Science for Monks

Library Staff

Geshe Lhakdor - Director, is the director of the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives in Dharamshala India. A distinguished Buddhist scholar, he was the English translator for His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama, from 1989 to 2005. He has co-translated and co-produced several books by the Dalai Lama. From 1976 to 1986, Lhakdor studied specialized Buddhist philosophy in the Institute of Buddhist Dialectics, Dharamshala and received the Master of Prajnaparamita in 1982. He also received the Master of Madhyamika in 1989 and the Master of Philosophy from the University of Delhi. Since 2002, Geshe Lhakdor has been an Honorary Professor at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. In 2008, he was also conferred an Honorary Professorship by the University of Delhi, Department of Psychology.
mail: director@ltwa.net
Tenzin Sonam has been working with the Library since 2004. Tenzin manages the overall working of Science Department, including organization of regular science workshops, scientific terminology translation seminars, and publications by the department. Tenzin graduated from Delhi University with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering in 2000.
mail: science@ltwa.net
Sangye Tashi studied at the IBD (Institute of Buddhist Dialectics) Sarah College and graduated in Tibetan Studies, including Buddhist Philosophy. He also written two books in Tibetan, ‘The House by the Sea’ and ‘The General Statement of Science’. In 2006, Sangye joined the Science Department, and is presently the Editor of the Tibetan version of the ‘Science Journal’, published bi-annually.
mail: tsjournal@ltwa.net
Karma Thubten is the editor of the quarterly Science Newsletter. Karma was born in Tibet and educated in India. Karma has Bachelor of Arts in English from Delhi University and joined LTWA in October 2006 as a Life Science Translator
mail: karma_17in@yahoo.com
Tenzin Paldon is project officer and Life Science Translator. Ms. Paldon completed a BS in Zoology from Delhi University. She joined the Science Department in 2008.
mail: tpaldonkinga@gmail.com
Nyima Gyaltsen completed a Bachelor of Science in Plant Science at Loyola College, Madras University, and an Master of Science in Plant Science from Madras Christian College. He is currently working as a Science Translator at LTWA in the Science Department.
mail: nyimgyaltse@gmail.com

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