Ever since the re-establishment of the Monastery at Bylakuppe in South India, the Monastery has undertaken various projects from rehabilitation to curriculum activities, which has been the corner stone in developing and progressing from the initial sanga strength of 200 monks to the present totalling over 3800 monks and for the enormous infrastructure undertaken to accommodate this huge expansion.

Given the nature of our institutional organization, projects are classified into three categories

* One Time
* Recurring
* Branch projects

One Time Projects generally pertains to construction of facilities – prayer halls, debate courtyard, classrooms, library, hostel, auditorium, roads, …

Recurring Projects are programs and activities of the monastic institute that recur periodically, as – general administraion; academic - teachers salary/ administration / publication / digital library / workshops & short courses / repairs & renovations, social (service), environment, …

Branch projects relate to projects undertaking by our monasteries branches – monasteries and centers located in India and abroad.

One Time Project

Home For Elders

CATEGORY: New | PUBLISHED:: 29-02-2024 | Hits:15

Objective:As we witness in our exiled Tibetan community in India, many elders under different circumstances had to live a lonely life without any social and financial support. Hence, this project aims to provide a proper home for elders – those old, weak and helpless, where they can spend their last part of their life in peace and comfort. The monastery has initiated this project with a commitment to alleviate the hardship of such elders and help serve the society as a whole. Project Description:The Home for Elders will be a holistic project, in concept, plan and goal.The functioning of the Home will be based with relevance and compatibility on individual case... Read more

Staff Residential Quarters

CATEGORY: Current | PUBLISHED:: 29-02-2024 | Hits:18

Following our monastery’s introduction of various modern educational disciplines, as Science, Language & Translation (English and Chinese), and IGNOU Special Study Centre, NIOS (Secondary) Study Centre and the three Specialized BA Honours programs, accommodation for the appointed lay resident teachers and staffs has been the major problem and inconvenience. Lack of proper and adequate residential quarters has been the main drawback in recruiting qualified teachers & employees, and in maintaining long term service of existing ones. This shortfall is a major impediment to recruiting and maintaining qualified & experienced faculties, and considerably affects the overall development of our modern education programs. Hence, the administration is compelled to propose a proper Staff... Read more

Sera Jey Science & Meditation Research Centre

CATEGORY: Completed | PUBLISHED:: 15-01-2024 | Hits:26

General Science was first introduced to Tibetan monasteries based in India, Nepal & Bhutan in 2001, through the Science meets Dharma" (SmD) Project by Rikon Tibet Institute, under the patronage of His Holiness The 14th Dalai Lama, who has consistently advocated the relevance and importance of Science knowledge alongside Buddhist philosophical studies. In the project’s second phase, Science was formally introduced in the monastery’s curriculum in 2012. In 2013 “Sera Jey Science Centre”, was established and inaugurated by His Holiness The Dalai Lama. Regular classes in Biology, Physics & Chemistry in theory & practical’s are conducted with periodic workshops, seminars, conferences & exhibitions. Core Purpose:For a better administering of the science curriculum... Read more

Institute for Buddhist Studies - SJTCC

CATEGORY: Completed | PUBLISHED:: 31-08-2016 | Hits:2107

With the growing interest on Buddhist Philosophy and the increasing relevance of Buddha’s philosophical principles - moral & human values, the quest for seeking the knowledge and wisdom of Buddha's philosophy and its wisdom are ever growing in the modern world.  Sera Jey Monastery with a very vast human knowledge resource and well sustained traditional culture, fulfills all the obligations to its  commitment to establish a distinct institute for specializing on Buddhist Philosophical Studies. This proposed institute for Buddhist Studies has been officially named – “Sera Jey Tashi Choeling Center”. Study Curriculum:The study curriculum is specialization in Buddhist Studies.  It will be primarily based on the 'The Five Main Treatises of Buddhist... Read more

Classroom Building

CATEGORY: Completed | PUBLISHED:: 31-07-2016 | Hits:1496

Objective: Class Room project is one of the important projects proposed for undertaking on monastery's commitment to developing further its education curriculum. This project is primarily intended to provide a classroom facility to the existing Debate Court Yard, which is inadequate to hold all the 19 class levels of the curriculum - Five Course Stages. Many of the 19 class levels have to hold their Debate classes outdoors, because of the large student population, totaling 2455. And outdoor classes are frequently interrupted during rainy season and summer heat. The proposed classroom building will provide the facility to conduct classes on monastery's main curriculum for our total 2455 enrolled student monks in 19... Read more

