Sponsor a Tibetan Buddhist Monk or Nun

Sponsorship Requested at $25 US per month
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		Name: Tenzin Wangdak, Monk Code: 2007/01 Monastery: Sed Gyued Monastery DOB: 1990

		Name: Jampa Woeser, Monk Code: 2007/11 Monastery: Sed Gyued Monastery DOB: 1991 SPONSORSHIP INITIATED

		Name: Nyima Tsering, Monk Code: 2007/12 Monastery: Sed Gyued Monastery DOB: 1993 SPONSORSHIP INITIATED

		Name: Jampa Kechok, Monk Code: 2007/13 Monastery: Sed Gyued Monastery DOB: 1994

		Name: Jampa Choedup, Monk Code: HN-97 Monastery: Sera Jhe DOB: 1980 Jampa Choedup comes from a poor farming family living in a very remote area. He came to Sera Jhe Monastery twenty years ago and has been doing volunteer work at the Sera Jhe Health Care Clinic because he does not have financial support to continue his Buddhist monastic studies.

		Name: Thupten Wangchu, Monk Code: HN-41 Monastery: Sera Jhe DOB: 1985 Thupten Wangchu comes from a remote place called Tawang. His family are farmers there. Thupten Wangchu became a monk in 1995 and has been working as a volunteer at the Sera Jhe Health Care Clinic for the past five years. He hopes to receive financial support and be able to resume his studies.

		Name: Nawang Rigsal, Monk Code: HN-34 Monastery: Sera Jhe DOB: 1969 Nawang Rigsal became a monk when he was 9 years old. He has studied as a nurse and taken many courses in health care services. He has done full time volunteer service at the Sera Jhe Health Care Clinic in Bylakuppe for the past 15 years and now hopes to resume his monastic studies.

		Name: Thupten Choephel, Monk Code: HN-28 Monastery: Sera Jhe DOB: 1975 Thupten Choephel was born in Tibet. He came to India when he was 10 years old and ordained as a monk the same year. He has studied in the Sera Jhe School and then entered into study of debating and Tibetan Buddhist philosophy. He works as a volunteer at the Health Clinic and longs to return to his studies.

		Name: Sonam Dhondup, Monk Code: HN-33 Monastery: Sera Jhe DOB: 1972 Sonam Dhondup and his family are very poor. He does volunteer social service at the Sera Jhe Health Care Center but does not have any source of financial support to pursue his Buddhist monastic studies.

		Name: Jampa Norbu, Monk Code: HN-39 Monastery: Sera Jhe DOB: 1983 Jampa Norbu was born in Tibet and came to India to study as a Tibetan Buddhist monk when he was a young teenager. Both his parents have now passed away and he does not have any source of support for his studies and his life as a monk.

		Name: Jampa Kalden, Monk Code: HN-72-B Monastery: Sera Jhe DOB: 1980 Jampa Kalden was born in a Tibetan Refugee Settlement in Nepal. He became a monk there and then studied at Sera Jhe Secondary School. Now he is working as a volunteer and trying to continue his higher studies of Buddhist philosophy, too.

		Name: Tashi Norbu, Monk Code: HN-70 Monastery: Sera Jhe DOB: 1977 Born in Tibet, Tashi Norbu escaped across the Himalayas with his parents as a small child. All his family members have now passed on, and he has been left alone, without any source of support for his monastic studies.

		Name: Stanzin Skalzang, Monk Code: HN-42-B Monastery: Sera Jhe DOB: 1982 Stanzin Skalzang was born in Ladakh. His family leads a nomadic life, looking after the cattle. Stanzin Skalzang left home when he was 15 years old to become a monk, but his life has been a struggle, since he has no one to encourage him in his studies and help him financially.

		Name: Tenzin Sherab, Monk Code: HN-2 Monastery: Sera Jhe DOB: 1972 Tenzin Sherab entered the monastic life at the age of eight years. He is presently working as a volunteer in the Sera Jhe Health Care Clinic, having taken courses to become an x-ray technician. Tenzin Sherab reads and writes English very well and is eager to find a sponsor to help him continue his studies as a monk. THANK YOU! I'VE BEEN SPONSORED!

