The Great Debates: Traditions and Forms




(clockwise from top left: Moshe Halbertal; Zoltan Kluger/GPO via Getty Images; Ebrahim Moosa; ADEK BERRY/AFP/Getty Images; Thupten Jinpa/Suzanna Finley; Feng Li/Getty Images)


Asia Society's The Great Debates: Traditions and Forms series explores systems of debates and discourse across cultures and religions. Each program provides an overview of the debate form through a short lecture and continues with a panel that demonstrates a potential interpretation on a current topical issue.

The Great Debates: Traditions and Forms series is made possible by a grant from the Rockefeller Foundation NYC Cultural Innovation Fund.

Presented in association with City Lore  

Upcoming Events

New Forms, New Ideas: Performing Debates
Monday, November 5, 7:00pm

Monks from the Drepung Loseling Monastery demonstrate Tibetan-style debate.
An introduction to Tibetan Buddhist Debate by Professor Daniel Perdue, author of Debate in Tibetan Buddhism.