August 2010 Archive

(NAMO BUDDHA) THRANGU TASHI YANGTSE MONASTERY’S (Using Natural Material: Clay Cups) ACTIVITY.

Posted on August 4th, 2010, by Karma Gendun

  Using Natural Material: Clay Cups Usually, during big gatherings either at the monastery or at sacred places, all of the participants drink the offering tea, juice and refreshments in plastic cups. Now Lopen Karma Samdup La is preventing this by having the community use clay cups. While the clay cups are more expensive, they are far...

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(NAMO BUDDHA) THRANGU TASHI YANGSTE MONASTERY’S (Planting Organic Gardens) ACTIVITY.

Posted on August 3rd, 2010, by Karma Gendun

 (Planting Organic Gardens at the Monastery)   (Planting Organic Gardens at the Monastery) The monastery has recently created an organic garden. This project is part of the monastery’s larger hope to start sustainable, environmentally sensitive projects. We also feel that by eating organic food, we are not only helping our...

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Namo Buddha (Thrangu Tashi Yangste) starts its Biogas Project!

Posted on August 2nd, 2010, by Karma Gendun

Biogas in Namo Buddha!  We have been updating our environmental green movements in the Monastery. Our first project involved cleaning up the monastery and planting trees. We are now starting our second wave of environmental improvements to the monastery, and how we can be more sensitive to our green imprint on these sacred lands....

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