The Chokgyur Lingpa Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organizationGuidestar Deductability Status PageIRS Deductability Status Page associated with a Tibetan Buddhist monastery, Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling, near Boudhanath, on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal. Tsikey Chokling Rinpoche,Ka-Nying Shedrup Ling Website Doctor, Andreas (2013), Tibetan Treasure Literature: Revelation, Tradition, and Accomplishment in Visionary Buddhism, Snow Lion Publications, p. 12; Shedrub Development Mandala http://www.shedrub.org along his son, Kyabgön Phakchok Rinpoche, serve as Spiritual Heads and Directors of the Chokgyur Lingpa Foundation.CGLF Vision and Mission Their family contains many of the most popular modern Tibetan lamas, including Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche, Tsoknyi Rinpoche, and Mingyur Rinpoche.Lama Kunsang, Lama Pemo, Marie Aubele and Jonathan C. Bell (Apr 16, 2012), History Of The Karmapas: The Odyssey Of The Tibetan Masters With The Black Crown, p. 269;
The Chokgyur Lingpa Foundation was first founded in the US in 2006 by Tsikey Chokling Rinpoche together with Kyabgön Phakchok Rinpoche. Since then they have expanded their presence, and are now officially organized as a nonprofit organization in Nepal, the US and Hong Kong.Nonprofit Locator Chokgyur Lingpa FoundationCalifornia Incorporation Chokgyur Lingpa Foundation
Activities
The Chokgyur Lingpa Foundation supports both religious and secular education through the Monastic Education Fund and alliances with overseas universities to provide for scholarships to deserving young people from low-income backgrounds.
The Foundation also supports a variety of healthcare projects aimed at providing immediate delivery of treatments where needed, as well as sustaining a longer-term healthcare improvement within Nepal, through our Vajra Varahi Healthcare Clinic, annual Dental and Medical Camps, as well as an ongoing Tibetan Medicine Training Program.
The Foundation also hosts Lhasey Lotsawa Translations & Publications, a growing team of translators working under the guidance of Kyabjé Tsikey Chokling Rinpoche and Kyabgön Phakchok Rinpoche.Lhasey Lotsawa Translations & Publications Committed to making more of the Buddha’s and other great masters’ teachings accessible to fellow students worldwide, their mission is to produce authentic and accessible translations in English, Spanish, Chinese, Nepalese, Polish and other languages.
The Chokgyur Lingpa Foundation has been engaged in building an outer representation of Zangdok Palri in Vajravarahi, outside Kathmandu, Nepal.
Earthquake relief and rebuilding effort
Nepal suffered a devastating earthquake and numerous aftershocks. Thousands of people died and many tens of thousands of others were left without housing, food or water, livelihood, and at serious health risk.
Under the direction of Phakchok RinpocheRangjung Yeshe Publications and senior monks, the community in Nepal organized to aid many areas of Nepal and was very involved in rebuilding efforts throughout Nepal."An Update from Buddhists working on the ground in Nepal" Patheos.com"Group pitches in for Nepal quake victims" The Daily Star (Oneonta, NY)"Scituate High grad helping in Nepal after quake" The Scituate Mariner"Victims saved by Lana’s first aid" The Sunday Times (UK)"The impact of the Nepal earthquake in Tibet" The International Campaign Tibet
References
Further reading An sociological look at Western Buddhist pilgrims to Boudhanath. Ka-Nying Shedrup Ling, the home of the Chokgyur Lingpa Foundation, is mentioned periodically throughout the text (along with several other area monasteries) and especially the section beginning on page 74.
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