Ground broken for new Dalai Lama Library and Learning Center / The Ithaca Voice

Ground broken for new Dalai Lama Library and Learning Center


by Jimmy Jordan
April 29, 2022


Ground breaks on the construction of the Dalai Lama Library and Learning Center at the Namgyal Monastery in Ithaca (04/29/2022). Credit: Casey Martin / The Ithaca Voice
ITHACA, N.Y.—The ground has been broken at the Namgyal Monastery for the Dalai Lama Library and Learning Center, which will continue to make Ithaca a destination for the global Buddhist community.

On Friday, April 29, golden shovels were sunk into the earth by local officials, Buddhist leaders, and close friends of the monastery on a crisp bluebird-sky day to signify the beginning of construction. The ground has already been leveled in preparation for building.

Read more: https://ithacavoice.com/2022/04/ground-broken-for-new-dalai-lama-library-and-learning/

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