A N N UA L B E N E F I T S C O N C E RT Since 1989, Tibet House has held an Annual Benefit Concert and Dinner Party celebrating the Tibetan New Year. Traditionally celebrated with two weeks of festivities in Lhasa (begun in 1409), the Monlam Prayer Festival, as it was known, has been prohibited by the Chinese Communists since 1959. The world wide Tibetan exile community continues to observe the Prayer Festival. Tibet House honors this tradition by having its annual fundraising event at this time. Held at legendary Carnegie Hall since 1993, Philip Glass, the benefit’s esteemed Artistic Director and Vice President of Tibet House, creates an exceptional show every year, highlighted by unique collaborations between the artists. The consistently sold-out concert features up and coming musicians and world artists, together with some of the music industries’ biggest legends. The concert and dinner party have become an anticipated annual event in New York City.
Philip Glass, Natalie Merchant, Michael Stipe, Ashley MacIsaac, Harrison Ford, Robert Thurman, Uma Thurman, Dadon Dawadolma. Photo by James Salzano.
Moby, Nawang Khechog, David Bowie, Dave Matthews. Photo by Danny Clinch. (Top) Philip Glass, Ben Harper. Photo by James Salzano. (Bottom)
AU C T I O N In 1995 Tibet House began holding Biannual Benefit Auctions attracting the support of world-renowned artists and high-end retailers whose generous support have made these events an enormous success. The auction was held once at Sotheby’s New York, and the rest have been held at Christie’s New York.
Uma Thurman, children from the Tibetan Community of New York & New Jersey.
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THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 1992 TOWN HALL Philip Glass Henrich Harrer Robert A.F. Thurman The Gyuto Monks
Philip Glass Emmylou Harris Richie Havens Natalie Merchant Patti Smith The Drepung Gomang Monks
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1993 TOWN HALL Laurie Anderson Allen Ginsberg Philip Glass Nawang Khechog The Ganden Shartse Monks
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1997 CARNEGIE HALL John Cale Billy Corgan Allen Ginsberg Philip Glass Ben Harper Nawang Khechog Yungchen Lhamo Natalie Merchant Patti Smith Michael Stipe The Drepung Loseling Monks
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1994 CARNEGIE HALL Allen Ginsberg Philip Glass Spalding Gray Richie Havens Nawang Khechog Natalie Merchant Paul Simon The Roche Sisters (Maggie, Terre, Suzzy) TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1995 CARNEGIE HALL David Byrne Jimmie Dale Gilmore Allen Ginsberg Philip Glass Spalding Gray Katell Keineg Ashley MacIsaac Natalie Merchant The Gyuto Monks MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1996 CARNEGIE HALL Laurie Anderson Dadon Dawadolma Allen Ginsberg
MONDAY, MARCH 9, 1998 CARNEGIE HALL John Cale Sheryl Crow Dadon Dawadolma Philip Glass Angelique Kidjo Ed Kowalczyk and Live Yungchen Lhamo Natalie Merchant Patti Smith Chad Taylor Caetano Veloso The Drepung Loseling Monks MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1999 CARNEGIE HALL Trey Anastasio Shawn Colvin Philip Glass Peter Kater Nawang Khechog Cibo Matto
REM Patti Smith Foday Musa Suso Chaksampa SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2000 CARNEGIE HALL Trey Anastasio David Byrne Philip Glass Nawang Khechog Angelique Kidjo Ashley MacIsaac R. Carlos Nakai Virginia Rodrigues Patti Smith Rufus Wainwright The Drepung Gomang Monks MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2001 CARNEGIE HALL David Bowie Dana Bryant Philip Glass Emmylou Harris Rahat Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Nawang Khechog Dave Matthews Natalie Merchant Moby Patti Smith The Drepung Gomang Monks FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2002 CARNEGIE HALL David Bowie Ray Davies Bebel Gilberto Philip Glass Nawang Khechog The Kronos Quartet Patti Smith Marc Anthony Thompson aka
Chocolate Geius The Drepung Gomang Monks FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2003 CARNEGIE HALL Laurie Anderson David Bowie Ray Davies Philip Glass Angelique Kidjo Ziggy Marley Lou Reed Rufus Wainwright Tsering Wangmo The Drepung Gomang Monks WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2004 CARNEGIE HALL Bright Eyes David Byrne Philip Glass Nawang Khechog Angelique Kidjo Keb’ Mo’ Yo La Tengo Tashi Lhunpo Monks WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2005 CARNEGIE HALL Trey Anastasio Antony The Black Keys Ray Davies Philip Glass Nelly McKay Lou Reed Patti Smith Marc Anthony Thompson The Drepung Gomang Monks WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 2006 CARNEGIE HALL
Laurie Anderson Antony Philip Glass Nawang Khechog Damien Rice Daniel Roumain Sufjan Stevens Allen Toussaint The Drepung Gomang Monks MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2007 Laurie Anderson Ray Davies Philip Glass Ben Harper Debbie Harry Lou Reed Sigur Ros Patti Smith Michael Stipe The Drepung Gomang Monks
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 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 & DANIEL A. GOLEMAN, PH. D. JOAN HALIFAX, PH.D SISTER 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. KIRTI TSENSHAB 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
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS Since its founding in 1987, Tibet House US has organized educational programs on diverse aspects of Tibetan culture. Evening lectures, weekend workshops, and conferences have allowed Tibet House U.S. to provide the public with direct access to leading scholars and exemplars of various Tibetan Buddhist traditions. Through these programs we are able to share Tibet’s profound systems of spiritual philosophy and mind sciences, and its arts of human development, specifically on nonviolence and peacemaking.
