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Lecture by Dorji Gyeltshen: And Now What? The Life, Status, and Education of Fully Ordained Nuns in Bhutan
New Cabell Hall 132 1605 Jefferson Park Avenue, CharlottesvilleNew Cabell Hall 132 In June 23, 2022, the Jé Khenpo Tulku Jigmé Chodrak, the religious head of Bhutan, conferred full ordination vows on over 140 Buddhist nuns. The event took place at the request of the king of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, and was organized by the Bhutan Nuns Foundation. The bhikṣuṇī ordination restored […]
Tibetan Calligraphy Day Celebration བོད་ཀྱི་ཡིག་གཟུགས་ཉིན་མོའི་རྟེན་འབྲེལ་བྱེད་སྒོ།
Nau Hall 1540 Jefferson Park Avenue, CharlottesvilleCelebrate the 4 vowels and 30 consonants of the Tibetan language on Tibetan Calligraphy Day (4/30)! Original works by renowned Tibetan calligraphers from around the world will be on display. Pema Bhum and Kristina Dy-Liacco from Latse Project will join in the festivities to share more about their efforts to promote Tibetan language use […]
Dr. Kalzang Dorjee Bhutia: “Repairing Relations: Caring for the Sacred Habitat Across Dimensions in Sikkimese Ritual Cosmologies”
UVA Tibet Center is pleased to join the Virginia Center for the Study of Religion in supporting an online talk by Dr. Kalzang Dorjee Bhutia: "Repairing Relations: Caring for the Sacred Habitat Across Dimensions in Sikkimese Ritual Cosmologies" Dr. Bhutia's talk is one of two organized by UVA Religious Studies doctoral candidate Devin Zuckerman on […]