Sed-Gyued Monastery - Organisation

Sed-Gyued Institute of Buddhist Studies is a Government Registered Organisation (N.G.O.) registered under Government of West Bengal Societies Registration Act 1961 (Registration No, S/IL-27497 of 2004-2005 dated 21 February 2005).

Membership

Admission

The signatories to the memorandum of Associations and the office bearers of the Governing Body of the society shall be first members of the Society.

The Governing Body may admit to membership any person of any caste, creed or sex who has attained the age of eighteen years and agreed in writing to be bound by the Memorandum of Association and regulations of the Society and who in the opinion of the Governing Body will be interested in advancement of the objects of the Society.

Be it noted here that the power to admit members is the sole and absolute power of the Governing Body and the Governing Body may refuse to admit any person as a member without assigning any reason therefore.

Types of Members

Honorary members : Any person whose connection with the society is deemed to be useful, may with the consent of such person be elected as Honorary member of the society. Such members shall not, however, be eligible to be member of the Governing Body nor shall be entitled to vote in any meeting.

Ordinary members : Any person, qualified to be a member and paying prescribed ordinary membership fee may be admitted as ordinary members of the Society.

Governing Body

There shall be a Governing Body consisting of not less than 7 members. The Office bearers of G. B. shall comprise of president, Vice-presidents, Secretary, Assistant Secretary, Treasurer and other Committee members. The office bearers and other Committee members shall be elected at the Annual General Meeting.

The resignation and removal of the G. B. members shall be dealt with as has been prescribed as in the case of other members noted herein before.

The term of office of the G. B. shall ordinarily be one years, unless it is dissolved/ terminated early under unforeseen circumstances. After election, the old Governing Body will continue to function till the new Body takes over charge which shall under no circumstances be more than 30 days from the date of election.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama on Sed-Gyued Monastery

"Sed-Gyued Monastery, Salugara, is the main seat of the Sed-Gyued lineage or whispered lineage. Whispered lineage is a secret teaching transmitted only to the closest disciple through direct communication with their root teacher or meditational deity ... It is because of the unbroken secret teachings of Sed-Gyued lineage and commentaries that the Tibetan secret Mahayana practice is intact today ... The purpose of Sed-Gyued Monastery is to preserve and promote the unique tantric study, practice, experiences and culture of this lineage, as well as the subsequent lineage holders and Sed-Gyued masters ... I appreciate and admire Sed-Gyued Dorjee Chang Jampa Wangyal Rinpoche for his tireless effort to preserve the Sed-Gyued tradition. I wish and pray for the better establishment and further development of Sed-Gyued Monastery.”

29th September 1999, Gyued-Med Tantric University, Hunsur, India