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Benchen Retreat Centre

The Buddha said that intellectual knowledge and meditative experience are like the two wings of a bird. One does not make much sense without the other. In order to enable the monks who finished the primary school to deepen their … Continue reading

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Benchen Shedra

In order to enable the monks to study in Buddhist Philosophy, the Buddhist University (tib. Shedra) has been established by Kyabje Sangye Nyenpa Rinpoche. Within the nine years curriculum the Buddhist sciences are not only being comprehended intellectually but also practiced … Continue reading

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Benchen Free Clinic

The Benchen Free Clinic was founded in 1994. The clinic supplies the Benchen community with medical treatment but furthermore provides free medical care to the local people who are stricken by grinding poverty. Every person, who is not able to … Continue reading

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