On October 13—17 2008 the Beijing Seminar on Tibetan Studies was held by the China Tibetology Research Center (CTRC). It was organized in cooperation with the China Association for Preservation and Development of Tibetan Culture and the Tibetan Academy of Social Sciences. A large number of scholars from both the CPR and some other countries such as Russia, USA, Austria, Germany, Great Britain, Canada, Japan, etc., took part in the Seminar. The St Petersburg academic studies were represented with papers given by Prof Dr V.L.Uspensky (Printing of Tibetan Books in Russia in the Eighteenth — Early Twentieth Centuries) and Dr A.V.Zorin (On the Structure of the Collection of Lyrical Songs Ascribed to the Sixth Dalai Lama).

The work of the Seminar was divided into eight panels such as 1) Social & Economic Studies; 2) Linguistics & Literature; 3) Religious Studies; 4) Sanskrit Studies; 5) Museum Studies; 6) History Studies; 7) Modern & Contemporary Studies; 8) Tibetan Medicine. Chinese, Tibetan and English were the working languages.

Each participant was supplied with a set of four books, the first of which contained the entire official programme of the Seminar and the personal data of the scholars (in 3 languages), while the other three contained abstracts of all the papers given (in each of the working languages respectively). These reference books proved very useful and made the scholarly work at the plenary sessions more effective. Moreover, when it was necessary some speeches were interpreted.

The work of the panels proceeded from October 14 to 16, and on the 17th of October all the participants were taken to the new Olympic stadia in Beijing such as the Bird’s Nest and the Water Cube. On the evening of the same day the scholars who had elected to take part in the fieldwork in Tibet (a total of 17 academics from various countries), departed from Beijing to Lhasa by train. The railway, inaugurated not so long ago, passes through Lake Kukunor and the Changthang Plateau, with the highest point fixed at more than 5 thousand metres. The delegates spent three full days in Lhasa, during which they visited the principal Tibetan temple, the Jokhang, the Tibet Museum and two of the Dalai Lamas' residences, the Potala and Norbulingka. One day was spent in Nyemo county where they met local peasants and craftsmen who were producing traditional wooden sculpture, paper and incense. In Lhasa the delegation was accepted by representatives of the local government. On October 23 the delegation returned to Beijing by plane.

Here is the official programme of the Seminar.

Opening Ceremony

(The Main Conference Hall)

Oct. 14th Tue.

10:00-12:00 Chairperson Prof. Zhu Xiaoming

1. Prof. Lhagpa Phuntshogs, the Director-General of CTRC delivers address

2. Mr. Si Ta, Vice-President of Chinese Association for Preservation and Development of Tibetan Culture delivers address

3. Prof. Sun Yong, Deputy Director of Tibet Autonomous Region Academy of Social Sciences delivers address

4. Prof. Ernst Steinkellner delivers address

5. Zanla ngawang tshulkhrims. On Characteristics and Value of the Collated Edition of Tibetan Tripitaka

Panel Session 1. Social & Economic Studies

(The Panel Rm. 1 at west side of the second floor)

Oct. 14th Tue.

14:00-16:00 Chairperson Prof. Ma Rong

1. Basang Luobu. In Modernization Context:the Ecology in Western Tibet Both Has Happy and Sad

2. Ding Sai. Analysis of Governmental Elder Assistance and Folk Elder Assistance in Rural Tibet

3. Jean-Paul Desimpelaere. Report on A Brief Investigation about the Influence of the New Railway Line to Lhasa on the Living Conditions of Families, near Golmud and along the Qinghai Section from Golmud to the Border with Tibet

4. NyimaTashi. The Termination of Village and the Reconstruction of Countryside; The resettlement of displaced peasant in Lhasa's Liu-Wu station of Qing-Zhang Railway and their labour market transferration

16:15-17:45 Chairperson Prof. Ma Rong

5. Yue Songdong. On Tibet's Economic Development Strategy

6. Sun Yong. The Changing Model of the Tibetan Social Economy

Oct. 15th Wed.

