Did you know that Pre-Classical yoga originated over 5000 years ago in Northern India, not far from Ladakh? Last week, in honor of International Yoga Day, yoga expert Ms. Tsering Yangchen led the Siddhartha Students in a yoga demonstration.
The Siddhartha School Partnership is dedicated to providing the youth of Ladakh, India, with a modern, well-rounded education that recognizes the importance of culture and heritage.
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Yesterday, thousands of people lined W. 57th St. in Manhattan to welcome His Holiness the Dalai Lama arriving at his hotel. It was a huge turnout with #siddharthaschoolpartnership staff in attendance. His Holiness will be undergoing knee surgery later this week and is expected to make a full recovery.
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The Siddhartha School Partnership is dedicated to providing the youth of Ladakh, India, with a modern, well-rounded education that recognizes the importance of culture and heritage.
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Our youngest learners, hard at work completing their last art exam of the season!
The Siddhartha School Partnership is dedicated to providing the youth of Ladakh, India, with a modern, well-rounded education that recognizes the importance of culture and heritage.
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💗 We're Honoring All Fathers Today! 💗 Our Siddhartha School family sends your family wishes for a wonderful day spent together. Photo: Khensur Rinpoche with the kindergarten class and teachers on a day tour at Shanti Stupa. #siddharthaschoolpartnership#siddharthaschoolstok
Sending wishes for an auspicious and most wonderful Buddha Purnima!
According to most Buddhist schools, this celebration is held on the full moon of the fourth month of every year. Depending on the tradition, it can be called Vesak Day, Saka Dawa, or Buddha Purnima. The celebration honors the three pivotal events in the Buddha's life: birth, enlightenment, and death. It's said that karma around meritorious actions is multiplied.
Drawing by Siddhartha student Tsewang Tonchen.
Recently, the Siddhartha School celebrated Bhoti (sometimes spelled Bodhi) Language Day. Bhoti is Ladakh’s native tongue, which some say is a dying and lost language. In keeping with our mission to give the children of Ladakh, India, access to a rich, thoroughly modern education that is in harmony with their Himalayan heritage and their culture, the school-wide day was dedicated to Ladakhi traditions. Here are the wildly beautiful photos captured by the school's secretary, Mr. Tsering Angchuk, who provided the following captions.
Photo 1:
A girl wears a traditional dress from the Zanskar region, a southwestern area of Ladakh in the Kangril district.
Photo 2: A student wears his phogos and a belt containing cutlery blades, a slingshot, and other multi-use tools. This belt is mainly carried by nomads and herders.
Photo 3: Above, a fifth-grade girl in traditional dress is carrying a tsepo, a multi-use basket made from weeds and willow sticks.
The Siddhartha School Partnership is dedicated to providing the youth of Ladakh, India, with a modern, well-rounded education that recognizes the importance of culture and heritage.
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