Beginning of Nepal Gelug Association
1. Under the organization of Nepal Gelug Association, first winter debate session (JANG GUNCHOE) was held at Kopan Monastery. It was Kind of experimental, so, it was observed only for a week long (from October 27 to Nov 5, 2009). At the session, more than two hundred and fifty monks were attended.
2. H.E.Kyabje Gaden Tripa Rizong Rinpoche presided ove the first general meeting held at Kirti Restaurant, Bodhgaya on 4th of January, 2010, where the aims of the Nepal Gelugpa Education Forum were announced under the presence of the abbots of three great Gelugpa universities.
3. On 24th of February, 2010, the first Gelugpa excellence award ceremony was organized by Nepal Gelugpa Education Forum at Kopan Monastery. The certificates were offered by H.E.་Kyabje Jantse Choeje Rinpoche Jetsun Lobsang Tenzin and each monastery’s best monk students received the 2009 year’s excellence certificates respectively.
4. Two days of seminar on Buddhism and Science, for the first time in Nepal, was organized by Nepal Gelugpa Education Forum. Speaker on the seminar was the director of Tibetan library or scholar Geshi Lhakdor and researcher Mr. Karma Thupten. At the seminar, more than five hundreds monks and lay people were attended.
5. 1st official winter debate session (JANG GUNCHOE) was held at Dupthop monastery from Sept. 20, 2010 for fifteen days. At the session, more than three hundred and fifty monks were attended.
6. 2nd winter debate session was held on Oct. 10, 2011 at Shri Chubsang Monastery. More than 300 monks were participated from Eight Gelug Monasteries plus Bothong Monastery and Drikun Kagyu Rinchen ling monastery.
7. 3rd winter debate session was held on 26th Sept. 2012 at Gosog Phuntsog Choling Monastery, Swaymbhu. As last year, 8+2=10 monasteries were participated.
8. 4th winter debate session was held on 15 sept. 2013 at Serkong Jamgon ling monastery, swaymbhu.
9. 5th winter debate was held on 4th oct 2014 at kopan Monastery
10. 6th winter debate was held on 24th sept 2015 at Samtenling Monastery
11. 7th winter debate was held on 12th oct 2016 at Shelkar Monastery
12. 8th winter debate was held on 1st oct 2017 at Drophenling Monastery
13. As one of main aim of This organization, Teaching Buddhism and Bhot Lipi to the Himalayan village were began from Ramechap from 10th May 2018.
14. 9th winter debate session was on held 20th sept. 2018 at Bothon Porang Monastery. 8+ Porong Monastery, Drikung Kagyu Rinchen ling, Shechen Monastery, Za Thubten Choling Monastery, Sitapaila were participated. occasionally Students of Srongtsen Birkuti School and Namgyal Higher Secondary school were also participated. Totally there were more 480 monks were participated.
15. 10th winter debate session holds on 9th oct. 2019