His Holiness the Dalai Lama on Sed-Gyued Monastery

“Sed-Gyued Monastery, Salugara, is the main seat of the Sed-Gyued lineage or whispered lineage. Whispered lineage is a secret teaching transmitted only to the closest disciple through direct communication with their root teacher or meditational deity …  It is because of the unbroken secret teachings of Sed-Gyued lineage and commentaries that the Tibetan secret Mahayana practice is intact today ... The purpose of Sed-Gyued Monastery is to preserve and promote the unique tantric study, practice, experiences and culture of this lineage, as well as the subsequent lineage holders and Sed-Gyued masters … I appreciate and admire Sed-Gyued Dorjee Chang Jampa Wangyal Rinpoche for his tireless effort to preserve the Sed-Gyued tradition. I wish and pray for the better establishment and further development of Sed-Gyued Monastery.”

29th September 1999, Gyued-Med Tantric University, Hunsur, India

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22 Nov, 2008: Offering Ten Shug to the Varanasi on Spiritual Teaching

This is very glad to know that His Holiness 14th Dalai Lama will be giving religious spiritual teaching at Varanasi from 8th Jan till 14th Jan on 2009 for the existence of Happiness to all the living beings in the world. On this occasions, among the sponsorship to the religious spiritual teaching along with we the Sed-Gyued institute of Buddhist studies would like to offer Teng -Shui as on the behalf of our monastery we do have asked permission from His Holiness Dalai Lama officially and they do accept our proposal to sponsors  and let us told to jointly Work with those sponsorship of the occasions. We feel really happy to got  such an auspicious occasions to sponsorship to the Long Life of His Holiness.

At the same time, getting such opportunity we all the monks from Sed-Gyued monastery would like to offer prayer for Three Jewellers.Beings the Buddhist, His Holiness Dalai Lama is the only light in the present world of Buddhist religion and also offer all the different sects of religion to have harmony and unity. always to prevail peace in the world. We would like to also share to all the known peoples of our monastery please do offer prayer to His Holiness Long life and sound health.

17 Nov, 2008: Our Monastery's half-yearly Exams

Our monastery Half-yearly examination starts from 17th Nov to 22nd Nov 2008. The examination results will be declared on 24th Nov on Monday. The position holder monks will be given respective class prizes. After announcing the results, there will be one week holidays.

09 Oct, 2008: Herukapa Bhedhon Kunsel Teaching

At the monastery, H.E. Khenpo Thutop Gonpo  the Herukapa Bhadhon Kunsel to all the Monastery monks The teaching take place. The teaching was from 9th to 16th Oct 2008. All the monks along with former Abbot Sed Gyued Dorjee Chang  attend the teaching. The teaching is meant to give goodwill and sound health to H.H. The Dalai Lama along with successful talks of Tibet ongoing in China. At the same time,  peace prevails in the world.

02 Sep, 2008: Our monks and Salugara Public are taking a pledge to never worship Dhogyal

On 2nd sept,all the Tibetan people and all the monks present at the monastery made a promise on the present of H.H.The Dalai Lama,Palden Lhamo and Nechung frame not to practice “Dhogyal” and further to not associate with those persons who follow the religion.At the same time afternoon on the behalf of the monastery and T.Y.C.Salugara gave a wonderful to all the people who present during the day.

29 Aug, 2008: Monks returned to the Monastery

On the Hillside Festivals, our monks from monastery attend their festive occasion to presents the Buddhism religious practice as eight of monks went there. On the festivals, our monks present the Mandala sand painting, Cham(Lama dang)Buddhist religious teaching etc for the duration of 40 days. The main aim to participate their festivals was to preaches Buddhist religious practice and awareness of Tibetan culture and tradition to prevail peace to all the living beings. After staying the duration of 40 days we back to India and we all went to Canadian embassy but during that time,the embassy was closed on 25&26Aug so we all back to monastery at salugara.

15 Jul, 2008: To whom it may concern

The sacred Buddhist peace tour in Ontario, Canada has officially been approved to be held in HillSide festival in Guelph, Ontario. This project has been organized with hard work and dedication of Sam Baijal since 2006.

Lobsang Dorjee who is representative of Sed-Gyued Monastary  in Canada has introduced  the Monastary to Sam in 2006.Since then two of them have been planning to share the awareness of Buddhist religion through offering prayer, Tantric teaching of Buddhist philosophy, sacred dance of Tibetan(Cham) and Tibetan mandala (sand painting).

In January 2006 Dhakpa Gyalsten secretary of monastery visited Canada to discuss about the matter relating to set up Buddhism awareness.

On 17th July,2008,The Khenpo(abbot) along with seven monks of the monastery are leaving for Canada to participate in Hillside Festival in Ontario. I wish them a safe journey and successful event.

In future, if anybody needs any information regarding our monastery to organize an event or offer private prayers, you can contact us either directly in India or our Sed-Gyued Buddhist Center representative Ngodup Wangmo or Lobsang Dorjee at 77 Clissold Rd. Toronto, Ontario, M8Z 4T7 Canada, Phone 416 231 2441, 416 953 1706.

Our prayers and blessings to all our well wishers and organizers who are behind this project.

Thanking you for your continuous help and support.

Sed-Gyued Dorjee Chang Jampa Wangyal Rinpoche, Founder & President

10 Jul, 2008: Sed Gyued monks to Hillside festival Canada

"Buddhist Monks to take up residence at Hillside

by Robert Reid, Mercury news services, Canada

GUELPH: The Hillside Festival has always thought outside the box, but it's entering another dimension for its 25th anniversary.

