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A N N U A L B E N E F I T S

AU C T I O NIn 1995 Tibet House began holding Biannual BenefitAuctions attracting the support of world-renownedartists and high-end retailers whose generous supporthave made these events an enormous success. Theauction was held once at Sotheby’s New York, and therest have been held at Christie’s New York.

C O N C E RTSince 1989, Tibet House has held an Annual BenefitConcert and Dinner Party celebrating the TibetanNew Year. Traditionally celebrated with two weeks offestivities in Lhasa (begun in 1409), the MonlamPrayer Festival, as it was known, has been prohibitedby the Chinese Communists since 1959. The worldwide Tibetan exile community continues to observethe Prayer Festival. Tibet House honors this traditionby having its annual fundraising event at this time.

Held at legendary Carnegie Hall since 1993, PhilipGlass, the benefit’s esteemed Artistic Director andVice President of Tibet House, creates an exceptionalshow every year, highlighted by unique collaborationsbetween the artists. The consistently sold-out concertfeatures up and coming musicians and world artists,together with some of the music industries’ biggestlegends. The concert and dinner party have becomean anticipated annual event in New York City. Philip Glass, Natalie Merchant, Michael Stipe, Ashley MacIsaac, Harrison Ford, Robert Thurman, Uma

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THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 1992TOWN HALLPhilip GlassHenrich HarrerRobert A.F. ThurmanThe Gyuto Monks

WEDNESDAY,FEBRUARY 24, 1993TOWN HALLLaurie AndersonAllen GinsbergPhilip GlassNawang KhechogThe Ganden ShartseMonks

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1994CARNEGIE HALLAllen GinsbergPhilip GlassSpalding GrayRichie HavensNawang KhechogNatalie MerchantPaul SimonThe Roche Sisters(Maggie, Terre, Suzzy)

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1995CARNEGIE HALLDavid ByrneJimmie Dale GilmoreAllen GinsbergPhilip GlassSpalding GrayKatell KeinegAshley MacIsaac Natalie MerchantThe Gyuto Monks

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1996CARNEGIE HALLLaurie AndersonDadon DawadolmaAllen Ginsberg

Philip GlassEmmylou HarrisRichie HavensNatalie MerchantPatti SmithThe Drepung GomangMonks

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1997CARNEGIE HALLJohn Cale Billy Corgan Allen GinsbergPhilip GlassBen HarperNawang KhechogYungchen LhamoNatalie MerchantPatti SmithMichael StipeThe Drepung LoselingMonks

MONDAY, MARCH 9, 1998CARNEGIE HALLJohn CaleSheryl CrowDadon DawadolmaPhilip GlassAngelique KidjoEd Kowalczyk and LiveYungchen LhamoNatalie MerchantPatti SmithChad TaylorCaetano VelosoThe Drepung LoselingMonks

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1999CARNEGIE HALLTrey AnastasioShawn ColvinPhilip GlassPeter KaterNawang KhechogCibo Matto

REMPatti SmithFoday Musa SusoChaksampa

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2000CARNEGIE HALLTrey AnastasioDavid ByrnePhilip GlassNawang KhechogAngelique KidjoAshley MacIsaacR. Carlos NakaiVirginia RodriguesPatti SmithRufus WainwrightThe Drepung GomangMonks

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2001CARNEGIE HALLDavid BowieDana BryantPhilip GlassEmmylou HarrisRahat Nusrat Fateh Ali

KhanNawang KhechogDave MatthewsNatalie MerchantMobyPatti SmithThe Drepung GomangMonks

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2002CARNEGIE HALLDavid BowieRay DaviesBebel GilbertoPhilip GlassNawang KhechogThe Kronos QuartetPatti SmithMarc AnthonyThompson aka

Chocolate GeiusThe Drepung GomangMonks

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2003CARNEGIE HALLLaurie AndersonDavid BowieRay DaviesPhilip GlassAngelique KidjoZiggy Marley Lou ReedRufus WainwrightTsering WangmoThe Drepung GomangMonks

WEDNESDAY,FEBRUARY 25, 2004CARNEGIE HALLBright EyesDavid ByrnePhilip GlassNawang KhechogAngelique KidjoKeb’ Mo’Yo La TengoTashi Lhunpo Monks

WEDNESDAY,FEBRUARY 9, 2005CARNEGIE HALLTrey AnastasioAntonyThe Black KeysRay DaviesPhilip GlassNelly McKayLou ReedPatti SmithMarc Anthony

ThompsonThe Drepung GomangMonks

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 2006CARNEGIE HALL

Laurie AndersonAntonyPhilip GlassNawang KhechogDamien RiceDaniel RoumainSufjan StevensAllen ToussaintThe Drepung GomangMonks

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2007Laurie AndersonRay DaviesPhilip GlassBen HarperDebbie HarryLou ReedSigur RosPatti SmithMichael StipeThe Drepung GomangMonks

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E D U C AT I O N A L P RO G R A M S& R E S O U RC E S

EDUCATIONALPROGRAMS

Since its founding in 1987, Tibet HouseUS has organized educational programs ondiverse aspects of Tibetan culture. Eveninglectures, weekend workshops, andconferences have allowed Tibet House U.S.to provide the public with direct access toleading scholars and exemplars of variousTibetan Buddhist traditions. Throughthese programs we are able to share Tibet’sprofound systems of spiritual philosophyand mind sciences, and its arts of humandevelopment, specifically on nonviolenceand peacemaking.

FREE GUIDED MEDITATION

Tibet House’s introductory meditationclasses were featured in New YorkMagazine’s top picks (4 stars) in the July 19, 2004 issue. Theseclasses are given by instructors from diverseBuddhist traditions, including leadingteachers in Tibetan, Ch’an, Vipassana, andZen meditation, presenting a range oftechniques and methods. Sessions beginwith a brief explanation of the techniquefollowed by sitting meditation and a briefquestion-and-answer period. Sessions areoffered on a dana (donation) basis.Western psychotherapy.

