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This summer we had twenty nuns, who stayed at the Nunnery. Some nuns went in to retreat and four nuns went to take computer classes. There were also special Tibetan language, English and Hindi classes arranged by Songtsen Library for monks and nuns st...
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Recently the Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang journeyed to the remote Sharchukhul Monastery in Ladakh for the consecration of a new shrine and a restored temple.
On August 8, immediately after the inauguration of the new stupa at Tserkarmo Monastery, His Holines...
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His Holiness the Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang paid a visit to Ladakh, especially to inaugurate the new great bodhi stupa at Drikung Kagyu Tserkarmo Monastery in Tingmosgang.
On July 27, the Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang arrived at the Airport of Leh, Ladakh,...
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His Holiness the Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang performed the groundbreaking and earth blessing ceremony for the temple building at a new Drikung Kagyu retreat center in Northern Germany.
The Milarepa Retreat Center in Schneverdingen, Germany, is the second...
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His Holiness the Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang came for a short visit to Zalaszanto, Hungary, to perform the groundbreaking for the construction of a new Drikung Kagyu temple. The temple with adjacent visitor building will be erected close by to the famous lar...
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On August 3, 2011, the 4th day of the 6th Tibetan month, the auspicious day of the Buddha's first turning of the Wheel of Dharma at Sarnath the newly built great Bodhi Stupa at Tserkarmo Monastery in Ladakh will be inaugurated. This day is also the birt...
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Under the supervision of His Holiness the Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang, work at the Milarepa Retreat Center (MRC) in New Zealand is proceeding considerably. On March 1 the welldrillers arrived at the land to start drilling for water up to 217 meters. Subseq...
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The Third International Gongchig Conference was held from March 12 to 16, 2011 at the Kagyu College, Dehradun. His Eminence Professor Samdhong Rinpoche, the prime minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile, presented the first day of the conference. Sa...
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H.H. the Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang has made a request to participate in prayers for the victims of natural disasters and armed conflicts raging in different parts of the world.The Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang calls for participation in a 108,000 Recita...
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On behalf of the staff and the nuns from Drikung Kagyu Samtenling Nunnery I would like to wish you all the best of health, happiness and harmony. 2010 has been a good year for us. We have 78 nuns at present. Four nuns have left the nunnery in the last...
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On November 11, 2010, the website of the so-called Taiwan Drikung Kagyu Umbrella Association posted two photographs of H.H. the Drikung Kyabgön Chetsang, taken in June 2010, during lunch at the Yang Ming Shan restaurant with Drikung Kagyu Rinpoches and...
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With the great support by Khenchen Konchok Gyaltsen Rinpoche, we the managing committee of Kagyu College, have decided to hold the Third International Gongchig Seminar for five days at Kagyu College, Dehra Dun. The seminar will be held from March 12 t...
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In the northern part of New Zealand, close to the township of Warkworth, a very special project of His Holiness the Drikung Kyabgön Chetsang is in the process of being developed, the Milarepa Retreat Center. In the year 2005 the Drikung Kyabgön Chet...
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October 30 was a very special day called Lhabab Duchen (the day Buddha Shakyamuni descended from Tushita Heaven). That day was also very special because it was His Holiness the Drikung Kyabgön Chungtsang’s birthday, as well as the day of inauguration o...
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First of all, on behalf of the members of Kagyu College, I would like to extend warm greetings and Tashi Delek to everyone. At the same time, I would like to share with you some news from Kagyu College. This year, seven students graduated from Kagyu Co...
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From September 23 to September 28, His Holiness the Drikung Kyabgön Chetsang bestowed His blessings and performed the traditional consecration ceremonies for the first traditional Drikung Monastery in the west, Drikung Kyobpa Choling Monastery.
Th...
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In the evening of September 16, His Holiness and his entourage were greeted in Boulder, Colorado, by representatives of Colorado Ratnashri and members of Colorado’s Tibetan community.
The next evening, following a traditional Tibetan dance performanc...
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On September 13, 2010, His Holiness the Drikung Kyabgön Chestang was welcomed to the Tampa Bay area in Florida by a delegation of students from six Florida Drikung Kagyu Dharma centers: Ratnashri Tampa Bay, Drikung Dzogchen Community Tallahassee, Kat...
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On September 7, His Holiness the Drikung Kyabgön Chetsang and his entourage arrived at Vajra Dakini Nunnery in Lincoln, Vermont, and was warmly welcomed by Ven. Dhyani Ywahoo, Changlochen Rinpoche, Khenmo Nyima Drolma, and Mr. Tamding Tsering, the repres...
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On September 1, His Holiness traveled from New Jersey to Boston. Along the way, he stopped at a small Tibetan community in Connecticut for lunch, after which he gave a talk to the Tibetans gathered there.
On September 3, His Holiness gave a cleansing a...
