Dear Friends, this month we have two exciting events coming up soon as well as new material from our lectures and workshops on our YouTube channel.
Shang Shung Institute
Chögyal Namkhai Norbu in Tibet 1988
We are pleased to present some footage of Chögyal Namkhai Norbu’s visit to Tibet in 1988 from the Shang Shung Institute’s archives, Video Journal no.2.
Twelve Primordial Masters – Lecture by Fabian Sanders – SSI UK
The tradition of the 12 Dzogchen Masters is not particularly widespread or well known in Tibet generally, It is also referred to in just a few literary sources. In this talk we will look at the symbolic implications and iconographic features they display in the Dzogchen teaching and their most expansive and limitless view of space and time
SSI International School for Tibetan Medicine in Russia First Graduates
On 6 August 2017 the exams of the first group of students of the International School for Tibetan Medicine of the Shang Shung Institute in Russia took place
Tibetan Calligraphy Course at Merigar West
The recent calligraphy course, led by Giorgio Dallorto, was an initiative of the Shang Shung Foundation School for Tibetan Language and Translation
Ka-Ter 15th Training for Translators from Tibetan
7th July marked the beginning of the 15th year of Tibetan training for translators organised by the Shang Shung Institute Austria and held at Merigar West
All Hands Meeting of the Worldwide Shang Shung Foundation
On July 6 2017 at Merigar West, a whole day was dedicated to presenting the activities of the Shang Shung Foundation with its eight seats all over the world
1st Merigar Hackathon 25-27th August 2017
With this event we initiate “Programmers for Tibetan Culture” campaign where programmers & institutions are welcome to collaborate on Open Source projects
Shang Shung Foundation Meets the International Gakyil
During the recent retreat in Merigar, the Board of Directors for Shang Shung Foundation had an enjoyable productive meeting with the International Gakyil
Shang Shung Foundation Webcast Day
July 6, there will be a whole day dedicated to the entire activities of the Shang Shung Foundation that will be webcast from the Gönpa in Merigar West
Training for Translators from Tibetan
The Shang Shung Institute Austria is happy to announce the 15th Training for Translators from Tibetan in July 2017 in Merigar.
Calligraphy and the Seven Line Prayer of Guru Rinpoche
Over three evenings in June, Giorgio Dallorto taught a condensed course in Tibetan language and calligraphy in the Tsegyalgar East Schoolhouse library.