INTERDICIPLINARYCONFERENCES ANDWORKSHOPS

We have collaborated on conferences andprojects with many museums, universities,and institutions including the Museum ofNatural History, Harvard University, AsiaSociety, Columbia University, and the NewYork Open Center, among others.

Through these collaborations Tibet Houseseeks to reveal the utility of the Tibetanand Buddhist “Inner Sciences” ofpsychology, philosophy, ethics, andmeditation within the context ofestablished Western, scientific, and socialdisciplines. We feel that the value ofTibetan Buddhist culture is most clearlydemonstrated in the practical applicationof its time honed practices and principles.Consequently our conferences andworkshops are based on relevant currentissues and draw from many differentcultural and scientific traditions. Someexamples are listed below:

Art of Dying I & II & III (New York,1995, 1997, 2000)An ongoing series organized in conjunctionwith the New York Open Center, the Artof Dying conferences bring togethermyriad ancient religious and modernscientific perspectives on dying, grieving,and living with mortal illness; including,the well documented and voluminous

PARTICIPATING TEACHERS& LECTURERS

THOMAS BERRY

VEN. CHAGDUD RINPOCHE

DR. TENZIN CHODRAK

DEEPAK CHOPRA, M.D.DR. YESHI DHONDEN

VEN. PEMA DORJEE

MARK EPSTEIN, M.D.ROSHI NORMAN FISCHER

KYABJE GELEK RINPOCHE

TARA& DANIELA. GOLEMAN, PH. D.JOAN HALIFAX, PH.DSISTER JOSE HOBDAY

DOLORES HUERTA

JAMPA KALSANG

MATTHEW KAPSTEIN, PH.D.MAXINE HONG KINGSTON

JACK KORNFIELD, PH.D.PETER LAUGHINGWOLF

STEPHEN & ONDREA LEVINE

JOSEPH LOIZZO, M.D. SAKYA JEKUNMA CHIMEA LUDING

PETER MATHIESSEN

MICHAEL MEADE

ROBERT NOZICK, PH.D.SHERWIN B. NULAND, M.D.

TIMOTHY QUILL, M.D.DR. LOBSANG RABGAYE

DR. TASHI RABTEN

RACHEL NAOMI REMEN, PH.D.VEN. MATHIEU RICARD

SHARON SALZBERG

VEN. SOGYAL RINPOCHE

ROBERT A.F. THURMAN, PH.D.VEN. KIRTITSENSHAB RINPOCHE

B. ALAN WALLACE, PH.D.ALICE WALKER

VEN. PEMA WANGDAK

MARIANNE WILLIAMSON

MARIAN WOODMAN

HARRY WU

VEN. MASTER SHENG YEN

MASTER ZHOU, TING-JUE

MYLA & JON KABAT-ZINN

Tibetan literature andpractices devoted to thistopic: the most well knownbeing “The Tibetan Bookof the Dead.”

GALLERY TOURS

Guided tours of the galleryand access to permanentcollections are available byappointment. We welcomegroups of all age levels.

RESOURCELIBRARY

Books, journals, magazines,newsletters, and audiovisualmaterials on many facets ofTibetan and Buddhistculture are available to thegeneral public in the library.Members have borrowingpriveledges.


L A N D M A R K E X H I B I T I O NW I S D O M & C O M PA S S I O N

WISDOM AND COMPASSION:THE SACRED ART OF TIBET An international exhibition organized by Tibet House

Curated by Marylin M. Rhie and Robert A.F. Thurman

The ground-breaking exhibition Wisdom and Compassion:The Sacred Art of Tibet is comprised of approximately190 masterworks of Tibetan art from the 9th to the 19thcenturies, curated by Tibet House U.S. President RobertA.F. Thurman, Jey Tsong Khapa, Professor of Indo-Tibetan Studies at Columbia University, and Marylin M.Rhie, Jessie Wells Post Professor of Art and East AsianStudies at Smith College. The exhibition is organized inthree main sections - Tibetan Sacred History (beginningwith Shakyamuni Buddha and the great Arhats,Bodhisattvas, and Dharma Kings), Tibetan BuddhistOrders, and the Tibetan Perfected Worlds.

This international exhibition was co-sponsored with theAsian Art Museum and opened in 1991 in San Francisco.

EXHIBITION VENUES

Asian Art Museum of San FranciscoSan Francisco, CaliforniaApril 17 - August 18, 1991

IBM Gallery of Scienceand ArtNew York, New YorkOctober 15 - December 28,1991

Royal Academy of ArtLondon, EnglandSeptember 18 - December 13,1992

Kunst und Ausstellungshalleder BundesrepublikDeutschlandBonn, GermanyMay 9 - August 25, 1996

Fundacio "la Caixa"Barcelona, SpainOctober 1, 1996 - January 14,1997

Tobu Museum of ArtTokyo, JapanFebruary 22 - April 13, 1997

The Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum of ArtYamaguchi City, JapanApril 25 - June 15, 1997

Chiba City Museum of ArtChiba City, JapanJuly 1 - August 31, 1997

Sun Yat-sen Memorial HallTaipei, TaiwanJanuary 16 - March 16, 1998

Kaohsiung Museum of FineArtsKaohsiung, TaiwanMarch 29 - May 31, 1998

Taiwan Museum of ArtTaichung, TaiwanJune 12 - August 2, 1998

The show was assembled from approximately 34 privatecollections and museums in the U.S., Canada, Europe,Russia, and Asia. From 1991-1998 Tibet House touredthis exhibit worldwide to some of the world’s mostprestigious museums throughout three continents. (seevenues) Wisdom and Compassion: The Sacred Art ofTibet concluded its tour in the fall of 1998 with itseleventh city venue in Taichung, Taiwan. The accompanying catalogue is 480 pages including 338full-color plates and has become a standard reference bookfor Asian Art scholars and connoisseurs worldwide.Published by Harry N. Abrams, Inc., (1991; expandededition 1996), the catalogue has been translated intoGerman, Spanish, Catalan, Japanese, and Chinese. Thecatalogue is available through Tibet House and fine artbook-sellers.

