Tibet House Explained
Tibet Houses are an international, loosely affiliated group of nonprofit, cultural preservation organizations founded at the request of the Dalai Lama. They aim to preserve, present, and protect Tibet's ancient traditions of philosophy, mind science, art, and culture following 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 United States Central Intelligence Agency funded the creation of houses in Geneva and New York City.[6] [7]
Tibet Houses include:
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.[13] [14] The current director is Geshe Dorjee Damdul.
- Tibet House Japan, founded in 1975 in Shinjuku, Tokyo.[15]
- Tibet House US was founded in 1987 by scholar Robert Thurman, actor Richard Gere and composer Philip Glass in downtown Manhattan, New York City.[16] [17] [18] 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.[19]
- Casa Tibet México, founded in 1989 in Mexico City.[20] [21]
- Casa del Tibet Barcelona, founded in 1994 in Spain.[22] [23]
- Tibet House Trust, founded in 1994 in London, England.[24]
- Tibet Haus Germany, founded by Spiritual Director Dagyab Kyabgoen Rinpoche in 2005, in Frankfurt.[25] [26] and
- Tibet House Moscow, founded in 2004 in Russia.[27]
- Tibet House Brasil, in São Paulo, Brazil.[28] [29]
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Notes and References
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- News: Durdin . Peggy . The Dalai Lama's Tibet Lives On in Its Art . 23 September 2019 . New York Times . January 25, 1970.
- News: Wong . Edward . Tibetans Fight to Salvage Fading Culture in China . 26 September 2019 . New York Times . November 28, 2015 . 31 January 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190131093603/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/29/world/asia/china-tibet-language-education.html . live .
- News: Avedon . John F. . Tibet's "Exile Generation" . 26 September 2019 . New York Times . February 26, 1984.
- Web site: The Tibet House in New Delhi . delhicapital.com . Delhi Capital . 26 September 2019 . 26 September 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190926135139/https://www.delhicapital.com/museums-in-delhi/tibet-house.html . live .
- Web site: 9 January 1964 . Review of Tibetan Operations . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20210911174929/https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/DOC_0005503557.pdf . 11 September 2021 . Central Intelligence Agency.
- Web site: January 9, 1964 . 337. Memorandum for the Special Group . Office of the Historian . The Agency is supporting the establishment of Tibet Houses in [less than 1 line of source text not declassified] Geneva, and New York City. Tibet Houses in New York, Geneva, and [less than 1 line of source text not declassified] (1/2 year)—$ 75,000.
- Web site: About . tibethouse.in . Tibet House Delhi . 22 February 2021.
- News: Chodon . Thinley . A Tibetan treasure trove in Delhi . 9 October 2019 . Outlook Traveller . July 12, 2018.
- News: Magill . Mark . Remembering Gelek Rimpoche . 9 October 2019 . Summer 2017 . Tricycle . June 1, 2017.
- Web site: Tibet House Museum . museumsofindia.org . Museums of India, Sahapedia . 9 October 2019 . 9 October 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191009151144/https://www.museumsofindia.org/museum/292/tibet-house-museum . live .
- https://tibethouse.in/prayer-meet-for-h-e-doboom-tulku-rinpoche/
- Web site: An Ode to Shivnath Prasad: The le Corbusier of India . 22 July 2022 . 27 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221127062002/https://worldarchitecture.org/architecture-news/cmzgp/an_ode_to_shivnath_prasad_the_le_corbusier_of_india.html . live .
- Web site: Architect Shivnath Prasad-His contribution to Modern Indian Architectture . Zaki . Momin . 22 July 2022 . 16 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230716050132/https://www.academia.edu/1996525 . live .
- Web site: About . tibethouse.jp . 22 February 2021.
- Web site: Robert Thurman Buddhist scholar . ted.com . TED Conferences . 3 October 2019 . 26 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190726161921/https://www.ted.com/speakers/bob_thurman . live .
- Web site: Anonymous report . Richard Gere And Dalai Lama Announce Center for Tibetan Culture . AP News . Associated Press . 13 July 2018 . 28 September 1987 . 24 September 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190924140933/https://www.apnews.com/a8517d5efbd119474f3db9bd4786b029 . dead .
- News: Walters . John . Philip Glass Menagerie: The Composer on 26 Years of the Tibet House Benefit Concert . 3 October 2019 . Newsweek . February 18, 2016 . 3 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181003014112/https://www.newsweek.com/annual-tibet-house-concert-features-eclectic-lineup-428239 . live .
- News: Green. Penelope. 2017-05-20. 50 Years of Marriage and Mindfulness With Nena and Robert Thurman. en-US. The New York Times. 2020-07-02. 0362-4331. 17 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190717030206/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/20/style/robert-nena-thurman-buddhism-woodstock-home.html. live.
- Web site: About . casatibet.org.mx/ . 22 February 2021 . 19 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220119195043/https://casatibet.org.mx/about-us/ . dead .
- News: His Holiness the Dalai Lama Inaugurates Casa Tibet Mexico . 26 September 2019 . Autumn . Snow Lion . October 1, 1989 . 26 September 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190926135134/https://www.shambhala.com/snowlion_articles/his-holiness-the-dalai-lama-inaugurates-casa-tibet-mexico/ . live .
- Web site: History . casadeltibetbcn.org . Casa Del Tibet . 22 February 2021 . 28 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210228031007/http://casadeltibetbcn.org/en/tibet-house-foundation-foundation/history-foundation . live .
- News: The Dalai Lama Inaugurates New Tibet House Foundation in Barcelona . 26 September 2019 . Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama . October 8, 2007 . 26 September 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190926135135/https://www.dalailama.com/news/2007/the-dalai-lama-inaugurates-new-tibet-house-foundation-in-barcelona . live .
- Web site: About Us . .tibet-house-trust.co.uk/ . Tibet House Trust . 22 February 2021.
- Web site: About Us . tibethaus.com . Tibethaus Germany . 22 February 2021 . 20 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230320184328/https://www.tibethaus.com/en/hh-the-xiv-dalai-lama.html . dead .
- News: Germany's new Tibet House showcase modern Tibetan art . 26 September 2019 . Phayul . June 3, 2006 .
- Web site: Tibet House Russia . tibethouse.ru . Tibet House Russia . 22 February 2021.
- Web site: Tibet House Brasil . tibethouse.org.br/ . Tibet House Brasil . 28 October 2022.
- News: Tibet House Brazil Inaugurates New Tibetan Thangka Exhibition . 28 October 2022 . Central Tibetan Administration . February 4, 2022.