Organization:Tibet House

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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]

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

  • List of organizations of Tibetans in exile
  • Central Tibetan Administration
  • Sinicization of Tibet
  • Annexation of Tibet by the People's Republic of China
  • Battle of Chamdo
  • History of Tibet (1950–present)
  • Tibetan diaspora
  • Tibetan sovereignty debate

References

  1. ↑ Wu, Jin; Myers, Lee (July 18, 2020). "Battle in the Himalayas". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/07/18/world/asia/china-india-border-conflict.html. 
  2. ↑ Durdin, Peggy (January 25, 1970). "The Dalai Lama's Tibet Lives On in Its Art". New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/1970/01/25/archives/the-dalai-lamas-tibet-lives-on-in-its-art.html. Retrieved 23 September 2019. 
  3. ↑ Wong, Edward (November 28, 2015). "Tibetans Fight to Salvage Fading Culture in China". New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/29/world/asia/china-tibet-language-education.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FDalai%20Lama. Retrieved 26 September 2019. 
  4. ↑ Avedon, John F. (February 26, 1984). "Tibet's "Exile Generation"". New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/1984/02/26/magazine/tibet-s-exile-generation.html?searchResultPosition=6. Retrieved 26 September 2019. 
  5. ↑ "The Tibet House in New Delhi". Delhi Capital. https://www.delhicapital.com/museums-in-delhi/tibet-house.html. Retrieved 26 September 2019. 
  6. ↑ "About". Tibet House Delhi. https://www.tibethouse.in/content/about. 
  7. ↑ Chodon, Thinley (July 12, 2018). "A Tibetan treasure trove in Delhi". Outlook Traveller. https://www.outlookindia.com/outlooktraveller/explore/story/68297/tibet-house-new-delhi. Retrieved 9 October 2019. 
  8. ↑ Magill, Mark (June 1, 2017). "Remembering Gelek Rimpoche". Tricycle. https://tricycle.org/magazine/remembering-gelek-rimpoche/. Retrieved 9 October 2019. 
  9. ↑ "Tibet House Museum". Museums of India, Sahapedia. https://www.museumsofindia.org/museum/292/tibet-house-museum. Retrieved 9 October 2019. 
  10. ↑ "An Ode to Shivnath Prasad: The le Corbusier of India". https://worldarchitecture.org/architecture-news/cmzgp/an_ode_to_shivnath_prasad_the_le_corbusier_of_india.html. 
  11. ↑ Zaki, Momin. "Architect Shivnath Prasad-His contribution to Modern Indian Architectture". https://www.academia.edu/1996525. 
  12. ↑ "About". https://www.tibethouse.jp. 
  13. ↑ "Robert Thurman Buddhist scholar". TED Conferences. https://www.ted.com/speakers/bob_thurman. Retrieved 3 October 2019. 
  14. ↑ Anonymous report (28 September 1987). "Richard Gere And Dalai Lama Announce Center for Tibetan Culture". Associated Press. https://www.apnews.com/a8517d5efbd119474f3db9bd4786b029. Retrieved 13 July 2018. 
  15. ↑ Walters, John (February 18, 2016). "Philip Glass Menagerie: The Composer on 26 Years of the Tibet House Benefit Concert". Newsweek. https://www.newsweek.com/annual-tibet-house-concert-features-eclectic-lineup-428239. Retrieved 3 October 2019. 
  16. ↑ Green, Penelope (2017-05-20). "50 Years of Marriage and Mindfulness With Nena and Robert Thurman" (in en-US). The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/20/style/robert-nena-thurman-buddhism-woodstock-home.html. 
  17. ↑ "About". https://casatibet.org.mx/about-us/. 
  18. ↑ "His Holiness the Dalai Lama Inaugurates Casa Tibet Mexico". Snow Lion. October 1, 1989. https://www.shambhala.com/snowlion_articles/his-holiness-the-dalai-lama-inaugurates-casa-tibet-mexico/. Retrieved 26 September 2019. 
  19. ↑ "History". Casa Del Tibet. https://casadeltibetbcn.org/en/tibet-house-foundation-foundation/history-foundation. 
  20. ↑ "The Dalai Lama Inaugurates New Tibet House Foundation in Barcelona". Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. October 8, 2007. https://www.dalailama.com/news/2007/the-dalai-lama-inaugurates-new-tibet-house-foundation-in-barcelona. Retrieved 26 September 2019. 
  21. ↑ "About Us". Tibet House Trust. https://www.tibet-house-trust.co.uk/aboutus/. 
  22. ↑ "About Us". Tibethaus Germany. https://www.tibethaus.com/en/hh-the-xiv-dalai-lama.html. 
  23. ↑ "Germany's new Tibet House showcase modern Tibetan art". Phayul. June 3, 2006. http://www.phayul.com/news/article.aspx?id=12764&t=1. Retrieved 26 September 2019. 
  24. ↑ "Tibet House Russia". Tibet House Russia. http://tibethouse.ru/index-en.php. 
  25. ↑ "Tibet House Brasil". Tibet House Brasil. https://tibethouse.org.br/home/. 
  26. ↑ "Tibet House Brazil Inaugurates New Tibetan Thangka Exhibition". Central Tibetan Administration. February 4, 2022. https://tibet.net/tibet-house-brazil-inaugurates-new-tibetan-thangka-exhibition/. 

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