9:00- 10:30 Chairperson Desimpelaere

1. Melvyn С. Goldstein. Rural Tibet in the Throes of change

2. Wang Jjinhong. The Development of Urban Community Construction in Lhasa:A Case study from Shua and Dangba

3. Wang Wanhong. The Vocational Change and Familial Economy of the Poor Residents in Mre-Ru Community of Lhasa City

10:30-10:45 Tea Break

10:45-11:45 Chairperson J.-P.Desimpelaere

4. Xu Jiansheng. A Study on the Binary Economic Structure of Tibet and Its Evolution during 1991 to 2007

5. Yang Minghong. An Anti-Scott Logic on Social Engineering:A Case Study on Villagers Resettlement and Community Reconstruction in Tibetan Rural Area

14:00-16:00 Chairperson Prof. Sun Yong

1. Andrew Fisher

2. Zhang Jianghua. Study on the Issues of Environment Protection and Economy Development in Valley of Yalu Tsangpo River — Tracking Investigation on Motuo County

3. Zhang Shi. Research on The Culture of Herd in Tibetan Areas of Yunnan Province — A case study of Bulun village

4. Guo Jianxun. The Construction of Identity and the Local Culture — An Analysis of Gui Qiong Tibetans in Sichuan

16:00-16:15 Tea Break

16:15-17:45 Chairperson Prof. Sun Yong

5. Jack Patrick Hayes

6. Zhu Ling

Oct. 16th Thur.

9:00- 10:30 Chairperson Prof. Yang Minghong

1. Colin Patrick Mackerrsa

2. Zhou Ji

10:30-10:45 Tea Break

10:45-11:45 Chairperson Prof. Yang Minghong

colloquy

14:00-16:00 Chairperson Prof. Zhang Jianghua

colloquy

16:00-16:15 Tea Break

16:15-17:45 Chairperson Prof. Zhang Jianghua

colloquy

2. Linguistics & Literature

(The Panel Rm. 2 at west side of the Second Floor)

Oct. 14th Tue.

14:00-16:00 Chairperson Prof. Hu Tan

1. Baima Zhaxi. Trying to Analysis the Translation Problem of the Epic King Gesar

2. Tsering Gya. On the Classification System of Tibetan Corpus

3. Chen Jian. Reservation of Ancient Tibetan Words in Amdo Dialect

4. Tenzin Tashi. On the Cultural Characteristics of Tibetan Ju Chess

16:00-16:15 Tea Break

16:15-17:45 Chairperson Prof. Hu Tan

5. Dorje Renqen. Research on the Development of China's Tibetan Literature

6. Ding Linghui. On the Development of Traditional Tibetan Sports in the Course of Modernization

7. Vladimir Uspenskiy. Printing of Tibetan Books in Russia in the Eighteenth - Early Twentieth Centuries

Oct. 15th Wed.

9:00-10:30 Chairperson Prof. Vladimir Uspenskiy

1. Gazangcao. The Status and Development of Tibetan Local Curriculum

2. Gerasim Levin. Runic Inscriptions in Tibet

3. Gendun Samten. Introduction to the Tibetan Scripts Preserved in Liangzhou

10:30-10:45 Tea Break

10:45-11:45 Chairperson Prof. Vladimir Uspenskiy

4. Hu Tan. Notes on the Cognate Words in Tibetan

5. Hua Kan. A Preliminary Research on Linguistic History of Tibetan

14:00-16:00 Chairperson Prof. Wang Yao

1. Huang Mingxing. Gsung-vbum Is not the Third Part of Tibetan Tripitaka

2. Jiangbian rgyamtsho. The Role of Tibetan Culture in the Development of Economy and Society

3. Gcodpa Dongrub. On the Folk Artists of Legend of King Gesar

4. Lena Fedorova. Tibetan Parallels of Yakut Epics Olonkho

16:00-16:15 Tea Break

16:15-17:45 Chairperson Prof. Wang Yao

5. Li Lianrong. Towards the Motif's Structure of Gesar Epic: On the comparison A.H.Francke's Ladakhi version of Kesar with dpal-rgyal’s Guide version of Gesar

6. Mary Phillips. Tibet's Intellectual Journey to the West

Oct. 16th Thur.

