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 he unique sound of their chanting occasioned
an invitation to the monks to visit the West for the first time
in 1967, and since then they have regularly conducted tantric
arts programs around the world, showing the colour, beauty, complexity
and magic of this ancient endangered culture. |
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Such visits have been integral to the financial survival and regeneration of monastery life, as the old monks pass on 500 years of wisdom to the young refugee monks still pouring into the monastery from Tibet - as well as from the Tibetan diaspora - all of whom need food, accommodation and care. For an in-depth explanation of the Gelug tradition of Tibetan Buddhism (of which the Gyuto Tantric University is a part) go to the Government of Tibet In Exile site here. |
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