FREE GUIDED MEDITATION Tibet House’s introductory meditation classes were featured in New York Magazine’s top picks (4 stars) in the July 19, 2004 issue. These classes are given by instructors from diverse Buddhist traditions, including leading teachers in Tibetan, Ch’an, Vipassana, and Zen meditation, presenting a range of techniques and methods. Sessions begin with a brief explanation of the technique followed by sitting meditation and a brief question-and-answer period. Sessions are offered on a dana (donation) basis. Western psychotherapy.
Through these collaborations Tibet House seeks to reveal the utility of the Tibetan and Buddhist “Inner Sciences” of psychology, philosophy, ethics, and meditation within the context of established Western, scientific, and social disciplines. We feel that the value of Tibetan Buddhist culture is most clearly demonstrated in the practical application of its time honed practices and principles. Consequently our conferences and workshops are based on relevant current issues and draw from many different cultural and scientific traditions. Some examples are listed below: Art of Dying I & II & III (New York, 1995, 1997, 2000) An ongoing series organized in conjunction with the New York Open Center, the Art of Dying conferences bring together myriad ancient religious and modern scientific perspectives on dying, grieving, and living with mortal illness; including, the well documented and voluminous
Tibetan literature and practices devoted to this topic: the most well known being “The Tibetan Book of the Dead.”
GALLERY TOURS Guided tours of the gallery and access to permanent collections are available by appointment. We welcome groups of all age levels.
RESOURCE LIBRARY Books, journals, magazines, newsletters, and audiovisual materials on many facets of Tibetan and Buddhist culture are available to the general public in the library. Members have borrowing priveledges.
INTERDICIPLINARY CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS We have collaborated on conferences and projects with many museums, universities, and institutions including the Museum of Natural History, Harvard University, Asia Society, Columbia University, and the New York Open Center, among others.
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LANDMARK EXHIBITION W I S D O M & C O M PA S S I O N The show was assembled from approximately 34 private collections and museums in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Russia, and Asia. From 1991-1998 Tibet House toured this exhibit worldwide to some of the world’s most prestigious museums throughout three continents. (see venues) Wisdom and Compassion: The Sacred Art of Tibet concluded its tour in the fall of 1998 with its eleventh city venue in Taichung, Taiwan. The accompanying catalogue is 480 pages including 338 full-color plates and has become a standard reference book for Asian Art scholars and connoisseurs worldwide. Published by Harry N. Abrams, Inc., (1991; expanded edition 1996), the catalogue has been translated into German, Spanish, Catalan, Japanese, and Chinese. The catalogue is available through Tibet House and fine art book-sellers.
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 approximately 190 masterworks of Tibetan art from the 9th to the 19th centuries, curated by Tibet House U.S. President Robert A.F. Thurman, Jey Tsong Khapa, Professor of IndoTibetan Studies at Columbia University, and Marylin M. Rhie, Jessie Wells Post Professor of Art and East Asian Studies at Smith College. The exhibition is organized in three main sections - Tibetan Sacred History (beginning with Shakyamuni Buddha and the great Arhats, Bodhisattvas, and Dharma Kings), Tibetan Buddhist Orders, and the Tibetan Perfected Worlds. This international exhibition was co-sponsored with the Asian Art Museum and opened in 1991 in San Francisco.
“Wisdom and Compassion is surely the greatest show to date for the art of Tibet as Westerners know it; but it also has been a powerful vehicle toward winning converts to the beauty of Tibetan religion and culture.’ It is certain that the exhibition has had a major impact on the field, creating new audiences and collectors and a greater awareness of both the spiritual and the aesthetic richness of Tibetan art.” Orientations Magazine October 1998 The accompanying catalogue is 480 pages including 338 full-color plates and has become a standard reference book for Asian Art scholars and connoisseurs worldwide. Published by Harry N. Abrams, Inc., (1991; expanded edition 1996), the catalogue has been translated into German, Spanish, Catalan, Japanese, and Chinese. The catalogue is available through Tibet House and fine art book-sellers.
