@robertmayer.bsky.social
This paper argues that ongoing scriptural revelation was not merely incidental, but can be seen as the very essence of Indian Mahāyāna and tantric Buddhisms alike. www.academia.edu/128944712/Dh...
Dharmabhāṇakas, Siddhas, Avatārakasiddhas, and gTer stons: Rethinking Treasure (Part Three)
This paper argues that ongoing scriptural revelation was not merely incidental, but can be seen as the very essence of Indian Mahāyāna and tantric Buddhisms alike. A further focus is on the widespread...
www.academia.edu
May 5, 2025 at 7:34 PM
This paper argues that ongoing scriptural revelation was not merely incidental, but can be seen as the very essence of Indian Mahāyāna and tantric Buddhisms alike. www.academia.edu/128944712/Dh...
The Padmasambhava, Uḍḍiyāna, and Tibet seminar applies interdisciplinary approaches to the person of Padmasambhava
Wednesday April 30th, 5-6pm GMT,
On Zoom: bit.ly/treasuresemi...
Dr Dan Hirshberg
“On Padmasambhava’s Names, Himalayan Syncretism, and the Apotheosis of the Fierce Guru.”
Wednesday April 30th, 5-6pm GMT,
On Zoom: bit.ly/treasuresemi...
Dr Dan Hirshberg
“On Padmasambhava’s Names, Himalayan Syncretism, and the Apotheosis of the Fierce Guru.”
April 23, 2025 at 7:34 PM
The Padmasambhava, Uḍḍiyāna, and Tibet seminar applies interdisciplinary approaches to the person of Padmasambhava
Wednesday April 30th, 5-6pm GMT,
On Zoom: bit.ly/treasuresemi...
Dr Dan Hirshberg
“On Padmasambhava’s Names, Himalayan Syncretism, and the Apotheosis of the Fierce Guru.”
Wednesday April 30th, 5-6pm GMT,
On Zoom: bit.ly/treasuresemi...
Dr Dan Hirshberg
“On Padmasambhava’s Names, Himalayan Syncretism, and the Apotheosis of the Fierce Guru.”
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NYT had Bhutan on red, though they’re yellow on Reuters list. Local newspaper ‘The Bhutanese’ reported possibly because of pre-departure in-country vetting process (?) but who knows: thebhutanese.bt/bhutan-on-a-...
Bhutan on a draft ‘Red List’ of 11 countries for a complete travel ban to the USA - The Bhutanese
Bhutan is on a draft ‘Red List’ along with 11 other countries for a complete travel ban to the USA.
thebhutanese.bt
March 15, 2025 at 9:35 AM
NYT had Bhutan on red, though they’re yellow on Reuters list. Local newspaper ‘The Bhutanese’ reported possibly because of pre-departure in-country vetting process (?) but who knows: thebhutanese.bt/bhutan-on-a-...
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He wants to hear if you use divination of any kind, from astrology apps to tarot cards.
Find out more about the research in this short video featuring Professor Zeitlyn (Professor of Social Anthropology):
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Bqi...
Find out more about the research in this short video featuring Professor Zeitlyn (Professor of Social Anthropology):
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Bqi...
'Oracles, Omens and Answers' Exhibition Q&A - Ongoing research
YouTube video by School of Anthropology Oxford
www.youtube.com
March 18, 2025 at 3:37 PM
He wants to hear if you use divination of any kind, from astrology apps to tarot cards.
Find out more about the research in this short video featuring Professor Zeitlyn (Professor of Social Anthropology):
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Bqi...
Find out more about the research in this short video featuring Professor Zeitlyn (Professor of Social Anthropology):
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Bqi...
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Could you contribute to research into how people today are using divination?🔮
Prof David Zeitlyn is running a short survey alongside the exhibition 'Oracles, Omens & Answers' @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social
Respond now: app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/oxford/usi...
Prof David Zeitlyn is running a short survey alongside the exhibition 'Oracles, Omens & Answers' @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social
Respond now: app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/oxford/usi...
Using Oracles Questionnaire
app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk
March 18, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Could you contribute to research into how people today are using divination?🔮
Prof David Zeitlyn is running a short survey alongside the exhibition 'Oracles, Omens & Answers' @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social
Respond now: app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/oxford/usi...