“Wisdom and Compassion is surely the greatest show todate for the art of Tibet as Westerners know it; but it alsohas been a powerful vehicle toward winning converts to thebeauty of Tibetan religion and culture.’ It is certain that theexhibition has had a major impact on the field, creatingnew audiences and collectors and a greater awareness ofboth the spiritual and the aesthetic richness of Tibetanart.”Orientations MagazineOctober 1998

The accompanying catalogue is 480 pages including 338full-color plates and has become a standard reference bookfor Asian Art scholars and connoisseurs worldwide.Published by Harry N. Abrams, Inc., (1991; expandededition 1996), the catalogue has been translated intoGerman, Spanish, Catalan, Japanese, and Chinese. Thecatalogue is available through Tibet House and fine artbook-sellers.


G A L L E RY E X H I B I T I O N S

Since its opening in 1998, the Tibet House Galleryfeatures exhibitions of classical and contemporary Tibetanart, as well as relevant modern art inspired by Tibetanculture. The exhibitions have included artworks fromprivate collections and museums, as well as selections fromTibet House’s own Repatriation Collection. Thiscollection represents an ongoing effort to conserveexamples of Tibetan art and artifacts for their eventualrepatriation. (See Conservation Page for moreinformation.)

The 2,000 square foot Gallery is open to the public free ofcharge (donations are gratefully accepted) and includes atraditional Tibetan shrine room, which is available tovisitors for quiet contemplation and meditation.

Hours are Monday through Friday from 12 to 5 pm.

“It might be wise to end upin a place where quiet prevailsand contemplation is invited,and the Tibet House CulturalCenter comes as the answer to a prayer.”“A Tour through Chelsea, the New Center of Gravity,” Holland Cotter, The New York Times, May 15, 1998


1998-2008

The Tibetan Art of HealingMay 7 - August 29, 1998

Horizons of the Sacred: TheTibetan View of Shangri-LaSeptember 15 - November7, 1998

The Spirit of Tibet: Three ArtistsAlison Wright, Peter Sis,Catherine SteinmannNovember 19, 1998 -January 30, 1999

William Segal: The Search for SelfSixty Years of Self-PortraitsFebruary 11 - March 13,1999

Vajra Art of Nechung MonasteryMarch 18 - April 17, 1999

Worlds of Transformation:Tibetan Art of Wisdom andCompassionApril 27 - September 25,1999

Tibetan Modern: The ArchitectsCollectionOctober 7 - October 30,1999

Tibet RememberedPhotographs by FoscoMarainiNovember 15, 1999-January 29, 2000

The Creativity of TraditionPema Namdol ThayeFebruary 15-April 29,2000

Wheels

Kesang LamdarkMay 17-July 1, 2000

Treasures from the Land ofSnows: Selections from theTibet House CollectionJuly 6-September 22, 2000

Art & SpiritHedy KlinemanOctober 5-November 21,2000Romio ShresthaNovember 28-December11, 2000

Sheila MetznerDecember 14, 2000-February 10, 2001

Art Treasures from the Land ofSnows II: Selections fromthe Repatriation CollectionFebruary 20 – May 3,2001

Tibetan Tulkus: Images ofContinuity: Photographs byMartine FranckMarch 21 – April 21, 2001

The Tibetan Art of Healing:Medical Paintings from theAtelier of Romio ShresthaMay 10 – August 15, 2001

Visionary Paintings by DuguChoegyal RinpocheSept. 6 – Nov. 2, 2001Masters of Enlightenment:Paintings by Robert Beerand the Atelier of MarcBaudinNov. 9, 2001 – Jan. 10,2002

Tibetan Illuminated Manuscripts

from the White Beryl: TibetanElemental DivinationPaintingsMarch 15 – June 15, 2002

Selections from the RepatriationCollectionJune 24 – September 6,2002

Alex Grey’s Visionary ArtSept. 16, 2002 – January 3,2003

21 TarasJoan Bredin-PriceFeb. 18 – March 21, 2003

Photographs by SteveMcCurry March 27 – June 28, 2003

Transcending Duality:Paintings by Sohan QadriJuly 9 – August 29, 2003Highlights from theRepatriation CollectionSeptember 3-October 1,2003

Sera: The Way of the TibetanMonkPhotographs by SheilaRockOctober 9 – 29, 2003

Masterpieces of Newar BuddhistArtNovember 13, 2003 –March 31, 2004Dashi Namdakov: Art fromthe Central Asian SteppesApril 15 – July 9, 2004

The Repatriation Collectionfeaturing works from theRiverside Collection

September 23, 2004 –November 12, 2004

Photographs from the Roof of theWorldDecember 9, 2004 –February 18, 2005

Old Soul, New Art: A PremierExhibition of threecontemporary TibetanartistsKesang Gyatso, KarmaPhuntsok, Gonkar GyatsoFebruary 25 – May 6,2005

Karma Phuntsok andGonkar GyatsoMay 9 – June 17, 2005

Mongolian Masks and CostumesJune 24 – August 19, 2005

Emerald Treasures: A NewPerspective on Tibetan ImageryMarianna RydvaldSeptember 8-November 8,2005

Visions of TibetSonam Zoksang and BrianKistlerNovember 17, 2005 -February 1, 2006

Architecture of a Sacred LandMichel PeisselFebruary 9-April 7, 2006Dreaming TibetRima FujitaApril 20-June 16, 2006

