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Dear visitor, we invite you to discover our new web pages. We offer you a bigger amount of information about Buddhist and Tibetan culture. Our primary objective is to provide a comprehensive cultural resource center. Furthermore we promote an environment that encourages research and an exchange of knowledge between scholars and students. Enjoy your visit at the online version of the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives (LTWA).
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Obituary to Ku-ngo Gyatsho Tshering la (1936 - 2009) |
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A self-effacing scholar and gentleman who sacrificed his prime life for the services of His Holiness and His people  Kungo la, an honorific title that he truly deserved to be called, and for others he was popularly known as Gyatsho la, left this earthly world on 25 June 2009 in the USA. He served the Library of Tibetan Works & Archives (LTWA) as the Director from 1972 until his retirement in 1998. Kungo la was born in 1936 at Gangtok in the Indian state of Sikkim to Lobsang Lama and Nyima Dolma. After the completion of his secondary studies at a Government school in Darjeeling he went to Calcutta, now known as Kolkata, to pursue further studies in humanity where he earned Bachelor's degree in honours. After the completion of his studies he served in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Home Ministry of the Government of India as a First Class public servant. While he was in the former ministry he also served at the Indian Mission in Lhasa, Tibet.
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Upcoming Events & Activities - 2009 |
July 20 - October 20: The fourth three-month Intensive Translation Program will be held from 20th July to 20th October 2009 at LTWA.
The program will exclusively cover various translation methods and practices. Click here for details... - September 3 -September 5: International Conference on Tibetan studies and Himalayan Studies organised by LTWA will be held in Dharamsala.
- September 14 to September 24, 2009: LTWA Director, Geshe Lhakdor la will pay a visit to South America and Mexico organised by -- Office of Tibet, South America; Tecnologico de Monterrey and Consejo de valores (Council of Valued of the City)
Read more in our Events & Activities section
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The LTWA offers you free online buddhist classes |
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 The Library of Tibetan Works and Archives (LTWA) offers daily Buddhist philosophy classes to help people appreciate and understand ‘truth' and help them deal with daily problems. The classes are taught by Geshes who are highly qualified in Buddhist philosophy and have dedicated a major part of their lives to study and practice.
Click here to download the current classes (2009 course) ||| Read more in our Online Buddhist Class section . . .
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Support the Library of Tibetan Works & Archives |
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 All the recorded and offered lessons, the manuscripts and the online books are free for your use and available for you on our website. We wish that you have great benefit from them. We will take all efforts to make more content available for you, so you have the possibility to increase your knowledge about Tibetan Language, History, Culture and Buddhism.
Your support for the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives (LTWA) will help bring the unparalleled resources of LTWA to the world and to meet the costs of providing open access to our great center of culture and learning. By supporting the Library, you can become a part of this important mission. For any smaller donation you can easily use the donation button in the left menu. If you would like to make a special financial or in-kind donation to the library please contact us: The Director, Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, Gangchen Kyishong, Dharamsala 176215, HP, India - Email:
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