As the observance of Year of Gratitude to His Holiness the Great XIVth Dalai Lama. Drepung Gomang Monastery conducted a conference on Tantra at Prayer Hall temple under the kind supervision of His Eminence Khen Rinpoche. Learned Scholars and the monks participated in this conference.
The conference was conducted with social distancing, sanitization, and facemask as per Covid-19 SOP.
With Wuhan Covid-19 Pandemic Worldwide, monk students from Mongolia and Russia have returned back to their respective countries as precautionary measures, under the supervision of His Eminence Khen Rinpoche, H.E. Khen Rinpoche in Mongolia and Russia, our Exam committee, and also in collaboration with monasteries in Kalmyk, Tuva, Buryat and Gaden Tegcheling monastery in Mongolia, Drepung Gomang Monastery was able to conduct the annual monastic exam in their respective countries under the guidance and supervision of the H.E. Abbots, senior Geshes and monks.
During this pandemic, Drepung Gomang Monastery as advised by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and support from our benefactors. We are able to provide humanitarian aid to poor and needy 400 Indian families in nearby villages, providing free dry rations/groceries to all security personnel at Taluk Police station/front line warriors at Mundgod, free supply of dry rations/groceries to 100 Indian migrant/laborer families, provided free rations/groceries to 50 Nepali laborers. Moreover, we have provided free ration of i.e., rice bag of 25 kgs, flour 10kgs, edible cooking oil 5ltr, dal (pulses) 5kgs, sugar 5kg to 30 poor and needy Tibetan families in our Tibetan Mundgod Settlement.
We offer deepest prayers for the quick end to this darkness and bright sun to shine soon for the quick end to this Covid-19 Pandemic. We also thank you so much for your continued support and generosity which help us greatly in spreading your compassion to poor and needy in crucial time like this.
On 14th Dec 2019, His Holiness the Dalai Lama inaugurates the new debate courtyard of Drepung Gomang Monastery, cutting the ribbon and symbolically opening the new facility. H.E. Khen Rinpoche, former Abbots and Tulkus of the monastery welcomed him where His Holiness briefly consecrated the statues and thangkas, lighting a lamp. His Holiness brief reading on "Praise to the 17 Masters of Nalanda' and short teaching from Changkya Rolpe Dorjee 'Recognizing My old Mother'. More than15000 filled the new debate courtyard to attend this auspicious occasion and to get a blessing from His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Before that the Abbot of the monastery gave a brief report of the monastery and words of gratitude and thanks was expressed by the chief administrator Geshe Lobsang Gelek.
Drepung Gomang Monastery and all its monks sincerely extend its deepest gratitude with countless prostration to His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama for gracing and blessing the ceremony. also special thank you to all patrons, benefactors, and construction committee/management for making this project possible, and thank you also to all those who attended this special event and expressed their greetings during this auspicious ceremony.
As 2019 will be observed as the ‘International year of Great Je Tsongkhapa’ to commemorate 600th death anniversary of the founding father of the Geluk tradition of Tibetan Buddhism.
To express our deepest gratitude for the founder of Geluk tradition and to commemorate the 600th parinirvana anniversary of Great Je Tsongkhapa, a seminar on Madhyamika 400 treatises was held at the Prayer hall temple of Drepung Gomang Monastery from 7th July to 9th July, 2019 under the supervision of H.E. Khen Rinpoche, and kind participation by learned scripture/text teachers, scholars, geshes, monks in general.
As advised by our spiritual and temporal leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama in this crucial time and to offer gratitude to India Union/State Govt of Karnataka by Tibetan people in exile for the last 6 decades, and also to mark of solidarity with our Indian brothers and sisters during Nationwide lockdown to curb Coronavirus, we have made a donation of Rs.10,00,000/-(Ten Lakh) towards PM Cares Fund, Rs.4,00,000/- (Four lakh) towards CM Relief Fund, Rs.1,00,000/- towards volunteers and health workers under Tibetan Settlement Office. Besides, free distributions of dry rations, food packets, and groceries to the nearby poor Indian villagers. In total, Rs, 19,04,000/- (Nineteen Lakh and four thousand) was spent for this philanthropic and altruistic initiative by Drepung Gomang Monastery (Undertaking of Drepung Gomang Education Society) with utmost, deepest prayers and dedications of this for the long healthy life of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the fulfillment of His Holiness wishes, for the well being, long life of all dedicated, loyal benefactors and long time supporters.
In all, we offer deepest prayers for the quick end to this Covid-19 Pandemic, for those sick to get treatment and cure at soonest, prayers for the soul and spirit of those who passed away in this Pandemic and also prayers/gratitude to all those frontline warriors (doctors, nurse, policeman, health workers, sanitation workers etc.,) fighting off this Pandemic all over the world.
Be well and Be Safe!