About the Speaker

Gray Tuttle, Leila Hadley Luce Associate Professor of Modern Tibetan Studies, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Columbia University.

Slides for Classroom Use

Ten Things to Know about Tibetan Civilization – PowerPoint [38 MB]

Background Reading and Classroom Material

Engaging Digital Tibet [Columbia]
Tibetan artifacts online.

Sacred Arts of Tibet [Asian Art Museum]
Teacher Packet, PDF.

An Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism [Asian Art Museum]

Create Your Own Mandala [Asian Art Museum]
Videos, reading and activities for middle and high school levels.

The Decoration of Tibetan Arms and Armor [Metropolitan Museum of Art]