9:00-10:30 Chairperson Prof. Gcodpa Dongrub

1. Nuopu Wangdan. The Hidden Epics - the Dynamics of Tibetan Epics

2. Chabka Tenzin. Discussion on Ancient Bon Text Srib-bsal

3. Svetlana Mukhopleva. To the Problem of Comparative Research of Epics: Yakut Olonkho and Tibet Gesar

10:30-10:45 Tea Break

10:45-11:45 Chairperson Prof. Gcodpa Dongrub

4. Pema Lhungrub. A Tentative Reconstruction on the Original Amdo Tibetan Consonant System

5. Vera Nikiforova. Perspectives of Cooperation, Exchange of Experience on the Safeguarding and Study Intangible Masterpieces of Humanity - Yakut epos Olonkho, Kirghizian Manas and Tibet Gesar

14:00-16:00 Chairperson Prof. Lena Fedorova

1. Wang Yao. Identity and Mixture between Cultures:a study of translating between Chinese and Tibetan

2. Sherab Sangpo. Tibetan Publications of Yuan Dynasty Version

З. Hiroyuki Suzuki. Exploring the Method of the Tibetan Linguistic Geography—a case study in the Ethnic Corridor of West Sichuan

4. Alexander Zorin. On the Structure of the Collection of Lyrical Songs Ascribed to the Sixth Dalai Lama

16:00-16:15 Tea Break

16:15-17:45 Chairperson Prof. Lena Fedorova

5. Tashi Tsering. Biography of Padmasambhava Firstly Discovered in Dunhuang Scripture

6. Zhou Wei. Compare the Canadian French-immersion Education Program with Tibetan-Chinese Bilingual Education in Tibetan Autonomous Region

7. Drolma. Tibetology Periodical before the Liberation

3. Religion Studies

(The Panel Rm. 3 at east side of the second floor.)

Oct. 14th Tue.

14:00-16:00 Chairperson Prof. Banbam Duojie

1. Andrey Bazarov. The Collection of Tibetan Manuscripts and Xylographs “Chos grwa” of The Institute of Mongolian, Tibetan and Buddhist Studies of Russian Academy of Sciences (Siberian Branch)

2. Awang Jiacuo. Brief Research on Bon Religion

3. Skal bzang rgyal. Harmony of Diverse Cultures and Different Religious Believes in Aba Tibetan and Qiang Areas

4. Baatyr U. Kitinov. State and the Religion of the Caspian Region: Tibetan Buddhism and Islam

16:00-16:15 Tea Break

16:15-17:45 Chairperson Prof. Banbam Duojie

5. TsedanTashi. Nine Famous Figures of Gadan Trips

6. Dawa Tsering. The Role of the Living Buddha in the Building Harmonious Society of Tibet

Oct. 15th Wed.

9:00-10:30 Chairperson Prof. Liu Guowei

1. Deji droma. On the Mandala Form and Its Implication of Тага

2. Dougecairang. Reconnaissance of the Four Main Historical Phases of the Development of the Administrative System of Tibetan Buddhist Monastery

3. Dun grub rnam rgyal. On the Term Gshen rab myi bo in the Old Bonpo Texts

10:30-10:45 Tea Break

10:45-11:45 Chairperson Prof. Liu Guowei

4. Fang Lan. A Summary of Works on Tibetan Travelogue in the Republic of China: On the Importance of Disenchantment in Promotion of the Economic and Society Development and Culture Prosperity in Tibet

5. Banban Duojie. A Comparative Study of the Translation of Buddhist Scriptures between Tibetan and Chinese Version: A case study on "Shan Fa Liao Yi Hai Lun"

