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NBN Episodes hosted by Connie:

Buddhist Studies September 21, 2018

Reincarnation in Tibetan Buddhism

The Third Karmapa and the Invention of a Tradition

Ruth Gamble

Hosted by Connie Kassor
Ruth Gamble’s Reincarnation in Tibetan Buddhism: The Third Karmapa and the Invention of a Tradition (Oxford University Press, 2018) is a thorough and accessible study on reincarnation, the tulku tradition …
Buddhist Studies December 19, 2017

The Monastery and the Microscope

Conversations with the Dalai Lama on Mind, Mindfulness, and the Nature of Reality

Wendy Hasenkamp and Janna R. White

Hosted by Connie Kassor
Wendy Hasenkamp and Janna R. White spent four years editing a series of conversations between prominent scientists, philosophers, scholars of Tibetan Buddhism, and the Dalai Lama, resulting in The Monastery …
Buddhist Studies November 7, 2017

The Buddha Party

How the People's Republic of China Works to Define and Control Tibetan Buddhism

John Powers

Hosted by Connie Kassor
In his recent book, The Buddha Party: How the People's Republic of China Works to Define and Control Tibetan Buddhism (Oxford University Press, 2016), John Powers presents a comprehensive overview …