preserving the past

Do we need tradition?

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The word tradition comes from the Latin trans + dare: to hand over or transmit. It refers to the transfer of experiences that are at the foundations of every organized civilization. Today, however, tradition has become synonymous with something that is old-fashioned and outdated, merely an interesting remnant of the past that needs to be … Read more

Conversation with Geshe Lhakdor, the curator of the Dalai Lama Library

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During the arduous escape to India across the Himalayas, Tibetan refugees carried hundreds of manuscripts, often sacrificing their own lives to preserve them. Many of these precious texts were handed over to His Holiness the Dalai Lama, who established the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives in Dharamsala, India, with the aim of preserving and … Read more