The Institute’s spiritual center serves as a focus for the community’s many religious activities. Plans for this special area include a monastery, nunnery , retreat center, medical clinic and dormitory to provide a comprhenensive spiritual education for future Sakya Lamas including "Rime" (non-sectarian) and aspiring monks and nuns. Plans also envision a public library and a museum to preserve and disseminate religious and historically significant publications and to preserve an accurate understanding of Tibet’s past.

Sakya Heritage Foundation Delhi, India

Global Dharma Partnership Objectives

• Create an exemplary Sakya Monastery in New Delhi to:

• Educate future Sakya and Rime (non-sectarian) Lamas, monks, nuns, and leaders

• Assure the continuation of the unbroken Sakya-Khon lineage and transmission of the Lord Buddha’s teachings

• Create an exemplary Retreat Center

• Create a central Sakya Monastery for monks and nuns

• Serve as a residence for the Sakya family

• Position the Sakya Monastery as the “Nalanda” of Tibetan Buddhist Monasteries providing a “Total Quality” spiritual education for Sakya Lamas