It is with great sadness to let our TTC family and friends know that Nima Dorjee passed away last night around midnight PST. Nima was one of The Tibet Center's founders and Khyongla Rato Rinpoche's cousin, Nima's wife of some 43 years, Elizabeth Bernard, niece Kalsang Dolma and nephew were by his side...
SERVICE AND PRAYERS FOR NIMA DORJEE
A service for Nima will be held Wednesday, September 29th, 2021 in Tacoma, WA at 10am to 11am Pacific Standard Time or 1pm to 2pm Eastern Standard Time.
Nima's wife Elisabeth Bernard requests friends to recite prayers and for those who can, the lighting of butter lamps. Elisabeth thanks everyone for their kind thoughts and prayers and says that the, "outpouring of love has been comforting".
Nima Dorjee Ragnubs was a scholar and specialist in Tibetan art and Tibetan history. He worked as researcher and scholar at the Jacques Marchais Center for Tibetan Art, Staten Island, NY and his research at the Center resulted in a highly acclaimed book on Tibetan art history, Treasures of Tibetan Art, published by Oxford University Press. Nima also served as a consultant for the valuable Tibetan collection at Newark Museum, NJ where he participated in producing a Tibetan Sacred Art Video as well as a popular special exhibit on Tibetan culture and art. Throughout his scholarly career, he received grants including the JD Rockefeller III grant, NEH Travel to Collections grants, Luce Foundation grant, Tibet House grant and Asian Cultural Council grant. Nima was on The Tibet Center's Board of Directors and also served as its Vice President. In his later years Nima wrote a comprehensive history of his natal state of Dagyab in East Tibet and presented some aspects of his research at several international conferences in Europe and North America.
Nima was always a kind and gentle man and we all loved to hear the very funny stories of his younger days with Rinpoche. We will miss him so much.
TTC