Sermey Scholarship Project Trust

Sermey Scholarship Project Trust Staffs

In Tibet - prior to 1959 - Sera Mey had an incentive that helped many poor monks in their difficult years of intensive study. However, due to Tibet’s occupation by P.R.C, this could not be continued in exile as the monastery itself remained financially poor for many years. I

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In 2003, it was revived by the most venerable Kyabje Khensur Rinpoche Jetsun Ngawang Thekchok, a highly respected ex-abbot of Sera-Mey. Inspired by his insightful advice, Mr.Lin and Family from Taiwan had very generously sponsored the initial capital of the student’s Incentive. However, the whole capital was lost due to the bankruptcy faced by local businessmen under whose care the capital was kept in hope of getting some interest. In 2008, Khensur Rinpoche again went to Taiwan and requested the help of Mr.Lin and Family. Since then, they have been helping us financially. They have a plan to raise a capital by 2013 so that we can manage the incentive on our own.

The aim of this fund is to provide the students monetary needs so as to encourage and enable them to study more earnestly. Based on the number of attendance at debate, students are given pocket money. This gift to the students is helpful in meeting their basic requirements. From this, the monk scholars who continue to teach at Sera Mey are also offered some small amount of money on a timely basis as a token of gratitude. The lecturing resident teachers usually have no salaries like the professors of modern universities but they teach for the benefit of the Dharma and sentient beings.

Email : serameyscholarship@gmail.com

Contact Details:
The Secretary
Sermey Scholarship Project Trust®
P.O. Bylakuppe - 571104
District Mysore, Karnataka State