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Diwakar Buddhist Academy

Diwakar Buddhist Academy is a Shedra, an institute of higher Buddhist education that offers a ten year course in philosophy. It is located on the outskirts of Kalimpong, a town in the district of Darjeeling, West Bengal. The students attend the Academy directly after elementary school which makes it comparable to an integrated high school and college.

The school employs twenty-two teachers which teach Buddhist Philosophy, Tibetan lecture and grammar, History and English. Language of instruction is mainly Tibetan and students follow the traditional curriculum of the Karma Kagyu lineage. Graduates are awarded the ancient title of Acharya which translates into a modern master.

Diwakar Buddhist Academy was founded by H.H. the 14th Shamar Rinpoche. It opened its gates for the first 30 students in 2002. It has grown enormously in the last thirteen years and now over five times as many students are studying the Dharma in Kalimpong. The first 34 students graduated in 2010 after completing a seven year program which since been extended to ten years of continuous studying.

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