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Closure of the Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Cultural Institute (ITBCI) School

By Sadayasihi on Tue, 30 Nov, 2021 - 16:32

Closure of the Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Cultural Institute (ITBCI) School

By Sadayasihi on Tue, 30 Nov, 2021 - 16:32

The Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Cultural Institute (ITBCI) school is closing its doors with a finale event today. In February 2021 the school’s trustees made the decision to close later in the year, and now that day has come.

The Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Cultural Institute (ITBCI) School was established in Kalimpong in 1954 by the late Dhardo Rimpoche, one of Sangharakshita’s main teachers. The school was originally set up in order to provide free education for the children of the poorest...

Brev från förra rektorn om framtiden för ITBCI-skolan

By Viryabodhi on Thu, 24 Jun, 2021 - 14:34

Brev från förra rektorn om framtiden för ITBCI-skolan

By Viryabodhi on Thu, 24 Jun, 2021 - 14:34

Hej vänner,
Det var ett tag sedan jag skrev här. I början av juni fick jag brev från skolans förra rektor, Jampel Khalden, som lite berättade om vad som kommer att hända framöver när skolan stänger vid årets slut. Här är också några foton jag fick tidigare i våras, från en väldigt tom skola…

Den tors 10 juni 2021 kl 08:03 skrev itbci school <itbcischool [at] yahoo.in>:

Dear Viryabodhi,

We finally decided to run the school December 2021. However...

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An Update on the Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Cultural Institute (ITBCI School)

By Sadayasihi on Wed, 24 Feb, 2021 - 09:57

An Update on the Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Cultural Institute (ITBCI School)

By Sadayasihi on Wed, 24 Feb, 2021 - 09:57

The Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Cultural Institute (ITBCI) School was established 67 years ago by the previous Dhardo Rimpoche, one of Sangharakshita’s main teachers, to protect Tibetan and Himalayan Art and Culture. In late December 2020 Karuna Trust, who funds 60% of the school’s overall budget, was informed that the Trustees of the ITBCI in Kalimpong, which is now led by the new Dhardo Rimpoche, had made the decision to close the school in December 2021.

Rimpoche, who had previously...