On December 13th, 2004, the monastic community of Tsechen Damchos Ling were very pleased to receive an inspection visit from Ms. Anna-Kaisa Hekkinen, Attache of the Finland Embassy, who had come to review the progress of the construction work on the new monastic hostel accommodation funded by the Finland Embassy.
Building work on the new hostel accommodation making great progress:
Thanks to the great kindness of the Embassy of Finland, New Delhi,
work continues on the new hostel accommodation for the monks. After
delays in the summer caused by the heavy monsoon, and a lorry
drivers' strike, great progress is now being made with the new
building. Please view our slideshow
to see the latest photos of the new construction.
Building work starts on the site of the new hostel accommodation for the monks:
Following
blessing ceremonies on the 29th May 2004, work has started to clear
the ground and excavate the foundations at the site of the new hostel
for the monks. This has been made possible by a generous grant from
the Finland Embassy, New Delhi.
Reincarnation
of Ven Jampa Rinpoche: 
This May, 2004, HH Sakya Trizin has announced the reincarnation of Ven Jampa Rinpoche. Ven Jampa was a highly realized Lama who led the monastic community at Tsechen Damchos Ling from their escape from Tibet into exile in 1959 until his death in 1989.
June
2003 - new
novice monks join the monastery:
The monastic community has recently been joined by new arrivals from Purang in Tibet, and from the Himalaya region on the north Indian border with Nepal. The new monks are now settling into their new home, and are adapting well to the very different surroundings of south India.
Obituary:
We are very sad to announce the death on 15th December 2002 of Thupten Sangpo, a young novice monk at the monastery. His tragic death has been a great blow and shock to all the Tibetans living in Mundgod.
New water supply:
On 28th. October a borewell was successfully drilled on the site of the planned new monastic building, providing 3500 gallons of water per hour.
Having a reliable supply of clean water has solved one of the monastery's greatest problems. To extract the water, a 6" bore was drilled to a depth of 257 feet underground.
The cost of this was about $550.
Now the monks need to get official permission for electrical installations, purchase a submersible water pump, and pay for installation of the electricity supply. This will all cost around $700.
Fundraising efforts:
The senior monks met on the 7th. and 14th. of October 2002 to review progress on the plan to rebuild the monastery. In view of the urgency needed to replace the present unsafe structure, they have decided to design a simpler, cheaper replacement.
Financially, a very large amount still needs to be raised. To help achieve this, the six senior monks will be undertaking a fundraising journey. They will travel in pairs in three different directions all over India. Two will go to Nepal, two will go to Dharamsala, Delhi and Dehra Dun, while two will go to Gangtok, Kalimpong, Darjeeling and Shilong. During these journeys they will visit Tibetan monasteries and settlements to appeal for donations. They will all gather in Bodh Gaya on 3rd. January 2003 where HH Dalai Lama will be giving teachings and empowerments on Kalachakra.
Obituary:
We are very sad to announce the death of Ven. Tsewang Norbu, who served for many years as Head of Religious Affairs at the monastery.
Ven. Tsewang Norbu has dedicated his life to the monastery and the local community, and his loss is keenly felt by all those who knew him.
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