Meet Hira Devi Rai “I am from the Bhojpur district of Nepal, a mountainous region. I did my primary schooling in my village and completed my college degree in education in Kathmandu. I majored in teaching languages. I taught in many schools in Nepal before I settled on the Shechen School two years ago. I teach Nepali language and I am delighted to […]

Message from the editor: Although news of the consecration of the newly built temple at the historic Shechen monastery in Tibet has already been shared on Shechen’s social media pages, we felt that this was such a significant event that it deserves more in-depth coverage such as we have endeavored to outline here. We do […]

Lopen Choying Randol, Adminstrator and Teacher “My name is Choying Rangdol Rokaya.I am from the remote Dolpa district of Nepal.I came to Shechen Monastery when I was 12 and studied at the Shechen School. After that, I attended  Dratsang (monastic training in sacred arts) to study Buddhist rituals and texts, and then completed the nine-year […]

Meet Dorzin Thinley: Teacher and Caretaker for the Children of Shechen Monastery: “My name is Thinley Gurung (aka Dorzin Thinley). More than twenty years ago Rinpoche gave me the responsibility to look after and teach the little monks (age 5 to 15) of Shechen Monastery. During that time I also participated in the first three-year retreat. During that time […]

New York Parinirvana Ceremonies for Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche On October 19 the Shechen Dharma Friends of NYC hosted an all-day ceremony honoring the 25th  anniversary of the parinirvana of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche. Over 150 people attended the annual ceremony that was held at the Sherpa Temple in Queens, New York. The guru yoga from the terma (treasure teachings) […]

Meet the Teachers of the Shechen School Jhabindra Kumar Subedi Principal of the Shechen School “My name is Jhabindra Kumar Subedi (aka Karma Tsering). I born at the eastern Terai region of Nepal. I did my primary education in my village and then came to Kathmandu for higher studies in science, law, and education. I […]

Success – Thanks to you! Thank you all for the heartwarming and generous response to the Shechen School in Nepal’s request for help furnishing its new classrooms and for a washing machine. Any funds we received above the budget will be used for school supplies and books which are always needed. With appreciation, Students of […]

Meet two new teachers who have officially joined the staff of the Shechen Secondary School in Nepal. Ani Tsultrim Dolma is one of two Tibetan language teachers: “I am a nun who was born in Tibet. In 1990, I went to South India in 19 to study at the Jangchup Choeling Nunnery in South India […]

Sponsor a Chair, or a Desk, or the Whiteboards for the Shechen Upper Secondary School. With a gift from a new donor, we were able to build two additional classrooms for the many young monks studying at Shechen in Nepal. Funds are needed to furnish the new classrooms: • One desk $104 x 10 • […]

A new exhibition of thangkas painted by the Shechen Tsering Art School opened in Hong Kong September 1 until the 11th.  The director of Tsering Art School, Konchog Ladrepa, and five students and graduates from the school were invited by Khamgar Pendhe Ling Foundation to exhibit these sacred Tibetan paintings, The exhibition featured many magnificent […]