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Lamas & Emperors: The Imperial History of Ruling Tibet from Beijing and Thoughts on the Present

Event:	Lamas & Emperors: The Imperial History of Ruling Tibet from Beijing and Thoughts on the Present The Institute for Chinese Studies presents: “Lamas & Emperors: The Imperial History of Ruling Tibet from Beijing and Thoughts on the Present” Gray Tuttle, Leila Hadley Luce Professor of Modern Tibetan Studies, Columbia University Thursday, May 15 3:30 – 5:30 p.m. 162 Hopkins Hall Neither the current Chinese government nor the Tibetan exiled-community has much interest in looking closely at the past models of ruling Tibet from Beijing. However, the older imperial tradition, with its respect and support for Tibetan Buddhist culture, proved a successful strategy for centuries. This past may provide a useful guide for the future in a world where China and Tibet would both benefit from a return to less contentious relations. The focus of this talk will be new research on the development of mass monasticism, incarnation series, and the integration of these institutions into the Qing Empire's bureaucratic institutions, but attention will also be devoted to implications of this past. Gray Tuttle, Leila Hadley Luce Professor of Modern Tibetan Studies at Columbia University, studies the history of twentieth century Sino-Tibetan relations, as well as Tibet's relations with the China-based Manchu Qing Empire. He is the author of Tibetan Buddhists in the Making of Modern China (Columbia UP, 2005), is co-editor of Sources of Tibetan Tradition for the series Introduction to Asian Civilizations, and is co-writing Tibet: History, Society and Culture.
Date and time:	May 15, 2008 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Location:	Area on Campus: 162 Hopkins Hall
Contact:	Institute for Chinese Studies
Phone Number:	688-4253
Event category:	International Affairs
Event Type:	Lecture

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