Rigpa Shedra Wiki The Gampopa Center in Annapolis Maryland Sogyal Rinpoche RIGPA Distance Learning Home Rigpa Shedra Spiritual Care Programme Five Colleges Tibetan Studies in India Program As part of an ongoing academic exchange program with the Tibetan universities in exile in India, each year the Five Colleges send up to fifteen students to spend January term studying Buddhist philosophy, Tibetan history and culture, and Tibetan textual analysis in an intensive program taught by the faculty of the Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies in Sarnath, India. The Institute is a research and teaching university established and jointly administered by the Tibetan Government in Exile and the Ministry of Education of India. Sarnath is a small village on the outskirts of Varansi (Benares) in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Varanasi is an ancient city of about one million on the river Ganges and a major pilgrimage site for Hindus. Sarnath, the location of the Buddha's first teaching after attaining enlightenment, is a major pilgrimage site for Buddhists, and an important archaeological site.
Tibet Partnership | Emory-Tibet Science Initiative A Landmark Undertaking for the Convergence of Science and Spirituality History In February 2006, Geshe Lhakdor, Director of the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, visited Emory University as a Halle Distinguished Fellow. The invitation met with an enthusiastic response from both the university's administration and science faculty. By accepting this invitation, Emory has embarked on an historic initiative to expand the horizons of knowledge for Tibetan monks and nuns. "I deeply appreciate that Emory University has accepted my invitation, and has made a commitment to fully collaborate with the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives to develop and implement a comprehensive and sustainable science education program for Tibetan monastics. Please click here to see the acceptance letter of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, in which he describes the importance of the Emory-Tibet Science Initiative, and President Wagner's letter to His Holiness. Click here to watch a short video about the ETSI.
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