EXHIBITION VENUES Asian Art Museum of San Francisco San Francisco, California April 17 - August 18, 1991 IBM Gallery of Science and Art New York, New York October 15 - December 28, 1991 Royal Academy of Art London, England September 18 - December 13, 1992 Kunst und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland Bonn, Germany May 9 - August 25, 1996 Fundacio "la Caixa" Barcelona, Spain October 1, 1996 - January 14, 1997 Tobu Museum of Art Tokyo, Japan February 22 - April 13, 1997 The Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum of Art Yamaguchi City, Japan April 25 - June 15, 1997 Chiba City Museum of Art Chiba City, Japan July 1 - August 31, 1997 Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall Taipei, Taiwan January 16 - March 16, 1998 Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts Kaohsiung, Taiwan March 29 - May 31, 1998 Taiwan Museum of Art Taichung, Taiwan June 12 - August 2, 1998
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G A L L E RY E X H I B I T I O N S
“It might be wise to end up in a place where quiet prevails and contemplation is invited, and the Tibet House Cultural Center 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
Since its opening in 1998, the Tibet House Gallery features exhibitions of classical and contemporary Tibetan art, as well as relevant modern art inspired by Tibetan culture. The exhibitions have included artworks from private collections and museums, as well as selections from Tibet House’s own Repatriation Collection. This collection represents an ongoing effort to conserve examples of Tibetan art and artifacts for their eventual repatriation. (See Conservation Page for more information.) The 2,000 square foot Gallery is open to the public free of charge (donations are gratefully accepted) and includes a traditional Tibetan shrine room, which is available to visitors for quiet contemplation and meditation. Hours are Monday through Friday from 12 to 5 pm.
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1998-2008 The Tibetan Art of Healing May 7 - August 29, 1998 Horizons of the Sacred: The Tibetan View of Shangri-La September 15 - November 7, 1998 The Spirit of Tibet: Three Artists Alison Wright, Peter Sis, Catherine Steinmann November 19, 1998 January 30, 1999 William Segal: The Search for Self Sixty Years of Self-Portraits February 11 - March 13, 1999 Vajra Art of Nechung Monastery March 18 - April 17, 1999 Worlds of Transformation: Tibetan Art of Wisdom and Compassion April 27 - September 25, 1999 Tibetan Modern: The Architects Collection October 7 - October 30, 1999 Tibet Remembered Photographs by Fosco Maraini November 15, 1999January 29, 2000
Kesang Lamdark May 17-July 1, 2000 Treasures from the Land of Snows: Selections from the Tibet House Collection July 6-September 22, 2000 Art & Spirit Hedy Klineman October 5-November 21, 2000 Romio Shrestha November 28-December 11, 2000 Sheila Metzner December 14, 2000February 10, 2001 Art Treasures from the Land of Snows II: Selections from the Repatriation Collection February 20 – May 3, 2001 Tibetan Tulkus: Images of Continuity: Photographs by Martine Franck March 21 – April 21, 2001 The Tibetan Art of Healing: Medical Paintings from the Atelier of Romio Shrestha May 10 – August 15, 2001
The Creativity of Tradition Pema Namdol Thaye February 15-April 29, 2000
Visionary Paintings by Dugu Choegyal Rinpoche Sept. 6 – Nov. 2, 2001 Masters of Enlightenment: Paintings by Robert Beer and the Atelier of Marc Baudin Nov. 9, 2001 – Jan. 10, 2002
Wheels
Tibetan Illuminated Manuscripts
from the White Beryl: Tibetan Elemental Divination Paintings March 15 – June 15, 2002 Selections from the Repatriation Collection June 24 – September 6, 2002 Alex Grey’s Visionary Art Sept. 16, 2002 – January 3, 2003 21 Taras Joan Bredin-Price Feb. 18 – March 21, 2003 Photographs by Steve McCurry March 27 – June 28, 2003 Transcending Duality: Paintings by Sohan Qadri July 9 – August 29, 2003 Highlights from the Repatriation Collection September 3-October 1, 2003
September 23, 2004 – November 12, 2004 Photographs from the Roof of the World December 9, 2004 – February 18, 2005 Old Soul, New Art: A Premier Exhibition of three contemporary Tibetan artists Kesang Gyatso, Karma Phuntsok, Gonkar Gyatso February 25 – May 6, 2005 Karma Phuntsok and Gonkar Gyatso May 9 – June 17, 2005 Mongolian Masks and Costumes June 24 – August 19, 2005
The Missing Piece March 26-July 11, 2007 Grasslands of Eastern Tibet: Nomads, Festivals, Monasteries Photographs by Barbara Paul July 23-September 21, 2007 Kongtrul Jigme Namgyel October 4-November 30, 2007 Sacred Earth: Places of Peace and Power Photographs of Martin Gray December 13, 2007 February 28, 2008
Emerald Treasures: A New Perspective on Tibetan Imagery Marianna Rydvald September 8-November 8, 2005
Sera: The Way of the Tibetan Monk Photographs by Sheila Rock October 9 – 29, 2003
Visions of Tibet Sonam Zoksang and Brian Kistler November 17, 2005 February 1, 2006
Masterpieces of Newar Buddhist Art November 13, 2003 – March 31, 2004 Dashi Namdakov: Art from the Central Asian Steppes April 15 – July 9, 2004
Architecture of a Sacred Land Michel Peissel February 9-April 7, 2006 Dreaming Tibet Rima Fujita April 20-June 16, 2006
The Repatriation Collection featuring works from the Riverside Collection
The Repatriation Collection January 1 –July 13, 2007
Master Tangka Painter Samten Dakpa August 17-November 20, 2006
