Interview with H. E. Jetsun Chimey Luding, sister of H.H. Kyabgön Gongma Trichen Rinpoche, the head of the Sakya lineage, and founder of Sakya Kalden Ling Frankfurt. More..
H.H. Kyabgön Gongma Trichen Rinpoche, the head of the Sakya school of Tibetan Buddhism. More..
For donations to the society, contribution can be made online.
News - Sakya Academy Project. More
Please note: Due to security reasons and Frankfurt as hotspot for Covid-19, we close again our center. We are very sorry for it and hope to see you soon again! Stay secure and healthy!
Yours, Sakya Kalden Ling Team
Meditation in Sakya Kalden Ling
Many poeple asked us for a place to meditate and to learn meditation. In our fast living time meditation is important for everybody. Shamata Meditation means peaceful abiding and is an important part of our buddhist practice. You have not to become Buddhist to learn and practice it.
© Liu Chao+Sakya Kalden Ling 2018
Jampa starts 00.00.2020:
1. 4 pm: Questions and answers for in Buddhism interested ones.
2. 6.30 pm: What is meditation and how to do?
Hans-Erich's group:
00.00.2020, 19.00 pm - 20.30 pm (Further meeting days on Wednesday: 11.11.2020?, 16.12.2020?, 13.01.2021?, 17.02.2021?, 17.03.2021?)
Shamata and Vipassana meditation of open senses for beginners and advanced practitioners.
Meditation alone:
Lama Sonam is happy to open our Gompa for poeple who are looking for peaceful place to meditate.
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The Stupa in the garden of our Center
© Angela+Sakya Kalden Ling 2017
See you soon at Sakya Kalden Ling!
May all beings be happy!
Kindest regards,
The Team of Sakya Kalden Ling
Sakya Projects
Sakya Nunnery
Since 1993, groups of Sakya nuns from Tibet started to arrive in India as refugees. They shared the same aspirations to remain as nuns to devote their entire lives to the practice of the Dharma. Through the generosity of the Buddhist community and sponsors, nunneries were built to accommodate these nuns. The main Sakya nunnery, Sakya Rinchen Choling in Dehradun, oversees two other nunneries: Sakya Thrinley Choling nunnery for young nuns in Leh-Ladakh in India, and Vajrayogini Meditation Centre for nuns in Kathmandu, Nepal. Together, they have approximately 300 nuns under their care. The nuns have dormitories, a temple, and classrooms, but they do not have any proper facilities to do retreats—an integral part of a nun’s spiritual path. It is the wish of His Holiness the 41st Sakya Trizin that a retreat centre be built for the nuns—a place that would allow them to complement the monastic training they have received, to deepen their understanding of the Dharma, and ultimately to gain realisation.
The Importance of Doing Retreat
When you do retreat, you are away from the busyness and distractions of the world. You are in a secluded place, where there is no noise, and no worldly activities, so that your mind is more focused, more calm. Then whatever practices you do, whatever recitation, meditation, and visualizations, are much more effective. And after you have built a base by doing effective retreat, then you can do this anywhere, as a daily practice. Therefore to do retreat is very important.
His Holiness the 41st Sakya Trizin
Retreat Facilities for Nuns
The Sakya nunnery hopes to build a retreat centre in the vicinity of Dehradun to support the many nuns who aspire to perform retreat. We are actively scouting for a suitable piece of land with the right environment for building a retreat centre. Please contact us to learn more about this project. We hope you will assist us in this meritorious project by contributing generously. More Information here.
For donations to the Retreat Facilities for Nuns, contribution can be made online with PayPall.
Sakya Nunnery Rinchen Choling and Sakya Nun’s Institute for higher Studies
Sakya Kalden Ling Frankfurt supports Sakya Nunnery (the only Sakya nunnery outside Tibet). It is located in Dehradun, India. Since the completion of the new wing in 2009 it has become home to 200 nuns, aged 9 to 40. Some nuns are from Nepal, Bhutan and other Himalayan regions, however, most of the nuns are from Tibet; they had to leave their family and friends behind, and the Sakya Nunnery has become their new home.
Sakya School Project
Sakya Academy is a modern monastic school, offering young monks based on Buddhist principles an all-encompassing education, wherein they achieve traditional and modern knowledge and skills as well as wisdom.
A project for the near future: As soon as there will be enough donations to build a boarding school for the nuns, one can start building.