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Sera Jey Monastic awarded annual the 10th Kadrin Jedren Sera Jey Higher Education Scholarship to 29 needy students during the public celebration of H.H. The 14th Dalai Lama on 6th July 2024. Thirty needy Tibetan students were the beneficiaries in this 10th Kadrin Jedren Sera Jey Higher Education Scholarship, which includes students from the two settlements of Bylakuppe, new arrivals from Tibet, three students each from Norgyeling Tibetan settlement, Bhandara and Phuntsokling Tibetan Settlement, Odisha.
Besides, as part of our commitment towards social and education service to the community,
ten needy students from the local Indian community were awarded scholarship for school / college education.
List of beneficiary students of the 10th Kadrin Jedren Sera Jey Higher Education Scholarship: JPEG PDF
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The 8th Kadrin Jedren Lobyon, Sera Jey Higher Education Scholarship for needy students from the two Tibetan Settlements in Bylakuppe, was released during the 87th Birthday of His Holiness The 14th Dalai Lama’s official public celebration ceremony at Bylakuppe on 6 July 2022.
Twenty students received the scholarship grant of INR 30,000 (Thirty thousand) for the year 202-23 academic session.
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Besides, Sera Jey Monastery granted Financial Assistance of INR 10,000 (Ten thousand) to three needy old-aged individuals from the two Tibetan settlements in Bylakuppe, as part of Sera Jey Monastery’s social & educational community service program founded in gratitude for His Holiness The Dalai Lama’s immeasurable kindness.
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Sera Jey Monastery and its Health Care Committee Department organized a mass Covid-19 Precaution Dose drive for monk community at Sera Jey Monastery on 4th May 2022. A total of two thousand, one hundred & eleven (2111) monks in the age group of 45 to 59 and 18 to 44 were vaccinated during this program. The monastery and its monk community extend its heartfelt gratitude and appreciation to sponsors in funding the program.
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Another round of dry food rations were distributed to the monk community on 4 October 2021. Rice, Wheat Flour, White Flour, Dal (Lentil) and Cooking Oil were the food ingredients distributed. The dry food rations distribution is continued in view of the suspension of main Kitchen service as a safety and containment measure amid the prevailing pandemic.
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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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