Norbulingka Institute

tibetan institute, Dharamshala

The Norbulingka Institute was founded in 1988,[1] by the present 14th Dalai Lama at Sidhpur, near Dharamsala, India. The institute helps to preserve the Tibetan language and culture.

Norbulingka Institute, with Dhauladhar range in the background.
A Thangka painter, Norbulingka Institute

The institute is named after Norbulingka, the traditional summer residence of the Dalai Lamas, in Lhasa, Tibet. The main building is a replica of the Norbulingka palace in Lhasa[2]

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  1. Norbulingka Institute Central Tibetan Administration
  2. Norbulingka Institute Exile as challenge: the Tibetan diaspora, by Dagmar Bernstorff, Hubertus von Welck. Published by Orient Blackswan, 2003. ISBN 8125025553. Page 305.