The Giant Appliqué Thangkas of Tsurphu Monastery in Tibet

271st INTG Meeting – A Talk and Video Presentation by Terris and Leslie Nguyen Temple About Terris and Leslie Terris Temple (USA) has been involved in studying, creating and teaching Tibetan thangka art for the last thirty years. Prior to working on this project he focused on teaching thangka iconography and painting to his students. … Read more

Reconciliation in Southern Thailand – Lessons from Past Attempts and Present Directions

266th INTG Meeting – A talk by Dr. Mark Tamthai, Institute for the Study of Religion and Culture, Payap University, Chiang Mai About the Speaker Mark Tamthai was a professor at Chulalongkorn University for 30 years and is now the director of the Institute for the Study of Religion and Culture at Payap University. For … Read more

Buddhist Stupas in Asia – The Shape of Perfection

221st INTG Meeting – A slide presentation and talk by Joe Cummings Summary of Joe’s Talk and Presentation Joe Cummings, author of the hardcover pictorial Buddhist Stupas in Asia: The Shape of Perfection, opened his presentation with a brief history of the Buddhist stupa. The earliest known mention of the word stupa appears in the … Read more