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==Short Description==
'''The Namgyal Institute of Tibetology''' (NIT), Gangtok, Sikkim is an important reference centre in the world of Buddhist scholarship. It houses a museum, a Tibetan library and a general reference centre on Tibet and the Himalayas.


Stephen Aldridge (Ka-rma gSung-rab rgya-mtsho) lives in northern California. Since 1986 Stephen has traveled on pilgrimage or for retreat in Tibet, Amdo and Kham. He has visited monasteries and private homes looking for Tibetan texts. In recent years he has been focusing on pilgrimage (lam-yig) literature and high-altitude retreat texts (ri-chos) as a subset of research on high-altitude running meditation (rlung-sgom) and ru-shan practices.
The Institute is located in Deorali, to the south of central Gangtok. The opening hours are from 10 am to 4 pm from Monday to Saturday. It is closed on Sundays, every month's second Saturday and on official Sikkim government holidays.  


==Main Teachers==
The site on which the institute was established was donated by the late Chogyal (king) of Sikkim Sir Tashi Namgyal in memory of his departed son Paljor Namgyal. The foundation stone of the institute was laid by the 14th Dalai Lama on the 10th of February 1957 and the institute was declared open by the late Prime Minister of India Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on the 1st of October 1958. The building of the institute is an imposing monument and a splendid example of Sikkimese architecture.


[[Chime Rinpoche]] ('Chi med Ra-rda Rin-po-che), Ka-nying lineage, [[Hiroshi Sonami]] (bSod-nams rGya-mtsho Rin-po-che), Sa-nying lineage, [[Karmapa 16]] (Rang-byung Rig-pa'i rDo rje), Ka-nying, [[Lama Pema Dorje]] (bLa-ma Pad-ma rDo-rje), Ka-nying
More details on its museum, library, lecture series, language classes & seminars:<br>
[http://www.tibetology.com main website]


==Published Works==  
===Internal links===
*[[Namgyal Institute of Tibetology Bulletin Contents|Bulletin Contents]] The Institute publishes a Bulletin of Tibetology. Here is a list of contents from 1964-2004.


==Active Projects==
[[Category:Institutes]]
''Complete liberation from the three realms'' - [[rDzogs-pa chen-po yang zab bla sgrub dkon mchog spyi 'dus kyi khrid yig gu ru'i dgongs rgyan nyin byed snying po las rdzogs rim khrid yig khams gsum yongs grol]] by Las 'phro gling pa
 
==Unpublished Works== (completed)
 
''Three Experiences'' ([[snang gsum mdzes rgyan]] by dKon mchog lhun grub) with Hiroshi Sonami
 
''Pilgrims' Guide to Minyag Sacred Sites'' - [[Gangs dkar gyi gnas yig dang gnas 'dus skabs kyi phan yon mdor bsdus dad pa'i sa bon]] by Gangs-dkar Rinpoche (expected to be published Sept., 2007)
 
''The Incarnation from White Glacier Mountain'' - [[‘Bo Gangs dkar sprul sku’i rnam thar dad pa'i pad dkar bzhugs]] by Mi-nyag mgon-po (expected to be published Sept., 2007)
 
''A Prophecy of Things to Come'' - [[Ma 'ongs lung bstan gsal byed sgron me]] by 'Jam-dbyangs mkhyen-brtse dbang-po
 
==Research/pilgrimage== (incomplete)
''Mi-nyag according to Tibetan history and an analysis of some Mi-nyag naming conventions'' - Mi-nyag mgon-po, Bod kyi lo rgyus rigs pa’i nang Mi nyag gi gnas tshul dang Mi nyag skor gyi ming tshig ‘gar dpyad pa, Krung go’i bod ljongs, Vol 5, 1998, p.21-23
 
==Websites==
 
[[Category:Translators]]

Latest revision as of 03:21, 15 January 2006

The Namgyal Institute of Tibetology (NIT), Gangtok, Sikkim is an important reference centre in the world of Buddhist scholarship. It houses a museum, a Tibetan library and a general reference centre on Tibet and the Himalayas.

The Institute is located in Deorali, to the south of central Gangtok. The opening hours are from 10 am to 4 pm from Monday to Saturday. It is closed on Sundays, every month's second Saturday and on official Sikkim government holidays.

The site on which the institute was established was donated by the late Chogyal (king) of Sikkim Sir Tashi Namgyal in memory of his departed son Paljor Namgyal. The foundation stone of the institute was laid by the 14th Dalai Lama on the 10th of February 1957 and the institute was declared open by the late Prime Minister of India Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on the 1st of October 1958. The building of the institute is an imposing monument and a splendid example of Sikkimese architecture.

More details on its museum, library, lecture series, language classes & seminars:
main website

Internal links

  • Bulletin Contents The Institute publishes a Bulletin of Tibetology. Here is a list of contents from 1964-2004.
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