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Sera Jey Chinese Translation Department's two course program’s Dharma Teaching and Translation’s annual examination for the year 2023-24 was held on 17 April 2024
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Sera Jey Monastery in association with Arunachal Buddhist Welfare Association, organized the First Summer Camp for Monpa Students, with Sera Jey Monastery providing all the resources and facilities for the event.
Thirty Monpa students are participating in this First Summer Camp organized at Sera Jey Monastery from 22nd April - 12th May 2024.
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A group of 20 students & faculty from Simpson College of Iowa, USA, was on a educational tour visit to Sera Jey Monastic Institute for eight days from 1 - 8 May 2024. Sera Jey Monastery’s Modern Education Department organized the group’s program during their eight day visit, providing viable opportunities for exploring Tibetan Buddhism, culture and monastic life, besides sight visits within Bylakuppe settlement.
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The annual Summer Camp for Tibetan school children of the two settlements in Bylakuppe and others has commenced this year on 15 May 2024. This summer camp will be a 21 day long program where the children will learn about Tibetan Buddhism, language & culture. This program is part of Sera Jey Monastery’s commitment to the preservation & promotion of Tibet’s unique Buddhist culture and language, and also a social and educational service to the society.
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The final day of the 21 day-long Summer Camp for school children of the two Bylakuppe settlements, was concluded with a brief closing ceremony on 5th June 2024. Representative of Lugsam Tibetan Settlement, the chief guest of the closing ceremony, presented the awards to the students for their respective achievements and token award to the teachers.
The summer camp for school children of Bylakuppe settlement program is annually organized by the monastery’s modern education department as part of the monastery’s social & educational services to the community and for the preservation of Tibet’s Buddhist culture and language. The monastery’s chief disciplinarian, chant master, representative of the council, administration & modern education department were present and part of the closing ceremony.
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The 2nd & 4th Semester examination for BA Hons in Ancient Philosophy, Ancient Psychology & Ancient Tibetan Language, under the specialized programs of University of Mysore, at Sera Jey Monastic Institute, is held from 18th - 26th July 2024.
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On 16th October 2024, Sera Jey Monastery organised the first “Panel Discussion on Pharchin”, Perfection of Wisdom / Paramita, at the main Prayer Hall. The panel discussion was chaired by the monastery’s Abbot - Khen Rinpoche Geshe Tashi Tsethar, two former Abbots - Khensur Geshe Lobsang Delek & Logoan Tulu / Tenzin Choesang Rinpoche, with the participation of the Chief Disciplinarian, Chant Master, Tulkus, members of Board of Exam / Philosophical Committee and senior Geshes, and attended by Geshes and member monks.
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Sera Jey Monastery organized the “5th International Conference on Vinaya” at Bodh Gaya in collaboration with Buddhist Tahi Bharat Society, Bodh Gaya, from 16th - 18th December, 2024. Sera Jey Monastery has organized four successive International Conference on Vinaya, in following with the vision of His Holiness The 14th Dalai Lama, to fostering better understanding and harmony between the different Buddhist traditions.
In this “5th International Conference on Vinaya” Buddhist scholars from 13 different countries has participated, presenting and sharing their Vinaya traditions.
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The semester exams of BA Hons in Ancient Philosophy, Ancient Psychology & Ancient Tibetan Language, under the specialized program of University of Mysore, for the academic year 2024-25, is scheduled from 20th - 27th December 2024.
The final examination of the 1st & 3rd Semester BA Hons subjects are, Ancient Philosophy, Ancient Psychology & Ancient Tibetan Language.
The final examination of the 5th Semester BA Hons subjects will cover the entire three-year course’s syllabus in depth.
