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...

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5th June Rumtek Environment Conservation Committee organized a World Environment Day plantation at Rumtek Monastery. A group of monks from Dharma Chakra Centre gathered and planted tree saplings that are naturally found in Sikkim in the mountain sides behind the monastery. Here are some photos from the Plantation Project: Make...

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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.

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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...

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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...

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Nine Khoryug monasteries from Nepal organized together so that we could do a joint clean up activity in Boudha, which is a famous Buddhist pilgrimage center in Nepal, for World Environment Day. We were joined by one school as well. The monasteries included: Phulbari Monastery, Nenang Pawo Monastery, Thrangu Monastery, Dilyak Monastery,...

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AT 5TH JUNE WE 9TH MONASTERYS’S MONK & ONE SCHOOL (PHULBARI MONASTERY , NENANG PAWO MONASTERY ,THRANGU MONASTERY, DILYAK MONASTERY,PALNYE MONASTERY,LAMA TENPA GALTSEN MONASTERY, AYANG RINPOCHE’S MONASTERY, KHENPO TSULTRIM RINPOCHE’S ANI MONASTERY, KARMA THINLEY RINPOCHE ANI MONASTERY & THRANGU RINPOCHE’S...

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Picture of Kagyu Nalanda Monk’s where are sapling a tree on the day of world Enviornment Day On 5th June 2010.

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June 5th, 2010 Khoryug is very happy to announce that it has received the TESI Environmental Service Award for 2010. Here are quotes from the Tibetan Sangha Ecoforum and from the TESI website announcing this recognition.  Quote from the Tibetan Sangha’s Eco-forum: “At 8:00AM today, on it’s founding anniversary, the Tesi...

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June 5, 2010 – Dharamsala At 2:30PM, in front of an audience of hundreds, His Holiness gave a public speech on environmental issues, and what we can do to avoid harming the environment. Participating in the event was Gyuto Khen Rinpoche, Lama Omze, and a large audience consisting of those with an interest in environmental...

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