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C U L T U R A L C O N S E RVA T I O N “Today the sacred REPATRIATION COLLECTION An important aspect of the Tibet House mandate is to collect precinct of Tibet and hold in trust donated Tibetan art and artifacts for eventual to a National Museum in a free Tibet. Begun in 1992, this has been shattered. return growing Repatriation Collection of fine art contains over 600 paintings, sculptures, ritual objects, and cultural artifacts dating That things of from the 13th through the 20th centuries. Generous collectors great beauty remain who love Tibetan art and who are deeply concerned about the ultimate disposition of the cultural heritage of the Tibetan in museums and people, are the main source of gifts to the Collection. The Repatriation Collection demonstrates the exceptional beauty and collections around varied iconography of Tibetan art. Donations are catalogued, if necessary, and examples are displayed in Tibet House. the world is a sign restored They are also available for traveling exhibitions (see Traveling page). Tibet House offers a full 501 (c) (3) taxof the quality and Exhibitions deduction on the appraised value of each donation. importance of Tibetan culture and OLD TIBET PHOTOGRAPHIC ARCHIVE The Archive was initiated in 1992 with the gift of the civilization. These photographic collection and journal writings of missionary Marion Grant Griebenow, Sr.. A substantial grant from the creations represent Henry R. Luce Foundation was awarded to restore that collection comprises the core of the Old Tibet Archive with some the Tibetan people which 3,000 images from Tibet (1928-1949). Tibet House has continued to develop the Archive, subsidizing a research team to and gain them identify and obtain other photographic collections in private holdings and museums throughout the world. With the inclusion respect in the of selected works by photographers Hugh Richardson, Heinrich Harrer, Fosco Maraini, David McDonald, and J.R. Weir, the world’s mind.” Robert A.F. Thurman (Oriental Art, 1998/1999)
Archive has become an even richer resource. Another acquisition consists of an important selection of photographs from the Tokan 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 the R. Steele Collection.
GRANTS TO CULTURAL & EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS Since 1994, Tibet House has awarded modest seed grants to conservation research and related projects within and outside Tibet. We are also working to develop Tibetan Studies facilities at other institutions, beginning with contributions to the University of California at Santa Barbara, the California Institute of Integral Studies, and the Norbulingka Institute in Dharamsala. Grants given are listed on the back of this page.
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T I B E T H I S T O RY & FA C T S HISTORICAL SUMMARY
The Tibetan people are uniquely adapted to live on the one million square mile Tibetan plateau, the highest land-mass in the world, averaging 14,000 feet in altitude. Politically, Tibet is an ancient nation with a recorded history dating back to 127 B.C.E. After uniting the plateau into a single country, the Tibetan Empire reached its peak during the 7th and 8th centuries, conquering parts of Nepal and India, the Silk Route states, and briefly even T’ang China. The Tibetan kings imported Buddhism from India from the 6th to the 9th century, and became so devoted to its teachings of nonviolence and enlightenment that they neglected their military empire. In the 13th century, Tibet surrendered to the Mongols to avoid an invasion and became a tributary to the Mongol Empire until 1368. During China’s Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), Tibet was completely independent under three Tibetan ruling houses. In 1642, the Great Fifth Dalai Lama created the Ganden government, with a unique monastic/secular-coordinated administration. This government demilitarized Tibet and officially formed it into a spiritual nation that supported Buddhist education above all, and was economically selfsufficient. In foreign affairs, the Dalai Lama became the mentor of the new Manchu emperor of Manchuria and China, and received worldly protection for Tibet, in exchange for his providing spiritual teachings to the Manchurians and maintaining the peace with the Mongolians and Uighurs. In 1904, the British invaded Tibet, to impose trade upon the Tibetan government, and to prevent Tibet’s coming under the protection of Russia. In 1949 and 1950, the People’s Liberation Army of the People’s Republic of China invaded the eastern provinces of Amdo and Kham. In 1951, when world governments, including India, England, and the US, declined to confirm Tibet’s inviolate national status, the Chinese government imposed the so-called “17-point Agreement for the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet” on the Tibetan government and soon after marched unopposed into the Tibetan capital of Lhasa. Resistance to the Chinese occupation escalated, particularly in eastern Tibet, and Chinese repression increased dramatically. By 1959, popular uprisings led to a massacre of Tibetans in Lhasa; the Fourteenth Dalai Lama was forced to flee to India for his safety, where he has lived in 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 escaping in 1959, His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama established a democratic government-in-exile in Dharamsala, India. In 1989, he received the Nobel Peace Prize for his long-term efforts to resolve the Tibetan issue peacefully.
