Public Talks
A Brief Survey of Tibetan Buddhist Poetry and Translation
December 19, 2018 | Renmin University, Beijing
Public Talks
Public Talks
Conferences & Workshops
Peripheral Visions: An Indian Buddha in the Tibetan Imaginaire
May 4, 2018 | Asia Society, New York | Event Link |
Keynote lecture for the international symposium “Moving Borders: Tibet in Interaction with Its Neighbors”
In conjunction with the exhibition Unknown Tibet: The Tucci Expeditions and Tibetan Painting.
Public Talks
The Greatest Story Ever Told: Meditators, Madmen, and the…
May 9, 2018 | Zhejiang University |
Inaugural lecture for the Centre for the Humanities and Social Sciences, Zhejiang University, International Campus.
Public Talks
The Life of the Buddha in Literature, Art, and…
May 6, 2015 | Yale Center Beijing | Event Link |
“Yale Center Beijing Launches ‘Asia in the World’ Lecture Series” (Yale News)
Slideshow from the Council on East Asian Studies
Public Talks
How to Read the Life of a Buddhist Saint
May 5, 2016 | Renmin University, Beijing |
Public Talks
Putting the Buddha to Work: Śākyamuni in the Service…
March 31, 2016 | University of Chicago | Event Link |
South Asia Seminar Talk, Foster Hall 103, 4:30 pm
Public Talks
The Making of Milarepa
September 10, 2015 | Tibet House |
Public book talk on The Yogin and the Madman: Reading the Biographical Corpus of Tibet’s Great Saint Milarepa
7:00 pm | 22 West 15th St, New York, NY
There is a suggested donation but I have requested that all proceeds go toward earthquake relief in Nepal.
Public Talks
The Buddhas of Jonang: Literature and Art in the…
February 17, 2015 | Yale Himalaya Initiative | Event Link |
A talk in the Yale Himalaya Initiative Seminar Series, Yale University
Room 202, Luce Hall, 34 Hillhouse Ave
Public Talks
The Making of Milarepa
October 1, 2014 | University of Colorado, Boulder |
A book talk on The Yogin and the Madman: Reading the Biographical Corpus of Tibet’s Great Saint Milarepa
University of Colorado, Boulder
British Studies Room, Norlin Library, 5:00 pm
Free and open to the public
Public Talks
The Yogin and the Madman: On Writing and Reading…
May 29, 2014 | Trace Foundation | Event Link |
A book talk on The Yogin and the Madman: Reading the Biographical Corpus of Tibet’s Great Saint Milarepa
Trace Foundation, 132 Perry St., Suite 2B, New York, NY
Free and open to the public
Conferences & Workshops
Himalayan Studies Conference
March 14–16, 2014 | Yale University | Conference Link |
Histories of Himalayan Buddhism (panel convener)
“Buddhism on the Border: Institutional History and the Formation of Religious Tradition on the Frontier of Tibet and Nepal” (paper presentation)
The Himalaya and Tibet in the North American Classroom (roundtable participant)
Public Talks
The Yogin and the Madman: On Writing and Reading…
January 31, 2014 | Yale University | Event Link |
A book talk on The Yogin and the Madman: Reading the Biographical Corpus of Tibet’s Great Saint Milarepa.
International Room, Sterling Memorial Library, Yale University
Public Talks
Literature, Art, and Institution: Religious Studies Collaborations in Bhutan
November 12, 2013 | Yale University |
Environment, Livelihood and Culture: A Round Table Discussion on Collaborative Research Partnerships in Bhutan
Yale Himalaya Initiative Seminar, Yale University
Speakers: Edward R. Cook, Timothy Gregoire, Andrew Quintman, Mark Turin and Tshering Yangzom
- Edward R. Cook, Ewing Research Professor and Director, Tree-Ring Laboratory, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
- Timothy Gregoire, J. P. Weyerhaeuser, Jr., Professor of Forest Management
- Andrew Quintman, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies
- Mark Turin, Program Director of the Yale Himalaya Initiative
- Tshering Yangzom, Program Officer for the Bhutan Foundation
Public Talks
Life of the Buddha at Jonang Monastery: Literature, Art,…
April 29, 2013 | Newark Museum of Art |
Annual Tibetan Collection Lecture
