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Jamgon Kongtrul III Memorial Home for the Destitute

A home where destitute seniors and impoverished children live together has literally transformed the lives of both age groups. The home is the Jamgon Kongtrul III Memorial Home for the Destitute Elderly in Darjeeling, India. Although the Home was initially built for the elders, it eventually began to take in impoverished children who had no…

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2012 Offering of Dharma Projects

To His Holiness Karmapa’s Administration Dear Chemed Choegyal, Happy Losar! Chödrön Foundation sends all best wishes for everything good in 2012 to His Holiness Karmapa, yourself and the Sangha. In accordance with His Holiness Karmapa’s wishes, Chödrön Foundation humbly and joyfully makes the offering below for the long life ceremony of His Holiness Karmapa and…

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Healing Mission for Monastics, Kathmandu 2011

In September 2011, Dr. Ara Bagdassarian (Gaurish), along with photographer Haik Kocharian, spent 8 days in Nepal providing chiropractic service within the confines of Tibetan Buddhist Monasteries and Nunneries. This trip was a geographically new venture into a conceptually older project: Mission Yatra. Once a year, Gaurish organizes these chiropractic mission trips across the world…

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2011 Offering of LifeRelease Website

In 2011, during the Karmapa’s second visit to the United States, Chödrön Foundation met with His Holiness the 17th Karmapa to offer the LifeRelease website and ask for guidance in further undertakings. His Holiness expressed appreciation, offered a blessing and emphasized the importance of encouraging vegetarianism as a way to save lives. He asked if…

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Raktrul Foundation's Medical/Solar Mission 2011

A message from the Raktrul Foundation: Raktrul Foundation 37 Pinewood Lane Red Hook, NY 12571 www.raktrul.org Under the direction of Bardor Tulku Rinpoche, teams of volunteers assemble from all over the world and come together for missions to benefit villages in impoverished and remote areas of Eastern Tibet. We focus on the area around Rinpoche’s…

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