　The aim of the Tibetan Studies Association (TSA) (International Academic Association) is to contribute to the understanding of human being through the study of Tibetan culture and through international exchange.
　The Tibetan Studies Association has two functions; it is an association for regional studies and also an association for studies of human being in general, that is, anthropology in a broad sense. In terms of regional studies, cultural regions are the subject of the study, including Ladakh, Kashimir in the West, Central Tibet, Eastern Tibet and Tibetans in Exile. There are regionality and commonality found in Tibetan cultures, despite sufficient and in-depth studies and informations have not been accumulated yet.
　Tibetan culture is a dynamic way of life, in terms of characteristics that are common to a certain group but recognized as different from those of other groups, such as language, livelihoods, social customs and norms, art, festivals, medicine, worldview and religion, character and spirituality, which are closely connected with ecology, society, history, inter-ethnic relationships, modernization, and the mind.
　The history and prehistory stretch back to the time men advanced on to the Tibetan plateau where the people managed nomadic herding, agriculture and trading economy to establish the Tibetan Empire. Tibetan people practice Tibetan Buddhism which originated from Buddha Shakyamuni in Magadha in the 5th century B.C., spread throughout India, then to Central Asia, Tibet, China and Japan. During the course of its expansion, schools of the religion developed by incorporating, coexisting with and integrating local deities, thus allowing the concept to coexist with other deities. Tibetan culture is a whole body of such cultures which have changed, descended, and developed up to today.
　Study of Tibetan culture is also study of human being in a broad sense. Tibetan ecology, society, and religion, and study of the interrelationships of these aspects, should lead to an understanding of the theory and of the entire human being, when they are compared with those of other cultures from a global perspective. This is because we will be able to find out where to place Tibetan cultur among all human cultures, and at the same time, to find an answer to the question, “What is human being?” and “How should human being live?”
（established 2011.12.13）

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2011-12-21

Tibetan Studies Association（TSA）(International Academic Association)

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1. Aim
The aim of the association is to contribute to the understanding of mankind through the study of Tibetan cultures and through international exchange.
2. Name of the Association
Tibetan Studies Association（TSA）
3. Secretariat Office
c/o. Division of Cultural Anthropology, Institute for the Study of Northern Cultures, Graduate School of Letters, University of Hokkaido, North 10, West 7, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Japan 060-0810
4. Activities of the Association
1）Organizing a general meeting (international workshop/conference/ symposium)
2）Collection and sending out of information on Tibetan studies
3）Exchange of information and cooperation with other related academic associations
4）Other undertakings necessary for the Tibetan studies
5. Qualification for Membership
1）Interest in the study of Tibetan cultures
2）Free entrance and/or annual membership fee
6. Administration
1）The chair represents TSA.
2）The secretariat performs TSA general affairs and publicizes and organizes the international workshop/conference/symposium.
3）The advisor gives advice to TSA when necessary.
4）A general meeting (international workshop/conference/symposium) will be held on certain years and the general meeting acts as the decision-making body of the association.

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2011-12-20

International Workshop"Regionality and Commonality in Tibetan Cultures"（December 12-13,2011）

国際ワークショップ

（Hokkaido University Faculty House"Enreiso" co.-hosted by Hokkaido University Global COE (Center of Excellence) “Sociality of the Mind”）

December 12 (Monday)

Welcome and Opening Address by the chair
IRIMOTO Takashi
Introduction to Regionality and Commonality in Tibetan Cultures

Session 1. Regionality and Commonality seen from Ladakhi Culture

KONCHOK PHANDAY
The Idea of Compassion in Buddhist Philosophy and Its Impact on Changing Ladakhi Culture and Society.
ESHEY ANGMO
Medical and Mental Care with Special Reference to High Altitude Ladakhi Culture and Society.
YAMADA Takako
Expression of Ladakhi Cultural Regionality: Language and Local Rituals.

Session2. Regionality and Commonality seen from Amdo Culture and History

UEHARA Chikako
Amdo Tibetan Culture and Social Change by Ethnic Immigration− A Case of Gcantsha Rongba in Haidong District, Qinghai Province, China
CHORTEN JABU
Luro Festival and Its Historical Background at Bodskor Village, Rebgong Prefecture, Qinghai Province, China

December 13 (Teusday)

Session 3. Regionality and Commonality seen from Tibetans-in-Exile and Kham-pa

DONKAR LHAMO
Regional Cultural Differences and Commonality in Tibet and in Exile with Special Reference to Status of Women.
NOGUCHI RINZING GYARI
Living with Multiple Identities as a Tibetan Refugee in a Transborder Milieu.
LOBSANG JAMPA
Thangka Painting.

Session 4. Overview on Regionality and Commonality

IRIMOTO Takashi
Commonality in Tibetan Belief and Creed: Lha appeared in the Festivals and Its Relation to Kingship and Buddhism.

Session 5. General Discussion

Round Table Discussion on Regionality and Commonality in Tibetan Cultures and Their Future Prospects.

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