Bylakuppe

At the end of March, we stayed for 3 days at Bylakuppe, a Tibetan settlement near Mysore.  It was an amazing opportunity to learn about and experience Tibetan Buddhism and the plight of Tibetan refugees in India.  The community had a similar feel to Dharamsala, where Monique and I spent a wonderful week about 12 years ago.  The girls enjoyed watching the monks chant and visiting with students at the community's school.  We even celebrated Passover while we were there.  It was interesting to note this similarities between the Jews exodus from Egypt and the Tibetans exodus from Tibet.

Our host, Tenzin's family (and our fellow faculty Larkspur and Ethan)












Tibetan Monks outlining a sand mandala

Pema showing off the Buddha in the Golden Temple.

Celebrating Passover!