Welcome to Songtsen Library

Songtsen Library
P.O. Kulhan, Sahastradhara Road
Dehra Dun 248001 (Uttarakhand)
India

Songtsen Library, a library to collect, catalogue, preserve and make accessible ancient Tibetan and Himalayan religious, cultural and historical documents.
Here you can find out what the Songtsen Library is all about, what our mission is and what the future will hold.
If you want to visit us for a tour, to study or to do a meditation retreat, get information here.

The Dalai Lama's message

His Holiness The Dalai Lama's message to Songtsen Library, Dehra Dun
Original Tibeten Text

Announcement

June 2007
Intensive Tibetan Language Course
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August 2006
The Celebration of the 60th Birthday of His Holiness Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang Rinpoche and the third Anniversary of Songtsen Library
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February 2005
It is a pleasure to announce for the concerened academic centers, institutions, schools and indiciduals that Songtsen Library, Center for Tibetan and Himalayan Studies has now been conferred with the recognition of Hemwati Nandan Bahugana Gharwal University, Srinagar, Uttaranchal, India as Research Resource Center. The recognition came through the university's letter no. No. Nil/Ku/ Ka/ 97 dated 04-02-2005.

Download Tibetan Keyboard and Font

Click here for instructions on how to download and install the tibetan Unicode fonts to access the library's database in tibetan.

NEWS

Second International Conference
“Central Asian Studies And The Early History Of Tibet ”

5th-8th March 2007
Venue: Songtsen Library
Center For Tibetan And Himlayan Studies

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Third Environment Workshop on the conservation of Himalayan Environment, December 2005

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Corpus Fund for Songsten Library, Center for Tibetan and Himalayan studies, Dhera Dun, Uttarakhand India

BACKGROUND:
On the vision of His Holiness Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang Rinpoche, the german Drikung Sangher sponsored the building of the Library.
A few international sponsors were very generous to donate funds for the purchase of the books, computer requirements to go on line and the art-work at the library.

APPEAL:
Looking forward to the future, a CORPUS FUND needs to be urgently set up to maintain this library.
I appeal to you today to become a SPONSOR/Lifetime Member of the Library: $300.00 or Rs. 10,000.00 for South Asian countries.
MAKE A DONATION in the memory of a loved one.

MAKE A GENERAL DONATION.
You can make a cheque in the name of D.K. Institute, under which we are registered in India. Kindly let us know when you send your donation. Thank you for your assistance to this Center of Knowledge.

Director
Songtsen Library