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Gaden
Relief Projects
Helping
Tibetans preserve their unique culture.
Tashi
Lhapug
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Tashi
Lhapug Monastery
Hall of Philosophic Studies
Tashi
Lhapug Monastery is getting a new hall of philosophic studies
with assistance from Gaden Relief. The new hall will soon be a
place of intense study and debate in Buddhist philosophy for the
60 monks of Tashi Lhapug.
Tashi
Lhapug dates back to the time of the Fifth Dalai Lama, five centuries
ago. It was completely destroyed by the communists in the 1950s,
but for the past two decades monks have slowly rebuilt parts of
the monastery. Literally at the end of a dirt road, there is no
one for miles around, except for a few nomads in the summer. Just
procuring construction materials is a slow and arduous process,
and in winter, the road is impassable for months.
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Lumber
stockpiled for window construction.
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Windows
beautifully formed using wooden frames.
Using
mostly local materials the hall is being built in the traditional
Tibetan design. When completed, the monks will be able to pursue
their studies in complete peace, free of distraction.
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Monks
helping workers in the courtyard of the main temple prepare
timbers for the new hall. The temple was damaged by earthquake
in 2001 and large cracks in the walls have not yet been repaired.
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The
main gompa is ready for its roof.
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