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The Social activities
My birth into a
traditional Tibetan family influenced my path to turn to Tibetan
Buddhism as a foundation in my life. Eventually my arrival to the
west further influenced my life to strive to integrate into the
modern world. As you mature your responsibility in society
increases. Following this principle I have been trying to support
Tibetan people in India and Nepal since my arrival to Italy with the
help of my Dharma friends and many others. The projects to which I
have given special support are orientated to the Tibetan society in
Exile.
Tashiling Tibetan refugee settlement
The
prayer site with prayers set in stone plates and prayer flags for
regular public prayer meetings in the middle of Tashiling Tibetan
refugee settlement, Pokhara, Nepal. This was built in 2000. My friends donated one third of the construction cost.
Mundgod Tibetan settlement
Mundgod
Tibetan settlement is
located in Karnataka State and is home to two monastic Monasteries: Gaden
and Drepung and nine Tibetan villages. There are several smaller
monasteries in the villages, as well as Sakya, Nyingma, Kagyu and
Gelug. Mundgod Tibetan Settlement, established in 1970, has nowadays approximately fifteen thousand inhabitants which makes it
one of the major Tibetan resettlements in India.
I recommended AREF
International Onlus Rome to support Mundgod Tibetan Settlement. I myself
is a founding member of AREF International Onlus. Since many years now
the AREF are
involved in carrying out various projects and sponsor a program in
Mundgod Tibetan Settlement and Gaden Jangtse Education Project, Gaden
Jangtse School, and other Tibetan areas including Dharamsala, India.
Gajang Gyalrong
Khangtsen is a small group of monks as one of 12 monastic communities
called as Khangtsens - House Sections, within Jangtse Dratsang of Gaden
Monastery, where I spent 19 years. Initially Gajang Gyalrong monks lived
in resettlement camp rooms according to the circumstances of those
initial resettlement schemes.
In 1987 we laid the
foundation
of a new building for Gajang Gyalrong Khangtsen and two years later we
built the first floor, with six
rooms, a small assembly room, two toilets and a small kitchen. Gradually
in 2000 we completed the construction of the upper floors of the
building according to the original plan.
In 2006 the compound with garden and courtyard for dharma debate was completed. AREF International Onlus Rome has been supporting Gajang Gyalrong monks for many years.
Toe Marushar Cultural Association
Toe
Marushar Cultural Association in Mundgod Tibetan settlement has about
200 members. We have supported since 2000 elderly people, children
and sick persons of the group through a sponsorship program. It was
run for many years by my very dear friends; Ezio and Roberta through
their websites. Unfortunately Ezio’s spirit left his body some
years ago. Though we had to stop the sponsorship program, it has been
carried on by volunteers, but with difficulty as the work is hard.
But its spirit still continues on a personal level through direct
contact
between westerner sponsors and Tibetans. The project also included
supporting many Tibetans in Nepal and Dharamsala
The Gateway to Abhidharma
In 2005 I visited Gaden Monastery in Mundgod, India. I spent three
weeks there to complete editing my work, Gateway to Abhidharma, now
at the Library of Gaden Jangtse Monastic University. The book was published in 2007 and the first copies were presented to
His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Dharamsala. The books have been given
to scholars, Monastic Libraries and Tibetan Institutes free of
charge. A brief introduction of the book is included in the following
link; Chos
mngon blo gsal rab gsal / Dge-ΚΌdun-mthar-phyin
= Gateway
to Abhidharma : illumination the treasure of knowledge / Gedun
Tharchin. Library of Congress Control No.:2008308473,
http://openlibrary.org/b/
