General Information
GENERAL INFORMATION
Contribution to the various classes:
Study programs | Non Refundable Deposit required by Dec 1st 2011 | Your balance is required at the beginning of the class |
First Year Language course | Rs 15000 | Rs 45000 |
Lamrim class Philosophical program | Rs 5000 Rs 5000 | Rs 5000 Rs 15000 |
Sangha pay only half of the fees for each class.
Weekly community teaching are free, donation are welcome.
- Your contribution can be made in person through our office or via our website. If paying via our website please clearly include your name and the purpose of the payment.
- Your deposit is non-refundable
- Students entering mid-term are required to pay the full fee for that term and the balance of the payment for the year after one week.
- Students who enroll for the full year and choose to leave after the first month of the course are not eligible for a refund of their fees.
- Students leaving for an emergency or situations out of their control will be considered for a refund on compassionate grounds.
- Nuns and monks are required to make half the yearly contribution for the program.
In brief, the study program for 2012:
1st year language course: from 30th January up to 14th December.2nd year has two class:
* Philosophical class with Geshela: from 12th March up to beginning December.
* ‘Spoken Dharma’ (Lamrim) class, with Katy: from 5th March up to monsoon break (mid July).
Monsoon break, from 14th July up to 13th August.
(The schedule is a tentative one, to be adapted to His Holiness Dalai Lama’s teachings and other factors).
TOTAL FEES:
1st year: 60.000 Rs. (including an advance of 15.000Rs.)
Lamrim class: 10.000Rs. (including an advance of 5.000Rs)
Philosophical class: 20.000Rs. (including an advance of 5.000Rs.)
Sangha pay 50% less for each class.
The teachers
Geshe Tsewang Nyima
Geshe Tsewang Nyima was awarded the degree of Geshe Lharampa in 1980. The examination took place in front of an assembly of the three main Gelug monastic seats; Sera, Drepung and Ganden.Geshe La was then sent by His Holiness the Dalai Lama to establish a traditional monastic study program of Budhist philosophy at Kyil monastery in Spiti. In the ten years he spent teaching there, Geshe La also established a modern education program for the younger monks. In addition to this he taught Dharma to the local community, giving lay vows and instructions on Refuge and Karma to the general public. Upon completion of his assignment, Geshe La was granted permission by HH Dalai Lama to conclude his commitment in Spiti.
Following this, the Office of Religious Affairs of the Tibetan Government in Exile requested Geshe Tsewang Nyima to assist in establishing the study program at Drolma Ling nunnery. He volunteered to help in this project, teaching Dharma for more than two years.
Next, Geshe La spent more than ten years at the Norbulingka Institute for Preservation of Tibetan culture. He was instrumental in establishing the study program in the institute's Academy of Tibetan Culture.
Mainwhile, Geshela has been writting a few books, including a dictionnary focused on Vinaya.
Currently Geshe Tsewang Nyima is teaching the philosophical program here at Thosamling Nunnery and Institute as well as a weekly general teaching for the local community.
First Year Language Teacher, Tenzin Dorje
Tenzin Dorje, a Tibetan born in India has been teaching Tibetan to westerners in both Nepal and India for several years. He holds an Acharaya degree from the Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies in Sarnath. Before teaching in Thosamling he served as editor of texts translated through the International Buddhist Academy as well as editor of several Tibetan newspapers. In addition to teaching at Thosamling, he participates as a member of translation and editoral teams on various projects. Gen-la's experience and practical skills make him right for the job of giving students a solid grounding in the Tibetan colloquial language and literary grammar.
Second year, Lamrim class, Katy.
Katy is Geshela’s translator and coordinator for Thosamling study program. She completed the FPMT translator course (LRZTP) in 2002 and has been translating in different countries and different languages since 2000. She started to work in Thosamling in 2003 and has been teaching the Lamrim class since 2008.
Our Conversation Partners
An integral part of the successful study of any language is having the opportunity to regularly practice it with a native speaker. As part of its first and second year language programs, Thosamling Institute employs locally based Tibetans to undertake daily conversation classes with students.
All the conversation partners employed by Thosamling speak the central Lhasa dialect of Tibetan clearly, have a good understanding of both the spoken and written language and are familiar with the Thosamling curriculum and teaching methods. Many have years of experience and as a result are able to patiently and steadily guide students to meet the challenge of learning this difficult language. Some may well become your good friends!
