TSSA | Tibet Society of South Africa

Rizong Monk Picture Gallery

Meet our Guests

The monks' first public appearance will be at the Buddha Day Celebrations, which will be held on SATURDAY 01 MAY from 14:00 - 17:00 at the Greenwood Park Shree Ranganathar Temple Hall (Greenwood Park). The day is free and open to all and includes a vegetarian meal at the end of the proceedings. As part of the programme the monks will be chanting special prayers. For further details please contact: Jerald Vedan: 031.4091398/7 (office hours)
We look forward to seeing you at these special events.....

We should feel particularly privileged that the following six monks from Rizong Monastery in Ladakh have taken time off their busy schedule at their monastery to Bless our country.
Sand Mandalas throughout South Africa will be constructed by six Tibetan Buddhist monks to celebrate His Holiness the Dalai Lama's 75th Birthday!! Click here for further details

Are you aware of the situation in Tibet?

2009 marks the 50th year since His Holiness the Dalai Lama has been in exile together with +/- 138,000 Tibetan exiles. During this time, the Tibetans have made remarkable progress establishing themselves in India with a Tibetan Parliament-in-exile as well as other essential areas, so that their unique culture is not lost because of the Chinese invasion of their country during the 1950s.

2008 highlighted Tibet in many ways because of the Chinese Government’s callous response to peaceful demonstrations in Tibet and throughout the world. The crack-down in Tibet continues unabated.

2010 - The Tibet Society of South Africa, which has been established for 15 years, will be focusing on creating a general awareness regarding the situation in Tibet. We are happy to come and give a talk based on a PowerPoint presentation if required or to show one of our many dvds.