Master Tangka PainterSamten DakpaAugust 17-November 20,2006

The Repatriation CollectionJanuary 1 –July 13, 2007

The Missing PieceMarch 26-July 11, 2007

Grasslands of Eastern Tibet:Nomads, Festivals, MonasteriesPhotographs by BarbaraPaulJuly 23-September 21,2007

Kongtrul Jigme NamgyelOctober 4-November 30,2007

Sacred Earth: Places of Peace andPowerPhotographs of MartinGrayDecember 13, 2007 -February 28, 2008

G A L L E RY E X H I B I T I O N S


C U LT U R A L C O N S E RVAT I O N

REPATRIATION COLLECTIONAn important aspect of the Tibet House mandate is to collectand hold in trust donated Tibetan art and artifacts for eventualreturn to a National Museum in a free Tibet. Begun in 1992, thisgrowing Repatriation Collection of fine art contains over 600paintings, sculptures, ritual objects, and cultural artifacts datingfrom the 13th through the 20th centuries. Generous collectorswho love Tibetan art and who are deeply concerned about theultimate disposition of the cultural heritage of the Tibetanpeople, are the main source of gifts to the Collection. TheRepatriation Collection demonstrates the exceptional beauty andvaried iconography of Tibetan art. Donations are catalogued,restored if necessary, and examples are displayed in Tibet House.They are also available for traveling exhibitions (see TravelingExhibitions page). Tibet House offers a full 501 (c) (3) tax-deduction on the appraised value of each donation.

OLD TIBET PHOTOGRAPHIC ARCHIVEThe Archive was initiated in 1992 with the gift of thephotographic collection and journal writings of missionaryMarion Grant Griebenow, Sr.. A substantial grant from theHenry R. Luce Foundation was awarded to restore that collectionwhich comprises the core of the Old Tibet Archive with some3,000 images from Tibet (1928-1949). Tibet House hascontinued to develop the Archive, subsidizing a research team toidentify and obtain other photographic collections in privateholdings and museums throughout the world. With the inclusionof selected works by photographers Hugh Richardson, HeinrichHarrer, Fosco Maraini, David McDonald, and J.R. Weir, theArchive has become an even richer resource. Another acquisitionconsists of an important selection of photographs from theTokan Tada collection from the Toyo Bunko Library in Tokyo,Japan, which were taken in Central Tibet, Amdo, and Sikkim ca.1920’s. Most recently, we acquired a selection of images from theR. Steele Collection.

GRANTS TO CULTURAL &EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONSSince 1994, Tibet House has awarded modest seed grants toconservation research and related projects within and outsideTibet. We are also working to develop Tibetan Studies facilities atother institutions, beginning with contributions to the Universityof California at Santa Barbara, the California Institute ofIntegral Studies, and the Norbulingka Institute in Dharamsala.Grants given are listed on the back of this page.

“Today the sacredprecinct of Tibethas been shattered. That things ofgreat beauty remainin museums andcollections aroundthe world is a signof the quality andimportance ofTibetan culture andcivilization. Thesecreations representthe Tibetan peopleand gain themrespect in theworld’s mind.”

Robert A.F. Thurman(Oriental Art,1998/1999)


T I B E T H I S T O RY & FA C T S

HISTORICAL SUMMARYThe Tibetan people are uniquely adapted to live on the onemillion square mile Tibetan plateau, the highest land-massin the world, averaging 14,000 feet in altitude. Politically,Tibet is an ancient nation with a recorded history datingback to 127 B.C.E. After uniting the plateau into a singlecountry, the Tibetan Empire reached its peak during the7th and 8th centuries, conquering parts of Nepal andIndia, the Silk Route states, and briefly even T’ang China.

The Tibetan kings imported Buddhism from India fromthe 6th to the 9th century, and became so devoted to itsteachings of nonviolence and enlightenment that theyneglected their military empire. In the 13th century, Tibetsurrendered to the Mongols to avoid an invasion andbecame a tributary to the Mongol Empire until 1368.During China’s Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), Tibet wascompletely independent under three Tibetan ruling houses.

In 1642, the Great Fifth Dalai Lama created the Gandengovernment, with a unique monastic/secular-coordinatedadministration. This government demilitarized Tibet andofficially formed it into a spiritual nation that supportedBuddhist education above all, and was economically self-sufficient. In foreign affairs, the Dalai Lama became thementor of the new Manchu emperor of Manchuria andChina, and received worldly protection for Tibet, inexchange for his providing spiritual teachings to theManchurians and maintaining the peace with theMongolians and Uighurs. In 1904, the British invadedTibet, to impose trade upon the Tibetan government, andto prevent Tibet’s coming under the protection of Russia.

In 1949 and 1950, the People’s Liberation Army of thePeople’s Republic of China invaded the eastern provincesof Amdo and Kham. In 1951, when world governments,including India, England, and the US, declined to confirmTibet’s inviolate national status, the Chinese governmentimposed the so-called “17-point Agreement for thePeaceful Liberation of Tibet” on the Tibetan governmentand soon after marched unopposed into the Tibetan capitalof Lhasa. Resistance to the Chinese occupation escalated,particularly in eastern Tibet, and Chinese repressionincreased dramatically. By 1959, popular uprisings led to amassacre of Tibetans in Lhasa; the Fourteenth Dalai Lamawas forced to flee to India for his safety, where he has livedin exile ever since with around 100,000 of his people. Since the invasion, an estimated 1.2 million Tibetans were

killed as a result of the Chinese occupation. After escapingin 1959, His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lamaestablished a democratic government-in-exile inDharamsala, India. In 1989, he received the Nobel PeacePrize for his long-term efforts to resolve the Tibetan issuepeacefully.

THE CONTEMPORARY SITUATIONHistorical Tibet consisted of three provinces, U-Tsang,Kham, and Amdo, filling the one million square miles ofthe Tibetan plateau. The Chinese annexed the whole ofAmdo and most of Kham, incorporating the land intobordering Chinese provinces. The remaining area, theTibetan U-Tsang province and part of Kham, has beenrenamed the “Tibet Autonomous Region.” About one-third the size of the original Tibet, it is this area alone thatChina officially refers to as “Tibet.” This explains why,although Tibetans count themselves as 6 million people,the Chinese often set the number at 2 million.