Joining the many performers converging on the Guelph Lake Conservation Authority for the festival's milestone weekend from July 25 to 27 will be a group of Buddhist monks from a Tibetan monastery. Eight monks from the Sed-Gyued Institute of Buddhist Studies will take up residency at the festival as part of a five-week stay in Ontario, sponsored by the festival. The institute is associated directly with the Dalai Lama.

"We've been working on this for three years and we just got everything worked out," festival artistic director Sam Baijal said. Needless to say, Baijal is elated. "This is wonderful. It's a whole different thing for the festival." Baijal believes the monks' visit marks a first for a Canadian music festival. "I cautiously say this has never been done before in the country." He agrees the festival's programming has "always been all over the map."

"We've always taken a great deal of pride in our non-traditional programming." But the attendance of the monks -- two teachers and six students who are travelling outside of Tibet for the first time -- takes programming to a new level. The monks, who will have their own tent, will provide instruction in Buddhist teaching and traditional Tibetan art presentations. They will also conduct short performances on stage.

The invitation was not tied specifically to the festival's anniversary, Baijal said. "It just worked out that way. By fate it happens to coincide with our 25th anniversary."

This year's festival features such acts as Broken Social Scene, the Cowboy Junkies, the Bourbon Tabernacle Choir, Hayden, Harry Manx, Justin Rutledge and the Sadies, in addition to Stuart McLean's Vinyl Café."

06 Jul, 2008: H.H. The Dalai Lama on his 73rd Birthday

Early morning,all our monks attend at prayer hall to offer good health and good day to H.H.The Dalai Lama on his 73th Birthday.after the prayer all monks gathered and khenpo (abbot) Thupten Gonpo cuts the huge cake wishing the LONG LIFE to H.H.The Dalai Lama and distributed to all the monks. At around 9 am all the Tibetan people,school children and monks gather at Phodang to offer prayer for long life and prosperity to H.H.The Dalai Lama on his 74th Birthday.after that we all had Tibetan tea and sugar butter rice.In such way,we carry our good day with a lot of hope and good health to all the people.

LONG LIFE TO H.H. THE DALAI LAMA!

18 Jun, 2008: Religious Trips

At our monastery, well we received an invitation from the Hillside Community Festivals of Guelph, Ontario at Canada to participate to offer Buddhist teaching and Traditional Tibetan Art Presentation.So, eight of our monk includes The Khenpo Thupten Gonpo (Abbot) leaving to Canada for the purpose of Buddhist Teachings and Art Presentation at the Festivals and they are leaving on 2nd Week of July and will be return on 3rd week of August '08.

13 Jun, 2008: News

Teachers Training: Our monk Jampa Tenzing and Ringzing Ngudup were admitted in the teachers training at sara, Dharamsala.

Tibetan Medical Course: Our monk Tenzing Gonpo has been admitted in the Tibetan Medical Course at Dharamsala.

Religious Tours: H.E. Sed - Gyued Dorjee Chang T.N Jampa Wangyal Rinpoche and Rev Dakpa left for Taiwan on 15th September 2005 for enhance Buddhist Doctraine. Ven Tulku Lobsang Khedup Rinpoche and Rev. Tenzin Wangdu visited United States of America for religious activities.

Education: Our student Jampa Thokme left for Japan for his higher studies as arranged by us.

Health: We managed to send Jampa Thupten (our monk) to Spain for his treatment due to his complicated health condition.

15 May, 2008: Monastery Final Examination

Recently our monastery Final Examination starts from 5 may to 10 may.Results were also announced on 15 May.All the monks have done well their Final Examination and also the monastery have distributed the prizes to position holder of each class from grade 1 to 7.End of the function all the monks and respected Teachers have taken picture too.

From the finishing of annual examination results the summer vacation of our monastery starts from 15 May to june 31.

15 May, 2008: Sed-Gyued Institute celebrates 5th Founding Anniversary

A function was organized to celebrate the fifth foundation day of Sed-Gyued Institute of Buddhist Studies at Salugara in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal on 2nd November 2006. The day also marks the enthronement of His Eminence Thutob Gonpo Rinpoche, a former abbot of Gyued Med College as the throne holder of Sed Gyued Monastery.It was on this day five years ago in the year 2001, Nobel Peace laureate & leader of the Buddhist world His Holiness the Dalai Lama inaugurated the Sed- Gyued Institute of Buddhist Studies at Salugara.

Today, on this twin auspicious occasion, His Eminence Thutob Gonpo Rinpoche took charge as the 38th throne holder of the Sed Gyued monastery. His Eminence was appointed the abbot of Sed Gyued Monastery by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. The ceremony began at nine in the morning with offering of traditional Khada (scarf) at the portrait of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, handing over of the seal of approval of His Holiness on appointment of Thutob Gonpo Rinpoche as the throne holder of the Sed Gyued Monastery. This was followed by a speech on the significance of the day's ceremony, speeches by head of the Sed Gyued Institute of Buddhist Studies, Khen Chen Dor chang Jampa Wangyal, Tibetan Welfare Officer, Kalimpong and General Secretary of the Himalayan Buddhist Cultural Association. The function concluded with a colorful cultural program presented by Thonmi Sambhota Tibetan School, Gangtok and Himalayan Buddhist School. Approximately 800 devotees gathered to celebrate the event which ended around 1.45 in the afternoon.