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Technology(SRIT), has since become one of the most
prestigious depository of Tibetan literature, rare manuscripts,
paintings, thangkas, statues and religious objects and other works
of art and history.
This institute was established to promote
research on the language and traditions of Tibet as well as the Mahayana sect of Buddhism.
There are about 30 thousand volumes,
mostly xylographs, (xylographs are documents that are printed using
wooden slabs that have the matter embossed on them in the reverse)
translations of the original teachings of the Lord Buddha, and
treatises by distinguished Buddhist scholars from different parts
of the world. The museum at the Institute consists of rare
collection of antiques like statues, coins and thangkas which are
scrolls with paintings on them. This institute is a premier
institute in the world that conducts. research in the language and
culture of Tibet. It has on its faculty eminent scholars.
The
library and museum of the Institute are open to the public on all
days including holidays and Sundays. An entry fees of Rs 2/- is
charged. The foundation stone of the Institute was laid in
February 1957 by the Dalai Lama and if was inaugurated by Pandit
Jawaharlal Nehru in October 1958.
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