Dr John Powers @ Bodhi Books and Gifts — 6pm on Thursday 2nd October

Dr John Powers is a leading expert in Tibetan history and religion and is currently a Reader in the Faculty of Asian Studies at the Australian National University. He received his PhD in Tibetan Buddhism from the University of Virginia in 1991.

Tibetan Buddhism throughout the Himalayas and in India

a talk and presentation

Having spent several years travelling widely doing fieldwork on Tibetan Buddhism in Tibet, India, and Nepal, he will be sharing his rich knowledge of Tibetan Buddhism and presenting unique images from his travels.

And Book Launch

"Concise Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism"

Dr John Powers is widely published including translations of sutras from the Tibetan— in "Wisdom of Buddha: the Sandhinirmocana Sutra - essential questions and direct answers for realizing Enlightenment"; the "Concise Encyclopedia of Buddhism"; and his 600-page "An Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism" which has for many years has served as an authoritative and comprehensive introductory text on Tibet's distinctive Buddhist tradition.

Now he has provided an introductory text in compact form which explains the core Buddhist doctrines and the practices of meditation and tantra in an engaging manner. It includes a survey of the four main sects of Tibetan Buddhism and a succinct history of the Tibetan cultural region. We look forward to launching this new book — the author will be available for signing your copies.