Dharma Drum Mountain Social Welfare and Charity Foundation (DDMSWCF) said, “As some 400 little lamas and newly enrolled pupils from Nubri have become homeless due to the disaster, Khenpo Tashi Tsering Rinpoche, abbot of a local monastery (Palyul Branch) in the Tibetan Buddhist Nyingma tradition, hopes to transfer these schoolboys in need of care from adults to Ngagyur Memorial School. But right now the school needs rebuilding, including the buying of new equipment and the funding of beds and bedding for the dormitory, amounting to a total of 2.64 million NT Dollars.”

Adhering to DDM founder Master Sheng Yen’s idea of “Four Fields for Cultivating Peace: Mind, Body, Family, Activity” as the fundamental principle in providing disaster relief aid, especially for infrastructure and school facilities, DDMSWCF said, “DDM will offer full financial aid to the Ngagyur Memorial School for the rebuilding and reconstruction, in the hope that in this joint effort with MBAT we can effectively help orphans still struggling in makeshift tents return to normal life and enable them back to school soon.”