Monastic activities and curriculum are conducted under the direction of the so called Uchoesum or the Three Pillar of the monastery that compromises of the abbot, the disciplinarian and the chanting master. They have the most prominent roles in every aspect of the monastery’s internal and external matters. For the post of administrative officers, […]
Read MoreIntroduction:With the aim of preserving and promoting the rich doctrine of Buddhism through study, contemplation and meditation, Sera Mey Monastery was initially founded by Kunkyen Jangchup Bhumpa in 1942; he was the first abbot of Sera Mey. The present abbot is the 90th. Since the upheaval that saw Tibetans becoming refugees in India, and after […]
Read MorePrevious Next With an aim of providing a basic modern education along with the traditional monastic education, Sera Mey Thoesam School was founded in 1980. Students here study the same text books as taught in all other modern schools in India, on top of Tibetan Grammar and History. In the morning they memorize the monastic […]
Read MorePrevious Next Sera Mey Library was established with the sole aim of providing the needs of the students and not with any business intention. The library publishes Dharma books and produces CDs to listen to the teachings of His Holiness, other Lamas, scholars from Sera-Mey as well as from outside. With the need of the […]
Read MorePrevious Next In Tibet – prior to 1959 – Sera Mey had an incentive fund that helped many poor monks in their difficult years of intensive study. However, due to Tibet’s occupation by P.R.C, this could not be continued in exile as the monastery itself remained financially poor for many years. In 2003, it was […]
Read MorePrevious Next For the survival and continuation of the Buddha Dharma, Geshe Lobsang Choenzi founded this Asian Classic Input Computer Project. This computer project preserves wide ranges of Buddhist literatures so that they could be preserved for the future. Those texts which are preserved through this project could be viewed through the internet. The project […]
Read MorePrevious Next Founder: 86th Khensur Rinpoche Lobsang TharchinThe late Khensur Rinpoche Geshe Lobsang Tharchin of Sera Mey started this food fund by sponsoring its capital on 1st Oct, 1993. To add to this capital, the monastery has sources from those generated from field work, contributions from sponsors of prayer, general offerings, offerings received from offerings […]
Read MorePrevious Next In 1987, a small health clinic was established and now the clinic has evolved into a proper hospital. This was made possible through contributions from foreign sponsors and with efforts of all the staff members. Now, the hospital can provide both the traditional and modern allopathic form of treatment; the traditional medicine is […]
Read MorePrevious Next As per the wishes of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the sacred tradition of Buddha Dharma, a meditation centre has been constructed specifically for those monks of Sera Men Monastery after the completion of their studies of Sutra and Tantra. Contact Detail:Sera Mey HermitageP.O. Bylakuppe – 571104District Mysore, Karnataka State Phone: +91-8223-258207
Read MorePrevious Next At the request of the most venerable ex-abbot Khensur Rinpoche Ngawang Thekchok, Mr. Lu and his family sponsored the water plant that provides purified and treated drinking water to all the monks of Sera Mey. As it is found very helpful in maintaining the good health of the monks, at the request of […]
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