CULTURAL DESTRUCTIONBy 1969, approximately 6,250 monasteries, the culturalcenters of Tibetan life, had been destroyed. In the 1980’s,some were rebuilt and re-opened, but the Chineseauthorities tightly control activities in these monasteries,forcing individual monks and nuns to apply for a permit inorder to join. Strict regulations require an oath ofallegiance to communist ideals. Devotion to, and evenphotographs of, His Holiness the Dalai Lama are bannedboth inside and outside the monasteries. Prisons and laborcamps are among the most common methods ofpersecution. Numerous Tibetans have perished fromstarvation and hard labor while in captivity.

ENVIRONMENTAL DEVASTATIONTibet’s high plains, forests, and mountains form a uniquehigh altitude ecosystem. The Chinese authorities havesystematically exploited Tibet’s natural resources,devastating Tibet’s ancient forests and unique wildlife,mining minerals and precious herbs, and using the Tibetanplateau as a nuclear dump site. Construction of therecently completed railway into Lhasa further compromisesthis naturally fragile ecosystem. The rapid influx oftourists, miners, and Chinese immigrants that the trainenables will continue the trend of environmentaldestruction unless dramatic steps are taken to protect theland and its resources.

MILITARYINSTALLATIONSConstruction by the Chineseof military installationsthroughout Tibet, especiallywithin border areas, isincreasing. Both a symptomand a facilitator of theexpanding influence ofChina on Tibetan life, thesemilitary bases wreak theirown havoc on the delicatemountain and high plateauecosystems. But their impacton Tibetans attempting toflee to safety outside Tibetor to visit their spiritualleader, His Holiness theDalai Lama, in India, iseven more profound.Chinese border patrolsstationed at these militarybases routinely shoot atTibetan refugees or arrestthem for trying to leave thecountry, making thenaturally arduous passageover high mountains toNepal even more dangerous.

POPULATIONTRANSFERThe most serious threatfacing Tibetans is thesystematic transfer ofChinese colonists into Tibet.Prior to 1949, there werevery few Chinese in Tibet,and most of them weremerchants. More than 8million Chinese have nowsettled in Tibet, a populationtransfer that threatens tooverwhelm the remaining 6million Tibetans and theirdistinct ancient Buddhistculture.


P U B L I C AT I O N S

As part of our mission to promote and preserve Tibetan culture, Tibet House publishes and co-publishes books,dvds, videotapes and audio tapes drawn from our programs, conferences and exhibitions, as well as selectedother projects that promote Tibetan studies and culture. A full list of titles is available on the back of this sheet.

Ordering Information, Retail & Wholesale. To purchase any of the items listed below and on the back of thispage, contact the Tibet House store by t 212 807 0563; f 212 807 0565 or online at tibethouse.org.

Tibet House US isproud to be affiliatedwith the AmericanInstitute of BuddhistStudies (AIBS) and theColumbia UniversityCenter for BuddhistStudies (CBS) in ahistoric initiative tosupport, create, and

publish Englishtranslations of theentire Tibetan Tengyur(bstan ’gyur). TheTengyur is a collectionof 3600+ texts,comprised of 8–14thcentury Tibetantranslations of first-millennium Sanskrit

texts written by over700 Indian authorsand compiled at thegreat Indianuniversities such asNalanda. This essentialcollection representsthe distillation of thearts and sciences ofthe renaissance cultureof early IndianBuddhist civilization,preserved and furtherdeveloped over the lastseven centuries inTibet. Authoritative,annotated translationsfrom this initiative arebeing co-published byTHIS-AIBS-CBS inthe recentlyinaugurated series, TheTreasury of theBuddhist Sciences,being distributed byColumbia UniversityPress.

The Universal VehicleDiscourse Literature(Mahayanasutralamkara) byMaitreyanatha/ Aryasanga,together with itsCommentary (Bhashya) byVasubandhu. Translated byLobsang Jamspal, RobertA.F. Thurman,and the

AIBS team ISBN:0-9753734-0-4 (2004,368 Pages, $49.00Hardcover).

The Kalacakratantra: TheChapter on the Individualtogether with theVimalaprabha. Translatedby Vesna A. Wallace, ISBN:0-9753734-1-2. (2004,374 Pages, $49.00Hardcover)

Nagarjuna’s Reason Sixty

Aryadeva’s Lamp that Integratesthe Pratices

Discourse of Sri HerukaBOOKS

Wisdom and Compassion:The Sacred Art of Tibet,Harry N. Abrams Co.,1991. By Marylin Rhie andRobert A.F.Thurman.Original Edition: ahardcover volumeillustrating 160 pieces ofTibetan art from the TibetHouse exhibition, the firstcomprehensive presentationof its kind in the West. Thetext offers groundbreakinginsights into thescholarship of Buddhist art

and thought. 338 pages infull-color plates, 15 pagesin black and white. ($55hardcover). Expanded 1996Edition: includes an 85-page supplement with 89additional images and text.($65 hardcover)Mandala: The Architectureof Enlightenment, TibetHouse U.S. with AsiaSociety, New York, 1997.By Denise P. Leidy andRobert A.F. Thurman. This176-page book presents theart and philosophy of themandala with 85 full-colorplates and 132photographs. ($25softcover)

Worlds of Transformation:Tibetan Art of Wisdomand Compassion, TibetHouse U.S., New York,1999. By Marylin Rhie andRobert A.F. Thurman, withan essay by David Jackson.The latest thought onTibetan art and a newstudy of 200 thangkapaintings which span thespectrum of Tibetanartistic schools from the12th to the 20th century.480 pages, 279 full-colorplates. ($55 softcover, $75

