Family Day
was held at The SF Buddhist Center on Saturday May 3rd 

as a fundraiser for the ITBCI School & Orphanage in Kalimpong, India

It was a morning of family fun. 
 

Music &  Singing with Daryl & his daughter Lola  

Family Yoga led by Ann

  Walking Meditation and Buddhist Chanting for Kids & Adults led by the Sangha

 

All proceeds benefitted ITBCI ~ we raised $100!

About the ITBCI:
The Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Cultural Institute (ITBCI) was established in 1954 by the Tibetan Lama, Dhardo Rinpoche, to provide a basic education for the children of some of the poorest Tibetan families. Today more than 200 children attend the school, including 70 boarders. Most are drawn from the local Tibetan refugee population, but the school also provides places for children of other nationalities from particularly poor backgrounds. In addition to English and mathematics, the children learn Tibetan language and traditional Tibetan drawing, music, and dance. Without the extraordinary efforts of institutions like the ITBCI School in Kalimpong,  it is likely that the Tibetan language would have died out altogether.

 
About Dhardo Rinpoche:
Dhardo Rinpoche was raised and educated within the classical Tibetan monastic system.He did his Lharampa Degree (Doctor of Philosophy) at Drepung Monastery and joined Gyud-med Tantric College. In 1951 he was sent by the Government of Tibet to act as abbot of the Tibetan Monastery at Bodh Gaya, India. Then for forty years, he lived in Kalimpong, in northern India, where he founded an orphanage and school for Tibetan refugees, which he named the Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Cultural Institute (ITBCI). In addition he was the abbot of Yiga Choeling Monastery in nearby Ghoom until his death. 
 
For more information about the life of Dhardo Rinpoche, see The Wheel and the Diamond: The Life of Dhardo Tulku by Suvajra, published  by Windhorse Publications.
 
"People feel that life is short. 
Because of this, instead of working for others, they try to acquire wealth for themselves. If we live in this way we become isolated. 
Our lives become like bubbles on the surface of water. 
But people can be inspired by action. 
If they see something is happening they can start to give. 
If you work hard in the right way the effects will spread like light." 
--Dhardo Rinpoche