4th International Conference on Vajrayana Buddhism in Bhutan. In close collaboration with the International Buddhist Confederation, India, the Centre for Bhutan and GNH Studies and the Central Monastic Body of Bhutan, organised the conference from October 1 to October 4, 2022, in Bhutan.Karma Dhikik Bhutia works at the Centre for Northeast Studies, New Delhi, India as a Buddhist researcher and she is also affiliated voluntary with the International Centre for Cultural Studies. Her field of research is on Buddhism in Russia, Mongolia, Bhutan, Tibet, Japan, and Korea and its roots in India. Recently she has presented a research paper on the ‘Remarkable contribution of the 19th Kushok Bakula Rinpoche in Russia at the first international conference on “Buddhism in Russia” organised by Indra Gandhi National Centre for Arts (IGNCA), Ministry of Culture, Government of India. She is also a LinguaphileCinematographers: Phurpa Tshering, Sonam Wangyel, Chaten, and Dorji Phuntsho (Researchers) Follow CBS at facebook.com/cbsgnhVisit Website https://www.bhutanstudies.org.bt/fron...#vajraconbhutan #4thinternationalconferenceonvajrayanabuddhism #bhutan #CBS #buddhism
Dr Medha Bisht talked about revisiting the political in Bhutan on October 1, 2022. Center for Bhutan & GNH Studies 2022-11-07 | Dr Medha Bisht talked about a case of plural modernities: revisiting the "political" in Bhutan as a part of the 4th International Conference on Vajrayana Buddhism in Bhutan. Medha Bisht is an Associate Professor of International Relations at the South Asian University, New Delhi. Her fields of specialization are Asian strategic thought and philosophical traditions, water governance and diplomacy, and South Asian politics, with specific focus on Bhutan. She has authored a Book Kautilya's Arthashastra: Philosophy of Strategy (Oxon: Routledge, 2020), and has published widely in international peer reviewed journals on themes related to diplomacy, dialogue, and foreign policy. Her current research interests revolve around exploring South Asian intellectual traditions, non-western epistemologies and types of communicative strategies and action, particularly around Hindu, Buddhist and Daoist philosophical traditionsIn close collaboration with the International Buddhist Confederation, India, the Centre for Bhutan and GNH Studies and the Central Monastic Body of Bhutan, organised the conference from October 1 to October 4, 2022, in Bhutan.Cinematographers: Phurpa Tshering, Sonam Wangyel, Chaten, and Dorji Phuntsho (Researchers) Follow CBS at facebook.com/cbsgnhVisit Website https://www.bhutanstudies.org.bt/fron...#vajraconbhutan #4thinternationalconferenceonvajrayanabuddhism #bhutan #CBS #buddhism
Yogini Traditions in Bhutan: Tshering Choden in Bhutan on October 3, 2022 Center for Bhutan & GNH Studies 2022-11-07 | Tshering Choden talked about Yogini Tradition in Bhutan and Dakini Practices in Vajrayana Buddhism as a part of the 4th International Conference on Vajrayana Buddhism. Tshering Choden was born in a traditional Vajrayāna family in Ogyen Choeling, in the Bumthang region of Central Bhutan. In 2001, she attended Perugia University in Italy and continued her training in Vajrayāna and Dzogchen with her root teacher, Chögyal Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche. She is an accomplished practitioner of the Longchen Nyingthik, Longsal, and Yuthok Nyingthik, a teacher of Nejang Yoga. In close collaboration with the International Buddhist Confederation, India, the Centre for Bhutan and GNH Studies and the Central Monastic Body of Bhutan, organised the conference from October 1 to October 4, 2022, in Bhutan.Cinematographers: Phurpa Tshering, Sonam Wangyel, Chaten, and Dorji Phuntsho (Researchers) Follow CBS at facebook.com/cbsgnhVisit Website https://www.bhutanstudies.org.bt/fron...#vajraconbhutan #4thinternationalconferenceonvajrayanabuddhism #bhutan #CBS #buddhism
