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| Introduction |
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The Sakya Centre situated in Rajpur,
Dehradun is the personal monastery of His Holiness Sakya
Trizin. It is the main Centre for Sakya tradition of
Tibetan Buddhism and was established by His Holiness
in 1964. The Centre is a registered non-profit society
catering to the needs of society without any bias.
The Centre is now a thriving community
of more than 200 monks ranging in age from five to eighty.
Most of the monks come from Tibet while some come from
India, Nepal, Bhutan and other neighboring regions.
Most of the students are orphans or from very poor families.
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| The daily life of the
monks |
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Prayers, rituals and pujas make
up an important part of the activities performed by
the monks. Study is an important part of daily life.
The course of study is based on the same traditional
monastic education system as in Tibet. However, the
curriculum is adapted to modern living with the inclusion
of English, Hindi and Math etc. Another role of the
monks is to attend to the spiritual needs of the lay
community visiting their homes and performing special
pujas and prayers as needed. |
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The
Centre's other activities |
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| Sakya Institute, Puruwala: |
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Sakya Centre also manages and looks
after the Sakya Institute which is located in Puruwala,
Himachal Pradesh. It is a residential institute offering
further education for monks at a Bachelor and masters
level in Buddhist philosophy and thought which particular
emphasis on aspects of Sakya Tradition. It offers free
education to over 100 monks from different monasteries
in India and other neighboring countries. The purpose
of this institute is to train monks to become the next
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| Sakya Ga-Dhe Hospital: |
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A long time project of Sakya Centre
has been to establsih a charitable hospital to provide
affordable health care to monks, nuns and the local
community. The hospital which is located behind the
Centre was formally opened in 2000.
The hospital has 22 beds, 3 outpatient
departments, a dental clinic an X-ray department and
a pharmacy. The hospital is open 24 hours and employs
three physicians as well as a doctor specialising in
Tibetan medicine. The hospital charges minimal fees
for consultation, bed and other facilities it offers.
In the past three years, the hospital has treated more
than 15,000 patients the majority being poor and needy.
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| SAKYA NUNNERY –
RINCHEN CHOLING, DEHRADUN, INDIA: |
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Sakya Nunnery is situated in an
elevated position near Dehradun, few kilometers from
the Palace of His Holiness Sakya Trizin and the Sakya
Monastery. The Nunnery has over 165 nuns ranging from
the age of 9 to 40. It has a staff of 15 including both
teaching and non-teaching staffs.
Some of the nuns come from Nepal, Bhutan
and neighbouring Himalayan region. However, most of
the nuns come from Tibet and have left behind family
and friends. The Nunnery is their home and it is almost
impossible for them to return, or even visit Tibet.
Many have traveled by foot through dangerous circumstances
and difficult mountain passes.
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| Contact Address and
Bank details |
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General Secretary
Sakya Centre
187 Rajpur Road
Dehradun (UA) India
Phone: 0091-135-2735351, 2734286
Fax: 0091-135-2734498
E-mail: palsakya@nde.vsnl.net.in
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Sakya Centre |
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10587407398 |
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State Bank of India
Rajpur Road Branch-5713
Dehradun (UA) India |
| Swift Number |
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SBININBBA155 |
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