This talk will discuss various concepts, words and rituals in the Pali and Buddhist Sanskrit literature and will attempt to show the indirect influence of Vedic ritualistic tradition on Buddhism. This influence can be termed as Vedism that can be observed in respect of other non-Vedic religious traditions as well.
Land of the Jowos: Buddhist Temples in Mongolia as the Embodiment of Statehood
January 20, 2024
Bymaryann
This talk takes a tour through these monasteries and temples to shed light on the interplay between Buddhism and the state, which led to the proliferation of institutionalized Buddhism in Mongolian lands, and on the impact these processes had on the disintegration of a unified Mongol state.
On September 5, 2023, more than 30 years after his time as a student there, Rinpoche was awarded the distinction of Honorary Fellow at SOAS in recognition of his substantial contribution as a Buddhist spiritual teacher, writer, and filmmaker, and for his support to the school.