Links to Related Websites
Websites Associated with our Founder, the Venerable Thrangu Rinpoche
Venerable Thrangu Rinpoche's Site:Extensive site dedicated to the teachings and work of the Venerable Thrangu Rinpoche. Includes a listing of Thrangu Rinpoche's Dharma Centers and Study Groups Worldwide
Vajra Vidya Retreat Center: Located in Crestone Colorado, the Center was founded by the Venerable Thrangu Rinpoche, a Tibetan Buddhist master, and is open to all practioners. We have individual retreat rooms for doing short and long-term retreats under the guidance of Lama Wangdu and Khenpo Jigme. Both lamas have completed the five year monastic college (Shedra) program and a three-year retreat. They are available for instruction in almost any practice and for personal interviews.
Hong Kong Thrangu Center : Thrangu Rinpoche's center in Hong Kong, Lama Karma Dawa is the resident lama.
Vajra Vidya Foundation: Canadian charitable foundation dedicated to supporting the work and projects of the Venerable Thrangu Rinpoche.
Vajra Vidya Retreat Center: Vajra Vidya Retreat Center was built under a sacred mountain between the Karmapa Tashi Gomang stupa and the Tulku Urgyen stupa. The Center was founded by the Venerable Thrangu Rinpoche and is open to all practitioners.
Hotel Ngudrup: Thrangu Rinpoche's hotel in Kathmandu, Nepal- Ven. Thrangu Rinpoche built this comfortable oasis for his students and friends that come to Nepal for teachings and the experience of Nepal and Tibetan Buddhism. It is associated with his monastery, Thrangu Tashi Choling and was built to help generate funds for educational programmes for his large monastic community.
The Head of our Lineage: HH the 17th Karmapa www.kagyuoffice.org/index.html
KTD is the North American seat of the Karmapa, head of the Karma Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism. Founded in 1976, the monastery features traditional teachings as transmitted by Kagyu lineage meditation masters since the 10th century. www.kagyu.org/
Karma Kagyu Institute: www.karmakagyu.org/ Its purpose is to preserve, study, and make available the philosophical and psychological teachings of the Tibetan tradition, especially as propounded by the Karma Kagyu school of Buddhism.
The Karmapa visits the US: official website: www.kagyuoffice.org/
Karmapa’s teachings at the Kagyu monlam: http://www.viddler.com/explore/karmapa/videos/
Karmapa’s website for the environment: http://www.khoryug.com/
Free download: Karmapa's book about the environment: http://www.kagyuoffice.org/Images-09/09-0212EnviroGuide/Budha&Envi8(English).pdf
Additional Tibetan Buddhist websites
Gampo Abbey, Nova Scotia, Canada: Gampo Abbey is the monastery of the Shambhala Buddhist lineage located in Cape Breton Nova Scotia. The Venerable Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche is the abbot and Pema Chödrön is the resident acharya.
Help Tibet Foundation: The Help Tibet Foundation is a non-profit charitable organization which gives 100% of its donations to assist Tibetan people both inside and outside of Tibet.
Shambhala International: Shambhala is an international community of meditation centers led by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche. Free meditation instruction is available at all centers-as well as a wide variety of classes and programs in meditation, Buddhist teachings and many other disciplines. Founded by Chöygam Trungpa Rinpoche.
Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche: Dedicated to the life and teachings of this great Buddhist master. Includes information on his current teaching schedule.
Shenpen Osel: Site by Lama Tashi with teachings by Kagyu lamas including Thrangu Rinpoche's wonderful Medicine Buddha teachings.
Friends of SMD websites
Making a Dramatic Difference Bringing Theatre to Himalayan Children
We are two soon-to-be-graduated Drama students on our way to Nepal for seven weeks to provide educational and entertaining Drama Workshops for Himalayan children…
Michael Olaf Project - Pictures taken at the school in 2006
Music Seeds International is a songwriting program that enables students to discover the joy of writing, singing and recording their own songs. In an educational world full of rote memorization, MSI gives students a chance to make the decisions; to be the creators. The program gives them a voice, a hand, and a step up, into their imaginations
Project PeacePal, Sarah Wilkinson, Founder and Director
Schools Without Borders (SWB) is a registered Canadian charitable organization dedicated to fostering responsibility and leadership in today’s youth. They achieve their mission through innovative, cross-cultural educational experiences designed to bridge the barriers that separate the world’s diverse communities. Volunteers from SWB help out at Shree Mangal Dvip.
Veggiyana Strong Bodies Make Strong Minds is a site developed by Sandy Garson who has been working to improve the diet, nutrition and understanding about how to improve the health of the students monks and nuns throughtout Thrangu Rinpoche's mandala.
Other websites of Interest
Simhanada The Lion's Roar: Website contains the fundamentals of Buddhism, life of the Buddha, history of Buddhism, overview of the different lineages, question/answer section, news and info on projects, Buddhist glossary, images and info on holy sites and deities, a liturgy page with prayers, pictures/photos, extensive info on Tibetan Buddhism and the Kagyu lineage, Teachings &, links
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