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 […]
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International Women’s Day: The Shechen Nuns in Bhutan
March 5th, 2016 | by Vivian Kurz | published in NEWS
See Annual Ceremonies and Dances
February 29th, 2016 | by Vivian Kurz | published in NEWS
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.
Support Our Activities While You Shop!!
February 20th, 2016 | by Vivian Kurz | published in NEWS
When you shop at AmazonSmile, Amazon donates 0.5% of the purchase price to Dilgo Khyentse Fellowship.
Kyabje Chatral Sangye Dorje Rinpoche
January 16th, 2016 | by Vivian Kurz | published in NEWS
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 (1926-2015)
December 26th, 2015 | by Vivian Kurz | published in NEWS
Kyabje Taklung Tsetrul Rinpoche passed away in Bodhgaya, India, on December 23.
Rebuilding Shechen Update and Appeal
December 11th, 2015 | by Vivian Kurz | published in NEWS
Help Shechen Monastery recover from the earthquakes.
Rare Video Footage of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
December 8th, 2015 | by Sonia Gomes | published in NEWS
Video footage shot in Nepal and Bhutan in 1990 by the translator Urgyen Shenphen shows Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche and the activities of Shechen.
Shechen Emergency and Eco Groups and the Fuel Shortage
December 6th, 2015 | by Vivian Kurz | published in NEWS
Shechen’s trained monks are restocking the supplies of disaster relief materials and dealing with the drastic Nepal fuel shortage.
Revised Prayer Requests for the Next Four Months
November 29th, 2015 | by Vivian Kurz | published in NEWS
IMPORTANT NOTICE ON PRAYER REQUESTS
2015-2016 Nepal Calendar of Events
November 29th, 2015 | by Vivian Kurz | published in NEWS
The schedule of events and ceremonies at Shechen Monastery is now available.