Prof David Zeitlyn is running a short survey alongside the exhibition 'Oracles, Omens & Answers' @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social
Respond now: app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/oxford/usi...
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Literary Buddhas: From Magadha to Mexico
Out now: The current special issue of the Buddhist Studies Review (Vol. 41 No. 1-2 (2024) has been guest edited by Dr Christopher V. Jones @istb-univienna.bsky.social and Dr Naomi Appleton (University of Edinburgh).
journal.equinoxpub.com/BSR/issue/vi...
Out now: The current special issue of the Buddhist Studies Review (Vol. 41 No. 1-2 (2024) has been guest edited by Dr Christopher V. Jones @istb-univienna.bsky.social and Dr Naomi Appleton (University of Edinburgh).
journal.equinoxpub.com/BSR/issue/vi...
March 18, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Literary Buddhas: From Magadha to Mexico
Out now: The current special issue of the Buddhist Studies Review (Vol. 41 No. 1-2 (2024) has been guest edited by Dr Christopher V. Jones @istb-univienna.bsky.social and Dr Naomi Appleton (University of Edinburgh).
journal.equinoxpub.com/BSR/issue/vi...
Out now: The current special issue of the Buddhist Studies Review (Vol. 41 No. 1-2 (2024) has been guest edited by Dr Christopher V. Jones @istb-univienna.bsky.social and Dr Naomi Appleton (University of Edinburgh).
journal.equinoxpub.com/BSR/issue/vi...
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In 2025, seven of the top ten tallest freestanding statues in the world are Buddhist figures (as well as 31 of the top 50).
The colossal size of Buddhist statuary is nothing new; foreign travelers in Asia have often noted this fact, as we see in this postcard message from 1906. /🧵
🗃️ 📜 #Japan
The colossal size of Buddhist statuary is nothing new; foreign travelers in Asia have often noted this fact, as we see in this postcard message from 1906. /🧵
🗃️ 📜 #Japan
March 17, 2025 at 3:02 PM
In 2025, seven of the top ten tallest freestanding statues in the world are Buddhist figures (as well as 31 of the top 50).
The colossal size of Buddhist statuary is nothing new; foreign travelers in Asia have often noted this fact, as we see in this postcard message from 1906. /🧵
🗃️ 📜 #Japan
The colossal size of Buddhist statuary is nothing new; foreign travelers in Asia have often noted this fact, as we see in this postcard message from 1906. /🧵
🗃️ 📜 #Japan
Oxford Treasure Seminar, 6th Series
Dr Olga Serbaeva, Universität Zürich
Wednesday 26th February 2025, 17:00 GMT. On Zoom bit.ly/treasuresemi...
Title:
"Nidhi (treasure) in the Jayadrathayāmala, a 10th century tantric compendium from Kashmir".
Dr Olga Serbaeva, Universität Zürich
Wednesday 26th February 2025, 17:00 GMT. On Zoom bit.ly/treasuresemi...
Title:
"Nidhi (treasure) in the Jayadrathayāmala, a 10th century tantric compendium from Kashmir".
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February 24, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Oxford Treasure Seminar, 6th Series
Dr Olga Serbaeva, Universität Zürich
Wednesday 26th February 2025, 17:00 GMT. On Zoom bit.ly/treasuresemi...
Title:
"Nidhi (treasure) in the Jayadrathayāmala, a 10th century tantric compendium from Kashmir".
Dr Olga Serbaeva, Universität Zürich
Wednesday 26th February 2025, 17:00 GMT. On Zoom bit.ly/treasuresemi...
Title:
"Nidhi (treasure) in the Jayadrathayāmala, a 10th century tantric compendium from Kashmir".
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China seeks to replace the globally recognized name #Tibet with #Xizang, blogs.soas.ac.uk/china-instit... #China
Tibet or Xizang? - SOAS China Institute
Tsering Shakya comments on cultural imperialism and China's push to rename Tibet and replace it with "Xizang".
blogs.soas.ac.uk
February 5, 2025 at 1:35 AM
China seeks to replace the globally recognized name #Tibet with #Xizang, blogs.soas.ac.uk/china-instit... #China
New Zealand mountain gets same legal rights as a person
We need this in Tibet too.
We need this in Tibet too.
January 31, 2025 at 1:33 AM
New Zealand mountain gets same legal rights as a person
We need this in Tibet too.
We need this in Tibet too.