THE CONTEMPORARY SITUATION
Historical Tibet consisted of three provinces, U-Tsang, Kham, and Amdo, filling the one million square miles of the Tibetan plateau. The Chinese annexed the whole of Amdo and most of Kham, incorporating the land into bordering Chinese provinces. The remaining area, the Tibetan U-Tsang province and part of Kham, has been renamed the “Tibet Autonomous Region.” About onethird the size of the original Tibet, it is this area alone that China 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 DESTRUCTION
By 1969, approximately 6,250 monasteries, the cultural centers of Tibetan life, had been destroyed. In the 1980’s, some were rebuilt and re-opened, but the Chinese authorities tightly control activities in these monasteries, forcing individual monks and nuns to apply for a permit in order to join. Strict regulations require an oath of allegiance to communist ideals. Devotion to, and even photographs of, His Holiness the Dalai Lama are banned both inside and outside the monasteries. Prisons and labor camps are among the most common methods of persecution. Numerous Tibetans have perished from starvation and hard labor while in captivity.
ENVIRONMENTAL DEVASTATION
Tibet’s high plains, forests, and mountains form a unique high altitude ecosystem. The Chinese authorities have systematically exploited Tibet’s natural resources, devastating Tibet’s ancient forests and unique wildlife, mining minerals and precious herbs, and using the Tibetan plateau as a nuclear dump site. Construction of the recently completed railway into Lhasa further compromises this naturally fragile ecosystem. The rapid influx of tourists, miners, and Chinese immigrants that the train enables will continue the trend of environmental destruction unless dramatic steps are taken to protect the land and its resources.
MILITARY INSTALLATIONS
Construction by the Chinese of military installations throughout Tibet, especially within border areas, is increasing. Both a symptom and a facilitator of the expanding influence of China on Tibetan life, these military bases wreak their own havoc on the delicate mountain and high plateau ecosystems. But their impact on Tibetans attempting to flee to safety outside Tibet or to visit their spiritual leader, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, in India, is even more profound. Chinese border patrols stationed at these military bases routinely shoot at Tibetan refugees or arrest them for trying to leave the country, making the naturally arduous passage over high mountains to Nepal even more dangerous.
POPULATION TRANSFER
The most serious threat facing Tibetans is the systematic transfer of Chinese colonists into Tibet. Prior to 1949, there were very few Chinese in Tibet, and most of them were merchants. More than 8 million Chinese have now settled in Tibet, a population transfer that threatens to overwhelm the remaining 6 million Tibetans and their distinct ancient Buddhist culture.
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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 selected other 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 this page, contact the Tibet House store by t 212 807 0563; f 212 807 0565 or online at tibethouse.org.
Tibet House US is proud to be affiliated with the American Institute of Buddhist Studies (AIBS) and the Columbia University Center for Buddhist Studies (CBS) in a historic initiative to support, create, and
publish English translations of the entire Tibetan Tengyur (bstan ’gyur). The Tengyur is a collection of 3600+ texts, comprised of 8–14th century Tibetan translations of firstmillennium Sanskrit
texts written by over 700 Indian authors and compiled at the great Indian universities such as Nalanda. This essential collection represents the distillation of the arts and sciences of the renaissance culture of early Indian Buddhist civilization, preserved and further developed over the last seven centuries in Tibet. Authoritative, annotated translations from this initiative are being co-published by THIS-AIBS-CBS in the recently inaugurated series, The Treasury of the Buddhist Sciences, being distributed by Columbia University Press. The Universal Vehicle Discourse Literature (Mahayanasutralamkara) by Maitreyanatha/ Aryasanga, together with its Commentary (Bhashya) by Vasubandhu. Translated by Lobsang Jamspal, Robert A.F. Thurman,and the
AIBS team ISBN: 0-9753734-0-4 (2004, 368 Pages, $49.00 Hardcover). The Kalacakratantra: The Chapter on the Individual together with the Vimalaprabha. Translated by Vesna A. Wallace, ISBN: 0-9753734-1-2. (2004, 374 Pages, $49.00 Hardcover) Nagarjuna’s Reason Sixty Aryadeva’s Lamp that Integrates the Pratices Discourse of Sri Heruka BOOKS Wisdom and Compassion: The Sacred Art of Tibet, Harry N. Abrams Co., 1991. By Marylin Rhie and Robert A.F.Thurman. Original Edition: a hardcover volume illustrating 160 pieces of Tibetan art from the Tibet House exhibition, the first comprehensive presentation of its kind in the West. The text offers groundbreaking insights into the scholarship of Buddhist art
