His Holiness arrival at Bylakuppe Jan2025Tibetans and devotees at Bylakuppe Tibetan settlement in South India extended a warm welcome reception to His Holiness The 14th Dalai Lama on arrival for a prolong stay at Tashi Lhunpo Monastery on 5 January 2025. The entire settlement road was lined up with flowers and public with scarfs greeting His Holiness on motorcade. At Tashi Lhunpo Monastery, high lamas, senior monks, abbots & dignitaries along with officials, received and extended a warm welcome ceremony to His Holiness.

Tenshuk to Trisur 29Nov2024Sera Jey Monastery dedicated a grand Tenshuk, Long Life Offering Ceremony on November 2024, to Trisur Rinpoche Jetsun Geshe Lobsang Tenzin, in honor and gratitude to his successful completion of the 104th Gaden Tripa tenure. The ceremony was attended by the monastery’s Abbot, former Abbots, Abbots of Sera Mey, Tashi Lhunpo, Gyudmed Monastery & representatives of other monasteries & organizations in Bylakuppe, besides the monastery’s Chief Disciplinarian, Chant Master, Tulkus, Geshes and member monks.

Lapcha during Retreat 2024A special Lapcha (Guidance Instruction) sessions were held for respective classes of the monastery’s academic course curriculum, for Gelong and Getsul ordained pupil monks, for three days from 28 - 30 August 2024.

The Instructions were given by the monastery’s philosophical teachers. It is introduced in the monastery annual program as per the resolution passed by members of Geluk International Foundation.

Recitation during Annual Retreat 2024A Recitation ceremony was held on 29 August 2024, for 653 Getsul ordained monks, enrolled in the first-two year of Pharchin (Paramita), first, second & third Dudra (Elementary of Logic) course.

Recitation ceremony was also conducted for pupil monks enrolled in Class 5 - 10 at monastery's secondary school.

This recitation ceremony is conducted for younger pupil monks during the annual Monsoon Retreat, as per the resolution passed by members of Geluk International Foundation.