Central Institute of Buddhist Studies
Vice-Chancellor Prof. Rajesh Ranjan | | |
Director | Proff. Geshe Konchok Wangdu | |
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Students | 2094[1] | |
Location | , , | |
Website | cibs |
The Central Institute of Buddhist Studies, formerly known as the School of Buddhist Philosophy, located in
Courses
Apart from
and Also other courses like Traditional Medicine /BSRMS courses, Traditional Painting, Traditional Sculptures,Wood Carving and Traditional Astronomy class were also taught.History
Prior to 1959, Ladakhi scholars, novices and monks used to go to
Accordingly, the Central Institute of Buddhist Studies was established with the holy rituals performed by Skyabje Ling Rinpoche, the senior tutor of the 14th Dalai Lama. The institute was initially called the “School of Buddhist Philosophy”. Leh was chosen as the centre for the dissemination of Buddhist culture and philosophy in view of its geographical suitability and traditional matrix. In 1962, at Kushok Bakula Rinpoche’s urging, Prime Minister Nehru was fully persuaded of the necessity for such an institution for the Buddhists living in the Himalayas. Thus the institution was given full accreditation with regard to financial support and came under the administrative charge of the Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India.
In its initial stages, the institute admitted ten monks, one each from ten monasteries in Ladakh. Two teachers were appointed to instruct the students in Tibetan literature and Buddhist philosophy. The first principal of the institute (1959 – 1967) was a renowned Tibetan Buddhist scholar, Ven. Yeshi Thupstan. For three years these ten monasteries bore the entire expenses of the students and the teachers. From 1959 to 1961 the institute was in Leh. From there it was moved to Spituk village, about 8 km away from Leh, in 1962. The School of Buddhist Philosophy was registered as an educational institution in the year 1964, under the J&K Societies Registration Act of 1941. In 1973 new buildings for the institute were constructed in Choglamsar, 8 km south-east of Leh. Sanskrit, Hindi, English and Pali languages were introduced, in addition to the teaching of Buddhist philosophy and Tibetan literature. In the same year the institute was affiliated to Sampurnanand Sanskrit University, Varanasi (U.P.), and courses suitable for students of the frontier region were introduced.
Deemed university status
In 2016, the Central Government, on the advice of the University Grants Committee (UGC), declared that the Central Institute of Buddhist Studies (CIBS), Choglamsar, Leh (Ladakh) was ‘deemed to be university’[4] for the purpose of the UGC Act, 1956, but provisionally for a period of five years under the de novo category, from the date the CIBS disaffiliated its courses / programmes from Sampurnanand Sanskrit University, Varanasi and the Tibetan Medicine and Astrology Department, Dharamsala.[5]
See also
- Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies
- Gautam Buddha University
- Lumbini Buddhist University
- Sanchi University of Buddhist-Indic Studies
References
- ^ "Central Institute of Buddhist Studies - Strength". cibs.ac.in. Archived from the original on 4 June 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- ^ "Central Institute of Buddhist Studies given deemed university status". The Economic Times. 19 March 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ Web, SNS (24 February 2020). "Ladakh's Buddhist institute to go global". The Statesman. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ "Deemed Universities at UGC". ugc.ac.in. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ "Central Institute of Buddhist Studies in Leh India". india9.com. Retrieved 18 September 2014.