The Chokgyur Lingpa Foundation is a 501(c)(3)

non-profit organization A nonprofit organization (NPO) or non-profit organisation, also known as a non-business entity, not-for-profit organization, or nonprofit institution, is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, in co ...

associated with a Tibetan Buddhist monastery,

Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery near Boudhanath, on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal. It has ties to both the Kagyu and Nyingma schools, hence the combined ''Ka-Nying in the name''. Shedrub Ling means “sanctuary for learn ...

, near Boudhanath, on the outskirts of

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Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is ma ...

Tsikey Chokling Rinpoche Tsikey Chokling Rinpoche was a teacher, writer, religious ritual master, and meditation master of the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism. Tsikey Chokling Rinpoche has been recognized by the 16th Karmapa as the fourth reincarnation of the 19th ...

, along his son,

Kyabgön Phakchok Rinpoche Phakchok Rinpoche (born 1981) is a teacher of the Nyingma lineage and chief lineage holder of the Taklung Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. He is Vajra Master of Ka-Nying Shedrup Ling monastery, abbot of several monasteries in Nepal, and assi ...

, serve as Spiritual Heads and Directors of the Chokgyur Lingpa Foundation. Their family contains many of the most popular modern Tibetan lamas, including Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche,

Tsoknyi Rinpoche Tsoknyi Rinpoche ( Wylie ''tshogs gnyis rin po che'') or Ngawang Tsoknyi Gyatso (born 13 March 1966) is a Nepalese Tibetan Buddhist teacher and author, and the founder of the Pundarika Foundation. He is the third Tsoknyi Rinpoche, having been reco ...

, and

Mingyur Rinpoche Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche (Tibet: ཡོངས་དགེ་མི་འགྱུར་རིན་པོ་ཆེ། Wylie: yongs dge mi 'gyur rin po che) is a Tibetan teacher and master of the Karma Kagyu and Nyingma lineages of Tibetan Buddhis ...

. The Chokgyur Lingpa Foundation was first founded in USA in 2006 by Tsikey Chokling Rinpoche together with Kyabgön Phakchok Rinpoche. Since then they have expanded their presence, and are now officially organized as a nonprofit organization in Nepal, USA and Hong Kong.

Activities

The Chokgyur Lingpa Foundation supports both religious and secular education through the Monastic Education Fund and alliances with overseas universities to provide for scholarships to deserving young people from low-income backgrounds. The Foundation also supports a variety of healthcare projects aimed at providing immediate delivery of treatments where needed, as well as sustaining a longer-term healthcare improvement within Nepal, through our Vajra Varahi Healthcare Clinic, annual Dental and Medical Camps, as well as an ongoing Tibetan Medicine Training Program. The Foundation also hosts Lhasey Lotsawa Translations & Publications, a growing team of translators working under the guidance of Kyabjé

and Kyabgön Phakchok Rinpoche. Committed to making more of the Buddha’s and other great masters’ teachings accessible to fellow students worldwide, their mission is to produce authentic and accessible translations in English, Spanish, Chinese, Nepalese, Polish and other languages. The Chokgyur Lingpa Foundation has been engaged in building an outer representation of Zangdok Palri in Vajravarahi, outside

Earthquake relief and rebuilding effort

Nepal suffered a devastating earthquake and numerous aftershocks. Thousands of people died and many tens of thousands of others were left without housing, food or water, livelihood, and at serious health risk. Under the direction of Phakchok Rinpoche and senior monks, the community in Nepal organized to aid many areas of Nepal and was very involved in rebuilding efforts throughout Nepal."The impact of the Nepal earthquake in Tibet" The International Campaign Tibet
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External links

The Chokgyur Lingpa Foundation (CGLF)CGLF Earthquake Relief in NepalVajra Varahi Healthcare ClinicLhasey Lotsawa Translations & PublicationsKa-Nying Shedrub Ling MonasterySamye Dharma Teaching Website
Buddhism in Nepal Tibetan Buddhist organizations

Activities

Earthquake relief and rebuilding effort

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