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Tibetan Astrology in a Modern Society

Tibetan Astrology in a Modern Society
Saturday, August 15, 2009

Join us for a talk by Yumpa, Director and Associate Research Fellow at the Institute of Tibetan Astro-science and Traditional Tibetan Medicine, or the Mentsikhang, in Lhasa. Mr. Yumpa will discuss the role Tibetan astrology plays in a changing society, as well as the challenges this traditional discipline faces in the digital age.


YUMPA

secretary general

Tibetan Astro-science Association of the Tibet Autonomous Region

In addition to his role as Director and researcher at the Mentsikhang, Mr. Yumpa also serves as Secretary-General of the Tibetan Astro-science Association of the Tibet Autonomous Region. He has been affiliated with the Mentsikhang since 1989, and has also served as at teacher and guest professor in astro-sciences in various schools and colleges in China. Mr. Yumpa is the author and editor of several publications and research articles on the astro-sciences, Tibetan medicine, and related topics including the book Thirty Year Tibetan Calendar andCollected Works on Tibetan Astrology He is currently a visiting scholar at Harvard University.

Yumpa

Yumpa
Tibetan Astro-science Association of the Tibet Autonomous Region
secretary general

In addition to his role as Director and researcher at the Mentsikhang, Mr. Yumpa also serves as Secretary-General of the Tibetan Astro-science Association of the Tibet Autonomous Region. He has been affiliated with the Mentsikhang since 1989, and has also served as at teacher and guest professor in astro-sciences in various schools and colleges in China. Mr. Yumpa is the author and editor of several publications and research articles on the astro-sciences, Tibetan medicine, and related topics including the book Thirty Year Tibetan Calendar and Collected Works on Tibetan Astrology He is currently a visiting scholar at Harvard University.

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