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Comprehending conflict
Buddhist scholar explains ongoing Chinese conflict and releases book 'Why the Dalai Lama Matters'
Haylee Campbell
Issue date: 10/10/08 Section: News
The second and third steps involve removing people that do not want to be in the country but are being forced to stay, and removing any army and police officials that are bringing harm to the Tibetan people.
The fourth thing for Jintao is to let the Dalai Lama return to Tibet. He has not yet returned because of the presence of the Chinese police.
"If he were to return, there would be celebration, and most likely there would be beatings of the people from the police, and the fear of having the Dalai Lama harmed," Thurman said.
The fifth idea is that Hu Jintao and the Dalai Lama present the whole Tibetan plateau to the world as the largest environmentally-protected area in the world, since it is the fountain to the rest of the Asian peninsula, in that it houses the sources for nine different rivers.
"The Dalai Lama is a 'yes we can' person, but without violence," Thurman said.
"Basically, what he was presenting was an idealistic hope for the world and evolution for the human race. I don't know if I agree with the plan, but I understand what he is saying," said Zachary Rose, a junior in history and anthropology at OSU.
Currently, Dr. Thurman holds the Jey Tsong Khapa chair of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies in the Religion Department at Columbia University. He is also President of the Tibet House, a non-profit organization - that he co-founded with Richard Gere - that focuses on the promotion and preservation of Tibetan civilization, and President of the American Institute of Buddhist Studies, a non-profit organization that focuses on the translations of texts from Tibetan Tanjur.
Thurman has a doctorate from Harvard University and has studied in the Tibetan Buddhist Monasteries in both India and the United States.
He has been studying Tibetan Buddhism for over 30 years, and was a personal student of the Dalai Lama. Thurman was also the first American to become a Tibetan Buddhist monk in 1962.
Haylee Campbell, staff writer
news@dailybarometer.com, 737-2231
The fourth thing for Jintao is to let the Dalai Lama return to Tibet. He has not yet returned because of the presence of the Chinese police.
"If he were to return, there would be celebration, and most likely there would be beatings of the people from the police, and the fear of having the Dalai Lama harmed," Thurman said.
The fifth idea is that Hu Jintao and the Dalai Lama present the whole Tibetan plateau to the world as the largest environmentally-protected area in the world, since it is the fountain to the rest of the Asian peninsula, in that it houses the sources for nine different rivers.
"The Dalai Lama is a 'yes we can' person, but without violence," Thurman said.
"Basically, what he was presenting was an idealistic hope for the world and evolution for the human race. I don't know if I agree with the plan, but I understand what he is saying," said Zachary Rose, a junior in history and anthropology at OSU.
Currently, Dr. Thurman holds the Jey Tsong Khapa chair of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies in the Religion Department at Columbia University. He is also President of the Tibet House, a non-profit organization - that he co-founded with Richard Gere - that focuses on the promotion and preservation of Tibetan civilization, and President of the American Institute of Buddhist Studies, a non-profit organization that focuses on the translations of texts from Tibetan Tanjur.
Thurman has a doctorate from Harvard University and has studied in the Tibetan Buddhist Monasteries in both India and the United States.
He has been studying Tibetan Buddhism for over 30 years, and was a personal student of the Dalai Lama. Thurman was also the first American to become a Tibetan Buddhist monk in 1962.
Haylee Campbell, staff writer
news@dailybarometer.com, 737-2231
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