History

Jetsün Kushok Chimey Luding

The Life of a Sakya Khön Daughter


Saturday, February 27, 2010 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM Jetsün Kushok Chimey Luding was born into the prestigious Sakya Khön family, which was established in the 11th century by Khön Könchok Gyelpo. In the Sakya Khön family, the...    read more
Dorje Tseten at Aspects of Culture in Eleventh-Century Tsongkha

Aspects of Culture in Eleventh-Century Tsongkha


Saturday, January 30, 2010 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM Scholar and writer Tseten Dorje will present his research on the culture, customs and cuisine of eleventh-century Tsongkha, an extensive region in contemporary Qinghai Province....    read more
Kadrung Nornang's Rules for Formal Tibetan Correspondence, an event on Tibetan philately at Trace Foundation

Kadrung Nornang’s Rules for Formal Tibetan Correspondence


Saturday, December 12, 2009 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM Kadrung Nornang’s Rules for Formal Letter Writing was written in 1888 by Nornang Wangdü Tsering, a Chair-Secretary in the Tibetan government. The book is a comprehensive manual of...    read more
Postmarked Lhasa: An Exhibit of Tibetan Stamps & Correspondence at Trace Foundation

Postmarked Lhasa


Saturday, November 07, 2009 3:00 PM to 6:30 PM Trace Foundation’s Latse Library unveils a unique collection of Tibetan stamps and correspondence from the first half of the 20th Century. Over one hundred items from three...    read more

Tibetan Medicine, Buddhism, and the State: A Case of Early Modernity?


Saturday, October 03, 2009 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM This talk will explore the importance of medicine in Tibetan cultural history, and the ways in which it drew on Buddhist ideas but also was frequently at odds with the aims of...    read more
Ramon Prats at Trace Foundation

Tibet: From Marco Polo to Mickey Mouse


Saturday, September 26, 2009 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM The talk focuses on the origin and growth of the mythical view of Tibet in the Western world. Travelogues, novels, fictional movies, and special events —which will be reviewed in...    read more
the cover of Hortsang Jigme's new History of Amdo

A History of Amdo: In Celebration of a new Publication


Saturday, June 13, 2009 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM Trace Foundation celebrates the release of the much-anticipated History of Amdo by author and scholar Hortsang Jigme. This 6-volume work is the result of nine years of careful...    read more
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