<p>This paper discusses accounts of an earthquake in the western Himalayan region which is part of a geologic area known as the "Central Himalayan Seismic Gap". The author looks at four Tibetan biographies, as well as reports from India and Afghanistan, which present evidence for two large earthquakes occurring in the year 1505. The paper argues for greater attention to Tibetan sources in the study of natural events such as earthquakes. These references are valuable not only from a historical perspective but also for scientific purposes, particularly in helping scientists determine possible future seismic activity. (Ben Deitle 2006-03-09)</p>
<p>These are the minutes from the business meeting held on June 29, 2000, at the 9th seminar of the International Association for Tibetan Studies in Leiden, the Netherlands. (Ben Deitle 2006-03-09)</p>
<p>Study of a Kangyur (bka' 'gyur, also Kanjur) manuscript from Batang in Kham (<em>khams</em>; eastern Tibet).</p>
<p>A study attempting to ascertain more clearly which texts, particularly tantric texts, were translated into Tibetan in the eighth and ninth centuries. The author compares several source materials including the <em>Lhan kar ma</em> list, Dunhuang texts, Chinese translations of tantric texts, and later Tibetan catalogues. From these comparisons, the author makes some brief remarks on the development of Tantric Buddhism in Tibet in the eighth and ninth centuries. (Ben Deitle 2006-05-03)</p>
<p>This paper looks at how Tibetan and Indian architectural styles combined in the Western Himalaya, taking the <em>Lo tsA ba lha khang</em> of Ribba as an example. The temple's structure and sculptures are described in detail. The first part of the paper sets the context in which the temple was built by outlining the changing religious and political climate of the Western Himalayan border regions as they went from being peripheral areas during the first diffusion of Buddhism in Tibet to being right at the cross-roads of the second diffusion. (Ben Deitle 2006-05-04)</p>
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