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hardcover)

The Tibetan Wheel of Existence: AnIntroduction, Tibet House U.S., New York,2000. By Jacqueline Dunnington. 128 pages.($17 softcover)

Tibetan Tangka Painting: Portrayal ofMysticism, Tibet House U.S., New York, 2000.By Contemporary artist Pema Namdol Thaye.209 pages. ($37 hardcover)

Visions of TibetBrian Kistler

forthcomingKalachakra IVMulti-media Titles

DVD, VHS, & AUDIO TAPES

The Blade Wheel of Mind Transformation, HisHoliness the XIV Dalai Lama, Tibet HouseU.S., 2006. New York teachings fromSeptember 23-25, 2006 at Beacon Theatre.Includes introduction and a summary by RobertA.F. Thurman. Approx 12 Hours. (DVD$65.00)

In the Spirit of Manjushri, Tibet House U.S.with Mystic Fire Video, New York, 1998. HisHoliness the Dalai Lama gives wisdom teachingson the topic of Emptiness and holds an historicdialogue with Ven. Master Sheng-yen. Approx. 5hours. (VHS $89.95)

God and Buddha: A Dialogue, Tibet House U.S.with Mystic Fire Video, New York, 2000. WithRobert A.F. Thurman and Deepak Chopra.(VHS $29.95/ DVD $24.95)

On Buddhism, Tibet House U.S. with MysticFire Video, New York, 1999. By Robert A.F.Thurman. Lectures on Buddhist philosophy andculture held at Tibet House..Approx. 4 hours.(VHS $59.00/DVD $29.98)

On Tibet, Tibet House U.S. with Mystic FireVideo, New York, 1999. By RobertA.F.Thurman. Lectures on Tibetan civilizationand history. Approx. 4 hours. (VHS $59.00/DVD $29.98)

The Robert A.F. Thurman Collection TibetHouse U.S. with Mystic Fire Video, New York,1999. By Robert A.F.Thurman. 2 DVD Set,which includes On Tibet & Buddhism. Approx.8 Hours. (DVD $54.89)

Basic Buddhism I and II, Tibet House U.S., NewYork, 1997. An authoritative summary of thebasic tenets of Tibetan Buddhism. (CASS$29.95)

Inner Revolution: Life, Liberty, and The Pursuitof Happiness, Tibet House U.S, New York,1998. Lecture series on the book by the sametitle. (CASS $29.95)

The Jewel Tree of Tibet: The EnlightenmentEngine of Tibetan Buddhism, Sounds True,2001. By Robert A.F.Thurman. Approx 9 !Hours. A course on the essentials of TibetanBuddhism. (CAS $59.95/ CD $79.95)

Liberation Upon Hearing In The Between:Living With the Tibetan Book of the Dead,Sounds True, 2005. By Robert A.F.Thurman.Aprrox. 5 Hours. Teachings & Meditations onThe Tibetan Book of the Dead. (CD $29.95)Making the World We Want, Sounds True,1998. By Robert A.F. Thurman. Lectures fromthe Millennial series at the San Francisco ZenCenter. A 4-tape set. ($29.95)

CD ROMIlluminated Tibet: An Introduction to TibetanCulture, Tibet House U.S., New York, 1998. ByRobert A.F. Thurman. Ganden Thurman,Producer. The first CD ROM product availableon Tibetan culture, containing over 500 photosof both old and occupied Tibet and over 200

pages of text on aspects of Tibet’s sacred andsecular culture and history. ($19.50)

Ordering Information: Retail &Wholesale

To purchase any of the aboveresources, contact the Tibet HouseU.S. Giftshop by telephone212.807.0563, fax 212.807.0565or order online atwww.tibethouse.org.


CONFERENCES & BUDDHIST EVENTS WITH

H . H . DA L A I L A M A

WORLD SCIENCES IN DIALOG I, II & III(Amherst, Massachusetts, 1984, Harvard /MIT, 1991, Columbia U. in New York, 1994) A continuing east-west symposium on scienceand philosophy with particular emphasis on thepoints of mutual interest to “Eastern”philosophy and science (as well as religion ingeneral) - called the “Inner Sciences,” - on theone hand, and to the “Western” “hard” scienceson the other. These small conferences - the firstheld at Amherst College in 1984. the second atHarvard in 1991, and the third at ColumbiaUniversity in 1995 - brought together suchpundits as HHDL, Robert Nozick, and the lateFather Thomas Berry.

DEMOCRACY AND DIVERSITY(New York, 1992)A conference to explore the possibilities fornurturing democratic institutions and practicesin the Asia-Pacific region, with specific focus onthe current China-Tibet situation, was held atthe Columbia University International Affairsbuilding including, among others, His Holinessthe Dalai Lama, Winston and Bette Bao Lord,Wei Ming Du, and Fang Lizhu. Bringingtogether members of the Chinese Democracymovement, the Tibetan Government in exile,Western activists, Human Rights advocates, andscholars the conference examined the likelycauses and consequences of encouraging andthen strengthening burgeoning democraticmovements among the peoples of Asia.

PEACEMAKING: THE POWER OFNONVIOLENCE I(Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, San Francisco,June 8-11, 1997)Bringing together scores of educators, policymakers, community activists, Nobel PeaceLaureates, youth activists and advocates, as wellas meditators to discus the practical applicationof the theories and principles of nonviolentopposition to abuse and injustice on a numberof different levels ranging from the individual tothe international and with particular reference totried and true methods.

IN THE SPIRIT OFMANJUSHRI: THEWISDOM TEACHINGS OFBUDDHISM (Roseland Ballroom, NewYork, May 1-3, 1998)A three-day Dharma teachingco-sponsored by the DharmaDrum Mountain BuddhistAssociation for a mixedaudience of overseas Chinese(from Taiwan) and Westerners.The main discourse - on the topic of theWisdom of Emptiness as it is characterized inTibetan Buddhist philosophy and practice - wasoriginally given to the 5th Dalai Lama by theBodhisattva of Wisdom, Manjushri, and thenhanded down through successive incarnationsand teachers to the present day.

