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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

We would like to express our grateful recognition of Dr. Rita Gross, who passed away in November 2015, for her significant bequest to the Konchok Foundation. The bequest is to support monks and nuns at Surmang Dutsi Til and at Wenchen nunnery. Rita was a pioneer in the study of

The Children’s educational program at Surmang is starting its winter 2016-2017 program this month. Last year more than 150 children participated; a similar number is expected this year. Donors to the Konchok Foundation provide all of the support necessary for this program, including food for the children and teachers, teacher

Many centuries ago, the land for Surmang Dutsi Til monastery in eastern Tibet was donated by a local landowner, Adro Shelubum. He and his heirs also gave his castle, situated at a very special location, the top of the “hill of amrita” (dutsi til) on the monastery grounds. Ever since,

For the past thirteen years, Ginny Lipson has been Konchok Foundation’s administrative anchor, handling most of the day-to-day details for the organization. Every donation to Konchok Foundation has been deposited and/or recorded by her. Most of the supporters of Surmang have had contact with her at one time or another,

The annual winter program for local children at the Surmang shedra starts each year in late November or early December and ordinarily concludes at Losar (Tibetan New Year). This year, for the first time, the program was extended past Losar, concluding on February 29. This year’s children’s program was the

Chöseng Trungpa Rinpoche, the abbot of Surmang Dutsi Til monastery, has decided to postpone the consecration and grand opening ceremony for the monastery’s shedra (monastic college) and new lhakang (shrine hall) until the summer of 2017.