East West Dialogue on Science and Buddhist Thought:
Consciousness and Contemplative Practices in Global Modernity

Thursday, May 26, 2016 at 6:30-8:30pm
Reception to follow in the Art Gallery Lobby

Jack Morton Auditorium
School of Media and Public Affairs
George Washington University
805 21st Street NW
Washington DC 20052

Featuring:
KHENPO TSULTRIM LODRO
Abbot of Larung Gar and leading Buddhist scholar in contemporary Tibet

In conversation with:
Elissa Eppel, Associate Professor, UCSF School of Medicine, Director, Aging, Metabolism and Emotions Lab
Tadeusz Zawidzki, Chair and Associate Professor of Philosophy at GW, Co-Convener, Mind-Brain Institute
Tashi Rabgey, Moderator, Research Professor of International Affairs at GW

Introduction to Khenpo Tsultrim Lodro
Khenpo Tsultrim Lodro is a prominent Buddhist scholar, civic voice and public thinker inside contemporary Tibet.  As part of the core leadership of Larung Gar Buddhist Academy in Serthar, Khenpo is one of the leading abbots of the world’s largest residential Buddhist institution.  As a civic leader, Khenpo has lectured widely on ethics, contemplation and religion while leading a public conversation inside Tibet on language revitalization, HIV/AIDS awareness and Tibetan vegetarianism.  A prolific writer and public commentator, Khenpo has been deeply committed to expanding a dialogue between modern science and Buddhist philosophy.