Meet Irina Kotik “My name Irina (Era) Kotik and I was born in the USSR in 1974.I earned my masters in computer science and business administration and had a successful Internet business until I retired in 2005 to totally dedicate my life to the study and practice of Dharma. In April 2017 I came to […]

Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche’s Translated Biography of His Teacher The Life and Times of Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö is a translation of a biography written by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche and stories collected by Orgyen Topgyal. The foremost torchbearer of the Rime movement, Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö (1893–1959) dedicated his life to the study, practice, and propagation […]

Read our Spring Newsletter to find out where our teachers, Dilgo Khyentse Yangsi Rinpoche and Rabjam Rinpoche, have been, learn about an award-winning film by a Shechen Khenpo and how the Shechen Eco Group is working with the community, and more! https://shechen.org/about/newsletters/19-may-2017-newsletter/

Khyentse Yangsi Rinpoche, myself, the Shechen monks and nuns will be praying for all those who died and suffered two years ago as a result of the 2015 earthquakes in Nepal. We send our heartfelt thanks to all the donors who supported our monks’ efforts to help victims and communities through disaster relief. We are […]

April 25th marks the second anniversary of the massive earthquake that hit Nepal. It is a day that will remain emblazoned in the minds of all those in Nepal on that fateful day. Much of the affected areas still needs to be rebuilt. At Shechen Monastery, we’ve made much progress in the restoration of the […]

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At the request of Dilgo Khyentse Yangsi Rinpoche, Adzom Gyalse Rinpoche, Changling Rinpoche and the entire monastic body of Shechen Tennyi Dargyeling (Shechen Monastery in Nepal),  Rabjam Rinpoche has agreed to bestow the entire ripening empowerments and transmissions of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche’s Gongter (mind treasures). This series of empowerments will be given from April 9th […]

The restoration work on the Shechen main temple has reached a new milestone. Thanks to hundreds of generous donors from over 30 countries we were able to finally reach this stage of rebuilding after the 2015 earthquakes. The temple will be able to be used this year for the annual ceremonies. On February 17th Rabjam […]

After the 2015 earthquakes in Nepal, the monks from the Shechen Monastery Eco Group went right to work helping hundreds of people in need. They were able to use the skills they learned from the Karuna-Shechen First-Responder Disaster Relief Training the year before. This year, the monks invited the Nepal Red Cross to the monastery […]

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 […]