14:00-16:00 Chairperson Prof. Shen Weirong

1. Leslie Kawamura. rGyal-sras Thogs-med Bzang po dpal's Contribution to Yogacara

2. Ji tai jia. Brief Discussion about the Academic Value in Tibetan Bsang Offering Speech

3. Khedrap Chophel. A Brief Introduction to Longchen Rabjampa and his Buddhist Writings

4. Liang Jihong, Wu Wei. The Reason and the Influence for the Dissemination of Tibetan Buddhism during Tangut Times in Liangzhou

16:00-16:15 Tea Break

16:15-17:45 Chairperson Prof. Shen Weirong

5. Luosang Kaizhu. Tibetan Buddhism Formed in the Period of Trisong Detsen

6. Pu Rike. On the 1st Tibetan version of holy Bible John, Matthew and European Religious Culture Research in Tibetology

Oct. 16th Thur.

9:00-10:30 Chairperson Prof. Zhang Junyi

1. Shen Weirong. A Brief Study of Chinese Buddhist Texts of Yuan Dynasty in the National Library of China

2. Su Faxiang. Prince Yun Li and Tibetan Buddhism

3. Sun lin. The Dharma Assembly and Folk Beliefs: the religion and folk culture in Tibetan traditional society

10:30-10:45 Tea Break

10:45-11:45 Chairperson Prof. Zhang Junyi

4. Wang Weiqiang. A Study of the Incarnations from dgv-ldan-khri-pa

5. Thogs med. An Investigation on Tibetan Culture in the Bonpo Holy Landscape Huanglong in Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture

14:00-16:00 Chairperson Prof. Leslie Kawamura

1. Wangduo. The Translation of Buddhist Scriptures and the Exchange between Han Buddhism and Tibetan Buddhism during Tubo

2. Irina Garri. The Diffusion of Buddhism in Buryatia

3. Zhang Junyi. Analysis of the Conflicts between Different Regions: A case of Yanj ing Accident

4. Huang Yingjie

16:00-16:15 Tea Break

16:15-17:45 Chairperson Prof. Leslie Kawamura

5. Zhu Puxuan. The Case Analyses of Qinghai Tibetan Buddhist Temple-level Structure — Taking Youning Temple as an example

6. Dramdul. Tibetan Buddhism and Social Harmony

4. Sanskrit Studies

(The Panel Rm. 4 at east side of the second floor)

Oct. 14th Tue.

14:30-16:00 Chairperson Prof. Ernst Steinkellner

1. Duan Qing. Miscellaneous about Projects on Sanskrit Manuscripts at Peking University

2. Jens Braarvig. Publishing Buddhist texts on the net:The Thesaurus Literaturae Buddhicae (TLB)

3. Li Xuezhu. Candrakirti's View-point on Dharma-nairatmya held by both Mahayana and Hinayana — With a study on the first chapter of Madhyamakavatara

16:00-16:15 Tea Break

16:15-17:45 Chairperson Prof. Duan Qing

4. Han Tingjie. On Heart sutra in Sanskrit

5. Sang Dhag. Brief Analysis of Correlation Between Sanskrit and Tibetan

6. Ye Shaoyong. A Brief Survey of the Sanskrit Manuscripts of the Madhyamaka Texts Preserved in Tibet

Oct. 15th Wed.

