At first the students learn the techniques of proportion and drawing and the use of paints and colors. Then they work on projects and learn to execute more detailed iconography. In the final phase of study, the students learn to draw and paint mandalas and write Lantsa script. They can use the facilities of Shechen monastery for their studies, including its archive library of images, which is also housed in the art school building. The student body is drawn from the young monks of the Shechen Monastery as well as monks and lay men and women from the local community and from abroad.
Enrollment is limited in order to enable training on an individual basis.
Due to the sacred nature of this art form, those who wish to study here must have taken refuge in the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha, and consider themselves to be Buddhist. Anyone studying here must follow the proper sequence of training as defined by this tradition, and according to the teacher's assessment of an individual's progress. Enrollment is limited, which means that we cannot guarantee that there will be space to study here. We thus request that you give adequate prior notice. There is also a small incense factory from which quality Tibetan incense products can be purchased.