Tag Archives: Tibet

The Valley of Dantig and the Myth of Exile and Return

Posted on 04/30/2017 by imre

Imre Galambos and Sam van Schaik, “The Valley of Dantig and the Myth of Exile and Return.” Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies (2015) 78/3, 475–491. The valley of Dantig in Amdo plays a central role in Tibetan … Continue reading →

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The beginnings of Tibetan studies: Denison Ross and Alexander Csoma de Kőrös

Posted on 11/16/2011 by imre

This is an article of mine that has just come out: Imre Galambos. “‘Touched a nation’s heart’: Sir E. Denison Ross and Alexander Csoma de Kőrös.” Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, Volume 21, No. 3 (July 2011): 361-375. Read … Continue reading →

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Denison Ross and the Tibetan monks in London

Posted on 11/19/2010 by imre

While in Shanghai, I also visited the Xujiahui branch of the Shanghai Library, where they have old western books and newspapers. This is the old Bibliotheca Zi-Ka-Wei with an amazing architecture and equally impressive holdings of books. I spent some … Continue reading →

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