Dzongkar Choede monastery was razed to the ground and monks had to escape. Of the original 600 monks of the monastic community of Zongkar Choede before the destruction, less than 5% survived to tell the tale. A decade and a half elapsed in this historical twilight to alive in exile. Reconstruction began in the lush green forests and farmlands of coastal South India near the Arabian Sea in 1972 under the auspices of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the Government of India. Mud and bamboo thatches became living quarters, community kitchens and prayer halls for the new Zongkar Choede in exile.
GUTHOR CHAM DANCE
Opening ceremony for the new classroom building at Zongchoe Secondary School
summer retreat
Half yearly exam 2024
Summer Retreat 2024
JOWO WATI SANGPO NAMTHAR OPENING CEREMONY
his holiness kindly opened the volume of A Bouquet of White Lotus;
The esteemed researcher and editor of Pekar Chunpo—an ancient manuscript collection of Jowo Wati Sangpo