The organization structure is classified into two distinct divisions - Spiritual Administration and General Administration.

The Abbot / Khenpo is the chief head of each & overall Administration. And His Holiness The Dalai Lama is considered the supreme head.

The Spritiual Administration is associated on all religious affairs, prayer & puja curriculum, academic course & examination, except the Monastery's general & financial administration

He is appointed for a term of seven years, by a particular system prevailing in the Monastic tradition. His appointment is preceded by a formal & characteristic monastic system, where some (about 5 in no) of the most eligible senior & learned monks of the Monastery are short-listed by the General Board Members. These short-listed candidates are forwarded to His Holiness The Dalai Lama, who will select one likely candidate. The selected candidate will henceforth take the Abbotship of the Monastery for the full service term of 7 years.

However His Holiness The Dalai Lama can extend his term and likewise the Abbot can also resign before the completion of the term with the consent of His Holiness.

He is elected for a term of 1 year. The General Board Members of the Monastery short-list a couple of candidates who fit best for the post of Disciplinarian. And from this short-listed candidate a general election will take place to elect one candidate for the post of Disciplinarian.

He is assisted by 2 deputies called - Chapre.

The Committee consists of four member Directors, elected in two alternate batches with a service term of 3 years.

The Administrators are assisted in their administration of general function and office paper works by appointed staffs.

This system of Khangtsen or Hostel Division & its representation signifies organization of high quality, which facilitates in maintaining the diverse pupils and especially new comers to live with fellow folks, thus avoiding hardship & inconvenience to individuals in vocal language & other related problems.

This traditional system of maintaining Khangtsen/hostel division is still practiced to this day. Before 1959, at Sera Jey Monastery there were 18 different Khangtsens, each representing specific regions of Tibet. However, since the re-establishment of the Monastery at exile in India, the total no of Khangtsen has been merged to 14 nos.

The profoundity and well-organized system with the inherent cordial culture of the Monastery, has achieved in following the traditional Monastic University faculty with undiminishing success, unaffected by the changing times.

As followed traditionally, the faculty is one whole central system, where the entire Monastic University course curriculum is methodically organized under two committees - The Committee for Sera Jey Philosophical Studies and The Advisory Committee for Sera Jey Philosophical Studies, under the chairmanship of the Abbot and the governance of the Disciplinarian and the main Administration Body of the Monastery

The Committee for Sera Jey Philosophical Studies is the working committee body that administers & manages the Monastic Faculty Course, Syllabus and Examinations. The present committee is governed by Four Directors, with a service term of 3 years. The no of Directors has lately been increased to Four, successively over the course of time, following the high increase in the total no of pupils and its subsequent administration workload. They are elected by the General Body Members of the Monastery.

The committee is guided by the Advisory Committee For Philosophical Studies, and is responsible to the Abbot, the Disciplinarian and to the Advisory Committee. The committee administers the day-to-day functioning of the respective classes, schedules classes, conducts and evaluates examination, declares exam results and reviews course syllabus.

The committee organizes the annual inter-collegiate debate -Jang Ghonchoe. The name is related from the time of its practice in Tibet, where it was held in a place called Jangh during winter. This debate is participated by pupils from the three respective Gelug Monastery - Sera, Drepung & Gaden. And the debate is dwelled on Tselma Namdel / Pramana Vartikka (Commentaries on Logic). Each Monastery deputes pupils from respective, Pharchin/Paramita to Dulwa/Vinaya. The debate is hosted by each of the three Monasteries in turn.

The Director,
Committee for Sera Jey Philosophical Studies,
Sera Jey Monastery,
P.O. Bylakuppe - 571104,
Mysore District, KS, India.

Telephone : +91-8223-258394 Email : cfsjps@yahoo.co.in

The committee administers and guide in the functioning of the Monastic University faculty and its courses. In coordination with the Committee For Sera Jey Philosophical Studies, the Abbot, Disciplinarian & the Administration Body, deliberate & make amendments on the Monastic University's faculty curricula and courses are made.