Khedrup Rinpoche talked about Vajrayana Buddhism in Bhutan on October 3, 2022 Center for Bhutan & GNH Studies 2022-11-05 | Khedrup Rinpoche talked about Vajrayana Buddhism in Bhutan and its current scenario as a part of the 4th International Conference on Vajrayana Buddhism in Bhutan. In close collaboration with the International Buddhist Confederation, India, the Centre for Bhutan and GNH Studies and the Central Monastic Body of Bhutan, organised the conference from October 1 to October 4, 2022, in Bhutan.Cinematographers: Phurpa Tshering, Sonam Wangyel, Chaten, and Dorji Phuntsho (Researchers) Follow CBS at facebook.com/cbsgnhVisit Website https://www.bhutanstudies.org.bt/fron...#vajraconbhutan #4thinternationalconferenceonvajrayanabuddhism #bhutan #CBS #buddhism
Ivana Gligoric talked about the magic of death on October 1, 2022 Center for Bhutan & GNH Studies 2022-11-04 | Ivana Gligoric talked about the magic of death and the joy of simply being as a part of the 4th International Conference on Vajrayana Buddhism in Bhutan. In close collaboration with the International Buddhist Confederation, India, the Centre for Bhutan and GNH Studies and the Central Monastic Body of Bhutan, organised the conference from October 1 to October 4, 2022, in Bhutan.Ivana Gligoric is a consciousness doctoral researcher and an academic mentor at the California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco, USA. She is a polymath, an international keynote speaker, published author, advisor, and a course author at the IU International University of Applied Sciences. Her current research explores how a transformed relationship with death could foster personal growth, deepen our relationship with life, and intensify our connections to Earth and all living beings while accepting the ultimate unity of all life experiences. Ivana focuses on epistemologies that positively support the transformation and emphasize mindfulness and the inevitability of death, such as transpersonal psychology and Vajrayāna Buddhism philosophy. She is looking into their integration across cultures and traditions through an art-based method that explores the notion of unity in diversity—overcoming death-related dualisms and polarities. Cinematographers: Phurpa Tshering, Sonam Wangyel, Chaten, and Dorji Phuntsho (Researchers) Follow CBS at facebook.com/cbsgnhVisit Website https://www.bhutanstudies.org.bt/fron...#vajraconbhutan #4thinternationalconferenceonvajrayanabuddhism #bhutan #CBS #buddhism
Dr Rigzen Gurmet talked about the documents of Rgyal dbang Kun dga on October 4, 2022 Center for Bhutan & GNH Studies 2022-11-03 | Dr Rigzen Gurmet talked about the documents of "Rgyal dbang Kun dga Dpal "byor as primary source of the Treaties of Brug pa Bka brgyud lineage as a part of the 4th Vajrayana Conference on Vajrayana Budhhism. In close collaboration with the International Buddhist Confederation, India, the Centre for Bhutan and GNH Studies and the Central Monastic Body of Bhutan, organised the conference from October 1 to October 4, 2022, in Bhutan.The 'Brug pa Bka' brgyud is the sub-sect of Gling ras Bka' brgyud founded by Chos rje Gtsang pa Rgya ras Ye shes Rdo rje in the 12th century. The purity of this school of Tibetan Buddhism is still vibrantly alive in the Himalayan regions and further spreading across Asia; today, it has even reached the west. Cinematographers: Phurpa Tshering, Sonam Wangyel, Chaten, and Dorji Phuntsho (Researchers) Editing: Deki Wangmo (Researcher) Follow CBS at facebook.com/cbsgnhVisit Website https://www.bhutanstudies.org.bt/fron...#vajraconbhutan #4thinternationalconferenceonvajrayanabuddhism #bhutan #CBS #buddhism
