1986
Founded MIMC
Venerable Bhikkhu Sanghasena founded the Mahabodhi International Meditation Centre (MIMC) in Leh, Ladakh.
1991
Established the Mahabodhi Devachan campus
Established the Mahabodhi Devachan campus on 200 acres of barren and isolated land in Choglamsar, approximately 10 kilometres away from Leh town.
Mahabodhi Girls Hostel
Established the Mahabodhi Girls Hostel, a pioneering project providing holistic education and a safe home environment for under-privileged girls from remote homesteads scattered across Ladakh.
1992
Mahabodhi Residential School
Established Mahabodhi Residential School, dedicated to providing high quality holistic education aimed at eradicating illiteracy and poverty across the region. This school is now providing High School level education to some 600 students.
Mahabodhi Meditation Centre
Established the Mahabodhi Meditation Centre, dedicated to promoting physical and mental well-being, social harmony and world peace.
Established the Mahabodhi Charitable Hospital
Established the Mahabodhi Charitable Hospital - the first non-governmental hospital in Ladakh - dedicated to providing healthcare and support for under-privileged patients through a purpose-built and well-equipped 50 bed hospital.
Mahabodhi Green Project
Started the Mahabodhi Green Project, under which tens of thousands of trees have been planted on the once barren and isolated land at Mahabodhi Devachan.
1993
Mahabodhi Mobile Health Clinic
Established the Mahabodhi Mobile Health Clinic, dedicated to providing regular healthcare and dental visits for communities in remote and previously inaccessible areas.
1995
International Sakyadhita Conference
Hosted the International Sakyadhita Conference on Buddhist Women in Ladakh. Gyalmo Deskit (Her Highness the Queen of Ladakh) and His Holiness the Drikung Kyabgön Chetsang Rinpoche (Supreme Head of the Drikung Kagyu Lineage of Tibetan Buddhism) were the principal guests. Many eminent Buddhist women, nuns, teachers, leaders and thinkers of different Buddhist traditions and sects from all over the world participated in this historic gathering. This conference was of great significance in working toward improving the education, life standards and status, and general recognition of the Bhikkhuni ordination of nuns and women in Ladakh.
1996
Grand Sangha Dana
With the generous support of friends and well-wishers from Taiwan, organised a grand Sangha Dana - offering the monastic requisites to some 6,000 monks and nuns from across Ladakh. This offering was the first of its kind in Ladakh. His Holiness the Sakya Trizin Rinpoche (Supreme Head of the Sakya Lineage of Tibetan Buddhism), all the Supreme Heads of the different Buddhist sects of Ladakh, the President of the Ladakh Buddhist Association, the President of the Ladakh Monastery (Gompa) Association, and the Chief Executive Councillor of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) were present, as well as many other local and international dignitaries.
Mahabodhi Boys Hostel
Established the Mahabodhi Boys Hostel, dedicated to providing holistic education and a safe home environment for under-privileged boys from remote homesteads scattered across Ladakh. At present, there are some 150 boys living in this hostel.
Mahabodhi New Delhi Branch.
Established the Mahabodhi New Delhi Branch.
1997
Mahabodhi Nunnery
Established the Mahabodhi Nunnery, a truly pioneering project dedicated to providing a fully integrated and holistic education for young nuns.
1988
International conference for young adults
In collaboration with the International Association for Religious Freedom (IARF), based in the UK, organized a 3-day international conference for young adults of different faiths to promote inter-religious harmony, peaceful co-existence and brotherhood. Many delegates, drawn from different parts of India and overseas, participated in this important conference. All the religious heads of the various denominations of Ladakh attended and participated in the event. Dr. Karan Singh (Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Department and India's Ambassador to UNESCO) was the chief guest. The participants visited various religious places (a Buddhist temple, a mosque, a church and a Gurudwara) in Ladakh, with the intention of building greater understanding and mutual trust between the participants.
1999
Mahabodhi Branch School
Founded the Mahabodhi Branch School in Tingmosgang village, dedicated to providing high-quality holistic education to students in this remote rural location, where at present some 150 students attend each day.
2001
MRS Students Pursues Higher Studies
Scores of Mahabodhi Residential School graduates have travelled to Bangalore, South India to pursue their higher education studies with the ongoing encouragement and support of the Mahabodhi International Meditation Centre.
2002
Acharya Buddharakkhita Humanitarian Award
Constituted the "Acharya Buddharakkhita Humanitarian Award" - awarded to those noble citizens, whose service to the poorest and most marginalized communities warrants both praise and recognition. The late Kushok Bakula Rinpoche (Head Lama of Ladakh), Shri. Thupstan Tsewang (Former Honourable Member of Parliament for Ladakh), Shri. B.K. Modi (Chairman and Founder of Spice Global India) & Lamdon Social Welfare, Leh are amongst the list of award recipients.
