Tibet Center Institute

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Tibet Center
Tibet Center
founding October 2008
Sponsorship Non-profit association Tibet Center
place Hüttenberg-Knappenberg
state Carinthia
country Austria
management Geshe Tenzin Dhargye (President of the Association and Director)
Website www.tibetcenter.at

The Tibet Center Austria (TCA) was founded by the 14th Dalai Lama , the scholar Geshe Tenzin Dhargye and the Tibet Office in Geneva with the support of the Carinthian regional government in Knappenberg near Hüttenberg. It offers an educational program on Tibet's knowledge and culture at an academic level and is therefore unique in Europe.

history

Carinthia has a certain tradition of connection to Tibet, which goes back to the life's work of Heinrich Harrer , a long-time friend and former teacher of the 14th  Dalai Lama . This is why the idea of ​​a Tibetan cultural center arose under Governor Jörg Haider . Knappenberg, a district of Hüttenberg (Harrer's birthplace) at 1000 m above sea level on the Saualpe in north-eastern Carinthia, was chosen as the location .

In 2005 the Dalai Lama agreed to support this project of an image and facility with an attached hotel, presented by the Carinthian state government and the market town of Hüttenberg . Since a local family of entrepreneurs withdrew from the project, the construction did not get beyond the laying of the foundation stone.

The Tibet Center was founded in 2008 by the Dalai Lama and the Tibet Office Geneva, the representative of the Tibetan government in exile in Central Europe, and has been under the auspices of the Dalai Lama ever since. It was implemented as a non-profit association and functioned from the opening on October 31, 2008 to May 2014 as an educational institution in rented premises in the Knappenberg Music Center. The Dalai Lama appointed Geshe Tenzin Dhargye as the director and permanent teacher of the Tibet Center. President of the association is Ngodup Mutup.

In May 2012 the nine-day visit of the 14th Dalai Lama to Austria was organized and carried out by the Tibet Center. There were events in Klagenfurt , Salzburg and Vienna that attracted around 30,000 visitors in total. Another 15,000 viewers were there via live stream. A total of 200 volunteers were on duty at these events. The proceeds from the events were used to cover costs for humanitarian purposes.

In 2014 the headquarters of the educational institute were relocated to its new building in Knappenberg. On May 17, 2012, the Dalai Lama solemnly blessed the building on a visit to Europe; the inauguration took place on October 17, 2014.

aims

Tibet center north view

The Tibet Center offers an educational program with the aim of making Tibetan knowledge and culture accessible to Westerners in a contemporary way. The Institute is committed to realizing the Dalai Lama's desire to promote human values. It is about strengthening the mental and physical well-being in society and thus contributing to the development of happiness and peace in the world. The Tibet Center works to bring different cultures together and acts as a platform for dialogue between different religions, cultures and world views.

With its educational program, the Tibet Center creates access to Buddhist culture on an academic, secular (non-religious basis) and religious level and offers educational programs on all areas of Tibetan knowledge (Tibetan Rigne ). In close cooperation with the University of Tibetan Studies in Sarnath, India and the Tibetan Medical and Astrology Institute (Men-Tsee-Khang) in Dharamsala, India, the Tibet Center offers its participants certificates after completing its diploma courses.

The Carinthian branch of Thekchen Dho-ngag Choeling  (TDC), the representatives of the Gelug tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, one of the groups of the Austrian Buddhist Religious Society  (ÖBR) as a recognized religious community, is also located at the center.

Educational program

Diploma courses lasting several semesters are offered in the areas of Buddhist Religion & Philosophy and Buddhist Science of the Spirit, as well as Traditional Tibetan Medicine and courses and seminars on these topics.

The certificates of the diploma courses are in cooperation with the University of Tibetan Studies ( Central University of Tibetan Studies - CUTS) in Varanasi , Sarnath (India) and the Tibetan Medicine Institute ( Men-Tsee-Khang - Tibetan Medical and Astro Institute ) in Dharamsala (India) issued and are therefore internationally recognized.

Subject areas

Participant statistics

A total of around 10,000 people attended the events of the Tibet Center Institute up to 2015, of which around 200 people have completed diploma courses, another 100 are currently in one of the diploma courses. The participants come from 10 nations, with the majority coming from Austria , Germany and Switzerland .

See also

Web links

Commons : Tibet Center  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b History of the Tibet Center. tibetcenter.at, accessed February 3, 2016.
  2. ^ Marion Bacher: The end of a Carinthian dream. In: Die Zeit , No. 15, April 3, 2008 ( temporarily online , 3 parts).
  3. ↑ Tibet Center now in Knappenberg? ktnv1.orf.at, April 11, 2012.
  4. ↑ The Tibetan Medical University in Hüttenberg is fixed. In: Der Standard online, May 19, 2008.
  5. ↑ Klagenfurt, May 17th - Blessing of the Tibetzentrum building in Knappenberg, address in Hüttenberg tibetcenter.at, accessed February 3, 2016.
  6. ↑ October 17th, 2014 - Grand opening ceremony for the new building of the Tibet Center Institute! tibetcenter.at, accessed February 3, 2016.
  7. ↑ TDC-Tibet Dharma Center - Counter Dho-ngag Choeling (tdc.or.at)
  8. ↑ Overview of the diploma courses. tibetcenter.at, accessed January 2, 2016.
  9. ↑ Website of the Central University of Tibetan Studies (cuts.ac.in)
  10. ↑ Website of the Men-Tsee-Khang - Tibetan Medical and Astro Institute (men-tsee-khang.org)

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