Located in the provence of Himachal Pradesh in the foothills of the Himalayas, Menri Monastery is vulnerable to destruction resulting from monsoons and other natural disasters. Although great care is taken to construct solid structures on the monastery campus, buildings can be subject to damage resulting from landslides. The most recent of these has occurred at the construction site for a new temple that will serve as a center for prayer and meditation to accommodate the increasing number of visitors to Dolanji. Funding is urgently needed to replace construction equipment to address these accidents of nature.
With the completion of the new Tibetan Yungdrung Bon Library--a central repository for Bon texts, literature, and general studies--the Zhang-Bod Documentation Center has been created to preserve Bon traditions in recordings, photographs, films, videos, and CDs
that document ancient and current Bon practices, teachings, ceremonies, and rituals. The Center has collected thousands of recordings including speeches and teachings of H.H. Menri Trizin 33rd, H.E. Lopon Tenzin Namdak, and other eminent Bon teachers, precious film footage
of H.H.Menri Trizin's visits to Tibet and other historical events. However, without the equipment and resources necessary to edit, duplicate, back up, preserve, and protect these invaluable records, the images and voices are vulnerable to damage and loss.
Your support will help equip the Center's Media and Archive Room, Video Room, and Audio Visual Storage Room and train the monks in archival skills.
Please help, because without this Center Bon traditions cannot be preserved and protected for future generations.
Redna Menling Nuns Dormitory:
A "Make Room Project"
Monastaries have always been the traditional centers of education and culture in Tibetan society. This is especially true today in Dolanji, India, where the Menri Bon Monastery and its sister institution, Redna Menling Nunnery, actively preserve Bon culture and
religion through education, prayer, study, and practice. The Bon Foundation's
Make Room Project was initiated in 2006 at the request of His Holiness Menri Trizin to accommodate the steady influx of monks and nuns from Tibet, Nepal, and other borderlands. It is generally felt that impact of women in monastic life is critical to the future of Bon.
Our
Make Room Project to complete the Monk's dormitory was successful, but because of landslides, an unexpected requirement for a retaining wall, and the arrival of additional nuns, funding is needed to complete the Nuns Dormitory. Rooms in the dormitory will have indoor plumbing and will be shared by two nuns.
The girls and women who come to Redna Menling are committed to their spiritual lives and to furthering their educations. Some will become adepts in their practice, and others future leaders in Bon education and monastic life.
$22,000 is needed to complete the Nuns Dormitory. Please help this important project in any way you can.
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