Tibet Center

Date: Monday, September 22, 2:00 pm
Location: Nau 342

Dr. Phunthso is currently visiting the US from Bhutan, where he is currently is leading several research and entrepreneurial initiatives. Karma Phuntsho was trained as a monk in Bhutan and India, and received a M.St and D.Phil in Oriental Studies at Balliol College, Oxford. He was a researcher at CNRS, Paris, the Spalding Fellow for Comparative Religion at Clare Hall, Cambridge University, and a researcher at the Department of Social Anthropology in Cambridge. He is currently a research associate of the University of Virginia, and is based in Thimphu, Bhutan.

He will be speaking on his most recent project, a multi-year effort to record oral history and traditional knowledge systems throughout the whole of Bhutan.

Dr. Kunchok Gyaltsen, Visiting Professor of Medicine, and Dr. Leslie Blackhall will be offering a free, eight-week [July 9 – August 27], introductory course in Tibetan Medicine.

What is Tibetan Medicine? Tibetan Medicine is a traditional medical system, utilizing behavior and dietary modification, herbal remedies, massage, acupuncture and other techniques. With roots in Tibetan philosophy, this system integrates mental and physical aspects of health to treat illness and improve well-being .

Classes will meet weekly, on Wednesdays [beginning July 9 and concluding August 27] from 6:15 -7:30 p.m. in the 6th floor of the West Complex at UVa. Although students are encouraged to attend each week, individual sessions will also stand alone for those who cannot attend each session. This course is appropriate for all levels of students and will include “hands-on” teaching.

To inquire about registration, please contact Dr. Leslie Blackhall: LB9X [at] hscmail.mcc.virginia.edu (to mail remove the “[at]” and replace with @)

Topics will include:

• Overview of this medical system, including comparisons with biomedicine and other traditional medical systems
• Mind-body connections in health and disease
• Approach to diagnosis
• Lifestyle and diet
• Overview of herbal medication
• Use of massage, acupuncture and related treatments

About the instructors:
Dr. Kunchok Gyaltsen is currently a visiting Professor of Medicine at the UVa School of Medicine. He is the first Tibetan to earn a PhD in Public Health at the UCLA School of Public Health in Los Angeles. He was ordained as a Tibetan Buddhist monk in 1981 at Kumbum Monastery in Amdo, Tibet currently called Qinghai Province, P.R. China. From a young age he studied both Buddhism and Tibetan Medicine under the guidance of knowledgeable teachers at Kumbum Monastery and Kumbum Tibetan Medical Hospital. Dr. Kunchok Gyaltsen has been nationally recognized as a scholar in his field by the National government.

Dr.Leslie Blackhall is Section Head of Palliative Medicine at the University of Virginia School of Medicine. She has studied Tibetan Medicine under Dr.Yeshe Dondhen since 1980 and has her Masters of Theologic Studies in addition to her MD.

Note: This course is not sponsored by the UVa Tibet Center

A Gesar Bard’s Tale tells the story of the famous Gesar singer Dawa Drakpa, and the aftermath of the Gyegu earthquake.

Where: University of Virginia, Clemons Library, Robertson Media Center, Rm. 322

The film will receive its official U.S. premiere at the Rubin Museum in NYC at the end of May, with theatrical shows in other parts of the US to follow and a showing at MoMA in New York in August. Through the generosity and kindness of Donagh Coleman, we will have the opportunity to view it first!

Kaybje Shingza Tulku Rinpoche offers a Manjushri Initiation and teaching entitled “The Calm Mind of Loving Kindness”

Where: Unity of Charlottesville, 2825 Hydraulic Road, Charlottesville, VA

When: Sunday, June 1, 2014

2:00 – 4:00pm  — Manjushri Initiation

5:00 – 6:30pm — Teaching

Presented by:  The Tashi Choëling Buddhist Center and Unity of Charlottesville

All are welcome to receive the Manjushri Initiation, which is a blessing that serves to benefit all persons by helping them to develop their innate discriminating wisdom.

A donation of $30 is suggested, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds.

Shingza Tulku Rinpoche is the 11th reincarnation of Lama Tsongkhapa’s mother. HH the Dalai Lama recognized him as a reincarnation when he was a young child in Tibet. The head of Ragya Monastery, he is one of the highest lamas in the Gelug tradition in the Amdo region of Tibet.

These days, Rinpoche works to preserve Tibetan culture. He travels the world sharing Buddhist teachings of loving kindness, compassion, and calming the mind.

For more information see the Tashi Chöeling Center website here, or call Aila at 434-242-4546

and the Unity Charlottesville website here, or call 434-978-1062

Note: The UVA Tibet Center is neither hosting nor sponsoring this event

Please join the UVa Tibet Center for an international public symposium that will bring environmental scientists, conservationists, social scientists, and humanists together to discuss research and conservation on the Tibetan Plateau.

There will be two sets of panel discussions during the day.

Location: UVa Grounds, Harrison Institute Auditorium

All panels are in the bottom floor Auditorium in the Harrison Institute and Small Special Collections Library right next to Alderman Library

Schedule

All talks are 20 minutes long with 10 minutes for Q&A; there is also a concluding 45 minutes final discussion.

9:00am-10:30am Session 1

9:00-9:30am:  Welcome and Introduction: David Germano and Howie Epstein of the University of Virginia.

