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An Urgent Call for the Protection and Preservation of Tibetan Language

Written byOiwan Lam

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Posted 16 September 2014 6:54 GMT

Khenpo Tsultrim Lodoe is an influential Buddhist teacher at Larung Gar Buddhist Institute in Tibet. His article which addresses the relation between language and identity and urges for the preservation of Tibetan language was posted on an official educational website for Tibetan middle schools on July 4, 2014. High Peaks Pure Earth translated the reflective piece.

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