Welcome to the Ngari Institute, where education and cultural preservation meet.
Our campus provides housing, education, and traditional knowledge to youth experiencing economic hardship and to parentless children. Our campus includes a youth hostel, classrooms, library, Buddhist temple, and guest cottages.
The institute was founded for the people of Saboo, Ladakh, and the surrounding rural areas. Saboo is a small village in the Himalayan mountains overlooking the Indus River valley. We promote community development and preservation of culture and traditional knowledge.
The institute was founded for the people of Saboo, Ladakh, and the surrounding rural areas. Saboo is a small village in the Himalayan mountains overlooking the Indus River valley. We promote community development and preservation of culture and traditional knowledge.
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CULTURAL PRESERVATIONbUDDHIST PHILOSOPHYPractitioners and travelers can arrange a retreat or stay in the institute’s guesthouse in Ladakh. In line with President Geshe Tsewang Dorje’s vision to disseminate love and compassion and to teach Buddhist philosophy, we offer Buddhist teachings to our supporters around the world. We also visit our supporters’ countries to give teachings through our mandala tours.
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preserving traditional knowledge means teaching the value of WISDOM AND COMPASSIONThere is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness. Calm mind brings inner strength and self-confidence, so that’s very important for good health. Be kind whenever possible.
—HH the 14th Dalai Lama |
about the region
Ladakh: the land of passes
Ladakh, the Land of Passes, sits between the Karakoram and Himalayan Mountains in northernmost India. Because this high-desert region runs along India’s contested borders with Pakistan and China, it was closed to tourists until 1974. It was part of Jammu and Kashmir State from 1947 until 2019, when the Indian parliament created the Union Territory of Ladakh. It is divided into Kargil and Leh Districts; Ngari Institute is in Leh District, near Leh Town, Ladakh’s capital.
Leh Town lies along the Indus River, at an elevation of 11,562 feet (3,524 meters). It is surrounded by mountains averaging 19,700 feet (6,000 meters), and family farms are irrigated by poplar-lined canals channeling mountain snowmelt. Leh was a terminus for Silk Road caravans, and its palace was the former home of the Kingdom of Ladakh’s royal family. Today, its 31,000 inhabitants are predominantly Buddhist (77%), although Muslims (14%) and Hindus (8%) live there, as well as Tibetan refugees. Agriculture is an important economic sector, but the tourist trade has become the dominant industry. Few tourists visit during the extremely cold winters, when many roads are closed; high season is June to September. Leh is a starting point for visiting ancient Tibetan Buddhist monasteries and starkly beautiful mountains, valleys, and lakes.
Leh Town lies along the Indus River, at an elevation of 11,562 feet (3,524 meters). It is surrounded by mountains averaging 19,700 feet (6,000 meters), and family farms are irrigated by poplar-lined canals channeling mountain snowmelt. Leh was a terminus for Silk Road caravans, and its palace was the former home of the Kingdom of Ladakh’s royal family. Today, its 31,000 inhabitants are predominantly Buddhist (77%), although Muslims (14%) and Hindus (8%) live there, as well as Tibetan refugees. Agriculture is an important economic sector, but the tourist trade has become the dominant industry. Few tourists visit during the extremely cold winters, when many roads are closed; high season is June to September. Leh is a starting point for visiting ancient Tibetan Buddhist monasteries and starkly beautiful mountains, valleys, and lakes.
At Ngari institute, we BELIEVE
"Having a smart brain is not enough, we also need a warm heart."
--His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama
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Ngari Institute of Buddhist Dialectics
Saboo Model Village, Leh, Ladakh Union Territory of India 194101 [email protected] Phone: +91-9797849183 |