Buddha's Smile School

My wife, Gita and I had the pleasure of meeting Sukhdev and Rajan during our recent visit to Varanasi. They were kind enough to guide us in the prayers that we had to perform for my son’s final rites before his ashes were immersed in the holy Ganges. In fact, they took time to be [...]

Thank you for donating two special meals for each of the 200 children, in the name of your beloved son. You can see their smiling faces as they enjoy the hot meal you have provided. Rajan wanted me to add that she is greatful to God for the giving of this beautiful gift and that [...]

Dear John, I’m writing to you as a friend of Rajan and Sukhdev. Rajan said you were helping them with the Buddha’s Smile School website and asked me to take some photos of the children and teachers and send them to you; she thought you’d like to use some of them on the site. Kimberly [...]

Alfredo Cardenas and Anel Suarez recently visited BSS and made this wonderful video that I am sure will help Buddha’s Smile School a lot. I’ve also sent the movie to Karen from Amistad International and she has passed it on to some of her donors. Amistad International is a US based charity that has been [...]

Sally-Ann and Tony came to Sarnath recently for the Dalai Lama’s teachings. Now the younger kids at Buddha’s Smile School can enjoy two wonderful new indoor games thanks to their generosity. A new yellow car and a red and blue seesaw — what fun!! Rajan says the kids are really enjoying playing on them. See [...]

It takes money and a lot of organising to sort out the sizes and then buy 200 pair of shoes and socks for the kids at Buddha’s Smile School. This year two people with loving hearts — Sandrine who lives in Spain and Paul who lives in Canada — donated the money that insured all [...]