9:00-10:30 Chairperson Prof. Ernst Steinkellner

1. Shoryu Katsura. Rediscovering Dignaga via Jinendrabuddhi

2. Torn Tomabechi. Some Remarks on the Tibetan Translation of the Adhyardhasatika Prajnaparamita

3. Luo Hong. A Brief Survey of the Tibetan Translation of the Vinayasutra in the Vinayasutravritti

10:30-10:45 Tea Break

10:45-11:45 Chairperson Prof. Shoryu Katsura

4. Helmut Krasser. Sa skya Pandita and the creation of “others”

5. Pascale Hugon. Phya pa Chos kyi seng ge's Topical Outline of the Pramanaviniscaya

14:30-16:00 Chairperson Prof. Harunaga Isaaccson

1. Saerji. Tibetan Manuscripts Preserved by the Cultural Relics Office of Hengshan, Hunan Province

2. Fan Muyou. The Editing Method of the Manuscript of the Advayasamatavijayamaha

3. Bill Mike. Critical edition of the Sadaprarudita cycle of Ashtasahasrika and its commentary according to Haribhadra's Abhisamayalankaraloka

16:00-16:15 Tea Break

16:15-17:45 Chairperson Prof. Helmut Krasser

4. Kazunobu Matsuda

5. Harunaga Isaaccson

6. Kazuo Kano

Oct. 16th Thur.

9:00-10:30 Chairperson Prof. Harunaga Isaaccson

1. Jens-Uwe Hartmann

2. Prof. Tom Tillemans

3. Francesco Sferra. Sanskrit Manuscripts Photographed by G. Tucci in Tibet

10:30-10:45 Tea Break

10:45-11:45 Chairperson Prof. Jens Braarvig

4. Tsewang Gyurme

14:30-16:00 Chairperson Prof. Tsewang Gyurme

1 . Prof. Ernst Steinkellner. Panel “Sanskrit Manuscripts in China - State and Prospects”

16:00-16:15 Tea Break

16:15-17:45 Chairperson Prof. Ernst Steinkellner

Colloquy

5. Museum Studies

(The Panel Rm. 5 at the third floor)

Oct. 14th Tue.

14:00-16:00 Chairperson Prof. Matthew Kapstein

1. Chen Nan. The Important Material Evidence of the Policy of Enfeoffment in Tibet during Ming Dynasty — A Brass Statue of Four-armed Avalokiteshvara

2. Tsering Gyalpo. The Mural Painting in Khartse Valley

3. Dobi Tseringgyal. The Kinds and Useful of Tibet Seal of Ganden-Pozhang Regime Period Cultural Research of a Tibet Seal System

4. Amy Heller. Nyag lha khang dkar po in Light of the Artistic, Liturgical and Historic Context of Guge Kingdom during the 11th Century

16:00-16:15 Tea Break

16:15-17:45 Chairperson Prof. Matthew Kapstein

5. Christian Jahoda. rDo rje chen mo, A female protective deity, and her historical relationship with the royal dynasty of the ancient West Tibetan kingdom

6. Huo Wei. Between the Snow Mountain and the Great River — New Discoveries along the India-China Bordering Area

Oct. 15th Wed.

9:00-10:30 Chairperson Prof. Xie Jisheng

1. Christiane Papa-Kalantari. Some Notes on Early Mandalic Themes on the Ceilings of Western Himalyan Buddhist Temples (ca. 1000 -1200 A.D.)

2. Matthew Kapstein. The Treaty Temple of De ga g.yu tshal: Review of Research and Response to Critics

3. Li Yizhi. Investgation of the Characteristic of the Tsha-tsha in Early Gu-ge

10:30-10:45 Tea Break

10:45-11:45 Chairperson Prof. Xie Jisheng

4. Liu Dong. On the Value of Precious Tsa tsa and Their Protection

5. Luo Wenhua. Finds and Preliminary Reports on Bon Wallpaintings in rNga ba, Sichuan Province

14:00-16:00 Chairperson Prof. Huo Wei

1. Chandra Reedy. Preservation and Change in Tibetan Craft Traditions of Amdo: Songpan District Examples

2. Sha Wutian. A Study on the Relationship between Cave 158 at Mogao Grottoes and Sogdian in Dunhuang

3. Wang Jiapeng. The Spokesman of Buddha the Wizard and the Qianlong's Court in Qing Dynasty

4. Xie Jisheng. Episodes of the Jataka with Eight Stupas in Mogao Cave 76 and its Tangut Parallels

16:00-16:15 Tea Break

16:15-17:45 Chairperson Prof. Huo Wei

5. Xiong Wenbin. Gan'en Monastery — One of the Perfect Models of Sino-Tibetan Artistic Combination during Ming Dynasty

Oct. 16th Thur.

