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Preserving the tradition

Preserving the tradition

January 2011

D.N. Chodak, the new Secretary of Religion and Culture for the Tibetan Government-in-Exile would like to broaden Buddhism's appeal for Tibetan schoolkids.

Thinking differently

Thinking differently

October 2010

Tenzin Seldon, a Tibetan student from Stanford University, pioneered a class at Tibetan Children's Village in Dharamsala, India to teach students critical thinking.

Art as refuge

Art as refuge

May 2010

A non-profit organization called Art Refuge UK gives a creative outlet to Tibetan kids living in exile. What they are drawing might surprise you.

Excerpt from the Dalai Lama’s TCV speech

Excerpt from the speech by His Holiness XIV Dalai Lama at the 48th Anniversary of the found­ing of Tibetan Children’s Village, Dharamsala, India. October 25, 2008 Translated by The Tibet Connection (Chinese ver­sion below trans­lated by Tenzin Losel) Download PDF “I don’t have to reit­er­ate, since many monks, nuns and lay peo­ple have gath­ered...