https://dkcl-dharma-store.myshopify.com/blogs/news.atomDalai Lama Library and Learning Center - News2021-06-06T19:30:00-04:00Dalai Lama Library and Learning Centerhttps://dkcl-dharma-store.myshopify.com/blogs/news/first-ever-dalai-lama-library-learning-center-to-be-built-in-ithaca-ny-yahoo2021-06-06T19:30:00-04:002022-06-03T19:10:38-04:00First-ever Dalai Lama Library & Learning Center To Be Built In Ithaca, NY | YahooThuy Ton
First-ever Dalai Lama Library & Learning Center To Be Built In Ithaca, NY
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- Supported by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, a Public Fundraising Campaign is Underway to Develop a Hub of Compassionate and Humane Education on the Grounds of Namgyal Monastery, the Dalai Lama's North American Seat
ITHACA, N.Y.,July 6, 2021/PRNewswire/ -- The Dalai Lama is inspiring a movement toward compassion and unity in the U.S., and it will begin inIthaca, New York.
In a statement made today, on His Holiness the 14thDalai Lama's 86thbirthday, Namgyal Monastery – the Dalai Lama's personal monastery and North American seat – announced plans to build aDalai Lama Library and Learning Centeron its grounds inIthaca, New York. The statement detailed the launch of a$5 millionpublic fundraising campaign to support the project, which represents the first phase of a planned development to include the building of a Dalai Lama Museum on the site at a later date. Both projects will be the only facilities of their kind anywhere in the world.
"We are seeking the support of donors for a project of great benefit to all of humanity, the building of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama's Library and Learning Center," said Tenzin Choesang, President of Namgyal Monastery inIthaca. "Our vision – one that is supported and shared by the Dalai Lama – is to encourage genuine human interconnection and unity in an increasingly divided world. The Dalai Lama Library and Learning Center will do this by creating a transformational hub of compassionate and humane education that is open to everyone, both in-person and online."
The Dalai Lama Library and Learning Center will span 9,240 square feet and will serve as a repository for all the works of the current and previousDalai Lamas, and a place for study and exploration for the public, including students, scholars, spiritual, civic and business leaders, and practitioners of all faiths. The Learning Center will be a physical space as well as a virtual destination (via its robust website) for people acrossNorth Americaand the world, offering free and low-cost programming such as classes, talks, seminars, meditation and more.