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Spiritual and Charity Activities at MIMC
 | MIMC offers both residential and non-residential meditation instruction. 10-Day Vipassana courses are regularly offered. Zen and Tibetan Buddhism are taught when appropriate teachers are available. Outside course times guest meditators are most welcome to develop their own practice. |
| Fully equipped and staffed free hospital |
| Doctors trained in both western and traditional Ladakhi medicine |
| Health education and awareness programs |
| Free eye, dental, and acupuncture treatment camps |
| Free boarding, lodging, health care, moral, secular and religious education to the poor
and deprived children of remote Ladakh villages |
| Mahabodhi Branch School in the village of Temisgam |
| Sponsorship for poor children and those pursuing higher studies outside Ladakh |
| Provides a caring environment with food, clothing, lodging, and medical attention for homeless, destitute, or disabled senior citizens as well as younger special needs individuals |
| Provides spiritual and secular education to resident nuns in a monastic environment. The nuns study under a qualified “Geshe” (teacher of Tibetan Buddhism). Younger nuns complete their schooling first at the Mahabodhi Residential School while living at the nunnery |
| Women’s Literacy Program for adult women in villages |
| Distribution of winter clothing, sunglasses and stationery to the poor in remote
villages |
| Small scale monetary assistance for emergency needs |
| Donate-One-Meal Program |
The Ladakh Project and Desert Development
Our goal to create an oasis in the more than 150 acre desert at Devachan is slowly being accomplished, with 50,000 trees already planted. Limited water supply has always presented our gravest problem. Our plans for a “green Mahabodhi” got a big boost in 2001 with the commencement of “The Ladakh Project.” A team of Austrian engineers in renewable energy projects came to Mahabodhi to develop a comprehensive plan for energy, water and waste management needs. Solar electricity and solar generating heating systems for the Hospital and Girls’ hostel will be online for winter 2002. The Ladakh Project team has determined that pumping water from a source near the Indus River will provide the best long term solution for our water needs. But for this we will need to secure a grant of up to US $200,000. An ambitious project for us but it will serve approximately 500 children, 100 adults, and 150 acres of thirsty desert land.
Other Spiritual Services and Charity Programs
| Mahabodhi Prince Mahidol Dharma Library and Bookstore
 | Extensive collection of books to enable in-depth study of the Buddha Dharma |
| Reference facility for authentic Pali, Tibetan and other canonical texts |
| Research facility for studies in Buddhism and comparative religion |
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| Promotion of Interfaith Harmony
| MIMC regularly hosts events which promote understanding between the religions now represented in Ladakh: Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and Sikh.
A chapter of the International Association for Religious Freedom (IARF) was formally inaugurated in Dec. 2001. Heads of all religions joined the conference and planned events to impart teachings of tolerance and harmony to the youth of Ladakh.
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