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61st Khensur Ngawang Gyatso
64th Khensur Lhundup Thapkhe
65th Khensur Lobsang Wangchuk
66th Khensur Lobsang Dhonyoe
67th Khensur Dhondup Topgyal
Khensur In Tibet Lobsang Sherab
68th Khensur Ngawang Legden
69th Khensur Lobsang Thupten
70th Khensur Lobsang Tsering
His Eminence Geshe Lobsang Tsering, the 70th abbot of Sera Jey Monastery, was born in Tibet in 1923. He was ordained at the age of five and started his Buddhist philosophical studies at twelve. At the age of seventeen, he joined Sera Jey Monastery and underwent rigorous philosophical studies. He served as a philosophy teacher at his native monastery for three years. In 1959 he was imprisoned by Chinese authorities for seven years and had to undergo extreme hardship. In 1969, he fled Tibet under immense hardship, to India for exile. At Sera Jey Monastery in South India, he earned the first position in his Geshe Lharampa Examination in 1978. In 1986, he was enthroned the 70th abbot of Sera Jey Monastery and made several developments in both spiritual and administrative fields. He devoted his entire life to teaching the Buddhist philosophy to scores of aspiring students.
71st Khensur Jampa Theckchok
His Eminence Jampa Thekchok, the 71st abbot of Sera jey Monastery was born in Phenpo, Tibet in 1930. He was ordained at the age of eight and began his study of major Buddhist texts around the age of ten. His eminence arrived in exile in 1959 and continued his studies in major Buddhist texts. He taught Buddhist studies at Central University of Tibetan Studies, Sarnath, for seven years and travelled aboard to give teachings. In 1993, he was enthroned as the abbot of Sera Jey Monastery and he served the monastery in great length in both spiritual and administrative fields.
72nd Khensur Lobsang Dhonyoe
His Eminence Jetsun Lobsang Donyo, the 72nd abbot of Sera Jey monastery, was born in 1925. At the age of nine, he joined Lhatse monastery, gained basic Tibetan education and memorized all traditional monastic scriptures and studied basic Buddhist epistemology. At the age of nineteen, he joined Sera Jey Monastic University and studied all major Buddhist texts.
In 1961, he left Tibet to take exile in India and continued his study at Buxar in north India. He has served as proof-reader at monastery’s printing office. In 1967, he studied at Central University for Tibetan studies, Sarnath and received the Acharya degree.
In 1999, he was enthroned the 72nd abbot of Sera Jey Monastery and made great contribution to both spiritual and temporal affairs.
73rd Khensur Lobsang Palden
His eminence Jetsun Lobsang Palden, the 73rd abbot of Sera Jey Monastic University, was born in 1936. At the age of twelve, he joined Dhargye Monastic School and memorized all traditional monastic scriptures as well as studied basic Buddhist epistemology and other texts.
At the age of seventeen, he joined Sera Jey Monastery and studied all major Buddhist texts. In 1959, he fled to India and continued his studies at Buxar in north India. In 1965, he studied at Central University for Tibetan studies, Varanasi, and received the Acharya degree.
In 2005, he was enthroned as the 73rd abbot of Sera Jey Monastic University and made great contribution to both spiritual and administrative fields. Moreover, he devoted most of his time to give teachings and oral transmissions on Buddhist scriptural resources to scores of pupil monks.
74th Khensur Lobsang Delek
His Eminence Jetsun Lobsang Delek, the 74th abbot of Sera Jey Monastery, was born in 1939 at Karze district in Tibet. At the age of seven, he joined Karze Monastery and started memorizing traditional monastic scriptures. His given name is Lobsang Delek and received ordained name as Ngawang Soepa while he was newly ordained at age of seventeen. In 1959, he fled to India and continued his Buddhist philosophical studies at Buxar in north India. In 1968, he received the full-ordained vows from His Holiness the Dalai Lama. In 1982, he was honored with first position of Lharam Geshe degree. Moreover, in 2005, he was enthroned as the abbot of Gudme Tantric Monastery, and he became the 75th Sera Jey Abbot on 6 May 2012. Generally, he devotes his precious regular time in giving teaching and conferring different initiations and oral transmissions.
75th Khensur Gedun Choephel
His Eminence Jetsun Gedun Choephel, 75th abbot of Sera Jey Monastery, was born in 1941 at at his native Kartze province in Eastern Tibet and was initiated at the age of 8 in his native Kartze monastery. He joined Sera Jey Monastery – Tibet in 1955. In 1969 left Tibet for India and was among the foremost member monks to re-establish the monastery at exile in South India. He has received the highest monastic scholastic award of Lharam Geshe – Doctorate in Buddhist Philosophy, and has dedicated his entire life to teachings at the monastery. He was enthroned the 75th abbot of Sera Jey Monastery on 18th July 2016.
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