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Name:
Geshe Dhondup Gyaltsen, Monk
House Number: HN-39
Monastery: Sera Jhe
DOB: 1969
Born in Kullu, India, Geshe Dhondup Gyaltsen became a monk at the age of 12 years. He presently serves as a volunteer at the Dental Care section of the Sera Jhe Health Care Centre.
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Name:
Lobsang Nyendak, Monk
House Number: HN-337
Monastery: Sera Jhe
DOB: January 15, 1980
Born in Tibet, Lobsang Nyendak escaped into exile when he was 17 years old, leaving behind his parents, who are farmers. His dream is to become a Geshe, which will take him many more years of study.
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Lobsang Tharchin, Monk
House Number: HN-17
Monastery: Sera Jhe
DOB: May 20, 1976
Lobsang Tharchin was born to a small farming family in Karze (Tibet). He was ordained as a young teenager and escaped into India to study freely. He joined Sera Jey Monastery in 1993 and currently works as a volunteer at the Sera Jhe Health Care Clinic. Lobsang Tharchin was sponsored briefly previously, but his sponsor was unable to continue his support. Your assistance allows him to return to his course work and complete his spiritual degree.
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Sangye Gyatso, Monk
House Number: HN-5-B
Monastery: Sera Jhe
DOB: 1990
Sangye Gyatso was born in eastern Tibet. Lacking medical facilities, his father died of tuberculosis when Sangye Gyatso was 13 years old. Sangye Gyatso fled to India seeking a free and open education. Now he, too, suffers from tuberculosis and needs support for his medications and medical care.
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Kalsang Gyamtso, Monk
House Number: HN-18
Monastery: Sera Jhe
DOB: October 1, 1978
Kalsang Gyamtso was born in Amdo. He has been a monk for 20 years. Having escaped into exile, he joined the Sera Jey Monastery in 1988. Now he suffers from gastric and kidney problems and needs assistance to cover the expenses of his medical care.
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Tenzin Samdup, Monk
House Number: HN-36
Monastery: Sera Jhe
DOB: April 22, 1982
Tenzin Samdup hails from a very poor refugee family. Having entered the monastery as a teenager, he has served as a volunteer at the Sera Jhe Health Care Centre for the last 12 years. Your support allows him to continue his studies.
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Lobsang Tsering, Monk
House Number: HN-227
Monastery: Sera Jhe
DOB: June 6, 1986
Born in Tawang and ordained as a monk when he was 8 years old, Lobsang Tsering comes from a very poor family and serves as a volunteer at the Sera Jhe Health Care Center. Your support enables him to continue his studies.
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Yama Tsering, Monk
House Number: HN-53
Monastery: Sera Jhe
DOB: 1973
Yama Tsering was born in Tibet. His family leads a nomadic life in the region of Dhargye. In 1993, Yama Tsering escaped into India and joined Sera Jey Monastery to learn Buddhist philosophy and practice. He wishes to pursue his studies until at least he could claim the degree of Geshe. This is a long process requiring up to 25 years of intense study.
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Lobzang Tsering, Monk
House Number: HN-3-D
Monastery: Sera Jhe
DOB: 1981
Unable to survive in Tibet under Chinese oppression and restrictions on education and religious practice, Lobzang Tsering escaped to India in order to study Buddhism without hindrance. He has no source of income and seeks assistance to support his education.
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Thupten Samdup, Monk
Code: HN-13
Monastery: Sera Jhe
DOB: 1979
Thupten Samdup is the son of nomadic parents in Tibet. He was ordained when he was 15 years old and soon thereafter left his monastery and escaped into India in order to seek a modern education and to study Buddhism without impediment. Thupten Samdup has no one to help support his education.
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Lobsang Yignen, Monk
Code: CTLCS #724
Monastery: Tashi Lhunpo
DOB: 1996
Lobsang Yignen was born in the very remote region of Ladakh and joined the Tashi Lhunpo Monastery at the age of 11 years. One of the youngest monks at Tashi Lhunpo, Lobsang Yignen is always smiling. He likes singing and enjoys listening to the senior monks chanting and playing religious instruments.
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Tenzin Gendun, Monk
Code: CTLCS #731
Monastery: Tashi Lhunpo
DOB: 1993
Tenzin Gendun was born in Dhumra Village in a very remote region of Ladakh. Ordained at a local monastery when he was eight years old, he decided to join the Tashi Lhunpo Monastery when he was only twelve. Because of his young age, one of the senior monks looks after him, but he is already known as an active and hard working student.
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Lobsang Legden, Monk
Code: CTLCS #723
Monastery: Tashi Lhunpo
DOB: April 5th, 1999
Lobsang Legden studied in his home town of Zanskar in the western Himalayas until last year, when he joined Tashi Lhunpo Monastery. He enjoys drawing and is very fond of painting. He enjoys studying modern subjects as well as Buddhist philosophy.
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Name:
Sonam Gyaltsen, Monk
Code: CTLCS #773
Monastery: Tashi Lhunpo
DOB: March 15, 1998
As a young child, Sonam Gyaltsen had no opportunity to study because there is no school in his village. He stayed at home with his family until he joined the Tashi Lhunpo Monastery. He is a straight forward and hard working student.
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Name:
Tenzin Gyaltsen, Monk
Code: CTLCS #708
Monastery: Tashi Lhunpo
DOB: 1995
Tenzin Gyaltsen is a novice monk who hails from the Himalayan region of Ladakh in northern India. His father is a government employee, and he has five brothers and sisters. Your support covers his basic needs, including food, clothing, health care, and a modern Buddhist monastic education.
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Name:
Tenzin Tharpa, Monk
Code: CTLCS #807
Monastery: Tashi Lhunpo
DOB: November 10, 2002
Tenzin Tharpa was born in Phuntsokling, a Tibetan refugee settlement in Orissa. His father is a priest, and his mother works in a Tibetan refugee handicraft center. With both parents working during the day but earning very little, Tenzin Tharpa faced a difficult life at home. As a very young novice monk, he is under the care of a senior monk who knows the family. He is studying in Class I and enjoying his new life at the Tashi Lhunpo Monastery.
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Lobsang Phelgey, Monk
Code: CTLCS #831
Monastery: Tashi Lhunpo
DOB: 1991
Lobsang Phelgey hails from a nomadic family from the remote region of Tawang in eastern India. He looked after the cattle and did not have the opportunity to obtain an education. Shy at first because he had to take classes with the younger children, he has studied very hard and is rapidly catching up with his peers. Very respectful to his teachers and seniors, he has shown himself to be very mature and capable despite his educational disadvantage.
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Name:
Tenzin Wangdak, Monk
Code: 2007/01
Monastery: Sed Gyued Monastery
DOB: 1990
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Name:
Jampa Woeser, Monk
Code: 2007/11
Monastery: Sed Gyued Monastery
DOB: 1991
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Name:
Jampa Kechok, Monk
Code: 2007/13
Monastery: Sed Gyued Monastery
DOB: 1994
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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.
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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.
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NUNS |
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The nuns at the Khari Nunnery are learning to read and write in the Tibetan language, so that they can study Tibetan Buddhist scriptures. The costs for their education and the costs for their food, clothing, and housing run very high because of the remote and austere setting of the nunnery, high in the Himalayan mountains. Most of the nuns do not have mattresses, so they sleep on canvas bags laid on the dirt floor or on plain plank beds.
If you cannot sponsor a monk or a nun, please contact our office or click on the "Donate" button below to donate what you can when you can to our new Educational and Nutritional Fund for Nuns!
Educational and Nutritional Fund for Nuns
Tashi Delek!
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