RESEARCHING THE HEALTH EFFECTSOF ADVANCED MEDITATION (New York, May 4 & 5, 1998)Organized jointly by Tibet House, The INN(Institute of Neuroscience and Neurosurgery) atBeth Israel Hospital, and the Columbia-Presbyterian Center for Meditation and Healing,the conference consisted of a two-daypresentation and examination of the state ofscientific research into the effects of the mindon the body; measured in temperature changes,chemical balances, perception of and tolerancefor physical phenomena such as pain, and thelike. In tandem with this purely scientificevaluation, consideration was given to practicalissues such as the viability of improving patientscare and ameliorating doctors’ and nurses’chronic stress through the application ofappropriate meditation practices and “mind-training” drawn from the Buddhist and medicaltraditions.

ETHICAL REVOLUTION AND THEWORLD CRISIS(Town Hall, New York, September 23, 2003)Dialogue on the “Ethical Revolution” H.H. theDalai Lama called for in his book, Ethics for the NewMillennium. H.H. Dalai Lama met with leadingactivist figures in environmentalism: David Crow,Randall Hayes; media: Amy Goodman, Katrinavanden Heuvel, Susan Sarandon; economics: Ben

Cohen, Amy Domini, Paul Hawken, RussellSimmons and politics: Dr. Helen Caldicott, Con.Dennis Kucinich, Rev. Al Sharpton to discuss howto further such a critically needed transformationof the codes of conduct that govern individualand national actions. President Robert Thurmanserved as moderator and there was audienceparticipation in a “Town Meeting” format.

LONGEVITY AND OPTIMAL HEALTH:INTEGRATING EASTERN ANDWESTERN PERSPECTIVES(Menla Mountain Retreat, Phoenicia, NY,September 18-21, 2006)Menla was the site of a groundbreaking, perhapseven historic, Conference, with His Holiness theDalai Lama, Tibetan doctors and yogis, and agroup of leading Western scientists. TheConference was convened by co-hosts R.A.F.Thurman of THUS and Dr. Mehmet Oz of theColumbia Integrative Medicine Program to discussrecent revolutionary discoveries in the Western lifesciences of longevity, regeneration, immunology,and neuroscience, and their potential commonground with the ancient Indo-Tibetan traditionof yogic science.

BLADE WHEEL OF MIND TRANSFORMATION(Beacon Theatre, New York, September 23-25, 2006)Over the course of this three days’ teaching, HisHoliness transmits and explained the seminalBuddhist text known as the Blade Wheel of MindTransformation. This teaching is characterized byits focus on practical advice for turning adversityinto advantage on the spiritual path fromignorance and suffering to enlightenment andfreedom.

Since our founding in 1987, Tibet House US has had the honor ofhosting a number of teachings and conferences with H. H. the Dalai Lama. He has shared his wisdom with tens ofthousands of Tibetans and Tibet House supporters.


T I B E T H O U S E U . S .

OUR MISSIONTibet House U.S. is dedicated to preserving Tibet’s unique culture at a time when it isconfronted with extinction on its own soil. By presenting Tibetan civilization, its profoundwisdom, beauty, and special art of freedom to the people of the world, we hope to inspireothers to join the effort to protect and save it. Tibet House is part of a worldwidenetwork of Tibetan institutions committed to ensuring that the light of the Tibetan spiritnever disappears from the face of this earth.

PATRON’S VISION“I feel that Tibetan culture with its unique heritage – born of the efforts of many humanbeings of good spirit, of its contacts with Mongolian, Chinese, Indian, Nepalese andPersian culture, and of its natural environment – has developed a kind of energy which isvery helpful for cultivating peace of mind and a joyful life. I feel that there is a potentialfor Tibet to help humanity, and particularly our Eastern neighbor, where millions ofyoung Chinese have lost their spiritual values. In this way, I feel very strongly that Tibetanculture will have a role to play in the future of humanity.”

– His Holiness the Dalai Lama, 1989 Nobel Peace Laureate

OUR WORKTibet House U.S. aims to promote and preserve Tibetan culture by serving as both acultural center in New York City and a global resource for those interested in Tibetancivilization. The hidden heart of Asia, Tibet has served during the last thousand years ofthe many imperial invasions as the safe treasury of Asia’s most sophisticated spiritual artsand sciences. Now, its precious Buddhist civilization of wisdom, compassion, peace andharmony is under a real threat of imminent extinction.

Our New York City center comprises 7,000 square feet including gallery space, TibetanBuddhist shrine, photographic archives, a lending library of over 1,000 volumes, and staffoffices. In keeping with our mission as a cultural embassy, Tibet House U.S. develops andpresents innovative educational and cultural programs for the general public. The CulturalCenter’s activities include exhibits, print publications and media productions. It serves as acentral meeting place for the local Tibetan community to hold programs and events. Wereach out to the world through our website, www.tibethouse.org, traveling exhibitions andunique trips to Buddhist sites in Asia. Our onsite and online gift shop and bookstoreoffer books and other items related to Tibetan culture and Buddhist practice.

Tibet House US also operates the extraordinary Menla Mountain Retreat and ConferenceCenter in the heart of the Catskill mountains, in Phoenicia, New York. “Menla” means“Medicine Buddha,” and the Center is being developed into a major transmitter ofTibetan Buddhist healing arts and sciences, Tibetan Medicine being one of the mostprecious offerings of the Tibetan culture to a world filled with suffering beings.

Tibet House US works with the Tibetan refugee institutions in India –NorbulingkaInstitute, the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts, and the Library of Tibetan Works andArchives–and with Tibet Houses in New Delhi, Mexico, London, Moscow, Switzerland,Italy, Spain, and Tokyo to preserve and promote Tibetan culture worldwide.

