The Event Library
Welcome to the Event Library where you will find recordings of workshops, speeches, meetings, and other events related to the translation and transmission of Tibetan Buddhism to the contemporary sphere. Use the filters to search for speakers, events, topics, or session types. All video, audio, and other material here is provided for free by Tsadra Foundation.

Welcome Speech of the 2019 Tathāgatagarbha Symposium
Event: Vienna Symposium 2019 – Evening EventSpeakers: Klaus-Dieter Mathes
Topics: Buddha Nature, Welcome

Tathāgatagarbha: A Brief History
Event: Vienna Symposium 2019 – Keynote LectureSpeakers: Donald Lopez Jr.
Topics: Buddha Nature, History

Buddha Nature as Seen by Early Bka’ brgyud Masters
Event: Vienna Symposium 2019 – Paper PresentationSpeakers: Martina Draszczyk
Topics: Buddha Nature, Gampopa, Kagyu Masters

Speakers: David Higgins
Topics: Buddha Nature, Selfhood

Revisiting Gorampa on Buddha Nature
Event: Vienna Symposium 2019 – Paper PresentationSpeakers: Khenpo Ngawang Jorden
Topics: Buddha Nature, Gorampa

Speakers: Seiji Kumagai
Topics: Buddha Nature, Hongaku, Japanese Pure Land Buddhism, Shinran

Speakers: Janet Gyatso, Kurtis Schaeffer
Topics: Poetry, Tibetan Language, Translation, Transmission

Uncontrived Elegance in Tibetan Songs
Event: Lotsawa Translation Workshop – Breakout SessionSpeakers: John Canti, Sarah Harding
Topics: Tibetan Language, Translation, Transmission

Speakers: Lara Braitstein, Sarah Jacoby
Topics:

An Act of Bardo: Translating Tibetan Poetry
Event: Lotsawa Translation Workshop – Keynote LectureSpeakers: Lama Jabb
Topics: Poetry, Tibetan Language, Translation, Transmission

Speakers: Andrew Quintmen, Anne Klein, Heidi Nevin, Holly Gayley, Lara Braitstein
Topics: Tibetan Language, Translation, Transmission

Collections of Songs (mgur ‘bum)
Event: Lotsawa Translation Workshop – Breakout SessionSpeakers: Andrew Quintmen, Kurtis Schaeffer
Topics: Poetry, Tibetan Language, Translation, Transmission

Gender in Translating Devotional Verse
Event: Lotsawa Translation Workshop – Breakout SessionSpeakers: Jue Liang, Natasha Mickles
Topics: Translation, Transmission

Speakers: Dominique Townsend, Lucas Carmichael
Topics: Tibetan Language, Translation, Transmission

Speakers: Annabella Pitkin, Nancy Lin
Topics: Translation, Transmission

Speakers: Jann Ronis, Stephen Gethin
Topics: Translation, Transmission

Speakers: Alexander Gardner, Ben Nourse
Topics: Translation, Transmission

Conference 2017 Welcome Speeches
Event: TT Conference 2017 – Opening RemarksSpeakers: Chuck Lief, Eric Colombel, Valerio Ferme
Topics: Intention, Translation, Transmission

What Authority Can a Translation Claim?
Event: TT Conference 2017 – Keynote LectureSpeakers: Susan Bassnett
Topics: History, Translation, Translation Studies, Translation Theory

Speakers: Anne Klein, Heidi Nevin, Karl Brunnholzl, Wulstan Fletcher
Topics: Intention, Translation, Translator

Translation Theories Made Practical
Event: TT Conference 2017 – Discussion SessionSpeakers: Holly Gayley, Roger Jackson
Topics: Practical Translation, Translation, Translation Theory

Translation: Fidelity vs Innovation
Event: TT Conference 2017 – Discussion SessionSpeakers: Andrew Quintmen, Dan Hirshberg
Topics: Fidelity, Innovation, Translation

Approaches to Translation & Transmission
Event: TT Conference 2017 – Plenary SessionSpeakers: David Bellos, Jonathan Gold, Luis Gomez, Susan Bassnett
Topics: Innovation, Translation, Transmission

Speakers: Elizabeth Napper, Janet Gyatso, Kurtis Schaeffer, Thupten Jinpa
Topics: Poetry, Translation, Translation Theory

Speakers: Andrew Quintmen, Gendun Rabsel, Kurtis Schaeffer, Nicole Willock
Topics: Poetry, Sanskrit Language, Translation Theory

Working with Old Tibetan Sources
Event: TT Conference 2017 – Translator's Craft SessionSpeakers: Brandon Dotson, Jacob Dalton
Topics: Dunhuang Texts, Old Sources, Translation

Approaches to Transmission in the West: A Discussion with Contemporary Shedra Students
Event: TT Conference 2017 – Translator's Craft SessionSpeakers: Gerd Klintschar, Katrin Querl, Matt Weiss, Robert Miller (Lozang Zopa), Simon Houlton
Topics: Innovation, New Voices, Priorities, Shedra Students, Technology, Transmission

Speakers: Karma Lekshe Tsomo, Ringu Tulku, Sarah Harding, Yeshe Gyamtso
Topics: Love, Translation, Transmission

Special Address: The 2017 Shantarakshita Award
Event: TT Conference 2017 – AwardSpeakers: Eric Colombel, Gavin Kilty, Marcus Perman
Topics: Awards

Large Scale Projects: Multi-Volume, Multi-Source Language, Collaborative Projects
Event: TT Conference 2017 – Discussion SessionSpeakers: James Gentry, John Canti, Robert Thurman, Tom Yarnall
Topics: Collaboration, Large Projects, Multi-source Language, Multi-volume Translation, Translation, Working Together

Conference 2017 Closing Session
Event: TT Conference 2017 – Closing SessionSpeakers: Anne Klein
Topics: Inspiration, Love, Translation, Transmission, Working Together

Conference 2014 Welcome Reception and Speeches
Event: TT Conference 2014 – Opening RemarksSpeakers: Eric Colombel
Topics: Welcome

Conference 2014 Opening Remarks
Event: TT Conference 2014 – Opening RemarksSpeakers: Anthony Chapman
Topics: Inspiration, Intention, Welcome

Speakers: David Bellos
Topics: Accuracy, Translation, Translation Theory, Translator

Translation: Theory and Praxis
Event: TT Conference 2014 – Plenary SessionSpeakers: Roger Jackson, Sarah Harding, Thupten Jinpa
Topics: Translation

Translating Philosophical Materials A
Event: TT Conference 2014 – WorkshopSpeakers: Dorji Wangchuk, Sara McClintock, Thomas Doctor
Topics: Philosophical Materials, Translation

Translating Spiritual Instructions
Event: TT Conference 2014 – WorkshopSpeakers: Peter Alan Roberts, Sangye Khandro, Sarah Harding
Topics: Spiritual Instructions, Translation