The Norbulingka Institute's Academy of Tibetan Culture Entrance examination for the Academy for Tibetan Culture October 1997 saw the opening of the Academy of Tibetan Culture, a crucial component of Norbulingka s efforts to promote and preserve Tibetan culture.
Tibetan scholarship has a long history.
Unfortunately, circumstances in Tibet meant that the recent holders of a unique scholarly and spiritual tradition were almost the last. It was not until Tibetans had been in exile for twenty years that the monasteries and centres of learning were firmly re-established and could begin again to train monks in the way they were trained in Tibet. By then, many of the scholars who had survived the escape from Tibet had passed away. Although traditions have been successfully preserved, the world has changed and it will take still more time for this unique tradition to adapt and move forward. At present Tibetan culture has reached a cross-roads.