The cultural, historical and religious ties binding Tibet, Mongolia and the Dalai Lama dates back to the time of Genghis Khan in the 13th century. Tibetan and the descendants of Genghis Khan developed a unique relationship of “Cho-yon”, priest-patron, where the Mongol’s military power protected Tibet from internal and external attacks and the Tibetan Lamas gave the Mongol chiefs moral and spiritual legitimacy to rule. The Mongol ruler Altan Khan gave the title Dalai (meaning “ocean of wisdom”) to Sonam Gyatso, the third Dalai Lama, in 1577.
Asia Freedom Institute’s Freedom Hour session will highlight the special and centuries-old relationship between Tibet, Mongolia and the Dalai Lama which continues to this day.
Date: August 22, 2024
Time: 05:00 pm (Mongolia). 02:30 pm (New Delhi)
Event Type: Live Podcast (YouTube, Facebook and LinkedIn)
Participants:
| Dr. Uradyn E Bulag Historical & Political Anthropologist University of Cambridge |
Telo Rinpoche Honorary representative of the Dalai Lama in Mongolia, Russia & CIS Countries |
| Dr. Lkhagyademchig Jadamba Anthropology & Archaeology Department National University of Mongolia |
Moderator:
Sakina Batt
Host, Freedom Hour, AFI
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Biographies:
Dr. Uradyn E Bulag
Spanning China and Inner Asia, Dr. Bulag’s research centres on the historical processes whereby Mongols have sought to establish their identity and sovereignty in the course of communist and nationalist revolutions, ideological and cultural transformations, and state-orchestrated violence and pogroms. With a history that encompasses both world conquest and colonial subjugation, Mongolia and the Mongols furnish a rich ground for exploring a range of theoretical and empirical issues, from nation-building and sovereignty, settler colonialism and genocide, statecraft and minority governance in multinational states, to diplomacy and and international relations. As a historical and political anthropologist, Dr. Bulag combines local studies with regional, national and global historical/theoretical perspectives and addresses pressing contemporary political questions.
Telo Tulku Rinpoche
Since 2014, Honorary Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Russia, Mongolia and CIS countries. Telo Rinpoche is a Board Member of SEE Learning Mongolia, and serves as the CEO/Chairman of Dilova Hutught Foundation in Mongolia, where he is responsible for introducing the Social, Emotional and Ethical (SEE) Learning program developed by Emory University to the Ministry of Education of Mongolia and its successful implementation in public schools. Telo Rinpoche has served as the Director of the Russian Meditation and Tukdam Research Project led by Svyatoslav Medvedev. From 1992 to 2023, Telo Rinpoche served as the Shadjin Lama (Supreme Lama) of Kalmykia. He supervised the construction of over 37 Buddhist temples and 120 stupas, including the main temple in the capital city, the Golden Abode of Buddha Shakyamuni. He successfully restored the pure tradition of Vinaya (Monks Discipline) in Kalmykia.
Dr. Lkhagvademchig Jadamba
Dr. Lkhagvademchig Jadamba, a senior lecturer at the National University of Mongolia, is a socio-cultural anthropologist specializes in cultural anthropology with a focus on Tibeto- Mongolian Buddhism, religious diplomacy, religion in post-socialist Mongolia, and Buddhist art and literature. He earned his Buddhist and Tibetan Studies degrees from Zanabazar Buddhist University, Mongolia, the Central University of Tibetan Studies, Sarnath, India and Hong Kong University. He received his PhD in socio-cultural anthropology from the University of Shiga Prefecture, Japan. He serves as an advisor to the National Security Council of Mongolia.
Sakina Batt
Sakina Batt is a Producer and Director at Meeting Point, a leading audio-visual production house and buying agency in Nepal. She directs promotional videos, does voice overs, writes scripts and copywriting for the videos in Meeting Point. Sakina worked for Tibet TV at the Central Tibetan Administration in India for four years (2017-2021) where she served as a news presenter and an interview host. She also made short documentaries for the channel, wrote scripts, conducted research, edited videos and anchored the show In Conversation with Tibet TV. Sakina has a Masters in Mass Communication from Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi and a bachelors from Delhi University.
