བྱོན་པ་ལེགས། Welcome!

Tibetan plant manuscript L0041675 from Wellcome Images is licensed under CC BY 4.0

Tibet is the homeland of the Tibetan people. It sits on a high plateau in the middle of Asia, surrounded by the tallest mountains on earth. The region is known for being a stronghold of esoteric Buddhism, with a rich literary history spanning back to the Tibetan Empire over 1200 years ago.

Want to learn the Tibetan language online?

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The “Find a Tibetan teacher” link above leads to Esukhia, a non-profit Tibetan language organization. They are not affiliated with this website. Just contact a teacher and say that you’re interested in taking Tibetan lessons. Esukhia has designed Tibetan-language textbooks for their teachers to use in their online lessons, and also runs Arapatsa, a website for learning Tibetan online.