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1. Tibet - Dalai Lama Home Page
2. Tibetan Medicine and Healing (Kotan Publishing)
   Provides sources of information on traditional medicine and healing practices of Tibet, including herbals teas and meditation practices. 4-00
3. Tibetan Resources (VADA)
   Provides many resources to assist with learning Tibetan, such as dictionaries, fonts, grammar lessons, and more. Select the country (listed alphabetically by letter of the alphabet on the left) 9-01
4. Tibetan Sand Painting
5. Tibetan Studies (WWW Virtual Library)
   Provides information on Tibet in 12 categories, including religion, language, and medicine.

Materials

1. Tibetan Fonts (University of Oregon)

Multimedia

1. Tibetan Art
2. Tibetan Language (Word Bridge)
   Provides an audio guide to basic words in Tibetan. 4-00

News

1. Tibetan Lama Escapes from Chinese (Nalandabodhi)
   Provides news sources related to the escape of the 17th Karmapa, Ugyen Trinley Dorje, from the Chinese government in Tibet. 1-00

Papers

1. Bodhisattva - The 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva (H.H. Dalai Lama)
   Provides the thirty-seven thoughts or practices of a Bodhisattva.
2. Buddhism, Tibetan - Basic Teachings (Karma Triyana Dharmachakra)
   Provides the basic teachings of Tibetan Buddhism, including reasons for meditation, how to meditate and more.
3. Buddhism, Tibetan - The Heart of Mindfulness (Ven. Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche)
   Discusses the seven points of mind training, how to start meditation practice. Rinpoche follows the Kagyu tradition and has been recognized as a master by H.H. Karmapa, head of the lineage.
4. Free Tibet Campaign
   Provides advocacy for an independent Tibet and advises travelers regarding safety.
5. Kagyu - Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche (Kagyu Trust)
   Provides two pictures and a short comment on each, one in English. 1-00
6. Kagyu - Tai Situpa Rinpoche (Kagyu Trust)
   Provides a short history of Tai Situ Rinpoche. 1-00
7. Kagyu Lineage (Kagyu Trust)
   Provides a history of the Karma Kagyu lineage, including the Karmapas. 1-00
8. Karma Kagyu Lineage - 17th Karmapa (Tsurphu Foundation)
   Provides background information and pictures related to Urgyen Trinley, the 17th Karmapa of the Karma Kagyu lineage. 4-00
9. Karma Kagyu Lineage - History (Tsurphu Foundation)
   Provides a brief history of the lineage holders. 4-00
10. Karmapa - Seventeenth (Karma Triyana Dharmachakra)
    Provides a biography, information on the prediction letter, and other information on the life of His Holiness, the 17th Karmapa, head of the Karma Kagyu lineage. 1-00
11. Karmapa Flees China (CNN)
    Describes the escape of the 14 year old 17th Karmapa from Chinese occupied Tibet. 3-00
12. Medicine, Tibetan Buddhist (The Office of Tibet)
13. Meditation Cushions - How to Sew a Cushion (Aramis)
    Provides instructions for sewing zafus. 3-00
14. Sakya Tradition of Tibetan Buddhism (Office of Tibet) 2-00
15. Tibetan Art, Theatre and Music (Glowski)
16. Tibetan Buddhism - Bon Tradition (Government of Tibet in Exile)
17. Tibetan Buddhism - Compassion (Karma Triyana Dharmachakra)
    Provides instructions on the practice of taming the mind in loving-kindness and compassion. Includes engendering bodhicitta and the path of the bodhisattva.
18. Tibetan Buddhism - Gelug Tradition (Government of Tibet in Exile)
19. Tibetan Buddhism - H.E. Khyabje Kalu Rinpoche (Karmapa Trust)
    Provides a picture of Rinpoche and his current incarnation.
20. Tibetan Buddhism - HH Karmapa and Karma Kagyu Teachers (Karma Triyana Dharmachakra)
21. Tibetan Buddhism - Karma Kagyu Home Page (Karma Triyana Dharmachakra)
22. Tibetan Buddhism - Karma Kagyu Lineage (Karma Triyana Dharmachakra)
23. Tibetan Buddhism - Karma Kagyu Lineage (Karmapa Trust)
    Provides information about Karma Kagyu teachers and study groups world wide.
24. Tibetan Buddhism - Karma Kagyu Lineage - Study Groups (Karma Triyana Dharmachakra)
    Provides information about study groups and centers, Karma Thegsum Cholings, in the United States.
25. Tibetan Buddhism - Karma Kagyu Lineage - Study Groups (Karma Triyana Dharmachakra)
    Provides information about study groups and centers, Karma Thegsum Cholings, world wide.
26. Tibetan Buddhism - Karma Kagyu Teachers (Karmapa Trust)
    Provides pictures of Karma Kagyu teachers and Bodhisattvas.
27. Tibetan Buddhism - Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche (Karma Triyana Dharmachakra)
28. Tibetan Buddhism - Nyingma Lineage (Palyul Foundation of Canada)
29. Tibetan Buddhism Software (Tibetan Clipart)
    Provides screensavers, Web page corners, and other software for persons interested in Tibetan Buddhism.
30. Tibetan Buddhist Teachers - Karma Kagyu (New Zealand Karma Kagyu Center)
31. Tibetan Culture (Kotan Publishing)
    Covers Tibetan religion, education, history, art, medicine, and other aspects of the culture. 4-00
32. Tibetan History and Buddhism (Government of Tibet in Exile)
33. Tibetan Images and Stories (New York Times - Lehman)
    Provides articles and photos that document some of the struggle between traditional Tibetan culture and the encroachment of Chinese government.
34. Tibetan Timeline (New York Times - Lehman)
    Provides a timeline and articles documenting the struggle between traditional Tibet and the Chinese government.
35. Tibetan Word Processor (Potala Software)
    Provides free software for working with the Tibetan language. 2-00
36. Travel in Tibet (Free Tibet Campaign)
    Advises travelers regarding safety.

Purchase Resources

1. Meditation Cushions (Chopa)
   Sells gomdens, zabutons, and zafus. 3-00
2. Meditation Cushions (Ethical Shopper)
   Sells gomdens, zabutons, and zafus. 3-00
3. Meditation Cushions (Samadhi)
   Sells gomdens, zabutons, and zafus. Also provides a cushion guide to help you decide which height you need. 3-00
4. Meditation Cushions - Kidney Shaped (Reed)
   Provides meditation cushions with a kidney shap and a slant. 3-00