Welcome to a 12 minute movie about Bodh Gaya and the Pragya Vihar School.

There is a bigger version of this movie if you have a fast connection.
Those of you who speak English as a second language might be interested
in seeing the entire script of the movie. You can do that by clicking here.

Bodh Gaya is the place where the Buddha attained his full awakening. These days it is also a major center for Buddhist pilgrims and the site of the Pragya Vihar school.

An earlier version of this movie was made in 2004. In 2008 I updated it with new still pictures of the school. The information in the movie is still timely. However, these days the school has not 450, but 560 students and classes now continue up to class 10.

Threre is also a photo gallery of the pictures I took at the school in 2007. The pictures are available at small and big resolutions. You are welcome to use these pictures in any way that you like, just so any profits from the sale or use of these pictures go to the Pragya Vihar School. I also took pictures of beggars when I was in Bodh Gaya that can also be used to help the poor of Bodh Gaya.

If you're interested in donating, there are many ways that you can do so.

Australia

Please visit this web site:
 www.dharma.org.au/bd

INDIA

Pragya Vihar School
c/o Lord Abbot
Burmese Vihara
Bodh Gaya
Bihar, 824231
India.

Switzerland:

Felix Helg
 felix.helg@email.ch

Funds can be transferred to this bank account:

Postkonto: 85-1911-4
Schule Bodhgaya, Felix Helg
CH-8500 Frauenfeld
Switzerland

United Kingdom

For further information about the school:

Christopher Titmuss
7 Denys Road Totnes
Devon TQ9 5TJ England

christopher@insightmeditation.org

www.insightmeditation.org

To transfer donations
direct to the school's
bank account in England:

Pragya Vihar School
Account number 94580049
Sort Code 60 21 48
National Westminster Bank
9 Fore Street
Totnes
Devon, TQ9 5DB
England

People can post a donation in the form of a cheque in any currency to Christopher Titmuss to his home address (above). Please make the cheque payable to the Pragya Vihar School. Christopher will pay the cheque into the school account or donors can transfer money directly to the school account from their bank.

United States of America

One World Children's Fund
https://secure.groundspring.org/dn/index.php?aid=8637 and select Prajna Vihar School.
Donations using this fund are generally tax-deductible in the US.

From other places:

funds can be sent or transferred to accounts in any of the countries above. International cheques are easier to process when made out in the currency of the receiving country.