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Thosamling Institute Opens in India, Offers Instruction to Buddhist Practitioners

Thösamling Institute was named by His Holiness Dalai Lama and serves two purposes:

  1. The Nunnery has open its doors to the new residents in July 2003 and a second Tibetan language program will start in September 2004, for one year with option for an advanced level-second year. This course is open not only to the nuns but also to monks and laypersons.
  2. Thösamling is located in Dharamsala, near His Holiness Dalai Lama's residence and the temporarily residence of His Holiness Gyalwa Karmapa. His Holiness Gyalwa Karmapa visited our place in November 2003 and give his blessing.

 

The nunnery, its vision:

  • To create a place for ordained women to study Buddhist philosophy and Tibetan language and practice together in a supportive spiritual community.
  • To create a place where students of all four lineages of Tibetan Buddhism can study, teach and practice in harmony and mutual respect.
  • To offer suitable long and short term retreat facilities for nuns and women.
  • To establish a formal exchange program enabling Tibetan, Indian and other Asian nuns to study with and teach other nuns, so we are able to build up a steady and strong Sangha community.

 

The Tibetan Language Program

It is important for Buddhist nuns to learn the Tibetan language very well, to read and understand the scriptures so that they are able to discuss the texts directly with their teachers. This will help them develop to higher levels. Thösamling Institute organizes its language course not only for Western Buddhist nuns but will also allow Buddhist lay practitioners to join in its study-program.

We ask the students one year commitment. At the end of the first year, after evaluation of the class we will organize the second year advanced studies. After the study-program of two years the students will be able to speak fluently Tibetan and to read the Buddhist texts.

 

Tibetan Language course- Study program for 1 or 2 years in Thosamling Nunnery and Institute, in Dharamsala, India

From September 2004 to July 2005, for the first year of this second program in Thosamling.
(A second year advanced course will also start in September 2004)

Colloquial

  • Focussed on learning how to speak fluently Tibetan
  • Grammar, colloquial structures and vocabulary
  • Practising hours with Tibetan conversation partners
  • Learning the basis for the honorific language, to communicate with the lamas

Written Tibetan

  • Reading and explanation of the prayers
  • Teaching of Dharma-vocabulary and explanation of simple Dharma teachings
  • Basis to understand the Buddhist texts, explanation of the particular grammar rules used in the Buddhist texts
  • Listening to Dharma teachings in Tibetan, with explanation

The course is open to nuns and lay people

Course fees:1,100 Euros (equivalence in $) for one year

We would like to give all the nuns the program for free but at this moment we are not able to do so. We are starting a nuns/study fund for this purpose.

For more information please contact us :

Tel : 0091-(0)1892-246731
thosamling@yahoo.com
www.thosamling.net