Monks Helping Earthquake Victims
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Please help our friends help others in need!! Recovery has only just begun!
While dealing with their own suffering after the horrific 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Nepal, these monks have persisted in relief efforts, both for their neighbors in the village where one of their monasteries is located, and also in the severely-affected remote region from which many of them come. The monastery complex consists of three monasteries – two in Kathmandu and one in the village of Pharphing. All of their buildings have suffered damage rendering them unsafe for habitation, but the temple adjacent to the sacred and historic Swayambunath Stupa (also known as “The Monkey Temple”), has suffered the most profound destruction. Many of the monks come from a remote region near the epicenter of the earthquake, the Rasuwa District, where villages have been completely destroyed and there have been many casualties, including among the families of these monks, some of whom are still young boys. The high lama who started and led these monasteries passed away a few years ago and his successor has yet to be found. Yet even without their beloved leader, these monks continue to take care of each other and the extended community, trusted by the locals in their efforts even when the desire and official ability of the government to offer any real assistance is held in doubt by the people.
Please help us to help them in their relief efforts and in their own recovery from the earthquake. My name is Mimi Regelson. My husband, a Tibetan refugee who is now an American citizen, worked for seven years with these monks and I met him at one of their monasteries. We have close emotional ties to these people, know them and trust them in their efforts to unselfishly help others.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Manjushri-Di-Chen-Buddhist-Learning-Center/258845024146277?fref=ts
While dealing with their own suffering after the horrific 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Nepal, these monks have persisted in relief efforts, both for their neighbors in the village where one of their monasteries is located, and also in the severely-affected remote region from which many of them come. The monastery complex consists of three monasteries – two in Kathmandu and one in the village of Pharphing. All of their buildings have suffered damage rendering them unsafe for habitation, but the temple adjacent to the sacred and historic Swayambunath Stupa (also known as “The Monkey Temple”), has suffered the most profound destruction. Many of the monks come from a remote region near the epicenter of the earthquake, the Rasuwa District, where villages have been completely destroyed and there have been many casualties, including among the families of these monks, some of whom are still young boys. The high lama who started and led these monasteries passed away a few years ago and his successor has yet to be found. Yet even without their beloved leader, these monks continue to take care of each other and the extended community, trusted by the locals in their efforts even when the desire and official ability of the government to offer any real assistance is held in doubt by the people.
Please help us to help them in their relief efforts and in their own recovery from the earthquake. My name is Mimi Regelson. My husband, a Tibetan refugee who is now an American citizen, worked for seven years with these monks and I met him at one of their monasteries. We have close emotional ties to these people, know them and trust them in their efforts to unselfishly help others.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Manjushri-Di-Chen-Buddhist-Learning-Center/258845024146277?fref=ts
Organizer
Mimi Regelson
Organizer
Richmond, VA
