Recent sudden torrential rain and windstorms greatly damaged the tensile roof of the debate courtyard on 18th April 2024. Though no life was lost, great damage was done to the roof which was of tensile quality. The debate courtyard is an important place in the monastic education system where monks gather for debate sessions daily as per the curriculum. An Appeal has been made by the monastery for the donations/offering/contributions so that the funds will be used for the new/repair of this roof at the debate courtyard and the debate session as well as the religious teachings that have been scheduled at the debate courtyard will goes as planned.
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From 8th October 2024, His Eminence 104th Gaden Tri Rinpoche Kyabje Jetsun Lobsang Tenzin Palsangpo imparts Oral transmission on Great Je Tsongkhapa’s Highway for Bodhisattvas (continuation from last year) and ‘The four Annotations’ to the ‘Great Exposition’ on the ‘The Stages of Path to Enlightenment' at the Prayer hall temple of Drepung Gomang Monastery, the teaching is expected to go on for twenty days and lots of monks from other monasteries have arrived to attend to His Eminence teachings which usually starts in the noon hours from 1.30 pm to around 3.45 pm.
The Annual Memorization exam of Drepung Gomang Monastic College for the year 2024 was conducted at the Prayer Hall temple from 27th to 29th September 2024 under the supervision of His Eminence Khen Rinpoche and members of the Examination Board. Memorisation is the key component of the monastic curriculum. Monk students are mandatorily required to give the examiner the required number of texts during the test for their promotion to the next monastic class.
On September 17-18, 2024, under the supervision of the Monastery's Science Department and Exam committee, a two-day Science and Language half-yearly exam was conducted at the Prayer Hall temple of the monastery. His Eminence Khen Rinpoche, Gegu la, Chief administrator and other faculty members of the Science Dept. and Exam Committee took part as an exam invigilator. Science has been brought into the mainstream curriculum of the monastery studies as per the vision of His Holiness the Great Dalai Lama.
On 6th Sept-9th September 2024, His Eminence Khen Rinpoche Geshe Jigme Gyatso, the Abbot of Drepung Gomang Monastery attended the inaugural ceremony of the New Prayer Hall of Ganden Tashi Chokhorling Monastery, Buryatia, Russia. His Eminence Khen Rinpoche met H.E. XXIV Pandito Hambo Lama Damba Ayusheev, Head of the Russian Federation’s Buddhist presented a gift from the monastery on this auspicious occasion, participated in the consecration ceremony and various religious ceremonies at the monastery with abbots and members, and visited many other historic holy places and monasteries in the region, especially H.E. visited the monastery where former late abbot Khensur Ngawang Nyima took his ordinations. His Eminence also gave religious teachings to the public upon request.
With the kind invitation from Local Religious Organization ‘Gelug Buddhist Community’, Russia and kind coordination by Natasha la, Chairman of Drepung Gomang Center, Cultural Foundation and all its kind members/volunteers. The Official Mandala group of Drepung Gomang Monastery headed by Geshe Lharampa Tenzin Sangpo Rinpoche with four monks and Tibetan doctor Dr. Dorjee Dakpa la will visit Russia and its region from 5th September 2024. Drepung Gomang Monastery on behalf of everyone sincerely conveys its deepest thank you to Natasha la, Chairman of our Drepung Gomang Center, Cultural Foundation and all volunteers and friends supporting this Official Mandala tour for arranging the invitation and organizing the visit of monks to Russia. Drepung Gomang Monastery appeals to all in Russia to kindly extend possible assistance to this official Mandala Group so that the visit of this group will be beneficial to all in difficult times like this.
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H.E. Khen Rinpoche Geshe Jigme Gyatso visited the United States of America from July 21 to 25th August 2024. The Tibetan community in Portland, Oregon welcomed the 81st Abbot of Drepung Gomang Monastery. H. E. Khen Rinpoche gave a public talk, Dharma Teachings at various gatherings as scheduled in Portland, Philadephia, Charlottesville Virginia, New York City, our new centre in Connecticut and interviewed at VOA Washington DC. H. E. Khen Rinpoche also attended The Tibetan Community of North America Tenshug offering for His Holiness the Dalai Lama's long life on 22nd August at NY UBS arena. His Eminence Khen Rinpoche concluded his month-long USA trip with a visit to our sister organization ‘Drepung Gomang Center for Engaging Compassion’ in Louisville, Kentucky meeting the directors and benefactors.