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A History of Modern Tibet [Volume 2]: Melvyn C. Goldstein

Posted on April 27, 2013 by Tsechu

MELVYN C. GOLDSTEIN. A History of Modern Tibet. Volume 2, The Calm before the Storm: 1951-1955. Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press. 2007. The claims and counter-claims of Tibet’s sovereignty has captured global attention for the past fifty years as it has fueled Tibetans to protest violently and non-violently for self-determination, and has read more…

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Some Thoughts on The Bodhisattva’s Brain: Buddhism Naturalized

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Palden Gyal

The Philosophers Magazine’s reviewers have released a list of the ‘Best Philosophy Books’ published last year by taking into account of the twin virtues of philosophical rigor and readability. The Bodhisattva’s Brain: Buddhism Naturalized by the philosopher, Owen Flanagan*, is one of the ten books selected. Here, I have written a short reflection piece on read more…

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Book Review: The Quantum and The Lotus

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Tenzin Rabga

By Matthieu Ricard and Trinh Xuan Thuan This book is culmination of a series of dialogues that took place between the two authors: Matthieu Ricard is a Buddhist monk, holding a Phd in Cell Genetics, who travelled extensively in India and Nepal studying from many renowned Tibetan Buddhist masters, and Trinh Xuan Thuan is an read more…

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The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution

Posted on September 18, 2011 by Palden Gyal

By Richard Dawkins “…Darwin was way ahead of his time in understanding the magnitude of the problem of our existence, as well as in tumbling to its solutions. He was ahead of his time, too, in appreciating the mutual dependencies of animals and plants and all other creatures, in relationships whose intricacy staggers the imagination read more…