Sacred Sites and Traditional Ecological Knowledge Around the World

This presentation will explore Tibetan Sacred Geography and what can we learn from it. Specifically, it looks at the message of Tibetan sacred geography for environmental protection and ecological consciousness. It focuses on Vajrayana Buddhist tradition of sacred natural sites, also called sacred geography, in its relation to Vajrayana cosmology, anthropology and pilgrimage tradition. It explores Vajrayana theology of sacred places, and their role in ecological conservation, as well as their cultural meaning. Finally, we look at the implications of Tibetan sacred geography for the ongoing transformation of ecological consciousness