It is here, where the young novice on being initiated into the Monastery, are first sent to this school to receive primary & high school education. Besides the benefit of formal academic education, the pupils also have the benefit of Tibetan language, literature & history education at the school level. This has tangible advantage in their pursuance of Monastic course of Buddhist Text & Philosophy.

This privilege of formal school education is a first of its kind in a Monastery and in the history of monastic culture, which the pupils are really fortunate & grateful to avail such a benefit.

The present new Sera Jey Secondary School is founded under the able leadership of Dr. Tenzin Sherab, the school Principal who dedicatedly strived to develop from the one time small primary school to the present - a well-developed modern school, registered & affiliated to CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education) of Government of India.

A three-member committee with Principal as the chief executive & administrative head are elected by the Monastery's Governing General Body to administer and manage the School.

The school faculty has the necessary academic, physical & personal development curriculum and activities, and a team of resourceful & dedicated Teachers under the leadership of their visionary Principal.

The school and its pupils have the privilege of high potential to impart & receive modern knowledge & education to the young minds, which is otherwise absent in a monkshood's secluded life. In the short span since its development, the results has been very concrete and encouraging, with good passing percentage in Board exams and in the overall development of the graduating pupils.

On joining the Monastic University after graduating from School, the acquired knowledge on basic general science & humanities and the language of English creates a vital resourceful mind and knowledge in their long journey ahead in the pursuit of Buddhist Text & Philosophy.

Hence, great hope and future lies in Sera Jey Secondary School and its pupils.

Contact information :

The Principal,
Sera Jey Secondary School,
Sera Jey Monastery,
P.O. Bylakuppe - 571104,
Mysore District, Karnataka State,
INDIA.

Telephone : +91-8223-258771
Fax : +91-8223-258418
Email : sjsschool@eth.net

Besides these collections, the library has a wide range of publications on Buddhism, Tibetan Literature, Language, History, References - Books & Dictionaries and Magazines.

Pupils, students from lay Tibetan School and outside visitors, visit the library for reading and references.

A two-member committee elected by the Monastery's Governing General Body for a term of three years administers the Library.

The Library has a printing section functioning under its administration. This section is categorically distinguished into two different subsections - the traditional Block Printing Section & Computer Section.

The Block Printing Section undertakes printing of the loose Tibetan texts & Scriptures in the traditional practice. The section also caters outside orders for printing.

The Computer Section is well equipped in machinery and manpower, and undertakes preprint processes from - preprint text matter making, layout & designing to publishing.

Contact Information : -
The Director,
Sera Jey Library,
Sera Jey Monastery,
P.O. Bylakuppe - 571104,
Mysore District, (KS) India.

Telephone : +91-8223-258097, 258098
Email : sjlcp@rediffmail.com

Sera Jey Health Care Committee was initially established with an objective to provide health care & medical services to monks of this Monastery. But nevertheless, the need for others is wholly respected & sympathised - the sick & poor monks, nuns other than this Monastery, lay public - Tibetan settlers and local Indians are welcomed and equally cared & treated alike without any discrimination.

The history of Sera Jey Health Care Committee has its beginning in the late eighties, during one of his His Holiness The Dalai Lama's visit to the Monastery. When His Holiness expressed concern on the state of health of a large section of the Monastery's population, where malnourishment & tuberculosis was rampantly inflicting severe destructive health problems, following the increasing no of new arrivals from Tibet.

Witnessing and foreseeing to this state of danger & plight, His Holiness The Dalai Lama granted a contribution of Rs.50, 000.00 (a big amount at the time) in the year 1989. Thus this was the creator - the germinating seed, which rooted and sprouted to a healthy, strong, rich & harmonious tree, whose fruits has and is ever benefiting & serving the sick & needy.

Hence following then, in 1989 the Monastery's Governing General Body proposed and passed a resolution for the formation of a Health Centre. Setting the basis of this Centre, on the special emphasis of His Holiness The Dalai Lama and in the development of the community's health. Thus a five-member committee with the Abbot as the Chairman was elected by the Governing General Body to establish & administer this proposed Health Care Centre.

