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The Rainbow Light of Wisdom2 comments

Raven Cypress Wood wrote 7 hours ago: (Shardza Tashi Gyaltsen.  Image by the artist Kalsang Nyima.) The 13th day of the 4th month on the T … more →

Tags: Tibetan Culture & History, tibetan lamas, Buddhism, tibet, bon, tibetan history, yungdrung bon, Tibetan culture, Buddha

Job Opening: Publications & Public Relations Coordinator, Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University

Leah wrote 3 days ago: Institution: Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University Location: New York, NY Education: … more →

Tags: Announcements, Job openings, Jobs, administration, Columbia University, East Asia, East Asian Studies, Job, Job Opening

There she goes!

Emily J. Granger wrote 4 days ago: And I’m so insanely proud of her. Born four years after me, but graduating just one year behin … more →

Tags: All Categories, HOPE, Sister, Joy, Cambodia, Vietnam, Sisters, Graduation, College

Tibetan: The Letter LA

Raven Cypress Wood wrote 4 days ago: The letter LA is the 26th letter of the Tibetan Alphabet.  Its energy is said to be like that of a b … more →

Tags: tibetan language, tibet, bon

Japan: Land of the Rising Sun? — by W.R. Garside

Edward Elgar Publishing wrote 5 days ago: photo credit: kusabi cc As many industrialized nations seek to raise consumer demand, reduce unemplo … more →

Tags: Economics, Public and Social Policy, author articles, Fiscal Policy, Japan, Bank of Japan, BOJ, W. R. Garside, Monetary Policy

Conference: Midwest Conference on Asian Affairs

Paura wrote 6 days ago: Michigan State University is pleased to host the annual Midwest Conference on Asian Affairs at our E … more →

Tags: Graduate School, Conferences, Announcements, Call for Papers, Asia, Midwest Conference on Asian Affairs, Michigan State University

Call for Proposals: New England Association for Asian Studies

Paura wrote 1 week ago: Bridgewater State University, a suburban campus south of Boston, is pleased to host the annual meeti … more →

Tags: Graduate School, Conferences, Announcements, Conference, Call for Papers, Asia, New England Association for Asian Studies, panel

Land of Precious Medicine: Rayna Menling Nunnery

Raven Cypress Wood wrote 1 week ago: Nuns at Rayna Menling practicing together.  The nunnery is located across the river from Menri Monas … more →

Tags: Bon Buddhist Monasteries, Sacred, bon, yungdrung bon, monastery, spirituality, Bon Buddhist monastery, Nuns

International institutions join forces for Asia project

anthonytricoli01 wrote 1 week ago: Image Source: ssrc.org The “InterAsia Initiative,” a project that aims to create a global network of … more →

Tags: InterAsia Initiative, Asia Project, Yale University, Carnegie Corporation of New York

The Second Way: Rituals of Protection and Healing

Raven Cypress Wood wrote 1 week ago: (Ritual Sang, or fumigation offering.  Photo by Chamma Ling Colorado) The second of the Nine Ways of … more →

Tags: Prayer and Ritual, Tibetan Culture & History, Buddhism, bon, yungdrung bon, Culture, Tibetan culture, Tibetan traditions, spirituality

Fredrik Logevall's Embers of War, Winner of the 2013 Pulitzer Prize in History, Chronicles US and French Intervention in Vietnam

rhacademic wrote 1 week ago: by Fredrik Logevall, author of Embers of War (Random House, August 2012), winner of the 2013 Pulitze … more →

Tags: History, Military History, Political Science, Pulitzer Prize author, Random House, Frank Logevall, Embers of War, vietnam war

Heart Mantra Carved in Stone1 comment

Raven Cypress Wood wrote 2 weeks ago: This stone found at the base of a chorten at the Bön Buddhist Monastery of Triten Norbutse in Kathma … more →

Tags: tibetan language, Prayer and Ritual, sacred symbols, mantra, Bon monastery, Sacred Places, yundrung bon

Julie Rosenthal, Asian Studies, Receives Volunteer of the Year Award

Chelsea wrote 2 weeks ago: Congratulations to Julie Rosenthal, Program Management Specialist for the Asian Studies Program, who … more →

Tags: Kudos, CAHSS

China and Beyond by Victor Mair - Cambria Press Special Offer Ends THIS Saturday (May 4)!

Cambria Press wrote 2 weeks ago: Victor Mair and Toni Tan (Cambria Press, AAS 2013, San Diego). Victor Mair and Toni Tan (Cambria Pre … more →

Tags: Academic Libraries Book Recommendations, New scholarly books, AAS, Culture, Sinophone, Cambria Press, Chinese Studies, China, victor mair

Preparing for a Great Lama

Raven Cypress Wood wrote 3 weeks ago: Bön Buddhist monks prepare for the arrival of the 33rd Menri Trizen, spiritual leader of the Bönpo, … more →

Tags: Sacred Symbols, tibetan lamas, bon, Sacred Art, yungdrung bon, sacred symbols

Job Opening: Japanese Studies/Asian Studies, Associate Professor

Paura wrote 3 weeks ago: Institution: University of Tokyo, Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia Location:  Japan Position: … more →

Tags: Jobs, Announcements, Job openings, Japan, Japanese Studies, Job Opening, Associate Professor, University of Tokyo

Prayers for Wealth and Harmonious Circumstances

Raven Cypress Wood wrote 3 weeks ago: Beautifully illustrated, this text is for the generation and increase of wealth, good luck and suppo … more →

Tags: Sacred Scriptures, Prayer and Ritual, Tibetan Culture & History, bon, Buddhism, Culture, Prayer, Religious Texts, spirituality

Call for Papers: New York Conference on Asian Studies, NYCAS 13

Paura wrote 3 weeks ago: September 27-28, 2013 Binghamton University, SUNY Before Final Exams, Plan NOW to participate in NYC … more →

Tags: Graduate School, Conferences, Announcements, Call for Papers, Asia, New York Conference on Asian Studies, New York, Binghamton University

Pilgrimage to the Center of the World3 comments

Raven Cypress Wood wrote 3 weeks ago: (Southern Face of Mount Tisé, also known as Mount Kailash) It is the seat of Shiva according to Hind … more →

Tags: Tibetan Culture & History, Pilgrimage 2, Buddhism, tibet, bon, stupa, chorten, yungdrung bon, Tibetan culture


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