SERMEY THOESAM SCHOOL

Infrastructure The Academic year 2019 started on 1st March 2019 after the 2-month break during January and February.  New students started to join the School with the start of the new Academic Year.  A total of 247 fresh admissions were there during 2019 – taking the School strength up to

British Empire medal

15th November 2019, London: At the Investiture ceremony this morning at The Tower of London, Sir Kenneth Olisa OBE, Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London, on behalf of Her Majesty The Queen, awarded The British Empire Medal to Khen Rinpoche Geshe Tashi Tsering for services to Buddhism in the UK. The BEM dates

Losar: Tibetan New Year.

The Tibetan New Year Celebration at the monastery begins with the monks gathering together at the monastic prayer hall. Special prayers are said at the gathering and the breakfast is served at the prayer gathering. There is a tradition of visiting the Lamas or the spiritual masters on the first

Grand Prayer Festival (Monlam Chenmo)

The Tibetan New Year celebration is followed by the Great Prayer Festival which celebrates the victory of Buddha Shakyamuni over demonic forces. The Monlam Chenmo, also known as The Great Prayer Festival, is the most important Tibetan Buddhist celebration of the year. It falls on the 4th – 11th day

Geshe’s Graduation Days

On the 29th and 30th of the first Tibetan month, a few candidates who are qualified for the degree of Geshe Tsongrampa would be awarded their Geshe degree. On 11th and 12th of the 3rd Tibetan month, those who are entitled for the degree of Lingse Geshe of the year

Saka Dawa (Full moon day)

Saka Dawa (The Full Moon), four or eight deeds of Buddha Shakyamuni were considered to be of special significance and celebrated all over the world. Saka Dawa-the fourth month in the Tibetan calendar- is the month in which Buddha Shakyamuni displayed the deeds of birth, enlightenment, and Parinirvana. As Indians, Chinese