9:00-10:30 Chairperson Prof. Zhang Jianlin

1. Yeshe Phuntso. The Potential Value of the Market of Buddhist Art Works in China and Its Development

2. Zhang Jianlin. Archaeological Survey and Excavation at the Sa'gya Temple in Tibet

3. Zhang Yasha. The Transmutations of the Image and the Meaning of Khyung

10:30-10:45 Tea Break

10:45-11:45 Chairperson Prof. Zhang Jianlin

4. Zou Xicheng. Research of the Ancient Seal of Tibetan

5. Tang Shaobo

14:00-16:00 Chairperson Prof. Wang Jiapeng

colloquy

16:00-16:15 Tea Break

16:15-17:45 Chairperson Prof. Wang Jiapeng

colloquy

6. History Studies

(The Panel Rm. 6 at the Tenth Floor of the Tibetan Medical Bathing Center)

Oct. 14th Tue.

14:00- 16:00 Chairperson Prof. Lin Guanqun

1. Basang Wangdui. On the Scientific Method of Ancient Tibetan Manuscripts and the Newly Discovered Ancient Bon Manuscripts

2. Chen Qingying. On Tibet's Posthouse in the Yuan Dynasty

3. Deng Ruiling. Several Question about Gorkha Invaded the Tibet War History for the Second Time in Qianlong Period of Qing Dynasty (1791-1792)

16:00-16:15 Tea Break

16:15-17:45 Chairperson Prof. Lin Guanqun

4. Gesang Daerji. A Study on Tibetan Inscription of tsha-han-sor-rga

5. Huang Weizhong. Some Issues Relating to the Organizational System in the Tubo Militarily-Occupied Areas during the Tang Dynasty

Oct. 15th Wed.

9:00-10:30 Chairperson Prof. Chen Qingying

1. Jia Xiaofeng. Conflicts and Response Study on the Politic Relations between the Local Chieftains and the Central Governments—A Case Study of Dong Pu Han Hu

2. Shi Jinbo. Brief Introduction of Khara khoto Unearthed Tibetan Literature that Russia Sant Peterburg Research Institute of Orientation Collects

3. Suo Wenqing. Halima's Entering the Capital in the Early Ming Dynasty and the Making of the Map of Auspices

10:30-10:45 Tea Break

10:45-11:45 Chairperson Prof. Chen Qingying

4. Wang Jianzhi. Tibet-nepal Official Conrespondence

5. Wang Qilong. On the Contribution to Chinese Tibetology made by Prof. Alexander von Stael-Holstein

14:00-16:00 Chairperson Prof. Deng Ruiling

1. Zhaluo. On the Relation between Local Tibet and Bhutan after 1792—the conflict caused by a Bhutanese envoy evading a tax at Phari in 1811

2. Zhang Yun. Dialogue and Communication between Tubo and Tang Dynasty

3. Lin Guanqun. On the “3 zhang and 1 blon” In Tubo Kingdom

4. Rgyalmovbrug-pa. A Study on the History of Sum-pa

16:00-16:15 Tea Break

16:15-17:45 Chairperson Prof. Deng Ruiling

5. Luo Zhongzhan. On Emperor Qianlong Faith in Tibetan Buddhism

6. Zhou Rennian. On the Administraion of Tibetan Areas during Qianlong Reign in Qing Dynasty according to His On Lamaism

Oct. 16th Thur.