Julia Klein (Colorado State University): “Snow Disasters, Climate Warming and Grazing Policy: An interdisciplinary study to examine ecosystem and herder resilience to interacting global change threats in central Tibet:

Kelly Hopping (Colorado State University): “The good, the bad, and the shrubby: impacts of climate change and grazing on Tibet’s alpine meadows”

10:30-10:45am:  Break

10:45-12:30pm: Session 2

Emily Yeh (University of Colorado): “Tibetan pastoralists’ vulnerability to climate change: a political ecology analysis of snowstorm coping capacity”

Susan Natali (Woods Hole Research Center): “Interactions and feedbacks among land use, climate change, and permafrost thaw on the Tibetan Plateau”

Ken Bauer (Dartmouth College): “Marx on the Mountains: Some Framings of the Caterpillar Fungus Phenomenon”

Lunch 12:30-2:00pm

2:00pm-3:45pm: Session 3

Ethan Goldings (TSERING and Winrock International, China): “Platforms for Protectors: innovative cultural, organizational and technical tools for Tibetan communities facing environmental stress.”

Palden Choying (Arizona State University): “Toward a Framework for Consideration of Plateau Pika as a Sustainable Component of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau Alpine Grassland Ecosystem”

Lan Cuo (Tibetan Plateau Research): “Climate Change and its Impacts on the Hydrology in the northern Tibetan Plateau”

3:45-5:00pm: Session 4

A short presentation by University of Virginia undergraduates on an environment project in Eastern Tibet they conducted in 2013 and are continuing in 2014.

Concluding Discussion

Click here to download the promotional flyer

Tibetan Monks Sacred Arts Tour

Join the Bryan Innovation Lab at the Steward School for a once-in-a-lifetime experience. The Monks of Drepung Gomang Monastery are visiting the Bryan Innovation Lab February 17-21, 2014.

The monks will visit the Bryan Innovation Lab to provide the Steward community with an opportunity to better understand the relationship between Tibetan culture and the science of thought. Through the monks’ varied activities, the students will learn about mindfulness, cultural studies, and traditional foods in an effort to understand their global position in a connected world. The Steward School joins with many modern academic institutions in studying the relationship between quantitative science and contemplative science as demonstrated in Tibetan culture. While on campus, the monks will create a sand mandala in the Wellness Studio, conduct various workshops, visit with Steward students, and perform traditional music and dance throughout the week.

February 17-21 Events

WELCOME: On Monday February 17th, join the Bryan Innovation Lab in welcoming the monks along with a talk on Tibetan Buddhism by UVa Tibetan Studies PhD student Eva Natanya Rolf and the Gomang monks.

SAND MANDALA: From 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. each day, you are invited to observe and take photos of the daily creation of a sand mandala.  A group of monks will dedicate their time solely to creating this masterpiece.

MEDITATION: At 11 a.m. each day, you are invited to various workshops on meditation.

CULTURAL PAGEANT: On Thursday February 20th, be sure to join us for the Cultural Pageant. A reception and discussion on compassion by University of Virginia Tibetan Studies PhD student Nick Trautz will begin at 5:30 p.m. in the Bryan Lab, and the Cultural Pageant will take place from 6:30-8:30 p.m. in the Lora M. Robins Theatre. During the pageant, the monks will perform traditional Tibetan music and dance. Click here to register for this event.

CLOSING: On Friday afternoon from 3:30-5:30 p.m., join us outside the Bryan Lab for the closing ceremony and the blessing of Petronis Pond.

Click here to register for Thursday evening’s Cultural Pageant

Location

Bryan Innovation Lab at the Steward School
11600 Gayton Road, Richmond VA 23238

Take 64 East to Gaskins Road South. Take a right onto Gayton road (at Gayton shopping center) the school and Bryan Innovation Lab is on Gayton Road.

A Glimpse into Tibetan Monastic Life & Teachings

With the Tibetan Buddhist Monks of Tashi Kyil Monastery in Northern India

Unity of Charlottesville welcomes the monks of Tashi Kyil Monastery for a full week of activities and cultural exchange. During the week, the monks will create a Peace Sand Mandala, conduct two evenings of dharma talks, and perform a cultural pageant entitled “Let’s Travel to Tibet”.

Local news coverage of the event here on NBC 29

There is a suggested donation of $10 that goes to support the small and under-funded monastery.

Sunday, September 1st

10:30 am

The monks join in for Unity’s Sunday Celebration

Sunday – Friday, September 1st – 6th

Peace Sand Mandala

Sun. from 2-5pm

Mon.-Thurs. from 10am-5pm

Location: Unity’s Terrace Level

Wednesday, September 4th, 7:00pm

“Taming the Mind” Dharma Talk

Location: the Unity Sanctuary

Thursday, September 5th, 7:00pm

“Explanation of Mantras” Dharma Talk

Location: the Unity Sanctuary

Friday, September 6th, 7:00pm

“Let’s Travel to Tibet” Pageant

Location: the Unity Sanctuary

For More information
www.unitycville.org434-978-1062

UVA Tibet Day 2013

Join us to discover all the ways you can engage with Tibet and Tibetan Culture at UVA.

Learn about Tibetan language and culture, Tibetan studies at UVa, and more.

Agenda

Enjoy refreshments and discover Tibetan studies at UVa (3-4pm)

Opening remarks, performance, and slideshow (4-6pm)

Location: Nau Hall, Room 101, Charlottesville, VA

Presented by the UVA Department of East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Sponsored by: UVA Tibet Center, UVA Asia Institute, the Charlottesville Tibetan Community