From its very beginning, the Health Care Committee was programmed specially for the treatment and eradication of Tuberculosis. Free consultation, diagnosis, anti - Tuberculosis treatment, drugs with special supplementary protein diets are given, and the services of TB specialist doctor every month are made available to TB patients.

The most tangible services are free Medical Consultation and dispensing of medicines as low as 50 % concession of its cost price. This concession is given to all - monks, nuns, lay people- Tibetans & Indians and visitors. This particular scheme has been the most beneficial service to a vast majority of the patients who visit the Health Care Centre.

Since then, much progress and development has been made & served. The working staffs are monks, who are well trained & experienced and form a compatible team of sincere and dedicated caretakers of the various departments - Dispensary, laboratory, X-ray, Ward, Treatment, Sanitation and Drinking Water Supply.

Sera Jey Health Care Committee besides its beneficent medical services has also contributed to the drinking water supply to a vast majority of the Monastery's residential quarters. And likewise Sanitation has been another major activity that has practically benefited to the community by maintaining cleaner roads, drains & sewage of the campus and its surroundings.

Hence, Sera Jey Health Care Committee has brought a healthy environment and condition to the Monastery and to all beneficiaries from its services.

Contact Information :-

The Director,
Sera Jey Health Care Committee,
Sera Jey Monastery,
P.O. Bylakuppe - 571104,
Mysore District, Karnataka State,
INDIA.

Telephone : +91-8223-258388
Fax : +91+8223-258672
Email : sjhcc@yahoo.co.uk

The Kitchen Mess was started with the first 197 native monks of Sera Jey Monastery from Tibet, during which the expense was met by the small income generated from land -cultivation. The State & Union Government of India granted these lands.

And with the initiation of new & novice monks to the Monastery, the limited revenue from the land cultivation was inadequate to meet the mess expenses and for the maintenance of the Monastery.
So all new & novice monks were charged for the food at mess, on monthly basis. The monthly mess charge was very little, as the food served was poor & frugal. No doubt many of the monks suffer from malnourished related illness and tuberculosis.

But then the year 1997 brought about a turning point in the gruelling & frugal Kitchen Mess of Sera Jey, following the grace & good will of Venerable Lama Zopa Rinpoche's commitment to fund the Food Program of Sera Jey Monastery by his esteemed FPMT (Foundation For Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition) organization.

The New Sera Jey Kitchen Mess first commenced from 7 August 1997.

The new Kitchen Mess caters to the entire monks of Sera Jey Monastery, Morning Tea & Bread, Mid Day Meal & Evening Meal. And for the total pupil strength of over 3500, no doubt the kitchen mess is really big and adequately equipped to meet the requirements.

The FPMT organization sponsors the Morning Tea & Bread, Mid Day & Evening Meal throughout the year.

By the grace and benefaction of Venerable Lama Zopa Rinoche and his esteemed FPMT Organization, the Monastery's Morning Tea & Bread will be supported for the entire year from January 2006, which is one big development from its earlier program of 90 day of a year's support. This has brought about one of the important change in the short history of its re-establishment. Which has made possible for the Monastery, to serve all the meals of the day to its monks free of cost. FPMT website www.fpmt.org And besides the reputed & commendable FPMT, another devoted Organization has also been an ardent supporter of this Monastery. It is - Sera Jey Support Committee (SJSC) in USA, founded by a dedicated & kind American couple - Mrs. Devon Holmes & Mr. Andrew Holmes of USA.

Due to unavoidable cirucmstance, the program activities of SJSC Morning Tea & Bread have been totally discontinued, following the resolution passed by the Monastery resulting from financial difficulties. The Monastery & the acting President of SJSC - Mis. Lauren Cottrell have mutally agreed to this resolution with effect from 19 March 2006.

Telephone : +91-8223-258435, 258035
Fax : +91-8223-258781
Email : office@serajeymonastery.org, serajeymonastery@yahoo.com

Website: www.serajeymonastery.org