Over the past nine years

The Orient Foundation has compiled a database that brings together information on over 600 Tibetan-related organizations throughout the world. Compiled under the auspices of HH The Dalai Lama, this book provides comprehensive information about Tibetan Buddhism and culture for the general public including:

Museums, teaching centres, retreat centres and publications listed in a country-by-country gazetteer.

Background information on the four schools of Tibetan Buddhism

Biographies of practising Tibetan teachers

The first glossary of Tibetan terms