CONTENTS
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Welcome A poem from the Abbot, Tengboche Rinpoche |
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| Harmony in Nature, a Buddhist view presented by Tengboche Rinpoche to the World Wildlife Fund | ||
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| Introduction Welcome - Tashidelek - Namaste | ||
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Buddhism An Introduction to Buddhism | |
| Monastery The Monastery's Story | ||
| The Abbot Tengboche Rinpoche | ||
| The Monks What their life is like | ||
| Education Traditional studies and retreat | ||
| Festivals Mani Rimdu and the masked dances | ||
| Nunnery Devouche Nunnery | ||
| Villages Other Monasteries in the area | ||
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| Trekking An introduction to the problems | ||
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Number of visitors | |
| Cultural impact of tourism | ||
| Ecology An overview of the Sherpas environment and culture | ||
| The Sherpas | ||
| The Environment | ||
| Climate | ||
| Forests and Flowers | ||
| Wildlife | ||
| Eco-Trek Ways of having a positive impact | ||
| Before you come | ||
| What to bring | ||
| During your trek help the economy but preserve the environment | ||
| Respect the culture, your behavior does matter and can offend | ||
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| Projects The Tengboche Development Project | ||
| Monastery Improving the facilities at the monastery | ||
| Completion of the Monastery reconstruction | ||
| Monks' Accommodation | ||
| Library and Cultural Center | ||
| Eco-Center A visitors center giving information on the environment | ||
| Water The Drinking Water Supply System | ||
| School Projects to improve the education provided at Tengboche | ||
| Classrooms | ||
| Teachers Accommodation | ||
| Plantation Helping the environment | ||
| High Altitude Medical Herbs Plantation | ||
| Reforestation | ||
| Monastery Wall | ||
| Porters Porter's Shelter | ||
| Toilets Coping with solid waste | ||
| Toilets | ||
| Rubbish | ||
| Turbine Tengboche Hydro-Power System | ||
| Telephone The Satellite Phone | ||
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| Altitude High Altitude Sickness | ||
| Questions Common questions about visiting Tengboche | ||
| Visiting the Monastery | ||
| Meeting the Abbot | ||
| The Tengboche Film | ||
| The Sacred Land Eco Center | ||
| The Shop | ||
| Where to Stay | ||
| Phoning Home | ||
| Lighting a Butter Lamp | ||
| The meaning of Om Mani Padme Hung | ||
| Recommend Reading | ||
| Donations Ways of supporting Tengboche monastery | ||
| Donations | ||
| Sponsoring a monk | ||
| Offering a ceremony | ||
| The Yeti A story of fact and fiction | ||
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| How to Help | ||
| Donations and banking connections | ||
| Volunteers | ||
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| Dedication | ||
| Acknowledgements | ||
| Dedication | ||
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