On June 14th, two days after Lady Könchok Palden entered samadhi, a magnificent rainbow appeared in the sky over the site of a new Dutsi Til nunnery now being constructed in the Surmang Valley. The rainbow came forth during the consecration of the new site near Tsokyendo village. The nunnery will be under
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Hundreds of children and families in the Surmang region celebrated the end of the winter session of the Children’s Education Program in March 2019. The program is held annually at the Surmang Shedra and other satellite sites. Approximately 250 children participated this winter at the the Shedra at Dutsi Til
by Jon Ransohoff Our pilgrimage to Surmang Monastery in August 2018 was a challenging and enriching adventure. All of us felt blessed with an experience of intimacy with the place and people of Surmang even without the Shedra consecration. Guided by Conscious Journey, we fellow travelers collaborated in stirring pot
The largest program yet for children at Surmang in Tibet, with 250 participants, culminated in a celebration just before Losar (Tibetan New Year) in February. Family members joined the children in the shedra courtyard to witness singing, dancing, presentation of gifts (school backpacks and books), and celebratory khatas for the
The Konchok Foundation is delighted to announce the consecration of the Surmang Shedra on August 3, 2018. This represents the culmination of a fifteen-year effort to build and launch the shedra (monastic college) at Surmang Dutsi Til monastery in Tibet. The Twelfth Trungpa, Chökyi Senge Rinpoche, has personally invited donors
Once again, the Pema Chödrön Foundation has stepped forward to help Surmang. In combination with two anonymous donors, they have generously given $147,000 and challenged the sangha by offering to match 1:1 donations toward the 2018 fundraising campaign. The Matching Grant Campaign is designed to: • support the growth of
Two Konchok Foundation board members, Lyndon Comstock and Jessie Litven, were part of a group of Westerners who visited Surmang Dutsi Til this summer. A major purpose of their trip was to meet with Chöseng Trungpa Rinpoche (left with Lyndon Comstock) to learn about the remarkable progress made in his
These photographs from Surmang Dutsi Til, taken by Wendy Nelson and Eric Savage, show how much the monastery has grown, since the Konchok Foundation began construction on the Surmang Shedra over a decade ago. The new Kargenma building is nearing completion and stands high on the hilltop above the monastery,
The 30th anniversary of the parinirvana of Chögyam Trungpa XI Rinpoche was marked with a three-day practice period at his home monastery in eastern Tibet in early April. Chöseng Trungpa XII Rinpoche, assisted by Aten (Chetsang) Rinpoche, led approximately sixty monks, twenty-five nuns, and two hundred lay people during this
As part of the commemoration of the thirtieth anniversary of the parinirvana of Chögyam Trungpa XI Rinpoche, two videos have been uploaded to the Konchok Foundation youtube channel. This is the first appearance of these videos on the internet; they were previously only available in DVD format. Glimpses of Chögyam
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Annual Chakrasamvara Dance
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Announcing the Surmang Shedra Consecration
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Surmang Commemoration of Chogyam Trungpa Parinirvana
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2nd September 2022
Monastic Life at Kyelaka Nunnery
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28th April 2022
Surmang Programs Running Strong
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29th November 2021
Tribute to Ginny Lipson
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9th October 2021
Nuns Celebrate at Surmang Kyelaka
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17th June 2018
Shedra Consecration Postponed
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24th March 2016
Another Successful Year for the Children’s Program
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25th July 2016
Thank you, Ginny Lipson!
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13th September 2016
Rebuilding the Kargenma
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20th December 2016
Children’s program to start this month
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