Some parents send their best children in the family so that they can receive systematic education and training. Some children come from very poor families or are orphans. The primary school monks in these monasteries not only need to learn how to take care of themselves from an early age, but also learn how to care for other people around them.
Through the stationary project over the years, we have been able to forge good karma with these monks in little-known parts of the world. These monks uphold their faith, regardless of the difficulties of the environment, study Dharma and recite ancient scriptures diligently every day with a firm heart.
The Buddhist Academy supported by DENER are both Chinese and Tibetan Buddhism. Among them, the primary monks from Tibetan Buddhism academy, from the age of six to the age of thirteen, followed the formal basic teaching. In general, the students of the Buddhist academy have a strict schedule every day. They get up before dawn at four o’clock in the morning and go for early classes.
Although the Buddhist Academy follows the traditional strict teaching and training methods, it has also added modern educational methods in response to the changes of the times. For example, some monasteries provide medical services to residents in the nearby villages, so monks also work hard to learn medical knowledge and technology in preparation to serve others in the future.
The tuition, living expenses, miscellaneous fees and other educational expenses of Buddhist Academy are derived from the support of various charitable organizations and good-hearted people around the world. Among them, it also includes the salaries of some professors. Therefore, every year, in addition to supporting the monks with stationery and study materials, DENER Children also hopes to continue to support the educational responsibilities of these Buddhist Academy.
After four months of transportation and the support of countless benevolent people, our stationeries successfully reached schools and Buddhist academies in Nepal. After receiving everyone’s blessings, the little monks and little anis were especially happy. A simple piece of stationery, that carries love which spans 5227 kilometers. Thank you all for your support!
Our next stop during our trip in Nepal, we came to the more remote monastic schools. Volunteers brought some cookies, candies, stationery and puzzle games to share with the students. At the same time, we also visited the library of the monastic school and the places where elementary students usually attend classes and their dorm rooms. Volunteers were extremely excited to work with elementary school students; We did origami together, building ships, swans and flowers. We also played soccer with them and shared the toys. It was a precious opportunity for us to meet together and spend the time.
In mid-January, DENER’s volunteers went to our second stop in India -Varanasi Vajra Vidya Institute. This is a Buddhist institute located in the ThranguMonastery, which was created by KhenchenThrangu Rinpoche. There are nearly four hundred monks in the academy. In the morning, we departed from Bodh Gaya. When our car was driving on the highway, we saw an old man riding a worn out bicycleup the hill on the opposite side of the street. Then there was a long row of cars coming our way due to the diversion on the road. And at the same time, you could also see
In October 2018, DENER’s volunteers and friends went to Bhutan for the stationery project. In addition to the remote schools we reported, this time our team also went to Buddhist Institute in mountainous sites. In these remote areas, monasteries often take on the responsibility of education. Little monks in these monasteries not only had to take care of themselves but also had to take care of others. These few years, through our stationary project as a seed, DENER had been able to make good connections with these students in the little-known places around the world. The purpose of our general education
In remote mountain areas, monasteries often take on the responsibility of education for the area. Some parents send the best children in the family so that they can receive systematic education and training. Some children come from very poor families or were orphans. The little monks in these monasteries must not only learn to take care of themselves, but also understand how to care for others. These few years, through our stationary project, we had been able to forge good relationships with these monk students who live in places that are little known to the world. These monk students, with their
In Bhutan-There are clean rivers, mountains, green trees, and sound of birds all around, it feels like a pure land. Bhutan was a country where everyone believes in Buddhism. During this trip, our teacher, Khentrul Rinpoche arranged for us to learn about their living environment and studying situation at Buddhist Institutes. Yutou Gompa Paro Shaba was a Buddhist Institute with a history of more than six hundred years. There were currently seventy-five young monk students studying here. The youngest one was only four years old. It was hard to imagine becoming a monk student at such a young age. He would
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