and thought. 338 pages in full-color plates, 15 pages in black and white. ($55 hardcover). Expanded 1996 Edition: includes an 85page supplement with 89 additional images and text. ($65 hardcover) Mandala: The Architecture of Enlightenment, Tibet House U.S. with Asia Society, New York, 1997. By Denise P. Leidy and Robert A.F. Thurman. This 176-page book presents the art and philosophy of the mandala with 85 full-color plates and 132 photographs. ($25 softcover) Worlds of Transformation: Tibetan Art of Wisdom and Compassion, Tibet House U.S., New York, 1999. By Marylin Rhie and Robert A.F. Thurman, with an essay by David Jackson. The latest thought on Tibetan art and a new study of 200 thangka paintings which span the spectrum of Tibetan artistic schools from the 12th to the 20th century. 480 pages, 279 full-color plates. ($55 softcover, $75
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hardcover) The Tibetan Wheel of Existence: An Introduction, Tibet House U.S., New York, 2000. By Jacqueline Dunnington. 128 pages. ($17 softcover) Tibetan Tangka Painting: Portrayal of Mysticism, Tibet House U.S., New York, 2000. By Contemporary artist Pema Namdol Thaye. 209 pages. ($37 hardcover) Visions of Tibet Brian Kistler forthcoming Kalachakra IV Multi-media Titles DVD, VHS, & AUDIO TAPES The Blade Wheel of Mind Transformation, His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama, Tibet House U.S., 2006. New York teachings from September 23-25, 2006 at Beacon Theatre. Includes introduction and a summary by Robert A.F. Thurman. Approx 12 Hours. (DVD $65.00) In the Spirit of Manjushri, Tibet House U.S. with Mystic Fire Video, New York, 1998. His Holiness the Dalai Lama gives wisdom teachings on the topic of Emptiness and holds an historic dialogue with Ven. Master Sheng-yen. Approx. 5 hours. (VHS $89.95) God and Buddha: A Dialogue, Tibet House U.S. with Mystic Fire Video, New York, 2000. With Robert A.F. Thurman and Deepak Chopra. (VHS $29.95/ DVD $24.95) On Buddhism, Tibet House U.S. with Mystic Fire Video, New York, 1999. By Robert A.F. Thurman. Lectures on Buddhist philosophy and culture held at Tibet House..Approx. 4 hours. (VHS $59.00/DVD $29.98)
On Tibet, Tibet House U.S. with Mystic Fire Video, New York, 1999. By Robert A.F.Thurman. Lectures on Tibetan civilization and history. Approx. 4 hours. (VHS $59.00/ DVD $29.98) The Robert A.F. Thurman Collection Tibet House 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., New York, 1997. An authoritative summary of the basic tenets of Tibetan Buddhism. (CASS $29.95) Inner Revolution: Life, Liberty, and The Pursuit of Happiness, Tibet House U.S, New York, 1998. Lecture series on the book by the same title. (CASS $29.95) The Jewel Tree of Tibet: The Enlightenment Engine of Tibetan Buddhism, Sounds True, 2001. By Robert A.F.Thurman. Approx 9 ½ Hours. A course on the essentials of Tibetan Buddhism. (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 on The Tibetan Book of the Dead. (CD $29.95) Making the World We Want, Sounds True, 1998. By Robert A.F. Thurman. Lectures from the Millennial series at the San Francisco Zen Center. A 4-tape set. ($29.95) CD ROM Illuminated Tibet: An Introduction to Tibetan Culture, Tibet House U.S., New York, 1998. By Robert A.F. Thurman. Ganden Thurman, Producer. The first CD ROM product available on Tibetan culture, containing over 500 photos of both old and occupied Tibet and over 200
pages of text on aspects of Tibet’s sacred and secular culture and history. ($19.50)
Ordering Information: Retail & Wholesale To purchase any of the above resources, contact the Tibet House U.S. Giftshop by telephone 212.807.0563, fax 212.807.0565 or order online at www.tibethouse.org.
CONFERENCES & BUDDHIST EVENTS WITH
H . H . DA L A I L A M A Since our founding in 1987, Tibet House US has had the honor of hosting a number of teachings and conferences with H. H. the Dalai Lama. He has shared his wisdom with tens of thousands of Tibetans and Tibet House supporters. 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 science and philosophy with particular emphasis on the points of mutual interest to “Eastern” philosophy and science (as well as religion in general) - called the “Inner Sciences,” - on the one hand, and to the “Western” “hard” sciences on the other. These small conferences - the first held at Amherst College in 1984. the second at Harvard in 1991, and the third at Columbia University in 1995 - brought together such pundits as HHDL, Robert Nozick, and the late Father Thomas Berry. DEMOCRACY AND DIVERSITY (New York, 1992) A conference to explore the possibilities for nurturing democratic institutions and practices in the Asia-Pacific region, with specific focus on the current China-Tibet situation, was held at the Columbia University International Affairs building including, among others, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Winston and Bette Bao Lord, Wei Ming Du, and Fang Lizhu. Bringing together members of the Chinese Democracy movement, the Tibetan Government in exile, Western activists, Human Rights advocates, and scholars the conference examined the likely causes and consequences of encouraging and then strengthening burgeoning democratic movements among the peoples of Asia. PEACEMAKING: THE POWER OF NONVIOLENCE I (Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, June 8-11, 1997) Bringing together scores of educators, policy makers, community activists, Nobel Peace Laureates, youth activists and advocates, as well as meditators to discus the practical application of the theories and principles of nonviolent opposition to abuse and injustice on a number of different levels ranging from the individual to the international and with particular reference to tried and true methods.
