This Preface was written for Basic Education Policy for Tibetans in Exile, the foundational education policy directive, a visionary new guidance and direction for the exile education policy, unanimously approved by the Tibetan parliament in exile, in September 2004.
This Forward by His Eminence Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche was written for Mr Tenzin Phuntsok Atisha’s book The Last Fact Finding Delegation to Tibet: 1985—What I have Seen and Experienced, A Factual Narrative.
(Note: This Foreword was written for the Tibetan calligrapher Mr Jamyang Dorjee’s book on Tibetan calligraphy.) The main feature that distinguishes humans from animals is the faculty of speech, the language, the medium for expressing thoughts to each other; the ancients defined humans as ‘able to speak and understand meanings’. …
The Buddha said, “Mind is the forerunner of all the things, mind is supreme and the things are of the nature of mind.” (Dhammpada, V.1). Upon examination by a rational or scientific inquiry the Buddha’s words are found to be literally true for all time and under any condition. The …
16 June 2008 at New Delhi Tibet: its Early History Tibet, widely known as a “land surrounded by snow mountains,” is situated on the roof of the world surrounded from all directions by snow mountains such as the Himalayan ranges. Whether the Sanskrit word “Bhota” is derived from Tibetan word …
(The following is the Forward by His Eminence Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche, to the English translation (by Lama Chimpa et al) of Tāranātha’s History of Buddhism in India, published in 1970 and reprinted in 1990, Motilal Banarasida Publishers.)
By Kyabjey Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche To Lama and Exalted Gentle Splendour-Pristine Wisdom Heroic Being inseparable (Āryamañjuśrījñānasatttva), I prostrate and go for refuge. Please foster me, by Your great compassion, at all times and occasions.
By Kyabjey Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche Inseparable from Teacher, Exalted Gentle Splendour Youthful—homage [to You!] Devoid of the coarse touch of afflictions, thus You are gentle; Having knowledge obscurations exhausted, thus You are splendid; Endowed with the sixty branches [of melody], thus You are melodious: May You, Teacher Gentle Splendour Melody, …