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Sakya College
Sakya College is an institute of traditional Buddhist philosophical and scriptural studies where the ideal of Buddhist monasticism and rigorous scholarship are cultivated simultaneously. The college was established in 1972 by His Holiness the 41st Sakya Gongma Trichen Rinpoche and principal abbot the late Khenchen Appey Rinpoche. Sakya college is the first & oldest Tibetan monastic institute of higher learning of its kind in both India and Nepal.
The main subjects of teaching and study at the college are the basic Buddhist scriptures of India in their Tibetan translations. Special emphasis is also laid on the commentarial and scholastic traditions of the Sakya School of Tibetan Buddhism. The purpose of the school is to transmit these traditions of learning to the next generations, thus training the Sakya teachers of the future.
Students come to Sakya College from various Sakya-pa monasteries in various countries. They are expected to study at the college for seven to thirteen years dedicating their time to the study and contemplation of the essential scholastic texts along with various other branches of study such as ritual, grammar, English, translation, and so forth. Graduates of the monastic college are in great demand to serve as teachers in monasteries in India and Nepal, as well as dharma centers in countries abroad.
The college is now in the forty-eighth year of its existence. Having contributed greatly to the cause of Dharma, most especially in the furthering and dissemination of the knowledge and religious experience of the great Sakyapa masters and text, the college looks forward to further resolve under the continued auspices of their Holinesses and guidance of the entrusted Khenpos."
Sachen Foundation is proud to offer its support in the educational needs of the 110 monastic students that are enrolled in Sakya College. The grant will help provide both direct and indirect monetary support for the four basic necessities of food, clothing, shelter, and medicine such as: maintaining facilities for the education of the scholar monks, providing assistance towards room and board for both students and teachers, and ensuring the medical and mental well-being of the scholars.
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