Preserving Tibetan Heritage
Terma Heritage Foundation preserves Tibetan and Himalayan cultural heritage through technology, arts, education, and community programs — from children’s songs to digital language tools, from master calligraphy to sacred audio restoration.
Building on thirteen years of cultural preservation
Since 2012, we have supported cultural organizations and performing artists, built digital tools for the Tibetan language, preserved sacred audio and visual heritage, and produced educational resources used by communities around the world.
“The deeper meaning of these teachings can be understood only in Tibetan; it cannot be fully conveyed in other languages. Therefore, everyone must pay special attention to the Tibetan language.”His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Statement on the Protection of the Tibetan Language, March 11, 2026
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1,000,000+ children
Tibetan children in Chinese-occupied Tibet are forced into state boarding schools where their language is banned and replaced with Mandarin. An entire generation is being cut off from its mother tongue.
Vanishing heritage
Ancient manuscripts, sacred art, and oral traditions are disappearing. Monasteries have been destroyed. Elders who carry living memory of pre-1959 Tibet are passing away. Without urgent action, this knowledge is gone forever.
A civilization at stake
Over a millennium of Tibetan philosophy, medicine, astronomy, and Buddhist scholarship — one of humanity’s great knowledge systems — risks being erased within a single generation.
How We Preserve
Cultural preservation requires more than one approach. We work across four pillars to ensure Tibetan heritage endures.
Technology
Digital tools for Tibetan language computing, sacred audio restoration, manuscript digitization, and cultural research.
Arts
Master calligraphy preservation, children's songs, animated music videos, and traditional art documentation.
Education
Language learning resources, pedagogical tools, children's books, and partnerships with universities.
Community
Free platforms for monasteries and dharma centers, community testing programs, and cultural organization support.
Programs & Initiatives
Preservation across every dimension
From digital archives and sacred audio restoration to children's music and community platforms — our programs span technology, arts, education, and community.
Arts & Education
Living Traditions
We produce and support work that keeps Tibetan culture alive in everyday life — children’s media in the mother tongue, traditional music documentation, performing arts institutions in exile, and master calligraphic traditions passed down through generations.
Learn More About Our Work
Terma Studio
Original Tibetan-language children's songs and animated music videos
Gangjong Doeghar
The oldest Tibetan performing arts institution in exile
Conserve Tibet
Digitizing and preserving endangered Tibetan audio-visual heritage
Master Calligraphy
30+ years of tradition preserved through digital fonts and teaching
Help Us Preserve a Civilization's Voice
Your support funds children's educational materials, digital language tools, community programs, and the cultural infrastructure that keeps Tibetan language and heritage alive.