Over the past 25 years, the Conservancy has worked with leading institutions, tradition-holders, scholars and local partners around the world in their efforts to help Tibetan communities preserve their living culture— ranging from developing educational and cultural programs with renowned partners like the Smithsonian Institution, to working with leading institutions, such as Tibetan Children’s Village, to offer scholarships to young students from remote Himalayan areas, as well as partnering with less well-known local partners in under-served areas, to assess educational, health and economic needs in isolated Himalayan Buddhist communities.
CULTURAL PROGRAMS
To advance the understanding of Tibetan Buddhist culture, the Conservancy has worked in partnership with leading Tibetan cultural organizations such as:
- The Tibet Fund
- Library of Tibetan Works and Archive
- The Institute for Buddhist Dialectics
- Tibetan Children’s Village
- Tibet House US
- The Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts
- Drepung Loseling Monastery
- Namgyal Monastery
- Norbulingka Institute
as well as educational institutions and international foundations such as:
- The Aspen Institute
- Emory University
- The Rockefeller Foundation
- The Rubin Museum
- The Smithsonian Institution
TEACHERS
Along with organizing major cultural exhibitions, academic symposia and conferences with monastic leaders and scholars, the Conservancy has been honored to offer traditional dharma teachings, public talks and other special events for Tibetan refugees as well as Western audiences — with the participation of some of the most respected Tibetan Buddhist teachers of modern times, including:
- His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso
- His Holiness the 41st Sakya Trizin, Ngawang Kunga
- 100th Ganden Tripa, Lobsang Nyima Rinpoche
- H.E. Ganden Tri Rizong Rinpoche
- H.E. Khamba Lama Gabju Choijamts Demberel
- Kyabje Denma Locho Rinpoche
- Ven. Professor Samdhong Rinpoche
- Arjia Rinpoche
- Chongtul Rinpoche
- Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche
- Kyabje Garje Khamtrul Rinpoche
- Gehlek Rinpoche
- Khandro Rinpoche
- Khenchen Konchog Gyaltsen Rinpoche
- Neten Chokling Rinpoche
- Phakchok Rinpoche
- Sogyal Rinpoche
- Telo Tulku Rinpoche
- Khen Rinpoche Geshe Lobzang Tsetan
- Tsoknyi Rinpoche
- Lama Zopa Rinpoche
SCHOLARS
Since its founding, the Conservancy for Tibetan Art and Culture and its programs have benefited from the advice and participation of leading scholars and experts from the many fields of Tibetan studies, including:
- Geshe Thupten Jinpa, scholar and translator
- Geshe Lhakdor, Library of Tibetan Works and Archives
- Geshe Kalsang Damdul, Associate Director, Institute of Buddhist Dialectics
- Geshe Ngawang Samten, Vice-Chancellor, Central University of Tibetan Studies, Sarnath
- Geshe Lobsang Tenzin Negi, Emory University
- Geshe Dadul Namgyal, Drepung Loseling Monastery, Atlanta
- Ven. Matthieu Ricard, Shechen Tennyi Dargyeling Monastery, Nepal
- Lama Surya Das, teacher and author
- Ven. Karma Lekshe Tsomo, University of San Diego
- Lama Pema Wangdak, Vikramasila Foundation
- Dr. Jose Cabezon, Univ. of California at Santa Barbara
- Dr. Richard Davidson, Univ. of Wisconsin at Madison
- Dr. Gaelle Desbordes, Boston University
- Dr. Tara Doyle, Emory University
- Dr. John Dunne, Emory University
- Dr. Jeffrey Hopkins, University of Virginia
- Dr. David Germano, University of Virginia
- Dr. Daniel Goleman, author, psychologist, and science journalist
- Dr. Philippe Goldin, Stanford University
- Dr. Matthew Kapstein,University of Chicago
- Dr. Anne Klein, Rice University
- Dr. Bruce Knauft, Emory University
- Dr. John Makransky, Boston College
- Dr. Sara McClintock, Emory University
- Dr. Pratapaditya Pal, art historian, curator and author
- Dr. Judith Simmer-Brown, Naropa University
- Dr. Robert Thurman, Columbia University
- Dr. Gray Tuttle, Columbia University
- Michael van Walt van Praag, Visiting Professor in the School of Historical Studies, Institute for Advanced Study
- Dr. Vesna Wallace, Univ. of California at Santa Barbara
- Dr. Jan Willis, Wesleyan University
- Dr. Abraham Zablocki, Agnes Scott
- David Breashears, filmmaker and author
- Patrick Gaffney, author and translator
- Sarah Harding, translator and teacher
- Isabel Hilton, journalist and author
- Pico Iyer, journalist and author
- Acharya Fleet Maull, author and teacher
- Glenn Mullin, translator, teacher and author
- Matteo Pistono, author