The Passing of Kunzang Dechen Lingpa Rinpoche
by Moke Mokotoff, Assam April 10, 2006 Dear Friends, I am writing from Rinpoche’s nunnery in Assam, Tashi Choling. The senior monks have explained to me that about a month before he passed Rinpoche [...]
A Brief History
The history of the foundation initially involved dozens of individuals responding to Kyapje Kunzang Dechen Lingpa's good heartedness (sem zangpo) and profound teachings, and eventually included thousands of Americans profoundly moved and healed by [...]
The Nuns & Nunnery
In the past years, the Nuns of Zangdokpalri have worked diligently under the guidance of Dungse Rinpoche Rigdzin Dorje and with the support of friends of Zangdokpalri Foundation to restore the old nunnery, establish [...]
The Monks & Temple
Instructions to construct a new monastery and temple for the monastic community in this area were revealed to Kunzang Dechen Lingpa Rinpoche in a dream, along with an exact vision of where the structure [...]
Our Name
Zangdokpalri is the changeless visionary abode of the eighth century Indian tantric master Padmasambava (Guru Rinpoche), who subdued demonic forces and established the practice of Buddhism in Tibet, promising that in the future he [...]
The Tibetan Healing Chod
The unique Healing Chod from the mind treasure of Kunzang Dechen Lingpa is an ancient Buddhist ritual known for its power to heal mental and physical sickness, remove karmic obstacles to spiritual growth, and [...]
The Monks & Nuns of Zangdokpalri
Today, the spiritual community of monks and nuns in India continue the practices, prayers, and retreat meditations as taught in Kyapje Kunzang Dechen Lingpa’s revealed Buddhist teachings, providing blessings and services to the local [...]
Location of Zangdokpalri Community & Projects
The monastery and nunnery where the monks and nuns live and serve are located in one of the most beautiful but most impoverished places on the planet.
Preservation of Tibetan Art & Culture
A unique group of the finest artists from Bhutan and Nepal gathered over several years to work under Kunzang Dechen Lingpa Rinpoche, one of the last remaining visionary masters of Tibetan Buddhism. These artists [...]