Dans le cadre de son cycle de conférences « GRITH Fall 2025 Online Lecture Series, Season 3 – Tibet in Canada/Canada on Tibet », le Groupe de recherche interuniversitaire sur le Tibet et l’Himalaya (GRITH), basé à l’Université Laval, au Québec, annonce la conférence suivante :
Environmental Cost of Our Synthetic Spiritual Offering
par Ang Dolma Sherpa et Pasang Yangjee Sherpa
le vendredi 12 décembre à 18h30 (heure de Paris) en ligne à l’adresse suivante : https://ulaval.zoom.us/j/8892424519?pwd=TFBKS3ZmRFppZmVNWUZJaXBpR1djQT09
Résumé :
This talk shares insights from the journey to replacing synthetic khatas and lungtas in the Himalaya and beyond with biodegradable ones. The project, “Biodegradable Blessings,” was born out of a collaboration between entrepreneur Ang Dolma Sherpa, religious scholars Amy Holmes-Tagchungdarpa and Kalzang Dorjee Bhutia, and anthropologist Pasang Yangjee Sherpa to address the environmental pollution from overconsumption of mass produced synthetic religious materials meant to bring spiritual merit. The speakers will highlight traditional methods and materials that were used widely to make sustainable khatas and lungtas for generations across the Himalayas. The talk ends with a discussion of mass production and overconsumption of affordable synthetic material.
