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Library of Tibetan Works and Archives

Index Library of Tibetan Works and Archives

The Library of Tibetan Works and Archives (LTWA) is a Tibetan library in Dharamshala, India. [1]

12 relations: Avalokiteśvara, Central Tibetan Administration, Dharamshala, Gyatsho Tshering, India, Library, Mandala, Sonam Rinchen, Thangka, Tibet, Tibetan Buddhism, 14th Dalai Lama.

Avalokiteśvara

Avalokiteśvara (अवलोकितेश्वर) is a bodhisattva who embodies the compassion of all Buddhas.

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Central Tibetan Administration

The Central Tibetan Administration, also known as CTA (literally Exile Tibetan People's Organisation) is an organisation based in India.

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Dharamshala

Dharamshala (also spelled Dharamsala) is the second winter capital of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh and a municipal corporation in Kangra district.

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Gyatsho Tshering

Gyatsho Tshering, (1936 in Sikkim – 25 June 2009 in Minneapolis) also wrote Gyatso Tsering, is the former director of the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives and a Tibetan scholar of Indian nationality Bhuchung K. Tsering,, Phayul.com, 29 June 2009 of Indian nationality.

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India

India (IAST), also called the Republic of India (IAST), is a country in South Asia.

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Library

A library is a collection of sources of information and similar resources, made accessible to a defined community for reference or borrowing.

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Mandala

A mandala (Sanskrit: मण्डल, maṇḍala; literally "circle") is a spiritual and ritual symbol in Hinduism and Buddhism, representing the universe.

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Sonam Rinchen

Geshe Sonam Rinchen (1933 - 2013) was born in Trehor region of Kham in Eastern Tibet in 1933.

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Thangka

A thangka, variously spelt as thangka, tangka, thanka, or tanka (Nepal Bhasa: पौभा), is a Tibetan Buddhist painting on cotton, silk appliqué, usually depicting a Buddhist deity, scene, or mandala.

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Tibet

Tibet is a historical region covering much of the Tibetan Plateau in Central Asia.

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Tibetan Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism is the form of Buddhist doctrine and institutions named after the lands of Tibet, but also found in the regions surrounding the Himalayas and much of Central Asia.

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14th Dalai Lama

The 14th Dalai Lama (religious name: Tenzin Gyatso, shortened from Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso; born Lhamo Thondup, 6 July 1935) is the current Dalai Lama.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_of_Tibetan_Works_and_Archives

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