9:00-10:30 Chairperson Prof. Zhang Yun

1. Fabienne Jagou. The Everyday Life of A Manchu Amban

2. Yoshiro Imaeda. 'Khor lo'i tshul btab pa, a Tibetan Text from Dunhuang

10:30-10:45 Tea Break

10:45-11:45 Chairperson Prof. Zhang Yun

colloquy

14:00-16:00 Prof. Zhaluo

colloquy

16:00-16:15 Tea Break

16:15-17:45 Chairperson Prof. Zhaluo

colloquy

7. Modern & Contemporary Studies

(The Panel Rm. 7 at the Tenth Floor of the Tibetan Medical Bathing Center)

Oct. 14th Tue.

14:00-16:00 Chairperson Prof. Ren Xinjian

1. Du Yongbin. Westernization of Tibetan Buddhism:A case study of Tibetan Buddhism in the United States

2. Guo Guanzhong. On the Party and the Central Government's Efforts to Improve the Human Rights and People's Livelihood in Tibet in 1950s

3. Liang Junyan. Discussion on the Historical Status of Tibet-Comment on Thomas Laird's the Story of Tibet—Conversations with the Dalai Lama

16:00-16:15 Tea Break

16:15-17:45 Chairperson Prof. Ren Xinjian

4. Liu Hongji. The Freedom of Tibetan People to Inherit and Develop Their Traditional Culture and to Practice Their Religious Belief Protected by Law

5. Ni Banggui. Main Policies and Strategic Priorities of Building Harmonious Tibet

Oct. 15th Wed.

9:00-10:30 Chairperson Prof. Yang Kaihuang

1. Qiu Yihua. Wu Zhongxin Being Sent to Tibet

2. Ren Xinjian. Mi-nyag-rab-sgang, the Axis of the Tibet and Yi Nationality Corridor Region

3. Sun Hongnian. The Study on the Conception and Practice of Tibetan Traffic Mordernzation, 1900-1949

10:30-10:45 Tea Break

10:45-11:45 Chairperson Prof. Yang Kaihuang

4. Wang Xiaobin. Several Issues about the Calm before the Storm:1951-1955

5. Sherab Nyima. A Review of the Han-Tibetan Cultural Exchange during the Republic of China Era

14:00-16:00 Chairperson Prof. Sherab nyima

1. Xie Gangzheng. On the Regional Ethnic Autonomy in Tibet

2. Xu Baiyong. A Study on the National Government's Religious Policies towards Tibet and Its Supplementation

3. Yuan Siming. The Special Status of Tibet in Sinolization of Marxist Ethnic Theory

4. Debyesi Anand

16:00-16:15 Tea Break

16:15-17:45 Chairperson Prof. Sherab nyima

5. Zhang Wuyi. A Trail Talk on the se zheng guo mu Tibetan Gold Coin —Study on the foreign reasons influenced on the Tibetan currency

6. Zhang Yongpan. Qinghai-Tibet Railway and Tibet's Stable Development

Oct. 16th Thur.

9:00-10:30 Chairperson Prof. Xie Gangzhen

1. Roger Croston

2. Zhou Yuan. Why Tibet didn't Become Independent in the Republic of China Period

3. Zhao Yuntian. Study of conferring Tibetans in Qing Dynasty

10:30-10:45 Tea Break

10:45-11:45 Chairperson Prof. Xie Gangzhen

colloquy

14:00-16:00 Chairperson Prof. Zhou Yuan

colloquy

16:00-16:15 Tea Break

16:15-17:45 Chairperson Prof. Zhou Yuan

colloquy

8. Tibetan Medicine

(The Panel Rm. 8 at Beijing Tibetan Medical Hospital)

Oct. 14th Tue.

14:00-16:00 Chairperson Lama Gangs can

1. Ai Cuoqian. Tibetan Medicine and Anti-Aging and Longevity

2. Bai Zhang. The Structure and Physiology of the Skull Brain

3. Ci Deji. On the Efficacy of Combined Tibetan Medicine and Western Medicine in the Treatment of Gout

4. De Xihe. Discussion of a Few Problems on Development of Tibetan Medicine Required to Pay Attention

16:00-16:15 Tea Break

16:15-17:45 Chairperson Lama Gangs can

5. Dengba Daji. Probe into the Origin of Tibetan Medicine Masterpiece “The Four Medical Tantras”

6. Duo Jie. Discussion on the Value of Teaching Wall Charts in “The Four Medical Tantras” of the Ancient Tibetan Medicine

7. Feng Ling. The Current Situation of Reorganization of Ancient Tibetan Medicine Books

Oct. 15th Wed.