Prayer Assembly Hall

CATEGORY: Completed | PUBLISHED:: 07-07-2016 | Hits:1228

Past Projects Prayer Assembly Hall One of the most significant project was the construction of the New Assembly Prayer Hall, given the time and circumstance of the project that was proposed and implemented. The project commeced from the year 1995 and efficiently completed by 1998. The monastery's monks undertook yearlong Dharma Tours to America and Europe for raising funds for the Project. The project was completed in 1998 and was inaugurated by His Holiness The Dalai Lama in the same year. Read more

Recurring Project

General Administration

CATEGORY: General Administration | PUBLISHED:: 11-07-2016 | Hits:1185

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Academic

CATEGORY: Academic | PUBLISHED:: 11-07-2016 | Hits:1175

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Social Service

CATEGORY: Social Service | PUBLISHED:: 11-07-2016 | Hits:1127

The monastery’s programs and activities besides its principal mission in the preservation & promotion of the Buddha Dharma, are social service in nature. Besides, the spiritual services to devotees / public are practically services to the society. Some of the other social services programs instituted are, Kadrin Jedren awards as part of our monastery’s commitment to repaying gratitude to His Holiness The 14th Dalai Lama for the excellent leadership guidance, kindness and blessing. Kadrin Jedren Higher Education Scholarship to needy students:Sera Jey Monastery has instituted the Kadrin Jedren Higher Education Scholarship to needy Tibetan students since 2015. Poor & needy Tibetan students from the two settlements of Bylakuppe, who have completed... Read more

Repairs & Renovations

CATEGORY: Repairs & Renovation | PUBLISHED:: 11-07-2016 | Hits:1112

Under Construction.........................! Read more

Environment

CATEGORY: Environment | PUBLISHED:: 11-07-2016 | Hits:1219

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Schooling cum Boarding for 50 children - SJRLC

CATEGORY: New | PUBLISHED:: 31-08-2016 | Hits:1395

Sera Jey Rudok Lhundup Choding at Leh Ladhak is one of the branch monasteries of Sera Jey. This branch monastery under the affiliation of Sera Jey has been able to achieve much progress in the overall development. Spiritual services by the branch monastery to devotee community were restored to its full potential for the first time. A new prayer hall with a capacity to accommodate around 300 - 400 devotees was constructed, besides monk’s resident quarters, kitchen, office, …etc. ObjectiveThe Schooling cum Boarding project at Rudok Lhundup Choding Monastery – Leh Ladhak, is specifically proposed with a sole objective to providing an opportunity for children of remotely located herdsmen in Leh... Read more

Monks Resident Quarters - SJ Rudok Gompa

CATEGORY: New | PUBLISHED:: 29-08-2016 | Hits:1566

Rudok Lhundup Choding Monastery since its undertaking by Sera Jey Monastery, has been growing in member strength and monastic curriculum as well. Sera Jey Monastery delegates a large no of monks to the branch monastery, for administering teachings, prayer & ritual ceremonies all round the year. However, the branch monastery has only a limited resident quarters for monks, and majority of the monks had to reside in make shift tents throughout the year. The need for a minimum no of monk’s resident quarters has been required for long. Hence, a "10 room Resident Quarter" for monks has been formerly proposed, to ease the hardship of accommodation shortages. Project Cost: The total estimate for the material... Read more

Schooling cum Boarding for 100 children - SJJC

CATEGORY: New | PUBLISHED:: 07-07-2016 | Hits:1909

Sera Jey Jamyang Choekhor Ling is one of the branch monastery of Sera Jey, located at Tawang in the north eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh. Since the monastery came into the folds of Sera Jey, it has developed considerably in all spheres - from facility (physical infrastructure) to educational curriculum / spiritual service and in the no of student / member population strength. The most significant aspect of development is that the branch monastery is able to provide benefit to over 100 (one hundred) no of children from very poor and needy families with full fledge school education from class I to VIII and boarding, lodging and other basic needs as... Read more