Tibet House Building in Lodhi Road, New Delhi, India
Tibet House is an international, loosely affiliated group of nonprofit, cultural preservation organizations founded at the request of the Dalai Lama, to preserve, present, and protect Tibet's ancient traditions of philosophy, mind science, art, and culture due to the Chinese invasion of Tibet in 1950 and subsequent Tibetan diaspora.[1][2][3] The first Tibet House was founded in New Delhi, India in 1965.[4][5]
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The Tibet House in New York City
Tibet Houses include:
- Tibet House, in New Delhi, India founded in 1965. Tulkus Gelek Rimpoche and Dagyab Kyabgoen Rinpoche were early directors.[6][7][8][9] Geshe Lhakdor was a translator and research assistant from 1986 to 1989. The house was designed by Shiv Nath Prasad in 1970 in the Brutalist architecture style.[10][11] The current director is Geshe Dorjee Damdul.
- Tibet House Japan, founded in 1975 in Shinjuku, Tokyo.[12]
- Tibet House US was founded in 1987 by scholar Robert Thurman, actor Richard Gere and composer Philip Glass in downtown Manhattan, New York City.[13][14][15] Menla, a retreat space located in the Catskills near Phoenicia, New York, is an offshoot of Tibet House US. The project was spearheaded by Robert Thurman and Nena Thurman.[16]
- Casa Tibet México, founded in 1989 in Mexico City.[17][18]
- Casa del Tibet Barcelona, founded in 1994 in Spain.[19][20]
- Tibet House Trust, founded in 1994 in London, England.[21]
- Tibet Haus Germany, founded by Spiritual Director Dagyab Kyabgoen Rinpoche in 2005, in Frankfurt.[22][23] and
- Tibet House Moscow, founded in 2004 in Russia.[24]
- Tibet House Brasil, in São Paulo, Brazil.[25][26]
See also
References
- ↑ Wu, Jin; Myers, Lee (18 July 2020). "Battle in the Himalayas". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ↑ Durdin, Peggy (25 January 1970). "The Dalai Lama's Tibet Lives On in Its Art". New York Times. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- ↑ Wong, Edward (28 November 2015). "Tibetans Fight to Salvage Fading Culture in China". New York Times. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ↑ Avedon, John F. (26 February 1984). "Tibet's "Exile Generation"". New York Times. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ↑ "The Tibet House in New Delhi". delhicapital.com. Delhi Capital. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ↑ "About". tibethouse.in. Tibet House Delhi. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ↑ Chodon, Thinley (12 July 2018). "A Tibetan treasure trove in Delhi". Outlook Traveller. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ↑ Magill, Mark (1 June 2017). "Remembering Gelek Rimpoche". No. Summer 2017. Tricycle. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ↑ "Tibet House Museum". museumsofindia.org. Museums of India, Sahapedia. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ↑ "An Ode to Shivnath Prasad: The le Corbusier of India".
- ↑ Zaki, Momin. "Architect Shivnath Prasad-His contribution to Modern Indian Architectture".
- ↑ "About". tibethouse.jp. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ↑ "Robert Thurman Buddhist scholar". ted.com. TED Conferences. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- ↑ Anonymous report (28 September 1987). "Richard Gere And Dalai Lama Announce Center for Tibetan Culture". AP News. Associated Press. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ↑ Walters, John (18 February 2016). "Philip Glass Menagerie: The Composer on 26 Years of the Tibet House Benefit Concert". Newsweek. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- ↑ Green, Penelope (20 May 2017). "50 Years of Marriage and Mindfulness With Nena and Robert Thurman". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ↑ "About". casatibet.org.mx/. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ↑ "His Holiness the Dalai Lama Inaugurates Casa Tibet Mexico". No. Autumn. Snow Lion. 1 October 1989. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ↑ "History". casadeltibetbcn.org. Casa Del Tibet. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ↑ "The Dalai Lama Inaugurates New Tibet House Foundation in Barcelona". Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. 8 October 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ↑ "About Us". .tibet-house-trust.co.uk/. Tibet House Trust. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ↑ "About Us". tibethaus.com. Tibethaus Germany. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ↑ "Germany's new Tibet House showcase modern Tibetan art". Phayul. 3 June 2006. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ↑ "Tibet House Russia". tibethouse.ru. Tibet House Russia. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ↑ "Tibet House Brasil". tibethouse.org.br/. Tibet House Brasil. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ↑ "Tibet House Brazil Inaugurates New Tibetan Thangka Exhibition". Central Tibetan Administration. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
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