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Tibetan Cultural Identity in Nepal: Change, Preservation, Prospects

2016

In the difficult circumstances of institutional discrimination and political pressure, the Tibetan minority in Nepal negotiate their identity with utmost communicative resourcefulness, tying their values to universal ethics. They resort to their spiritual heritage in their daily intercultural encounters, seeing it mostly as an essential mindset. Developing intercultural personhood through universalization does not challenge identity salience, if one’s culture is adhered to consciously. The respondents are optimistic about preserving their culture, provided the positive factors, such as community living and cultural education, persist. The obstacles are seen in materialistic influences, glob…

Representing Tibetan Buddhism in books on spirituality : A discourse-historical approach

2022

This article looks into how Tibetan Buddhism is framed in terms of East-West dichotomy in six popular books on Buddhism and spirituality. Discourse Historical Approach is employed to uncover the rhetorical representation of Tibetan Buddhism to the readers. A critical post-colonial perspective offers an insight into various power dynamics, arising from these representations, structured according to Yoshikawa's model of intercultural communication between East and West. The various power outcomes of rhetorical styles range from Ethnocentric to Dialogical, with their ethical consequences and problematics discussed.

Teacher-Student Relations in Two Tibetan Buddhist Groups in Helsinki

2017

AbstractBased on sixteen interviews with members of two Tibetan Buddhist groups in Helsinki, Finland, this article investigates how the role of the guru, power imbalance and power abuse are perceived by the students. This qualitative study aims at understanding what shape the reverence to the Vajrayana teacher takes in the egalitarian environment of a European country, where Buddhism is a relatively new phenomenon. The interviews show that while teachers are not losing importance, ways of choosing and paying respect to them changes. They also reveal confusion in defining abuse, and emphasis on personal agency and teachers’ accountability for avoiding it.

Discovering Buddhism Online : A Translocative Analysis of Tibetan Buddhist Forum Discussions

2018

The study investigates how tenets, meanings and practices of Tibetan Buddhism are re-contextualized by non-Tibetan students of online courses offered by a major Tibetan Buddhist organization. The research adopts transcultural and translocal perspectives and aims to enrich the understanding of how Tibetan Buddhism is establishing itself globally through online facilities. A 'translocative' analysis, suggested by Tweed (2011) for the study of Buddhism, is employed as the main lens for analysing the online program’s closed forum discussions. The data analysis reveals general trends in the development of Tibetan Buddhism as a transnational religion, and invites an extension of Tweed’s (2011) mo…

Tibetan refugees in Nepal : identity negotiation

2015

The Ulkopolitistin erikoishaastattelussa Tiibetin pakolaishallituksen presidentti Lobsang Sangay, Kiinan ”valtion vihollinen nro 2”

2018

Tiibetin pakolaishallituksen presidentti Lobsang Sangay vieraili Helsingissä 12.–13. lokakuuta. Sangay katsoo edustavansa kaikkia tiibetiläisiä – myös niitä kuutta miljoonaa, jotka asuvat Kiinan miehittämillä tiibetiläisalueilla. Kiinan näkökulmasta Sangay on vaarallinen separatistijohtaja, joka pyrkii hajottamaan Kiinan yhtenäisyyttä ja jota kaikkien Kiinan ystävien tulisi vältellä viimeiseen asti. The Ulkopolitist pääsi haastattelemaan Sangayta, jolla on ensikäden kokemusta Kiinan vaikutusvallan kasvusta ja diplomaattisen painostuksen työkaluista. nonPeerReviewed