Sacred Earth and Healing Arts of Tibet

The Official Website of the Gaden Shartse Monastery Tours

Purpose and Objectives

of the 2008 Gaden Shartse Monastery Tours

The Gaden Shartse Monastery and tours strive to share with all people their practices and paths to inner peace of compassion.

Accomplishments of the Gaden Shartse Monastery are due largely impart to the help and generosity of those who support the tours.  

The monks of Gaden Shartse are deeply grateful to their friends in the West who have given their time, effort, and homes to make the tours possible.

Funds donated by hosts of previous tours have supported:

1.    Teachers' Salaries

2.    The Purchase of Textbooks and Education Material for the Monks

3.    Costs of Feeding, Housing, Clothing the Monks

4.    Health Care and Sanitation Costs

       **(Please see the information on the new  Gaden Shartse Hospital)

5.    Maintenance and Construction of Buildings, Dormitories, Houses & Toilet

        Facilities

6.    Improvement of Soil for farm Sustainability

       (Please see the information on the  Shartse Farm

The 84 acres of farmland leased by the Monastery currently produces non‑irrigated rice. This rice, not suitable for human consumption, is sold very cheaply and is used as cattle feed. The land could be much better put to use with more viable crops, such as fruit trees and animal fodder.

This, however, will require the installation of bore wells, tanks, drip systems, fencing, barns, cows (for the production of fertilizer) and permanent care takers.

A pilot project for 10 acres will require $70,000

but will lead to greater self‑sufficiency for the Monastery in the long‑term. These are the primary goals of the monastery tours. Your advice and constructive suggestions are welcomed. The Monastery has a number of guestrooms and visitor's are always welcome providing one has the necessary papers required by the Indian government.

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We look forward to seeing you on the tour and also to your future visits with us at Gaden Shartse.

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