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CLASSICAL TIBETAN KNOWLEDGE Archive and Multimedia Study Resource
PRIMARY COLLECTIONS
ORAL COMMENTARIES
25,000 hours of detailed oral commentary to the classical texts of India, Tibet and the Himalayan region, given by the most accomplished Tibetan lamas, scholars, physicians and artists of the 20th and 21st centuries.
VIDEO & AUDIO DOCUMENTATION OF THE RITUAL ARTS
Including edited films from 2000 hours of video, together with supplementary audio recordings, documenting the classical dance, music, chanting and ritual arts traditions.
SECONDARY COLLECTIONS
TEXTS
A developing resource of Ritual Arts and Music related texts from the partner libraries in India and Nepal. Texts from digital resources internationally can be viewed together with the audio and video recordings in the Classical Tibetan Knowledge work area.
STILL IMAGES
A selection from 18,000 photographs of people, places, medicinal plants, monastic activities and ritual arts.