Venerable Phan Anh Duoc talked about three Buddhist traditions on October 4, 2022 Center for Bhutan & GNH Studies 2022-11-02 | Venerable Phan Anh Duoc talked about the Concept of True Mind in Three Buddhist Traditions: A Critical Analysis as a part of the 4th International Conference on Vajrayana Buddhism. In close collaboration with the International Buddhist Confederation, India, the Centre for Bhutan and GNH Studies and the Central Monastic Body of Bhutan, organised the conference from October 1 to October 4, 2022, in Bhutan.Ven. Dr Phan Anh Duoc (Thich Dong Dac) is a lecturer at Binh Dinh School of Buddhist Studies, Binh Dinh Province, Vietnam. He is a founder and president of Nguyen Thieu Dhamma English Club with the participation of more than 200 monks and nuns since 2020. He has done an MA, Phil and PhD in Buddhist Studies at the University School of Buddhist Studies and Civilization, Gautam Buddha University, India. His fields of specialization are Indian Mahāyāna, Vajrayāna Buddhist traditions, Engaged Buddhism, History and Philosophy. He has translated many different books related to Buddhist Studies and is experienced for organizing online international conferences and workshops. His most recent book for English-Vietnamese Translation is “Common Buddhist Texts: Guidance and Insight from the Buddha” by Vietnam Buddhist Research Center. Cinematographers: Phurpa Tshering, Sonam Wangyel, Chaten, and Dorji Phuntsho (Researchers) Editing: Deki Wangmo (Researcher) Follow CBS at facebook.com/cbsgnhVisit Website https://www.bhutanstudies.org.bt/fron...#vajraconbhutan #4thinternationalconferenceonvajrayanabuddhism #bhutan #CBS #buddhism
Nicola Bajetta talked about Rong-Zom Chos-kyi-bzang-pos teachings on October 4, 2022 Center for Bhutan & GNH Studies 2022-11-01 | Nicola Bajetta talked about "What's in a Name? Rong-Zom Chos-kyi-bzang-po's general and specific teachings on the names of Manjusri" as a part of the 4th International Conference on Vajrayana Buddhism. In close collaboration with the International Buddhist Confederation, India, the Centre for Bhutan and GNH Studies and the Central Monastic Body of Bhutan, organised the conference from October 1 to October 4, 2022, in Bhutan.Nicola Bajetta was born in Verona, Italy, in 1993. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in Sinology in 2015 from Ca’ Foscari University of Venice and a Master’s degree in Tibetology in 2018 from the University of Hamburg. He is currently pursuing a PhD in Tibetology at the same university. His main research interests are Indo-Tibetan tantric Buddhism, with a focus on the commentarial literature on the (Mañjuśrī)nāmasaṅgīti and, more recently, Buddhist logic and epistemology (pramāṇa).Cinematographers: Phurpa Tshering, Sonam Wangyel, Chaten, and Dorji Phuntsho (Researchers) Editing: Deki Wangmo (Researcher) Follow CBS at facebook.com/cbsgnhVisit Website https://www.bhutanstudies.org.bt/fron...#vajraconbhutan #4thinternationalconferenceonvajrayanabuddhism #bhutan #CBS #buddhism
Dr Maya Joshi talked about Buddhism and Modernity on October 2, 2022 Center for Bhutan & GNH Studies 2022-10-31 | Dr Maya Joshi talked about Buddhism and Modernity: Forgotten Threads in the Indian Tapestry as a part of the 4th International Conference on Vajrayana Buddhism in Bhutan. In close collaboration with the International Buddhist Confederation, India, the Centre for Bhutan and GNH Studies and the Central Monastic Body of Bhutan, organised the conference from October 1 to October 4, 2022, in Bhutan.Dr Maya Joshi is an Associate Professor at Lady Shri Ram College, University of Delhi. While her doctoral work explored cross-culturalencounters at the beginning of the twentieth century in India, her postdoctoral project as a Fulbright Visiting Scholar at the School of Arts and Sciences, University of Pennsylvania, was an intellectual history of the polymath Mahapandita Rahul