		Name: Lobsang Tharchin, Monk Code: HN-17 Monastery: Sera Jhe DOB: 1975 Lobsang Tharchin was born in Tibet and became a monk there. He escaped from Tibet to attain religious freedom 15 years ago. He has stayed at the Sera Jhe Monastery since then and now does volunteer service at the Health Care Center, since he does not have the financial resources to continue his studies. SPONSORSHIP INITIATED

		Name: Shakya Ragyang, Monk Code: HN-51 Monastery: Sera Jhe DOB: 1975 Having escaped from Tibet, Shakya Ragyang finds himself far away from his parents and relatives. He wants to continue his studies and is seeking financial support to fulfill his dream.

		Name: Lobsang Yignyen, Monk Code: HN-51 Monastery: Sera Jhe DOB: 1981 Born in Tibet, Lobsang Yignyen became a monk when he was 18 years old. The next year, he escaped from Tibet and came to Sera Jhe to study. Having left all his relatives behind in Tibet, he has faced financial problems and has not been able to continue with his regular monastic studies.

		Name: Lobsang Sherab, Monk Code: HN Not Specified Monastery: Sera Jhe DOB: Narch 28, 1984 Lobsang Sherab recently arrived in India from Tibet. Both of his parents died in Tibet, and he is now alone at Sera Jhe Monastery, without any source of support.

		Name: Geshe Gonpo Namgyal, Monk Code: HN Not Specied Monastery: Sera Jhe DOB: July 12, 1965 Geshe Gonpo Namgyal la was born in Tibet and became a monk when he was 9 years old. He studied in Tibet for many years before escaping across the mountains as a young man. He has been working as a volunteer with the Sera Jhe Health Care Committee for over ten years without any source of financial support.

		Name: Tsewang Code: TK24 Nunnery: Tsamkang DOB:

		Name: Gadi Drolma Code: TK25 Nunnery: Tsamkang DOB: THANK YOU! I'VE BEEN SPONSORED!

		Name: Wangtso Kyi Code: TK26 Nunnery: Tsamkang DOB: THANK YOU! I'VE BEEN SPONSORED!

		Name: Drolma Code: TK27 Nunnery: Tsamkang DOB: THANK YOU! I'VE BEEN SPONSORED!

		Name: Tsewang Dadron Code: TK28 Nunnery: Tsamkang DOB: THANK YOU! I'VE BEEN SPONSORED!

		Name: Code: TK29 Nunnery: Tsamkang DOB: THANK YOU! I'VE BEEN SPONSORED!

		Name: Pema Yudron Code: TK30 Nunnery: Tsamkang DOB:

		Name: Tsepal Code: TK31 Nunnery: Tsamkang DOB:

		Name: GyaPal Code: TK32 Nunnery: Tsamkang DOB: THANK YOU! I'VE BEEN SPONSORED!

		Name: Chokyi Drolma Code: TK33 Nunnery: Tsamkang DOB: THANK YOU! I'VE BEEN SPONSORED!


		Name: Phosha Code: TK35 Nunnery: Tsamkang DOB: THANK YOU! I'VE BEEN SPONSORED!

		Name: Tsolu Dronma Code: TK36 Nunnery: Tsamkang DOB: THANK YOU! I'VE BEEN SPONSORED!

		Name: DuDul Code: TK38 Nunnery: Tsamkang DOB: THANK YOU! I'VE BEEN SPONSORED!


Your sponsorship donations cover room, board, robes, health care, educational resources, and a small stipend for these deserving monks and nuns. In prior times, these expenses were traditionally covered by members of the family, but these monks and nuns have either left their families behind or have family members who are similarly impoverished. The heart of Tibetan culture resides in its spiritual teachings, which are preserved in the sincere and dedicated practice of these monks and nuns.
Sed Gyed Institute of Buddhist Studies in West Bengal, India, is a Gelugpa monastery that provides a traditional and modern Tibetan Buddhist education to the young monks living there. The nuns at Tsamkang are rebuilding their temple and constructing residences on the far eastern Tibetan plateau. They pool their resources and spend most of their time in retreat, without the support of a resident lama. Correspondence with them will be extremely limited due to the cost and scarcity of translators traveling to this remote Tibetan region. Your donations provide for all their needs and allow these nuns to pursue Buddhist practice in their homeland.
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