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BUDDHIST HIMALAYAS

Himalayan Art

On-line gallery of 17,000 images

Tibetan Buddhist Resource Center

Digitally preserved texts and images

BHUTAN

The Kingdom Of Bhutan Country

This is the most extensive site on Bhutan

The World Factbook -- Bhutan

Good source for factual information

Library of Congress / Bhutan

Another good source for factual information

LADAKH (India)

"In Their Own World," National Geographic Magazine

Recent article (January 2004)

The Himalayas - Ladakh Himalayas

1997 ThinkQuest site created by international group of high school aged students

International Society for Ecology and Culture - Ladakh Project

Good information on Ladakh's ecology; urges "counter-development"

TIBET

Tibet: Selected Internet Resources (Portals to the World, Library of Congress)

Contains factual information from Library of Congress

Frontline: dreams of tibet

PBS reports conditions within Tibet in 1994

Tibet Information Network - Images from Tibet

Tracks news about Tibet

SEVA Foundation

Saving sight in Tibet

TIBET IN EXILE

Tibetan Government in Exile's Official Web Site

Official website for the Tibetan government in exile; contains much useful information

International Campaign for Tibet

Promotes human rights and self-determination for Tibetans and seeks protection of their culture and environment

The Norbulingka Institute

Institute established by the Dalai Lama to promote and preserve Tibetan culture in exile

Tibet House U.S. Website

Preserve and share Tibetan culture, heritage, and religion

Alison Wright Photography

Excellent photographs of Tibetans in exile

Conservancy for Tibetan Art and Culture

Sponsored 2000 Smithsonian Folklife Festival

Tibetan Buddhist Resource Center

Digitally preserved texts and images

Snow Lion Publications

Source for news, books, art, artifacts, music


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This site was created by Kaki Dipinto at the NEH Summer Institute "Cultures and Religions of the Himalayan Region" held at the College of the Holy Cross, Summer 2006