Tibet House US
Tibetan culture nonprofit in New York City / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tibet House US (THUS) is a Tibetan cultural preservation and education 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1987 in New York City by a group of Westerners after the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, expressed his wish to establish a cultural institution to build awareness of Tibetan culture.[1][2][3]
Established | 1987 |
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Location | 22 West 15th Street, between 5th and 6th Avenues, Manhattan, New York, USA |
Coordinates | 40°44′14″N 73°59′40″W |
President | Robert A. F. Thurman |
Website | thus |
This article contains text that is written in a promotional tone. (March 2024) |
Part of a worldwide network of Tibet Houses, Tibet House US focuses on the promotion and preservation of Tibetan culture, contemporary and traditional knowledge, and cultural expressions through education on philosophy, cognitive or mind science based on the workings of mind and emotions, techniques of mediation and mental transformation, and contemporary and ancient arts and culture.