Help to support Tibetan refugees in need:
Nuns in the Khachoe Ghakyil Ling nunnery
in Nepal

In 2003 Khen Rinpoche Lama Lhundrup, at that moment abbot of the Kopan nunnery, asked the Tara Foundationing for help for the Kopan nunnery.
There is an untenable situation created by the continuing flow of refugees from Tibet. The nunnery was built for 250 nuns, but there were already living 400 habitants. In wintertime also 100 nuns from the remote aerea of Tsum live here. many women, have risked their lives and left everything behind,
make the dangerous flight over the Himalaya, to become nun here in freedom, in Tibet this is not longer possible.
The Kopan nunnery is therefore very populair for refugees (and also women from the wide region) bvecause the nuns here have the same possibillities as the monks. The nuns can also do here the education for Geshe. Before this was inpossible for nuns, and even nowadays it happens sporadic.
In India and Nepal there are only 6 nunneries where this study is possible.
In may 2016 the first 2 nuns of the Kopan Nunnery completed their education. In october they will receive their Geshemea title (the female equivalent for Geshe , a doctor's degree in the Buddhistic philosofy) from His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
Next year 5 or 6 nuns hope to complete their study. An enormous development for the nuns and also a big opportunity to support this development by supporting the nunnery financial!
Lama Lhundrup

The recently deceased Khensur Rinpoche Lama Lhundrup, former abbot of the Khachoe Ghakyil Ling Nunnery, asked Tara Foundation to help the Nunnery.



The first consulting hour of the female doctor in the nunnery
In may 2013 we started in narrow consult of the monastery a new healthcareproject. See for more information on this the action-email of 25th of may 2013)
Goal of the project is is stopping the sickmaking circumstances and promote the improvement of the health conditions.
The beginning of the project was the appointment of a tibetan speaking female doctor, who has her consultinghour in the nunnery. This to end the situation that nuns don't go to the doctor because of shame, esecially in case of women-deseases.Also a simple office and treatment room was equipped.
The first consultinghour of the female doctor was in may 2014 and was a big succes! Beside the Tara foundation is financing the education of 3 nuns becoming teachers in healthcare and hygiene. This is very important, because the nuns have not much aknowledge of these subjects.
First the nuns go for a year to the secundairy schoolto get an official certificate of the school. After that they have to study for 2 years for becoming a teacher. The costs educating a nuns are 2000 euro each nun.
After their graduation they can teach lessons in their own nunnery. These lessons wil become a regular part of the stying program. We are very happy with the project and hope to contribute on a structural way to the healthcare for the nuns. The nunnery itself gives the highest priority to the project.
We ask you for a continuing support for this (useful) project. Also the salary of the female doctor (E 2000 a year) Is totally payed by the Tara Foundation.
Our first health project for the nuns in 2011 about the massive Heliobacter Pylori contamination:
At this moment they are working on the construction of a new prayer hall with rooms, classrooms and a kitchen, but the nuns are in need of more money to be able to complete the job.
Also we ask for your attention for the Tara Temple. This section of the nunnery is situated in the holy place Sarnath in India. The building is given to the nunnery. DThe nuns do their Tara puja's 24 hours a day. The circumstances are very primitive and improvement of the situation is very urgently needed.
- More information about the Tara Temple
- Kopan Nunnery Needs You
- Kopan Nunnery Documentary 1/2
- Kopan Nunnery Documentary 2/2
The Kopan nunnery needs help from outside for the daily needs, medical care and studies of the nuns. And of courseto give everybody a good place.A very good way to support the nuns is sponsoring a nun. Dit komt alle nonnen ten goede. The sponsoring amount oftenly is between € 15 and € 25. The minimum amount is € 15 a month. it also possible to choose for sponsoring the healthcare- project, in stead of sponsoring a nun. This is at the moment the most urgent and desirable for the nunnery.
A sponsoring is always for at least one year.
- Photos and biographies
Stupa for Khensur Rinpoche Lama Lhundrup
Finally we would like to offer the possibility to give a donation for building the stupa for Khensur Rinpoche Lama Lhundrup at the Kopan Nunnery.
This stupa will be built in front of the new prayer hall.
The aim is to create causes for the swift return in a new reincarnation of Khensur Rinpoche and to fulfill all his wishes.
Contributing to building a stupa creates much positive energy for the donator.
Here you see a photo of a smaller stupa wich is build near the Kopan monastry and recently is initiated.
- More information about the stupa