Kathmandu, 26th, March,2011.
Ever since the Government of Nepal recognized monastic/Gonpa education as a formal system of education, Nepal Buddhist Federation, under the active guidance of the Ministry of Education Nepal began to produce required man power to accept this new challenge.
Last year, Nepal Buddhist Federation, in
close coordination, with the Council for Monastic/Vihara Education, Government of Nepal selected 20 monastic school teachers and posted in different villages in remote areas.
Seeing the success of the teachers, NBF organized yet another re-orientation program for these teachers beginning April 26th for 5 days under the chairmanship of Khenpo Chokyi, Senior Executive member of NBF. Khenpo Jordhen, professor of Havard University was the chief guest.
Representatives from all schools of Mahayana Buddhism such as Geshe Ngawang Kalsang president of Nepal Buddhist Geluk association, Acharya Sarki Sherpa from Nepal Buddhist Nyingma Association, Venerable Jamyang Khedup (Vice president) from Nepal Buddhist Sakya Association, Acharya Karma Namgyal Kargon Dhedhon lhentsok association also attended the opening ceremony.
Ve. Thupten Jigdol, Vice President in his welcome speech highlighted the various efforts of the associations for producing more teachers and requested everybody for their cooperation. The program hosted by Acharya Norbu Sherpa was concluded by Khepo Choki who thanked the Government of Nepal for brining the Gonpa education to the mainstream and all the teachers who really worked hard during the last one year.
The orientation program will not only introduce to the teachers, new text books of class 8 onwards but also get back the feedbacks from the teachers for further improvement in the program.
Public participation and appreciation especially by the people of the Himali region for this initiative have further boosted the morale of the organizers. The organizer believes that promotion and preservation of this unique education will contribute to peace in Nepal.
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Nepal Buddhist Federation.
Kathmandu, 26th, March,2011.
Ever since the Government of Nepal recognized monastic/Gonpa education as a formal system of education, Nepal Buddhist Federation, under the active guidance of the Ministry of Education Nepal began to produce required man power to accept this new challenge.
Last year, Nepal Buddhist Federation, in
close coordination, with the Council for Monastic/Vihara Education, Government of Nepal selected 20 monastic school teachers and posted in different villages in remote areas.
Seeing the success of the teachers, NBF organized yet another re-orientation program for these teachers beginning April 26th for 5 days under the chairmanship of Khenpo Chokyi, Senior Executive member of NBF. Khenpo Jordhen, professor of Havard University was the chief guest.
Representatives from all schools of Mahayana Buddhism such as Geshe Ngawang Kalsang president of Nepal Buddhist Geluk association, Acharya Sarki Sherpa from Nepal Buddhist Nyingma Association, Venerable Jamyang Khedup (Vice president) from Nepal Buddhist Sakya Association, Acharya Karma Namgyal Kargon Dhedhon lhentsok association also attended the opening ceremony.
Ve. Thupten Jigdol, Vice President in his welcome speech highlighted the various efforts of the associations for producing more teachers and requested everybody for their cooperation. The program hosted by Acharya Norbu Sherpa was concluded by Khepo Choki who thanked the Government of Nepal for brining the Gonpa education to the mainstream and all the teachers who really worked hard during the last one year.
The orientation program will not only introduce to the teachers, new text books of class 8 onwards but also get back the feedbacks from the teachers for further improvement in the program.
Public participation and appreciation especially by the people of the Himali region for this initiative have further boosted the morale of the organizers. The organizer believes that promotion and preservation of this unique education will contribute to peace in Nepal.
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Nepal Buddhist Federation.
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