Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Monsoon season in our place

Finally our monks in new house, last few months we had difficult to arrange the electricity. Hope you like to see some photos below





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Saturday, May 1, 2010

Students' Pilgrimage Tour to Bodh Gaya-2010

The Pilgrimage Tour commenced on 27th, Dec 09:

The group photograph of Ngari monks and young school children with Ven Bodong Ripoche in the middle at the Holy Buddhist Stupa, Sarnath Varanasi. They made a group pilgrimage and tour for 3 days to several ancient Buddhist heritage sites like Sarnath, Kushinagar, Vaishali, Rajgir- ( Vulture Peak ), and the remains and the ruins of renowned Nalanda University . At all those historical places, they congregated and recited sacred texts and said prayer for world peace and harmony, total elimination of natural disasters and calamities. At the top of the Vulture Peak ( Jagod PhungPoe Ri), headed by Bodong Rinpoche, the group recited the Wisdom Heart Sutra as the Shakyamuni Budhha, for the first time, bestowed the Heart Sutra sermon at this peak.

The Group Attended His Holiness Teachings:

Finally, the pilgrim reached Bodh Gaya, Bihar, and dated 2 Jan, 2010 and took part in the seven-day Gelug Monlam (The Great Prayer Festival) & His Holiness the Dalai Lama delivered religious discourses at the Kalchakra Ground nearby Mahabodhi Temple for 5 consecutive days, the teachings was Nagarjuna's 'In Praise of the Transcendental' (jigten ley depar toepa), Atisha's 'Lamp of the Path to Enlightenment' (jangchup lamdron), Longchen Rinpoche's 'Mind In Comfort and Ease' (semnyid nyelso) and Tsongkhapa's 'Short Version of the Stages of the Path To Enlightenment' (lamrim dhuedhon).

The construction of Compound Wall:

The construction of compound wall is in progress now. The barbed wire is being replaced by excavating the earth by erecting the wall to ensure more secure and safety. The construction work will be completed in two months once we have sufficient resource in our account to this end. Our In-charges work exceptionally hard to be able to complete the ongoing mission as soon as possible so that our children can move to the new room, and study in a peaceful environment.

For more details log on our website as: www.serajeyngari.org

or write to us at:
serajeyngarimonks@yahoo.co.in

Students' Pilgrimage Tour to Bodh Gaya - 2010

The Pilgrimage Tour commenced on 27th, Dec 09:

The group photograph of Ngari monks and young school children with Ven Bodong Ripoche in the middle at the Holy Buddhist Stupa, Sarnath Varanasi. They made a group pilgrimage and tour for 3 days to several ancient Buddhist heritage sites like Sarnath, Kushinagar, Vaishali, Rajgir- ( Vulture Peak ), and the remains and the ruins of renowned Nalanda University . At all those historical places, they congregated and recited sacred texts and said prayer for world peace and harmony, total elimination of natural disasters and calamities. At the top of the Vulture Peak ( Jagod PhungPoe Ri), headed by Bodong Rinpoche, the group recited the Wisdom Heart Sutra as the Shakyamuni Budhha, for the first time, bestowed the Heart Sutra sermon at this peak.

The Group Attended His Holiness Teachings:

Finally, the pilgrim reached Bodh Gaya, Bihar, and dated 2 Jan, 2010 and took part in the seven-day Gelug Monlam (The Great Prayer Festival) & His Holiness the Dalai Lama delivered religious discourses at the Kalchakra Ground nearby Mahabodhi Temple for 5 consecutive days, the teachings was Nagarjuna's 'In Praise of the Transcendental' (jigten ley depar toepa), Atisha's 'Lamp of the Path to Enlightenment' (jangchup lamdron), Longchen Rinpoche's 'Mind In Comfort and Ease' (semnyid nyelso) and Tsongkhapa's 'Short Version of the Stages of the Path To Enlightenment' (lamrim dhuedhon).

The construction of Compound Wall:

The construction of compound wall is in progress now. The barbed wire is being replaced by excavating the earth by erecting the wall to ensure more secure and safety. The construction work will be completed in two months once we have sufficient resource in our account to this end. Our In-charges work exceptionally hard to be able to complete the ongoing mission as soon as possible so that our children can move to the new room, and study in a peaceful environment.
For more details log on our website as www.serajeyngari.org

or write to us at serajeyngarimonks@yahoo.co.in

Thursday, January 7, 2010

Our Latest News...

1. Newly pictured Khangtsen new Hostel Block at the farmland. The paintings and the leveling of the grounds are being progressed with JCB. The First and 2nd Block ground floors are nearing completion. However, our mission is not yet accomplished, and going ahead with it.
2.Mrs Denise Vestine ( Dechen Dolma) and her daughter Bianca and Mrs Ingrid Morangui from Sweden visited Khangsten on January 2010. Geshe Palden, Tashi, Khechok, Tenzin and Mrs Denise Vestin being discussed about the upgrade and improvements of the Sera Jey Ngari Khangsten Website in the Khangtsen office. They also visited the Hostel construction site and impressed by the progress.

3.Ven. Lobsang Choedak( Lharam Geshe ) was conferred the Geshe Lharampa Degree by the Monastery on 19th Dec, 2009. He has successfully completed the six years Gelugpa Board Examination and made extensive feast offerings to Sangha members on the same day.
4.On the very auspicious day of Gaden Nyamchoed Chemo on 11th Dec, 2009, Ven Geshe Tsewang Dorjee( Lharam Geshe ) of Ngari Khangtsen was appointed the new Chief Disciplinarian of Sera Jey University for Advanced Buddhists Studies and Practices. It is a first of its kind from the Himalayan region of Ladakh to hold this post in Sera Monastery since the re-establishment of settlement in India. The traditional scarves are being offered to Geshe la on the ceremonial occasion.

5.Venerable Khentrul Rinpoche from States paid a gracious visit to Ngari Khangtsen in Nov, 2009 with Ven Monlam la and Mrs. Susan. They visited the Housing sites with Geshe Palden and were really delighted to see the progress we made in the hostel building for the monks students. Rinpoche made extensive Puja offerings to the congregations at Khangtsen.

6.Mrs Lena Liu from California visited Khangtsen in Oct, 2009. She visited the hostel building site and Ngari Khangtsen’s Mess with her friends. They distributed sweets and educational materials to the young children of Khangsten with compassionate care and loves.