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We had a wonderful time together with His Holiness the 42^nd Sakya Trizin at our centre.

Now there will be holidays till the end of August.

But the work for our Stupa is going on!

For that reason: 19^th August 2017, 2.30 pm, we celebrate the stupa with information, softdrinks and biscuits.

We would like to invite all interested friends! Please register here: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

This is how we started:

2010 His Holiness 41^st Sakya Trizin blessed the ground after the inauguration of our new Gompa.

2016 After Lamdre, during the birthday celebration of His Holiness the 41^st Sakya Trizin, we promissed to built the Stupa in 2017.  

2017 Jampa studied many stupa plans, texts and visited various existing stupas. After he talked to H.E. Jetsun Kushok Rinpoche, he started to built the basis of the stupa together with our Resident-Lama Lama Sonam Gyatso. Afterwards Lama Migmar completed the stupa-team.

2017, 5^th July, His Holiness 42^nd Sakya Trizin filled the first part of the Stupa and blessed it with a special ritual.

  Now Lama Migmar and Jampa finished the second part and soon start to built the third part, which will be the container for the second filling.              

We wish you a wonderful summertime and see you soon in 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.