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2 unusual facts about Tibetan Culture


George E. Hibbard

However, much of Tibetan culture can be observed in the immediate border areas of India and Nepal.

George E. Hibbard (1924–1991) was a Saint Louis-born American art collector, and renowned expert on Tibetan art and culture.


Philip Sugden

They were guests of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan Government in Exile, and spent six months in Tibetan communities throughout India, Nepal, Ladakh, and Tibet gathering images and recordings for the production entitled, White Lotus, An Introduction to Tibetan Culture, (companion book published by Snow Lion 1991).

Sujata and Asoka

Sujata and Asoka were a pair of dancers specialising in performing Indian, Tibetan and various Oriental dances to Western audiences.


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Namkhai Norbu

Recognized as extremely knowledgeable in all aspects of Tibetan culture at only the age of twenty-two, he was invited to Italy by the famous Professor Giuseppe Tucci to work at the ISMEO Institute in Rome for two years.