Emory-Tibet Science Initiative
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Emory science faculty and scholars are developing a comprehensive program for educating Tibetan monks and nuns in modern science.
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Each year Emory scholars produce a two-volume bilingual science textbook on neuroscience, biology, and physics.
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More than sixteen Emory science faculty members travel to Dharamsala, India, each year to offer a six-week summer course to ninety Tibetan monks and nuns who will
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Emory hosts an annual International Conference on Science Translation into Tibetan, defining and standardizing terminology and concepts, and thereby expanding the breadth of Tibetan literature.
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Emory meditation researchers and scholars develop and offer contemplative programs for Educating the Heart and Mind in schools and hospitals as well as to underserved populations in Atlanta.
"I deeply appreciate that Emory University has accepted my invitation, and has made a commitment to fully collaborate with the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives to develop and implement a comprehensive and sustainable science education program for Tibetan monastics. I have long believed in and advocated a dialogue and cross-fertilization between science and spirituality, as both are essential for enriching human life and alleviating suffering on both individual and global levels. The Emory-Tibet Science Initiative has a unique opportunity to fulfill this need, and thus make a contribution not only to the Emory and Tibetan communities, but to the world at large, by expanding the horizons of human knowledge and wisdom." - H.H. the Dalai Lama