Welcome Speech of the 2019 Tathāgatagarbha Symposium

2022-11-16T23:39:20-07:00

Prof. Dr. Klaus-Dieter Mathes, the Head of the Department of South Asian, Tibetan and Buddhist Studies at the University of Vienna, introduces the Tathāgatagarbha Across Asia Symposium by reviewing his initial encounters with and research on the five treatises of Maitreya and his longstanding interest, in particular, the Ratnagotravibhāga, also known as the Uttaratantra Śāstra. He notes that “Buddha-Nature is an ideal touchstone for systematically comparing the philosophical positions and hermeneutical systems of various masters of central and east Asia.” The topic thus becomes a particularly interesting lens with which to look at Buddhist thinkers and schools throughout history. Thanks […]

Welcome Speech of the 2019 Tathāgatagarbha Symposium2022-11-16T23:39:20-07:00

Conference 2014 Welcome Reception and Speeches

2022-11-16T23:36:57-07:00

Nearly three-hundred translators, teachers, students and scholars from all over the globe gathered for the initial welcome banquet and the official opening of the first Translation & Transmission Conference at the beautiful Keystone Conference Center in the mountains of Colorado. Eric Colombel of Tsadra Foundation welcomed everyone with a heartfelt speech about his personal journey from young Parisian student unable to find resources for the study and practice of Tibetan Buddhism to founding a nonprofit to develop those resources and share them with the world.

Conference 2014 Welcome Reception and Speeches2022-11-16T23:36:57-07:00

Conference 2014 Opening Remarks

2022-11-16T23:36:57-07:00

Vice President of Tsadra Foundation, Lama Drupgyu Anthony Chapman, welcomes all the participants and reflects on the long journeys of many of the translators and practitioners present at this historic opening of the 2014 Translation & Transmission Conference.

Conference 2014 Opening Remarks2022-11-16T23:36:57-07:00
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