A List 3/29/99 RITUAL ARTS IN TIBETAN HEALING TOPIC FOR SLU TALK CANTON - Anne C. Klein, a professor of religious studies at Rice University in Houston, will give a lecture on "Healing and the Ritual Arts of Tibet" on Monday, April 5, at 7 p.m. in Room 123 of the Griffiths Arts Center at St. Lawrence University. The event, which is open to the public free of charge, is part of the St. Lawrence University Festival of the Arts, which this year explores Tibetan views of health and healing. Klein teaches courses in Buddhism, women's studies and Tibetan language. She is the author of four books, including Meeting the Great Bliss Queen: Buddhists, Feminists and the Art of the Self and Path to the Middle: Oral Madhyamika Philosophy in Tibet. Klein is also a founding co-director of Dawn Mountain, a Tibetan temple, community center and research institute in Houston. Her talk will introduce central medical principles of Tibet and explore meditative rituals practiced by Tibetan Buddhists. For more information about the festival, visit the web site at www.stlawu.edu/gallery, or contact Co-Director Cathy Tedford, 315-229-5174, or Co-Director Cathy Shrady, 315-229-5264.-30- Back To News Releases
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