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OUR SCHOOL OF LEADERSHIP VISIONThe IBA's School of Leadership trains talented graduates of monastic philosophy colleges to become text translators, oral translators, administrators and teachers. Our three-year program focusses on language courses in English and Chinese, along with computer literacy and translation classes, and additional courses in Sanskrit, Spanish, administrative methods, and leadership effectiveness.
Our specific aim is to prepare many of these scholars for leadership roles within their own monastic communities, while those with the keenest aptitude for text translation will receive opportunities to apprentice within IBA's Translation and Publishing Department.
This School of Leadership program is intended to work in tandem with our School of Translation Intensive Program training courses for international scholars. We foresee that teams of translators drawn from both our Schools will form the working foundation of our Translation Department.
Under the guidance of our experienced Khenpos and distinguished guest scholars, our translation teams will endeavour to make the Buddha-dharma more widely available in non-Tibetan languages, through translation into English, Chinese and Spanish.
We hope that our efforts will also enhance the vitality of the international community of Buddhist scholars (of which IBA is part) with significant numbers of new translators and scholars who are deeply rooted in the authentic Buddhadharma, and who moreover, have the communications skills to help in its transmission.
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Individual IBA supporters from the United States, Switzerland, Canada, France, Taiwan, Germany, Chile, Singapore and the Netherlands have generously sponsored the living costs of our monk scholars. Many of the sponsored students are writing or e-mailing in English with their sponsors, strengthening Dharma friendships that are beneficial for each participant.
We are delighted to be able to say that we now have full living-cost sponsorship for all 30 of our hard-working monk scholars!!
We have also welcomed the generous sponsorship of 6 laptop computers (three in English and three configured in Chinese) for our monk-scholars' computer literacy classes, and we have received some very much appreciated donations which have allowed us to give a modest allowance every month to each monk for their personal care and toiletry items.
For information on donating to our fund for monthly allowances: Scroll to the bottom of this page. |
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A recent Health fund-raising initiative to cover necessary medical costs for some of our SOL students, has been very successful! We have raised money for first-aid supplies, cough, 'flu and cold remedies, as well as some of the needed vitamins and supplements for our scholars, Khenpos and senior monk staff as well.
(If you or anyone you know is travelling to Nepal, or planning to study at IBA, it would be very helpful to us to receive multivitamin/minerals for our SOL students and senior monk staff, since multivitamins are unavailable here !)
We have also covered Hepatitis treatment costs for four of our scholars. Hepatitis B is frequently found monasteries, spread through sharing head-shaving razors, through blood contact from sports injuries, and from contaminated dental instruments in primitive dental clinics. We have conducted awareness sessions to prevent future health problems and have earmarked some of the Health Fund resources for Hepatitis B testing and inocculation for both our SOL students and our staff. |
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Resources Needed by Our Monk Scholars |
Many of our SOL scholars come from Tibet: many from Kham and some from Sakya, as well as those from remote areas like Upper Mustang and Ladakh. They often have no access to their families' support.
Despite the hardships they have endured to be able to dedicate their lives, for decades, solely to the study and transmission of the Buddhadharma, they have succeeded in cultivating their potential, for the ultimate benefit of others.
They find themselves in this modern world, as adults who have few material resources but who are vastly rich in learning, self-discipline and the strong desire to serve. They need to learn to use the tools of modern communication. They are ready, with the help of friends with faith and resources, for the next step.
Some of our SOL students have already received help from their sponsors or from relatives who have immigrated to Europe or America, to purchase their own laptop computers. Some students have gone without new winter clothing, wearing torn and faded coats so they could use money donated to them for clothing towards their savings for the purchase of a small lap-top or net-book instead.
If you wish to donate the funds for a monk scholar to purchase his own small laptop, we can match you up with an SOL student who will not be able, otherwise, to have this necessary tool for translation and communication.
For information on sponsoring a net-book or laptop : Scroll to the bottom of this page |
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Your Prayer Requests and Puja Sponsorships |
Our monk scholars assemble every morning for their group prayer session, taking the time to align their motivations with the very highest goal, for the sake of all others, and to offer prayers for the benefit of their sponsors, their teachers, and all who request us to pray on their behalf.
We receive regular requests from sponsors to pray for their health or for the well-being of family members during times of crisis.
Local sponsors choose IBA for these prayer requests because of the enhanced effectiveness of having the pujas and prayers performed by mature monks who are skilled in visualization and who are able to
perform the rituals properly, with an understanding of the philosophical basis of the ceremonies, rather than
merely as recitations.
We invite you to sponsor pujas for yourself or for family and friends who need spiritual support.
Please contact us for information on the specific puja you would like to sponsor and for suggested donations
for this helpful service.
Please use our form e-mail for this purpose:
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Our volunteer School of Leadership teachers are making a truly immense personal contribution to the success of our program by donating their time and skills. They have dedicated themselves to becoming resources for our Tibetan scholars far beyond a nine-to five commitment; becoming mentors and friends as well as learning from their students. The teachers live here with the staff and students, as a part of the IBA family, but are responsible for their own living costs above and beyond the meals and accommodations we offer.
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In order to assist our teachers to be free to offer us their skills year-round, we are appealing to potential donors to offer some support for them. We are aiming to find 8 sponsors of a monthly $55. US stipend for each of our 8 SOL teachers, for every month of our 8 month academic year (Total of $440. per teacher / year)
From those who are unable to make a monthly commitment, but who wish to make sure our teachers can afford to stay for a full year of volunteer work, we ask for a one-time donation to a fund to help with the costs associated with their long-term visa permits. In order to stay more than five months, our teachers need to pay for courses at a local university to qualify for an annual student visa.
These visa costs, along with the associated tuition fees, amount to around $1000. US per teacher per year, and it is a struggle for them to bear this cost during a time when they have no earnings. Any amount at all which you can offer to help us help them to meet this expense will have far-reaching results.
Retaining our wonderful teachers here to complete a full academic year or more of their donated time and skills, means keeping the stability and continuing mentorship that is so vital for the uninterrupted progress of their students.
For information on sponsorships and targeted donations for our: - TEACHERS' VISA COSTS
- TEACHERS' STIPENDS
- SMALL LAPTOPS FOR MONKS
- MONKS' HEALTH FUND
- MONKS' ALLOWANCES
Please use our form e-mail for this purpose. |
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For mailing checks: Pay to: International Buddhist Academy Mail to: International Buddhist Academy PO Box 23034 Kathmandu, Nepal
For bank transfer please send your payments to:
Standard Chartered Bank Nepal LTD
ACCOUNT TITLE: International Buddhist Academy
ACCOUNT NO: 18-0150150-01 PO BOX 3990, Lazimpat Branch Kathmandu, Nepal
SWIFT CODE: SCBLNPKA
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