Programs
The Conservancy contributes to the preservation of more than a millennium of culture by working in remote and sensitive areas in the Tibetan Buddhist regions believing that preserving living culture is part of a broader holistic process encompassing both the economic and social needs of indigenous people, the Conservancy aims to provide culturally specific education and training programs for lay and monastic communities in coordination with international and local development efforts.
The Conservancy will continue working to identify, document, and help protect historically and culturally significant pilgrimage sites, shrines, monasteries, nunneries, artwork and rare texts.
Featured Program
First International Conference on the Future of Mongolian Buddhism
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The Conservancy sponsored the participation of numerous distinguished foreign guests including Mongolian scholars, Tibetan lamas and Himalayan Buddhists. The topics included:
· Buddhism in Mongolia: Past, Present and Future
· Buddhism and Mongolia’s Unique Cultural Heritage
· Mongolia’s role in the development and spread of Buddhism
· Encounters between Modernity and Traditional Mongolian Buddhist Culture
· Role of Buddhism in Contemporary Mongolian Society
· Social Engagement in Contemporary Mongolian Society
· Buddhism’s Encounter with Modern Science
· Buddhism and Protection of the Environment
· Buddhism and the Role of Women in Contemporary Mongolian
Society
Important Tibetan scholars such as His Holiness Gaden Tripa Rinpoche, Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Gelek Rinpoche and others participated in panel discussions on topics relevant to 21st Century Buddhist culture. Participants stressed the need for continued discussion and collaboration amongst the followers of all Tibetan Buddhist traditions.
The also agreed that Buddhist monasteries should make more effort on behalf of the lay community through social welfare projects and the teaching of basic Buddhist thought.
