June 2007
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KHYENTSE FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES SCHOLARSHIPS
Several new scholarships have been awarded and a deadline for the next round of applications is set.
* Four monks from Cambodia to further their studies in Sri Lanka. Two of the monks, Venerable Hour Sariddh and Venerable Nhep Soeu, are in their first year of studies, and two will be selected for the same program later this year.By 2008, Khyentse Foundation expects to be supporting six Cambodian monks, two in each year of the three-year program leading to a Masters Degree in Buddhist studies. An intensive English language course was organized to prepare the monks This program is organized in collaboration with the Khmer-Buddhist Educational Assistance Project (KEAP).
* A Norwegian student to complete Buddhist studies in Nepal, while studying Tibetan and Sanskrit, with the aspiration to translate Buddhist texts into western languages.
* An American registered nurse in oncology to complete his three-year retreat to benefit the doctrine and all beings. Ultimately, he aspires to embody Dudjom Rinpoche's words about the great yogi Zurpoche, who practiced "without hoping for enlightenment in the future, in order to disclose it in the present."
* An Indian student to study Tibetan in Dharamsala to prepare her to teach Buddhism at an Indian university.
Applications for the next round of scholarships will be accepted by the KF Scholarship Committee between June 25 to July 25, 2007. For application forms and more information visit the scholarship fund page of our web site.
TAIWANESE SPONSORS SUPPORT HEALTH CARE AT DKCL INSTITUTE
A Taiwanese dentist recently donated a complete set of portable dental equipment to the Dzongsar Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö Institute (DKCLI) in Chauntra, India. This gift will greatly complement the health center now in operation on the Institute's grounds. A slideshow of photos shows the progress at the clinic.
The convenient dental set includes high-speed and low-speed hand pieces, scaling machines with Cavitron tips that help dentists to provide basic dental care. The equipment is brand new and similar to the many sets sent by Tzu Chi Foundation* (www.tzuchi.org) to countries in need all over the world.
Nikki Keefe, a volunteer nurse from Australia, welcomed the Taiwanese sponsors. "I had the great privilege to be working at the Health Centre when the Taiwanese party first arrived to set up the dental clinic," she says. "They offered the most incredible dental service to the monks, working morning to night, not only doing checkups, cleaning, fillings and extractions but also teaching the monks about good dental hygiene and flossing. Good, affordable dental care and dentistry is very hard to come by in rural Himachal Pradesh so consequently many of the monks have poor dentition and gum disease, so this service and the dental kit that the Taiwanese dentists are offering is invaluable and will have a big impact on the health of the monks."
The dental set will be delivered to the Institute in June when a group of dentists, Chinese medical doctors, and related personnel will visit the Institute to provide additional free medical care. This is the group's second trip to the Institute this year, and their services will extend to the nearby monasteries and villages in addition to the 600 monks and teachers of the Institute. Their visits are arranged by students of Khenpo Kunga Wangchuk in Taiwan. (Choskyi Jungne Buddhist Center 正法源學佛院 www.chokyilodro.org ) In addition, another group of Taiwanese sponsors has generously donated 50% of the funds needed to endow the ongoing operation of the DKCLI Health Centre. The Health Centre was established last year to assess the health status of the monastic population, provide basic health care, establish health programs such as vaccination and immunization, and improve the monks' general education about health care, nutrition, and hygiene. The Health Centre now has a full-time nurse, and western and Tibetan doctors visit weekly. A hepatitis immunization program was successfully implemented during the year.
* Tzu Chi Foundation (慈濟功德會) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1966 by Dharma Master Cheng Yen in Taiwan. A volunteer-based spiritual as well as welfare organization, Tzu Chi's missions focus on giving material aid and inspiring love and humanity in both givers and receivers. Today, Tzu Chi is an international organization with over 5 million supporters and over 30,000 certified commissioners around the globe. www.tzuchi.org
SLIDESHOW
NEW COOKBOOK SUPPORTS FOUNDATION
Sea To Sky Retreat Center cook Patti Coffey has put together a new cookbook. All profits go to support Khyentse Foundation.
For ten years Patti Coffey (nee Mirrett) operated Potsie's Organic a small home-based business that manufactured and sold vegan edibles to a loyal following at outdoor farmers markets, community events and retail stores. In this book-- written and illustrated by hand, you'll find an eclectic collection of foodstuffs with tips, tales and treasures.There are gift giving ideas and over one hundred recipes. Patti has been studying and practicing the dharma since 1996 and in 1998 began as an on-call cook at Sea to Sky Retreat Centre in Whistler British Columbia. It was during one of these sojourns that the idea occurred to her to write a food book for sale, with profits going to Khyentse Foundation.
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