Dear Friends of Shechen, On April 25, 2015 a 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck the heart of Nepal killing more than 9,000 people and injuring tens of thousands, destroying homes, world heritage sites, and many Buddhist monasteries. One of those most affected was our beloved Shechen Monastery, home to 500 monks,140 children, sacred art, and the […]
March 8 is International Women’s Day…a perfect time to honor Shechen nuns in Bhutan. One hundred and twenty nuns of varying ages live at the Shechen Orgyen Chozong Nunnery in Bhutan. Over fifty nuns attend the nunnery’s shedra (philosophical college, a 9-year course), seven are on three-year retreat in their small retreat center, and the […]
The annual ceremonies and sacred dances are continuing in Shechen Monastery Nepal just like they did every year since the time of the previous Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche.
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Chatral Rinpoche, Sangye Dorje (1913–2015) passed into parinirvana in Yangleshö, Nepal on December 30. He was a Dzogchen master, a reclusive yogi,
Kyabje Taklung Tsetrul Rinpoche passed away in Bodhgaya, India, on December 23.
Shechen’s trained monks are restocking the supplies of disaster relief materials and dealing with the drastic Nepal fuel shortage.
The schedule of events and ceremonies at Shechen Monastery is now available.
