History
THE BRIEF HISTORY OF SAKYA MONASTERY MUNDGOD
Tsechen Do-ngag Choeling first group photo
As prophesied by Guru Padma Sambhava and Lord Atisha, Khon Konchog Gyalpo built the first Temple named the Gorum Zimchi Karpo in 1078 on an auspicious location below a white patch of earth. This marks the beginning of the name “Sakya’. His son Sachen kunga Nyingpo was the founder of the Sakya School which is widely known as one of the four major Tibetan Schools. Like other traditions of Tibetan Buddhism, a number of branch lineages emerged from it long before the Chinese invasion. Majority of the first batch resident monks of Sakya Monastery, Mundgod, are from Ngor monastic Institution which is situated near to Zhigatse.
This institution was founded with the initial 28 member monks shifted from Buxa Lama Transit Camp in 1969. Since then, the sole projection of this community is to impart the traditional teachings to the younger generations to preserve them and to implant a firm root in conformity with the ambitions of the institution.
CURRICULUM OF STUDY:
In general, from the year 1994, the curriculum of study covers the five major philosophies. These are being taught to the youngsters who have completed all the basic traditional monastic education such as learning the elementary texts, memorizing the rituals and root philosophical scriptures which were translated into Tibetan.
ALLOCATION OF LAND:
The central Government has generously allocated 25 acres of land to our Monastery. The main crops from our field are paddy, maize and cotton. We also planted the 600 plants of Mango trees and other fruitless tree.
INFLUX OF STUDENTS:
At present there are 170 monks and every year we admit around 5 to 15 new monks from Tibetan settlement and other Himalayan regions of India and Nepal.
SHEDRA ( PHILOSOPHER ):
There are three philosophy classes.
- Khenpo Jamyang Tenzin currently teaches Domsum Teaching to the senior Philosopher. There are 18 students in senior Philosophy class.
- Lopon Ngawang Lhundup currently teaches Auma to the Middle philosophy class, there are 32 students in it.
- Lopon Jamyang Gonpo currently teaches Chounjug to the Junior philosophy class which has 28 students in it.
SCHOOL:
