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  • Surmang Shedra

    Capping a decade-long effort, despite delays, plans are still underway to complete and launch the shedra—monastic college—at Surmang Dutsi Til monastery in eastern Tibet. The Surmang Shedra is a magnificent 25,000 square foot facility that promises educational opportunities for monks and nuns in the Surmang valley.

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  • Surmang Nunneries

    A new Surmang Nunnery is being constructed near Tsokyendo village. There is also an existing nunnery—managed by the nephew of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche—which we support with a modest annual contribution. Last year we raised significant funds to expand its facilities.

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Surmang Commemoration of Chogyam Trungpa Parinirvana

As has been the case for many years, several of the Surmang monastic institutions held a parinirvana commemoration of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche on April 4 this year.
This two minute video has video clips from this year’s programs:

Dutsi Til monks …

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