Tergar Monastery in Bodhgaya

Under the guidance of Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, these children who have come from around the Himalayan region are engaged in a progressive course of education combining the teachings and values of the Buddha with a Western academic curriculum.

Along with their traditional monastic training, the young monks will study Math, Science, and Social Studies, as well as spoken and written Tibetan, Hindi and English. The continuity of their education will be insured by the Tibetan and Indian teachers who will be in residence at Tergar.

The young monks are clothed and well fed, and receive regular medical attention from clinic the monastery's medical clinic.

Mingyur Rinpoche's goal is to provide an environment in which each child's physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual development can be realized to its fullest potential. These boys, most of whom come from poor farming families, are being given a precious opportunity to get the best start in life, whether they eventually choose to remain as monks, or to get a job, or to continue their studies outside the monastery.

The immediate goal is to bring in another 150 young boys, and to expand the current curriculum and resources needed to accommodate the larger community. Enlarging the community also necessitates the building of additional dormitories and classrooms.

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