Sankrityayayan, known for his pioneering work towards Buddhist revival in India. She has edited the autobiography of Kushok Bakula Rinpoche (My Life, My Times, World Buddhist Culture Trust, Delhi, 2007). From 2000-2014, she worked with Tibet House Delhi and is co-editor, with Lama Doboom Tulku, of Pramana: Dharmakirti and the Indian Philosophical Debate, New Delhi: Manohar Publishers, 2010. Her other publications include “Rahula Sankrityayan and Buddhism: A Complex Engagement,” in On the Trail of Buddhism in Asia: Reflections on Tradition and Practice, Eds. S. Chatterjee and S. Bhattacharya, Kolkata: Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies/Pentagon Press. 2016, and ‘Rahul Sankrityayan and Ambedkar as Contrapuntal Contemporaries: Unpacking them ‘Metaphysics and Politics’,’ in India and Civilizational Futures (Backwaters Collective on Metaphysics and Politics) Ed. Vinay Lal, New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2019. Most recently, she has translated Sankrityayan’s utopian Buddhist-socialist narrative for the first time, Baisvin Sadi, 1923 (The Twenty-Second Century), The Gollancz Book of South Asian Science Fiction, Ed. Tarun Saint, London: Gollancz (Hachettee UK), 2021.Cinematographers: Phurpa Tshering, Sonam Wangyel, Chaten, and Dorji Phuntsho (Researchers) Follow CBS at facebook.com/cbsgnhVisit Website https://www.bhutanstudies.org.bt/fron...#vajraconbhutan #4thinternationalconferenceonvajrayanabuddhism #bhutan #CBS #buddhism
Dr (Phd) Prida Tiasuwan talked about Interface between Buddhism & Business on October 1, 2022 Center for Bhutan & GNH Studies 2022-10-28 | Dr Prida Tiasuwan talked about the interface between Buddhism and business as a part of the 4th International Conference on Vajrayana Buddhism in Bhutan. In close collaboration with the International Buddhist Confederation, India, the Centre for Bhutan and GNH Studies and the Central Monastic Body of Bhutan, organised the conference from October 1 to October 4, 2022, in Bhutan.Dr Prida Tiasuwan is a founder and Chairman of Advisory Board, of Pranda Group. He has Higher National Diploma in Business Studies from University of West London, UK. He is also a distinguished Senior Executive Program in Government and Business at Harvard University, U.S.A. Honorary Doctor of Arts Management, Southeast Bangkok College, Thailand. Cinematographers: Phurpa Tshering, Sonam Wangyel, Chaten, and Dorji Phuntsho (Researchers) Editing: Deki Wangmo (Researcher) Follow CBS at facebook.com/cbsgnhVisit Website https://www.bhutanstudies.org.bt/fron...#vajraconbhutan #4thinternationalconferenceonvajrayanabuddhism #bhutan #CBS #buddhism
Dr Seiji Kumugai on Augmented Reality to meet and talk with Buddha, as shared on October 2, 2022 Center for Bhutan & GNH Studies 2022-10-27 | Dr Seiji Kumugai talked about "Development of “Tera Platform AR Ver1 0”, Augmented Reality AR to Meet and Talk with Buddha: Towards the Establishment of Buddhist Metaverse "Tera-Verse" as a part of 4th International Conference on Vajrayana Buddhism. In close collaboration with the International Buddhist Confederation, India, the Centre for Bhutan and GNH Studies and the Central Monastic Body of Bhutan, organised the conference from October 1 to October 4, 2022, in Bhutan.Through the COVID-19 disaster and the Russo-Ukrainian war, more and more people feel constricted in the real/physical world, on the other hand, the possibilities and social expectations for virtual space without physical constraints will increase in the future. Virtual space has the potential to be applied not only to the secular world but also to the spiritual world. A joint research group led by Seiji Kumagai (Kyoto University) and Toshikazu Furuya (Teraverse, Co., Ltd.) has begun development of the "Tera-verse," a Buddhist virtual world that combines Buddhism and