9:00-10:30 Chairperson Natalia Bolsokhoeva

1. Gong Baojia. Discussion on Blood Senbu

2. Guan Sitong. International Strategy and Countermeasures for Tibetan Medicine; On Hong Kong Drug Registration Centre

3. Huaqian Sangduo. A Comparative Study on the Basic Ideas of Tibetan Preventive and Healthcare Medicine and Modern Public Health

10:30-10:45 Tea Break

10:45-11:45 Chairperson Natalia Bolsokhoeva

4. Huang Fukai. Research on Urine Diagnostics in Tibetan Medicine

5. Wang Chunlei. Exploration, Collation and Clinical Research of Tibetan Medical Treatment Techniques

14:00-16:00 Chairperson Tubtan Phuntshogs

1. Jiaojia Cairang. Exploration on Tibetan Mineral Medicine and Related Matters

2. Leng Benjia. National Congress, Creating a New Chapter for the Development of Tibetan Medicine in Gansu Province

3. Li Ming. On Reorganization of Ancient Tibetan Medicine Books from the Aspect of Protection and Development of Tibetan Culture

4. Liu Yinghua. Review of Vipaka:Based on Sanskrit and Tibetan Literatures

16:00-16:15 Tea Break

16:15-17:45 Chairperson Tubtan Phuntshogs

5. Lu Kangshan. The Application of Active Method Combined with Tibetan Natural Medicine Therapy in the Treatment of Eye Diseases

6. Luo Bingfen. Preliminary Investigation on Traditional Education of Tibetan Medicine

Oct. 16th Thur.

9:00-10:30 Chairperson Prof. Huang Fukai

1. Natalia Bolsokhoeva. Buryat Prominent Personalities of the Atshagat Tibetan Medical School

2. Qiu Lilan. Marketing Strategies of Tibetan Medicine

3. Renwang Ciren. Research on the Diagnosis and Treatment Standards in Curing Stoke by Tibetan Medicine

10:30-10:45 Tea Break

10:45-11:45 Chairperson Prof. Huang Fukai

4. Tang Lili. Discussion on Health Rehabilitation Concepts in Four Medical Tantras in the Perspective of Western Medical Care System

5. Tubtan Phuntshogs. On Tibetan Medical Embryo

14:00-16:00 Chairperson Deng ba da ji

1. Xizhu Jiacu. A Discussion on the Clinical Analysis and Treatment Experiences of Hypertension Disease

2. Xiangduo-Lixianjia. Yothok Yonden Gonpo and Tibetan Medicine

3. Yumzhana Zhabon. On the Study of Tibetan Medical Sources in the Buryat Monasteries

4. Zhong Gejia. Exploration on Environmental Protection Concepts and Harmonious Thinking in the Four Medical Tantras

16:00-16:15 Tea Break

16:15-17:45 Chairperson Deng ba da ji

5. Zhen Yan. Buddhist Infiltration in Ethical Aspect of Tibetan Medicine

PHOTOS:

The front of the CTRC's building

The opening ceremony. Mr Lhagpa Phuntshok, the CTRC's head (left) and Prof Dr E.Steinkellner (right) are delivering their addresses

At one of the plenar sessions of the Linguistics & Literature panel

Prof Dr V.Uspensky is reading his paper

Dr A.Zorin is reading his paper

Lhasa: a view from the top of Jokhang Temple

Tibetan peasants (Nyemo county)

Insence making

Lhasa: the Ramoche Temple

Text & Photos by Dr A.Zorin