Blog posts

Image of Tri Song Detsen

Urgyen Lingpa: political and legal sceptic

04 October 2018

Image of Ling Gesar

The drum of the law: symbol of shamanic power, warfare, or justice?

24 July 2018

White Jambhala on a turquoise dragon, detail of Tuchen Wangdu Nyingpo, Tibet, 18th C. Rubin Museum of Art, C2001.3.5 (HAR 65011)

The turquoise dragon: symbol of political status?

13 July 2018

Image of Tri Song Detsen

The problem of punishment in early Tibetan law

13 January 2017

The problem of punishment in early Tibetan law

Yeshe Öd, Tholing monastery, © David Pritzker

Yeshe Öd the law-maker

13 September 2016

Yeshe Öd the law-maker

Emperor Xuanzong of China, who granted a debt amnesty in 744.

Imperial Amnesties. Or, did Tibetans use dice to decide legal cases?

12 August 2016

Extract from Old Tibetan Annals

Khrims: changes in the Tibetan concept of law

14 June 2016

Khrims: changes in the Tibetan concept of law