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This is a: snip, written by Birgit Kellner 178 days ago.
Keywords: Tibet today

“While consumers in China are already using the “HiPhone 5”; a cheat of Apple’s much anticipated smartphone, iPhone 5, the Chinese state media reported last month that government officials in its “latest move to show the country’s determination to combat piracy” confiscated “20,000 fake Tibetan language text books”.

“In one case, Zhang Xinfeng was found to sell more than 30,000 copies of textbooks, including more than 20,000 Tibetan books, to 25 schools in 19 Tibetan cities and counties between September 2009 to September 2010,” the report said.

Speaking to Phayul, a Reuters reporter based in Hong Kong expressed surprise at the confiscation of Tibetan text books when the markets are flooded with fake medicines and copies of high-end designer labels.

“I tried to contact Chinese officials on the confiscation of Tibetan text books but they refused to give further information,” the Hong Kong based reporter told Phayul.

“This indeed is very mysterious,” he added.”

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This is a: snip, written by Birgit Kellner 217 days ago.
Keywords: ākāra, conferences

Moriyama Shinya of Shinshu University (Matsumoto) has a weblog, I just learned (Shinya used to be in Vienna for several years, and I had the honour of working rather closely with him in my own research project on svasaṃvedana or self-awareness). Shinya recently posted a report (in Japanese) on some panels, including that on ākāras (“forms” or “aspects” in consciousness) which Sara McClintock and myself convened. Shinya also made available his own excellent paper on Ratnākāraśānti’s Alīkākāravāda for download (in English) – highly recommended!

The indefatigable Kataoka Kei of Kyushu University, to whom I owe the link to Shinya’s blog, likewise posted some panel reports (in Japanese), as well as pictures – of presenters, of the conference site, and, last but not least, of gastronomic delights.

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This is a: snip, written by Birgit Kellner 223 days ago.
Keywords: conferences

(The very well organized XVIth Congress of the International Association of Buddhist Studies, Dharma Drum College, Taiwan, 20-25 June, 2011).

(Oh, and it wasn’t just very well organized – and intellectually stimulating, but that’s almost a matter of course -; the atmosphere was friendly and extremely enjoyable, and I don’t think I’ve ever eaten so healthy at such a large conference. Thank you!)

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