Namgyal Institute of Tibetology (NIT) is a Tibet museum in Gangtok, Sikkim, India, named after the 11th Chogyal of Sikkim, Sir Tashi Namgyal.[2] The institute employs researchers and one of its new research programs is a project which seeks to document the social history of Sikkim's approximated 60 monasteries and record this on a computer. Another project seeks to digitize and document old and rare photographs of Sikkim for knowledge distribution. Khempo Dhazar served as head of the Sheda, a Nyingma college attached to the Institute, for six years.[3]
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| Established | 1 October 1958[1] |
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| Location | Gangtok, Sikkim, India |
| Website | tibetology |
History
The foundation stone of the museum was laid by the 14th Dalai Lama on 10 February 1957.[4] On October 1, 1958, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the then Prime Minister of India, inaugurated the Sikkim Research Institute of Tibetology.[5] Sir Tashi Namgyal, the then Maharaja of Sikkim, changed its name into the "Namgyal Research Institute of Tibetology".[6]
Academic journals
The Bulletin of Tibetology is an academic journal published by the Namgyal Institute of Tibetology.[7]
References
External links
- Official website
Media related to Namgyal Institute of Tibetology at Wikimedia Commons
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