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Public panel on "Ecumenism in Tibet" with Ringu Tulku, & Visiting Scholars took place Thursday, April 18th at 7p.m. in the British Studies Room on the 5th floor of Norlin Library. This was part of a conference titled, "Translating Buddhist Luminaries: A Conference on Ecumenism and Tibetan Translation."

In nineteenth-century Tibet, a famed circle of Buddhist luminaries worked tirelessly to collect and compile a wide range of teachings in order to preserve Tibet's diverse practice traditions and unique tantric heritage. Who were these personalities? How has their approach and legacy impacted Tibetan Buddhism as it has grown and taken root beyond the Tibetan plateau? How should we understand the ongoing significance of their work?

Keynote speaker Ringu Tulku is one of the world's experts on ecumenism in Tibet. Holder of an Acharya degree and author of The Ri-me Philosophy of Jamgon Kongtrul the Great, Ringu Tulku is an avid translator and author as well as the founder of Bodhicharya International and abbot of Rigul Monastery.

Panelists:

Sarah Harding, Naropa University.

Michael Sheehy, Tibetan Buddhist Resource Center Douglas Duckworth, East Tennessee State University.

Moderator:  Holly Gayley, University of Colorado at Boulder.

This panel is co-sponsored by the Tsadra Foundation, and the Center for Asian Studies with additional support from the Center for Humanities & the Arts, and the Department of Religious Studies at the ²ÊÃñ±¦µä.