Purdue News

November 7, 1997

Brother of Dalai Lama to speak at Purdue

NOTE TO JOURNALISTS: If there is interest, Tendzin Choegyal can be available to the media 45 minutes before his presentation for interviews and comments. Phone interviews for radio also can be arranged. Contact Donald Mitchell, chairman, Religious Studies Program, at (765) 494-4276; e-mail, dmitch@purdue.edu.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- The brother and special envoy of the Dalai Lama will speak at Purdue University on Friday, Nov. 14.

Tendzin Choegyal will discuss the spirituality of Tibetan Buddhism with Wayne Teasdale, a writer and speaker on global spirituality. The presentation," Tibet and the Inner Life," will begin at 8 p.m. in the Class of 1950 Lecture Hall.

Choegyal is a married layperson who lived with his brother in Tibet and now lives in India as part of the Dalai Lama's community. He is a spiritual teacher in the Geluk-ba lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. Choegyal is in the United States as a special envoy to the Assembly of the Parliament of the World's Religions in Chicago.

Teasdale is a member of the Parliament Board. He has studied spirituality in India for many years and has worked closely with the Dalai Lama on issues of world peace.

The lecture is free and is sponsored by Purdue Convocations, the School of Liberal Arts, the Department of Philosophy, the Religious Studies Program, the Asian Studies Program and St. Thomas Aquinas Center.

CONTACT: Donald Mitchell, chairman, Religious Studies Program, (765) 494-4276; e-mail, dmitch@purdue.edu.

Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; e-mail, purduenews@purdue.edu

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