It is a Buddhist tradition to offer donations to monasteries and nunneries with requests to do specific prayers. These donations help to support the monks and nuns and bring spiritual benefit for the sponsor. Prayers can also requested for removing obstacles and creating auspicious circumstances.

The Shechen Monastery Prayer Request Service offers the opportunity to request prayers and special practices for you, your friends, or relatives who may be ill, experiencing difficulties, or who have died. Donations can also be made for specific drupchens and ceremonies and for the annual summer retreat (Yarne).

The prayers and practices are performed at Shechen’s main monastery, Shechen Tennyi Dargyeling, in Boudhanath Nepal, and occasionally at other branches of Shechen (monasteries, nunnery, and retreat centres) in the Himalayan region. You can  also request lighting of “butterlamps” at the Nepal monastery.

By making an offering a spiritual connection is established between the person who is in need of prayers and those who are reciting the prayers on their behalf. The prayers will be performed especially for the purpose/person for which they are requested.

The monastery receives many prayer and ceremony requests through both this online service and the local community. Sometimes the monks and nuns are busy with special ceremonies but we try to complete your request within ten days.

Shechen Prayer Request Form

The prayer request “suggested donation” sheet has been updated for the first time in 9 years – we have kept all the suggested amounts the same, despite inflation, but have had to increase significantly the amount for item #47 butterlamp offerings as the previous suggested donation did not meet the actual cost of the lamp offerings.

We cannot suggest what prayers to do. Please make your own selection from the list in the link below and write directly to the prayer request email address. Thank you!

Click here for the list of Prayers: Shechen Prayer Request Form

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IF YOU PREFER TO HAVE THE PRAYERS SAID BY THE NUNS IN BHUTAN:

The nuns can do many of the prayers on the Prayer Request List, but not all. If you want the nuns to do the prayers:

1. Please make your offerings using this url ONLY:
https://shechen.networkforgood.com/projects/104664-support-tibetan-buddhist-cultural-and-spiritual-activities

Click the drop down menu “Apply My Donation To”, and choose “Prayer Requests for Nuns in Bhutan”

2. Send an email with your contact, the number and name of the prayers requested, and the amount you donated  to shechen.dkf@shechen.org

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By Credit Card or PayPal

NB/Please indicate which prayers you want to sponsor and for whom. If a name is not specified, prayers will be recited for the name of the person who made the payment.

By Bank Transfer

Account Name: Shechen Maha Boudha Vihar
Account #: 0210017504532
Bank: NABIL BANK LIMITED,
NABIL HOUSE: KAMALADI,
KATHMANDU, Nepal
SWIFT/BIC: NARBNPKA

NB/Please indicate which prayers you want to sponsor and for whom. If a name is not specified, prayers will be recited for the name of the person who made the payment.

Please email us when you have transferred the funds: prayerrequest@shechen.org

Thank you.