Metaverse technology. “Tera-verse” means “a trillion (tera) universes (berths),” and the research group plans to construct a multilayered spiritual world by fusing traditional wisdom and cuttingedge technology.As a first step toward the establishment of the Tera-verse, we have developed “Tera-Platform AR Ver1.0,” a platform that allows users to summon an avatar of “BuddhaBot”, a Buddhist chatbot AI (invented by Kumagai, Furuya et. al.), in real space and directly interact with the BuddhaBot, using the latest technologies such as AR (augmented reality) and AI (artificial intelligence).Cinematographers: Phurpa Tshering, Sonam Wangyel, Chaten, and Dorji Phuntsho (Researchers) Follow CBS at facebook.com/cbsgnhVisit Website https://www.bhutanstudies.org.bt/fron...#vajraconbhutan #4thinternationalconferenceonvajrayanabuddhism #bhutan #CBS #buddhism
Venerable Nguyen Thi Hanh talked about conceptualising emptiness in early Buddhist literature Center for Bhutan & GNH Studies 2022-10-26 | Venerable Nguyen Thi Hanh talked about conceptualising emptiness in early Buddhists on October 4, 2022, as a part of the 4th International Conference on Vajrayana Buddhism.In close collaboration with the International Buddhist Confederation, India, the Centre for Bhutan and GNH Studies and the Central Monastic Body of Bhutan, organised the conference from October 1 to October 4 in Bhutan. The notion of emptiness in Mahāyāna Buddhism has been studied in many parameters by the past scholarship, however the antecedents of that notion in early Buddhist schools has received little attention and requires further investigation. The notion of emptiness in early Buddhism is about the wisdom or the right view, which leads to the mind becoming totally empty of self-attachment, empty of the two extremes, and thus, attaining the highest peaceful state, completely empty of affliction or distress.Cinematographers: Phurpa Tshering, Sonam Wangyel, Chaten, and Dorji Phuntsho (Researchers)Editing: Deki Wangmo (Researcher) Follow CBS at facebook.com/cbsgnhVisit Website https://www.bhutanstudies.org.bt/fron...#vajraconbhutan #4thinternationalconferenceonvajrayanabuddhism #bhutan #CBS #buddhism
Dr Nida Chenagtsang on the Tantra and Medicine delivered on October 2, 2022 Center for Bhutan & GNH Studies 2022-10-26 | Dr Nida Chenagtsang talked about Tantra and Medicine as a part of 4th International Conference on Vajrayana Buddhism.In close collaboration with the International Buddhist Confederation, India, the Centre for Bhutan and GNH Studies and the Central Monastic Body of Bhutan, organised the conference from October 1 to October 4 in Bhutan. Dr Nida is a renowned Sowa Rigpa doctor, spiritual master, yoga and meditation teacher, Vajrayāna scholar, and a poet. He was born in Amdo, in Northeastern Tibet, and completed his education on Sowa Rigpa (Traditional Tibetan Medicine) from Lhasa Tibetan Medical University. Alongside his medical education, Dr Nida received complete Vajrayāna Buddhist training in the Longchen Nyingthing and Dudjom Tersar traditions and trained in the Yuthok Nyingthig lineage, spiritual counterpart to Sowa Rigpa, with his teachers Khenchen Troru Tsenam and Khenpo Tsultrim Gyaltsen. Dr Nida has published many articles and books on Sowa Rigpa and Yuthok Nyingthig tradition. Dr Nida is the Co-Founder and Medical Director of Sorig Khang International and Co-Founder of the International Ngakmang Institute, established to preserve and maintain the Rebkong Ngakpa yogic culture within modern Tibetan society. Cinematographers: Phurpa Tshering, Sonam Wangyel, Chaten, and Dorji Phuntsho (Researchers)Editing: Deki Wangmo (Researcher) Follow CBS at facebook.com/cbsgnhVisit Website https://www.bhutanstudies.org.bt/fron...#vajraconbhutan #4thinternationalconferenceonvajrayanabuddhism #bhutan #CBS #buddhism