IN THE SPIRIT OF MANJUSHRI: THE WISDOM TEACHINGS OF BUDDHISM (Roseland Ballroom, New York, May 1-3, 1998) A three-day Dharma teaching co-sponsored by the Dharma Drum Mountain Buddhist Association for a mixed audience of overseas Chinese (from Taiwan) and Westerners. The main discourse - on the topic of the Wisdom of Emptiness as it is characterized in Tibetan Buddhist philosophy and practice - was originally given to the 5th Dalai Lama by the Bodhisattva of Wisdom, Manjushri, and then handed down through successive incarnations and teachers to the present day. RESEARCHING THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF ADVANCED MEDITATION (New York, May 4 & 5, 1998) Organized jointly by Tibet House, The INN (Institute of Neuroscience and Neurosurgery) at Beth Israel Hospital, and the ColumbiaPresbyterian Center for Meditation and Healing, the conference consisted of a two-day presentation and examination of the state of scientific research into the effects of the mind on the body; measured in temperature changes, chemical balances, perception of and tolerance for physical phenomena such as pain, and the like. In tandem with this purely scientific evaluation, consideration was given to practical issues such as the viability of improving patients care and ameliorating doctors’ and nurses’ chronic stress through the application of appropriate meditation practices and “mindtraining” drawn from the Buddhist and medical traditions. ETHICAL REVOLUTION AND THE WORLD CRISIS (Town Hall, New York, September 23, 2003) Dialogue on the “Ethical Revolution” H.H. the Dalai Lama called for in his book, Ethics for the New Millennium. H.H. Dalai Lama met with leading activist figures in environmentalism: David Crow, Randall Hayes; media: Amy Goodman, Katrina vanden Heuvel, Susan Sarandon; economics: Ben
Cohen, Amy Domini, Paul Hawken, Russell Simmons and politics: Dr. Helen Caldicott, Con. Dennis Kucinich, Rev. Al Sharpton to discuss how to further such a critically needed transformation of the codes of conduct that govern individual and national actions. President Robert Thurman served as moderator and there was audience participation in a “Town Meeting” format. LONGEVITY AND OPTIMAL HEALTH: INTEGRATING EASTERN AND WESTERN PERSPECTIVES (Menla Mountain Retreat, Phoenicia, NY, September 18-21, 2006) Menla was the site of a groundbreaking, perhaps even historic, Conference, with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Tibetan doctors and yogis, and a group of leading Western scientists. The Conference was convened by co-hosts R.A.F. Thurman of THUS and Dr. Mehmet Oz of the Columbia Integrative Medicine Program to discuss recent revolutionary discoveries in the Western life sciences of longevity, regeneration, immunology, and neuroscience, and their potential common ground with the ancient Indo-Tibetan tradition of yogic science. BLADEWHEEL OF MINDTRANSFORMATION (Beacon Theatre, New York, September 23-25, 2006) Over the course of this three days’ teaching, His Holiness transmits and explained the seminal Buddhist text known as the Blade Wheel of Mind Transformation. This teaching is characterized by its focus on practical advice for turning adversity into advantage on the spiritual path from ignorance and suffering to enlightenment and freedom.
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T I B E T H O U S E U. S . OUR MISSION
Tibet House U.S. is dedicated to preserving Tibet’s unique culture at a time when it is confronted with extinction on its own soil. By presenting Tibetan civilization, its profound wisdom, beauty, and special art of freedom to the people of the world, we hope to inspire others to join the effort to protect and save it. Tibet House is part of a worldwide network of Tibetan institutions committed to ensuring that the light of the Tibetan spirit never 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 human beings of good spirit, of its contacts with Mongolian, Chinese, Indian, Nepalese and Persian culture, and of its natural environment – has developed a kind of energy which is very helpful for cultivating peace of mind and a joyful life. I feel that there is a potential for Tibet to help humanity, and particularly our Eastern neighbor, where millions of young Chinese have lost their spiritual values. In this way, I feel very strongly that Tibetan culture will have a role to play in the future of humanity.” – His Holiness the Dalai Lama, 1989 Nobel Peace Laureate
OUR WORK
Tibet House U.S. aims to promote and preserve Tibetan culture by serving as both a cultural center in New York City and a global resource for those interested in Tibetan civilization. The hidden heart of Asia, Tibet has served during the last thousand years of the many imperial invasions as the safe treasury of Asia’s most sophisticated spiritual arts and sciences. Now, its precious Buddhist civilization of wisdom, compassion, peace and harmony is under a real threat of imminent extinction.
GENERAL INFORMATION
TIBET HOUSE US 22 West 15th Street New York, New York 10011 GALLERY HOURS: MondayFriday 12 - 6 pm; Saturday by appointment. On evenings when there is a program beginning at 6:15, the Gallery will remain open until the start of the program. Admission: $5 suggested donation GALLERY TOURS Please contact Tibet House for Gallery Tours.
GALLERY SHOP HOURS
Monday - Friday 12 - 6 pm Rare and unique items, many made by Tibetan artists. Books on Buddhism, Tibetan art, history, and culture. ACCESSIBILITY Tibet House is wheelchair accessible. HOW TO GET TO TIBET HOUSE Bus: 5th Ave. - M1, 2, 3, 4 6th Ave. M 4, 5, & 6 Subway : Lexington Ave. lines 4,5,6 to Union Square; F Train to 14th St. & 6th Ave.; 7th Ave. Line: 1,2,3,9 to 14th St. and 7th Ave.
