.: Membership .: Cours Dates .: Newsletter .: Photo Gallery .: Location .: Accomodation & Fees .: Donations .: Volunteers .: Essential Education Italiano :: Activities :: Dharma Activities   .: JTK Publications .:  Shiddhi Magazine .: Chiara Luce Publications .: Monastery .: Nunnery Commercial Activities   .:  Store & Coffee Shop .: Japanese Tea Garden .: Shine Jewelry Projects   .:  Sangha Support .:  Lay Student Support .:  Herb Garden .:  Maitreya Project .:  Restructure .:  Yeshe Norbu Tibet Aid   Commercial Activities - Store & Coffee Shop The Institute’s store and coffee shop officially opened in June 2004, with a blessing ceremony by Geshe Jampa Gyatso. The attractive wooden building housing both activities is located in a shady grove near the main entrance of the Institute, near the stupa of Lama Yeshe. Patrons can enjoy coffee and pastries in a friendly and relaxed setting, either standing at the bar or at tables inside or outside. The coffee shop has quickly become a favorite gathering place for residents and visiting students alike. The Institute store sells authentic Tibetan handicrafts, including thangkas, statues, incense, prayer flags, and religious items, as well as CDs, books, videos, and transcripts of teachings from Je Tzong Khapa Editions and other Buddhist publishers.