Presenters

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Erin Burke

Translator and co-organizer

Erin Burke is a PhD candidate in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Virginia.  Her dissertation examines the continuities and innovations pertaining to religious thought in...

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Holly Gayley

Moderator

Holly Gayley is an Associate Professor of Buddhist Studies in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Colorado, Boulder. She is the author of Love Letters from Golok: A Tantric Couple...

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David Germano

Moderator and Faculty Sponsor

David Germano is Professor of Buddhism in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Virginia.  He is the director of the Tibet Center and the executive director of the Contemplative...

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Janet Gyatso

Keynote Speaker

Hershey Professor of Buddhist Studies, Associate Dean for Faculty and Academic Affairs, Harvard Divinity School

Janet Gyatso is a specialist in Buddhist studies with concentration on Tibetan and South Asian cultural and intellectual history. Her books include...

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Charles A. Laughlin

Moderator

Charles A. Laughlin is Professor of East Asian Studies and the Chair of the East Asian Languages, Literatures, & Cultures department at the University of Virginia.  His translations and works on...

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Jue Liang

Co-organizer, Translator

Jue Liang is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Religious Studies, University of Virginia. She is currently completing her dissertation, entitled...

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Tashi Dekyid Monet

Co-organizer, Translator

Tashi Dekyid Monet (མོ་ངེ་བཀྲ་ཤིས་བདེ་སྐྱིད།) is a PhD candidate in the School of Education and Human Development at University of Virginia. She is currently working on a dissertation project titled...

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