Our New York City center comprises 7,000 square feet including gallery space, Tibetan Buddhist shrine, photographic archives, a lending library of over 1,000 volumes, and staff offices. In keeping with our mission as a cultural embassy, Tibet House U.S. develops and presents innovative educational and cultural programs for the general public. The Cultural Center’s activities include exhibits, print publications and media productions. It serves as a central meeting place for the local Tibetan community to hold programs and events. We reach out to the world through our website, www.tibethouse.org, traveling exhibitions and unique trips to Buddhist sites in Asia. Our onsite and online gift shop and bookstore offer books and other items related to Tibetan culture and Buddhist practice. Tibet House US also operates the extraordinary Menla Mountain Retreat and Conference Center 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 of Tibetan Buddhist healing arts and sciences, Tibetan Medicine being one of the most precious offerings of the Tibetan culture to a world filled with suffering beings. Tibet House US works with the Tibetan refugee institutions in India–Norbulingka Institute, the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts, and the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives–and with Tibet Houses in New Delhi, Mexico, London, Moscow, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, and Tokyo to preserve and promote Tibetan culture worldwide.
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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 forest preserve, 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 and operated 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 foot main hall seating 300 persons, several break-out rooms, and personalized service and care, Menla has been the perfect environment for board and staff retreats, national and international conferences, and as a meeting place for healthcare professionals, teachers of western and eastern philosophies and similar groups. It is also ideal for yoga retreats and teacher trainings, literary gatherings, artists’ workshops and seminars, family reunions and meetings of all types. Throughout the four seasons, visitors enjoy the fresh mountain air and savor the natural beauty of the valley’s exquisite landscape and abundant wildlife and take advantage of our tennis courts, hiking trails, outdoor swimming pool, fitness center and wellness services. In 2008 a new Spa Fitness Complex will feature far-infrared saunas, steam, hot tub, exercise room and a host of wellness services offered by talented practitioners. Wi-fi is available in our main 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.
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T R AV E L I N G E X H I B I T I O N S MANDALA: THE ARCHITECTURE OF ENLIGHTENMENT Asia Society Galleries, NY September 24, 1997- January 4, 1998 Berkeley 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 so dazzling that attendance is compulsory. Mandala: The Architecture of Enlightenment, the Asia Society’s new exhibition devoted to the ancient Hindu and Buddhist icon called the mandala, can be compared to the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s recent Glory of Byzantium ... Billed as the first exhibition of the cosmic diagrams that depict the multiple universes of Buddhism, the show presents more than 50 mandalas and related objects, including sculptures and models of sacred spaces from Tibet, Nepal, China, Japan, Bhutan, India and Indonesia. The show’s curators have invitingly orchestrated this dizzying parade of otherworldly visions. Part of the exhibition is designed as a 3-D mandala structure with four gateways through which visitors enter. Grace Glueck for The New York Times, October 3, 1997: THE TIBETAN ART OF HEALING Tibet House Cultural Center, NY May 7 - August 29, 1998 Museo Franz Mayer, Mexico City April 28 - June 18, 1999 The 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 the walls when His Holiness the Dalai Lama officially inaugurated the center in May 1998. This unique exhibition presented medical paintings which constitute a set known as the Tibetan Medical Atlas. Originally painted in Tibet during the 17th century, the set consists of illustrations and diagrams which document in great detail Tibet’s ancient medical tradition and art of healing. The works are painted by Romio Shrestha, one of Nepal’s leading artists in the Newari tradition, who worked together with an atelier of forty Nepali and Tibetan artists to create these extraordinary medical paintings. As a result of the overwhelming response to the exhibition and an ever-increasing public and scientific interest in Tibetan medicine. 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, 1999 Asian Arts & Culture Center, Towson, MD November 5 - December 10, 1999 Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, TX January 16 - March 26, 2000 Dimock Gallery, George Washington University, Washington, D.C. June 6 - July 7, 2000 Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY November 4, 2000 - January 7, 2001 Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis, TN July - August, 2001 Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, TN September 28, 2001 - January 6, 2002 Ackland 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 of impressive thangkas from the Shelley and Donald Rubin Foundation Collection. Co-authored by the exhibition’s curators, Marylin M. Rhie and Robert A.F. Thurman, the accompanying catalogue features over 300 full-color illustrations and in-depth analyses of the works of art. The catalogue is published by Abrams and Tibet House and is available through Tibet House. Please inquire about tour availability for these three exhibitions.
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MEMBERSHIP AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE THREE EASY WAYS TO JOIN OR RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP
1. online at www.tibethouse.org 2. by check or credit card using this Membership Form 3. by our new recurring credit card option, which allows you to make your contribution in easy monthly installments. Thank you. Your generosity supports our work on behalf of Tibetan culture. BASIC MEMBERSHIP ($50) AN IN VITATION TO JO IN O R R EN EW YO UR MEM B ER S HIP YES! I’D LIKE TO JOIN OR RENEW MY MEMBERSHIP AT THE FOLLOWING LEVEL: ! $50 Individual
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