We share with you the news that on Wednesday 4 October 2023 at 9am, the presentation of the Monastery project will be held at Multipurpose Hall of the Municipality of Santa Luce (IP).
The following will be present and speak: Eugenio Giani, President of the Tuscany Region, Massimiliano Angori, President of the Province of Pisa, Giamila Carli, Mayor of the Municipality of Santa Luce, Antonio Mazzeo, President of the Regional Council of Tuscany, Khen Rinpoche Geshe Thubten Chonyi, Abbot Kopan Monastery, Nepal and Lhungtok Choekhorling, Pomaia of Holy Light, Fri. Massimo Stordi, President of the Sangha Onlus Association and Gino Zavanella, Designer Architect, GAU Arena.
Inspired by the vision of Gheshe Ciampa Ghiatso, it will be the first monastery of the Tibetan tradition in Italy and the first monastery built from scratch. The architecture will be sensitive to both ancient traditions and the landscape context and will follow a path of eco-sustainability, thus guaranteeing a low environmental impact, energy and resource savings.
A place where monks and nuns will be able to live in accordance with the discipline and ethics taught by Buddha Sakyamuni, to receive teachings, study, progress in practice and keep the Buddhist tradition alive.
Everyone will benefit from this place of meditation and prayer. In fact, the monastery will reserve some spaces for silence and spiritual advice, allowing people of different faiths to open up to dialogue and through the Contemplation Park, open to the community, a concrete contribution will be made to peace and the preservation of the environment.
As a monastic project of the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition, founded by Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa, it relies on the teaching and advice of His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama of Tibet, of Lama Zopa Rinpoche and of the Abbot of the Geshe Monastery Thubten Chonyi.
Best wishes,
the monks and nuns of the Sangha Onlus Association.
Fundraising to support the project was officially launched on 13 June 2023.
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