Seven months after the launch of the forestation project at Gaya Airport, Tergar Monastery has begun planting the majority of tree saplings in partnership with the Gaya Airport Authority in the allocated area. We hope that this brings pleasure to everyone who uses the airport for their pilgrimage to the holy land of Bodh Gaya.

This project was initially launched in December 2009 however, the month of July is the best time to actually plant trees in this landscape and so we have waited until now to plant the rest of the tree saplings.

The ten symbolic tree saplings are all flourishing.

Here is the Ashoka sapling planted by His Holiness. May it grow to provide shade and comfort to all that approach it!

At Pullahari Monastery, seat of H.E. Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche, we are putting in much effort to create and maintain a clean, healthy and beautiful environment which uplifts the mind and nourishes the body as well as contributing to the global effort in caring for Mother Earth.

A major project we have been doing for years is greening our environment. Almost for one and a half decades, diverse types of trees, bushes and flowers, have been thoughtfully planted in our grounds. We have been able to create a beautiful and inspiring surrounding with flowers blooming the whole year-round, bringing beauty to our eyes and joy to our minds.

We are becoming more ecologically conscious by educating our monks in various issues of environmental protection. They are learning how we, as a community, can help to prevent the many environmental problems which our world is facing.

As inspiration given by His Holiness Gyalwang Karmapa we have planted on the slopes around the monastery many new trees, which will improve the air, thus helping to stop global warming.In addition to those benefits, this will prevent soil erosion. 

We have set up an organic garden that supplies a variety of vegetables through the whole year. From it, we get many types of fruits,   for example, from the labchi tree we make organic jam.  By doing that, we use our own resources to provide delicious and nutritious food for the monks and visiting students, hopefully to be able to carry out sustainable farming in a small way in the future.

Bountiful harvest being produced throughout the year.

Bountiful harvest being produced throughout the year.

“ Isn’t amazing nature!” 

Waste water filtering and storing in tank.

table Being aware that water is scarce and in a short supply, especially in Kathmandu, we do a number of things to reduce its use as much as possible. 

To save water, we have built a collection tank with an eco-friendly filter to collect waste water from your kitchen.   Water coming out of it is being used for watering the plants in the vegetable garden. In this way is not wasted, but reused.

Recycle water being used for vegetable garden.

We separate our organic waste from our garbage and put it into a compost dump, which produces nutrient-rich humus to be utilized both in the vegetable and flower gardens, thus sustaining soil life. At the same time we divide our garbage into different categories such as plastic and glass, in order that these materials may be reused or recycled.

We are trying our best, always mindful in maintaining a clean and conducive environment which provides fresh air and an ecologically friendly environment.

This is to giving you a glimpse of His Holiness the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje’s Birthday. The great occasion started by offering Sang at 6 AM and also one thousand butter lamp offeringa and hosting of prayer flags. It was followed by gathering of the monks of Damang, Sherda & lay people and offering of mandala and scarves for His Holiness at his throne. This was done for the Long life of H.H. and success for his Dharma activities. Afterwards, the saffron rice & tea was offered to all who gathered.

On this special day, the Environment Committee of Rumtek planted 300 trees to help protect our environment and the whole world.

All the monks were very joyful.

For World Environment Day, Namo Buddha Monastery (also known as Thrangu Yangtse Monastery) did a clean up event to increase education and awareness of monks and local communities of how much garbage and waste is generated from our daily actions.

World Environment Day – A Meaningful Day

A Meaningful Evening in the Auditorium of Rigpe Dorje Institute, Pullahari Monastery

On World Environment Day, early in the morning, our monks fanned out from the monastery to help clean up a nearby village as well as the Boudha Nath Stupa. They went round in small groups picking up litter and rubbish.

Hopefully, they will set an example to the villagers of keeping the environment clean and green.

In the evening, we held a lecture cum slide show in our auditorium at Rigpe Dorje Institiute with the objective of educating our monks on the significance of that day.

Monks are concentrating on the talk.

General Secretary Tenzin Dorjee sharing his view

They learned about environmental issues facing the earth such as forest destruction, global warming and air pollution and how these result in natural disasters such as droughts, floods and famines. Most importantly, they realized how mankind has mistreated the world so badly to result in such dire consequences.

How can I help to save Mother Earth? How can we help? That was what the monks of our monastery learnt that night:  how they can, each of them play their part to save our planet, as well as a community.

Our teacher Mr. Wong Choong Cheong sharing his view
It was an evening well spent in learning about what we can do for our environment in order to save Mother Earth.

What a creative idea for a crown!

This is our retreat center in Yolmo, close to Milarepa’s meditation cave.

It is filled with peace and greenery. Everyone on earth lives because of nature so let us join our hands and work together. The future lies in our hands.

Plant fruit trees, eat fruits, be healthy and work hard for the earth.

Grow vegetables  in your garden and protect the life of animals.

A little nun is enjoying  fulfilling H.H. Karmapa’s request that we all help the earth.  Why do the grown-ups also not do the same?

We believe this small effort can make a great difference on our earth.

Our nuns cleaned local areas on World Environment Day. We wanted all people to see us doing this so that they also can be inspired to do the same.

We love our mother earth, and care for beings living on it. As we
have faith in H.H. Karmapa and are grateful for his ecological activities,
we work together to make our only earth more beautiful and green.