"These great Nalanda scholars, Nagarjuna, Aryadeva, Vasubandhu, Arya Asanga, all these, if they come today I think, I'm quite sure, they will learn some science. No question. I'm sure their support is there, I feel, and Buddha himself also."
-His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama
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Tenzin Gyatso Institute
Named after Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet, the Institute was established with the mission of serving and advancing his vision, his principles, and his values – an ethical system based on common sense and reason and a belief in basic human goodness.
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The Tenzin Gyatso Scholars Program
Six of the best and brightest scholars from the Tibetan monastic and educational systems in India are now  studying at Emory University and the Hampshire College. They follow classes in neuroscience, biology and physics, as well as classes in the social sciences.
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Purpose of the Tenzin Gyatso Scholars Program
Buddhism in Tibet, as it evolved over the last thousand plus years, achieved highly sophisticated planes of philosophical study, incorporating logic and epistemology, metaphysics, causality and the nature of reality, the character and variety of religious experience, psychology and phenomenology, and the detailed study of ethics.
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Background of the Tenzin Gyatso Scholars Program
As a result of his many travels and encounters, the Dalai Lama has seen how urgently the wisdom and  compassion of the Buddhist tradition is needed in the world today.
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Advisors to the Tenzin Gyatso Scholars Program
To guide the development and implementation of the Scholars Program, an Advisory Council has been established that include some of the most respected educators and scholars of the Tibetan and Western academic traditions.
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New Arrivals in 2011
Scholars will return to the Tenzin Gyatso Institute at the end of their studies and assist in the orientation  program for the next class of scholars who arrive in June 2011. They will focus on sharing their experiences with the incoming class and help them prepare for life in the United States and on a college campus.
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Emory-Tibet Science Initiative
Since 2006, the Emory University collaborates with the Library of Tibetan Works & Archives on a  comprehensive science program for Tibetan Buddhist monks and nuns.
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Ancient Wisdom for Todays’s World
In August 2008, a group of leading Tibetan Buddhist scholars came together for a meeting at the Lerab Ling temple in France. Their discussions marked a major step forward in the work of the Tenzin Gyatso Institute…
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Long Term Vision of the Scholars Program
Tibetan Buddhist culture is part of the heritage of the whole of humanity, and the value to be gained from its preservation and reinvigoration extends far beyond the Tibetan community.
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How You Can Support the Tenzin Gyatso Scholars Program
We will continue bringing Tibetan monastic scholars, monks and nuns, to American universities thanks to your generous and wholehearted support.
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Associate Press Article on the Tenzin Gyatso Scholars
At the end of 2010, the Associate Press published an article that ran in the Huffington Post, and quickly
spread to many other newspapers around the world.
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