GENERALINFORMATIONTIBET HOUSE US22 West 15th Street New York, New York 10011

GALLERY HOURS: Monday-Friday 12 - 6 pm; Saturdayby appointment. On evenings when there is a program beginning at 6:15,the Gallery will remain openuntil the start of theprogram.Admission: $5 suggesteddonation

GALLERY TOURSPlease contact Tibet Housefor Gallery Tours.

GALLERY SHOP HOURSMonday - Friday 12 - 6 pmRare and unique items, many made by Tibetan artists.Books on Buddhism, Tibetanart, history, and culture.

ACCESSIBILITYTibet House is wheelchairaccessible.

HOW TO GET TO TIBETHOUSEBus: 5th Ave. - M1, 2, 3, 46th Ave. M 4, 5, & 6Subway : Lexington Ave.lines 4,5,6 to Union Square;F Train to 14th St. & 6thAve.; 7th Ave. Line: 1,2,3,9to 14th St. and 7th Ave.


M E N L A M O U N TA I N R E T R E AT

Menla Mountain Retreat & Conference Center is set on 320 acres in the historic Catskill Mountains of New York State. Surrounded by a national forestpreserve, the retreat center offers complete privacy in a tranquil setting. The modern and comfortable facilities are an ideal setting for retreats,conferences and workshops convened by Tibet House and like-minded institutions. Menla Mountain Retreat & Conference Center is owned andoperated by Tibet House US, as a developing center for the dissemination of Tibetan healing arts and sciences..

The various meeting spaces and eco-friendly accommodations are designed to meet the highest standards of comfort. With a gracious 4,050 square footmain hall seating 300 persons, several break-out rooms, and personalized service and care, Menla has been the perfect environment for board and staffretreats, national and international conferences, and as a meeting place for healthcare professionals, teachers of western and eastern philosophies andsimilar groups. It is also ideal for yoga retreats and teacher trainings, literary gatherings, artists’ workshops and seminars, family reunions and meetings ofall types.

Throughout the four seasons, visitors enjoy the fresh mountain air and savor the natural beauty of the valley’s exquisite landscape and abundant wildlifeand take advantage of our tennis courts, hiking trails, outdoor swimming pool, fitness center and wellness services. In 2008 a new Spa Fitness Complexwill feature far-infrared saunas, steam, hot tub, exercise room and a host of wellness services offered by talented practitioners. Wi-fi is available in ourmain buildings, and most accommodations offer direct Internet access. It is a true retreat experience.

Menla is conveniently located near New York City and Boston, with numerous outdoor and cultural activities in the immediate area.


MANDALA: THE ARCHITECTURE OF ENLIGHTENMENT

Asia Society Galleries, NY September 24, 1997- January 4, 1998Berkeley Art Museum, University of California July 19 - September 17, 2000

This exhibition was co-sponsored with Asia Society.

Even in the city vaunted as the art world’s capital, it’s not often that in one year there are two shows of religious art sodazzling that attendance is compulsory. Mandala: The Architecture of Enlightenment, the Asia Society’s new exhibitiondevoted to the ancient Hindu and Buddhist icon called the mandala, can be compared to the Metropolitan Museum ofArt’s recent Glory of Byzantium ... Billed as the first exhibition of the cosmic diagrams that depict the multiple universesof Buddhism, the show presents more than 50 mandalas and related objects, including sculptures and models of sacredspaces from Tibet, Nepal, China, Japan, Bhutan, India and Indonesia. The show’s curators have invitingly orchestrated thisdizzying parade of otherworldly visions. Part of the exhibition is designed as a 3-D mandala structure with four gatewaysthrough which visitors enter.

Grace Glueck for The New York Times, October 3, 1997:

WORLDS OF TRANSFORMATION: TIBETAN ART OF WISDOM AND COMPASSION

Tibet House, NY (exhibited in two parts) Part I April 27 - August 28, 1999 Part II September 9 - 25, 1999Asian Arts & Culture Center, Towson, MD November 5 - December 10, 1999Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, TX January 16 - March 26, 2000Dimock Gallery, George Washington University, Washington, D.C. June 6 - July 7, 2000Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY November 4, 2000 - January 7, 2001Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis, TN July - August, 2001Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, TN September 28, 2001 - January 6, 2002Ackland Art Museum, University of North Carolina October - December, 2002

A survey of Tibetan Buddhist art from the 12th through the 20th centuries, this exhibition presents a selection ofimpressive thangkas from the Shelley and Donald Rubin Foundation Collection. Co-authored by the exhibition’scurators, Marylin M. Rhie and Robert A.F. Thurman, the accompanying catalogue features over 300 full-color illustrationsand in-depth analyses of the works of art. The catalogue is published by Abrams and Tibet House and is availablethrough Tibet House.Please inquire about tour availability for these three exhibitions.

THE TIBETAN ART OF HEALING

Tibet House Cultural Center, NY May 7 - August 29, 1998Museo Franz Mayer, Mexico City April 28 - June 18, 1999The Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL June 26 - September 12, 1999

The first exhibition at Tibet House Cultural Center was The Tibetan Art of Healing, 79 paintings which graced thewalls when His Holiness the Dalai Lama officially inaugurated the center in May 1998. This unique exhibition presentedmedical paintings which constitute a set known as the Tibetan Medical Atlas. Originally painted in Tibet during the 17thcentury, the set consists of illustrations and diagrams which document in great detail Tibet’s ancient medical traditionand art of healing. The works are painted by Romio Shrestha, one of Nepal’s leading artists in the Newari tradition, whoworked together with an atelier of forty Nepali and Tibetan artists to create these extraordinary medical paintings. As aresult of the overwhelming response to the exhibition and an ever-increasing public and scientific interest in Tibetanmedicine.

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