Trace Foundation: Please tell us about yourself and how you first began to learn about computers and computer software?
Lobsang Monlam: I am a simple monk. I was very fond of drawing and machines when I was a child. After I completed primary school, I was ordained as a monk and lived in a monastery where I studied Buddhist philosophy, tantra, and various ritual performances. In my spare time, I studied traditional Tibetan arts and played around with damaged machines and electronic products. After arriving in India, I joined the Serame College (སེ་ར...read more
Thursday, February 03, 2011
What can digital technologies offer to the efforts to sustain Tibetan cultures and languages? The history and current trends of these technologies suggest that they can and will... read more