2003
Mahabodhi Home for the Aged and Destitute
Established the Mahabodhi Home for the Aged and Destitute, a pioneering project dedicated to providing a safe residential home, personal and social care, and respect for the most vulnerable members of Ladakhi society.
2004
Mahabodhi Jetavana Monastery
Established the Mahabodhi Jetavana Monastery, dedicated to providing both traditional spiritual and modern-based education to young monks.
International Association for Religious Freedom (IARF) and the International Association of Liberal Religious Women(IALRW)
Venerable Bhikkhu Sanghasena has been an active member of the International Association for Religious Freedom (IARF) and the International Association of Liberal Religious Women(IALRW), actively participating in their conferences in Italy, Hungary, South Korea and various parts of India. Besides this, he has also organised various interfaith meetings, seminars and dialogues aimed at promoting greater understanding and peace throughout the region.
2005
international Grand Buddha Jayanti Celebration
Organised an international Grand Buddha Jayanti Celebration to commemorate the 2550th Buddha's birthday, at which Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam (His Excellency the then President of India), Lt Gen. S.K. Sinha (the then Honourable Governor of Jammu & Kashmir), Shri. Ghulam Nabi Azad (the then Honourable Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir) were present. Many eminent dignitaries from different countries, as well as monks and nuns, participated in this week long celebration. Street campaigns advocating the eradication of animal abuse, alcohol, cigarette smoking and the taking of other intoxicating materials were organised. In addition, a large-scale peace march was organised.
Mahabodhi Elder Women's Literacy Programme
Established the Mahabodhi Elder Women's Literacy Programme, dedicated to providing basic education and empowerment for elderly women across the Ladakh region.
First school and hostel for blind and visually-impaired students in Ladakh
Established the first school and hostel for blind and visually-impaired students in Ladakh, which was inaugurated by His Excellency Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam (the then President of India), in the presence of His Excellency the Governor and the Honourable Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir.
2006
Mahabodhi Branch School in Bodhkharbu
Established the Mahabodhi Branch School in Bodhkharbu, dedicated to providing high quality holistic education for students living in this remote and under-developed village in the Kargil district of Ladakh.
2007
Mahabodhi Vocational Training Programme
Established the Mahabodhi Vocational Training Programme, a pioneering project dedicated to providing a practical vocational platform for school drop-outs, enabling them to develop and exhibit their talents in music, traditional woodcarving and painting, as well as providing them with a vital means of generating income.
2008
Mahabodhi Branch in Jammu district
Established the Mahabodhi Branch in Jammu district, dedicated to fostering and promoting social and mental harmony, as well as world peace.
International Youth Sangha Conference
09/2008 - Organised a 5-day International Youth Sangha Conference in association with the World Buddhist Sangha Council, whereupon representatives of the Theravada and Mahayana Buddhist traditions from different countries, including Taiwan, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and India, came together in order to promote greater understanding, universal brotherhood and world peace.
2010
International Buddhist Muslim Dialogue Conference
In collaboration with the Museum of World Religions, based in Taiwan, organised a 3-day International Buddhist Muslim Dialogue Conference in order to promote greater peace, harmony and friendship between the two most populous religions of Ladakh. His Holiness the Gyalwang Drukpa Rinpoche (Supreme Head of the Drukpa Lineage of Tibetan Buddhism), Shri. Nawang Rigzen Jora (Honourable Minister for Tourism and Culture, Jammu & Kashmir), Maulana Umair Ahmed Ilyasi, President, (All India Organisations of Imams of Mosques, New Delhi,) the President of the Ladakh Buddhist Association, the President of Anjuman Imamia, Leh, President Moin - ul- Islam, Leh, Shri. Asgar Ali Karbalai (Former Chief Executive Councillor, Kargil, LAHDC) and many other important dignitaries from the United States, Germany, Malaysia, Taiwan, France, Sri Lanka and India participated in this historic event. The students of various schools actively participated in this dialogue. Following this, all the participants visited and paid obeisance at the Leh Main Buddhist Temple, Leh Jamia Masjid, Leh Imambara and Imambara at Shey village.
Mahabodhi Meditation Centre Branch in Chandigarh
Established the Mahabodhi Meditation Centre Branch in Chandigarh, dedicated to promoting social and mental harmony, and world peace.
Mahabodhi Girls Hostel in Chandigarh
Established the Mahabodhi Girls Hostel in Chandigarh, wherein 100 female students can be accommodated in a safe home environment where they can concentrate on their higher education studies.