Conference Day 5

The 25th Anniversary of the Science for Monks and Nuns conference continued today at the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives (LTWA).  The LTWA is about 1.5 km down the hill from McLeod Ganj.  I decided to walk the distance and as I started my trip, I saw a group of participating science teachers and monks up ahead.  I caught up to them and joined them on the trail through the forest to the LTWA.

Once at the LTWA, everyone was ushered into a small auditorium where we watched a video of the history of the LTWA.  After tea break, we toured the three-floor museum associated with the LTWA.  The museum holds many artifacts that were carried over the Himalaya mountains by Tibetans who escaped in the late 1950s.  I spoke with some of the museum personnel about the paper and ink used in the old texts because the materials were in very good shape for being several hundred years old. Museum staff archives many of the relics and is in the process of digitizing ancient texts that survive (see video below).

We then went back into the auditorium to watch another video, with some recordings from just last week, describing the history and possible future of the Science for Monks and Nuns program.