Left: Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche runs the Toronto Marathon, November 2003.

Surmang, Fall of 2006
photo by  Gaye Carlson

Surmang dutsi til  homes 2004 photo by Ethan Neville

Woman at the construction site of the Surmang shedra. PHoto by Gaye Carlson, 2005

Support the Rebuilding of Surmang

The work of the Konchok Foundation is supported entirely by gifts from individual donors. All gifts are tax deductible.

Please note that if you give a donation,  we can send you a variety of complimentary donations gifts on request.  We still have available:

1) Photos of Trungpa Rinpoche and his teacher Khenpo Gangshar, taken in the late 1950's, (just before the Chinese invasion of Tibet)  with donations of ANY amount.  

2) Photos of the 12th Trungpa Rinpoche taken in March of 2007.  Please  click on donations gifts    to view these photos.)

3)  For all donations over $50, we still have remaining packets of special Surmang Dutsi, prepared by the Surmang Monks in 2006.  (However, unfortunately,  there are only 6 protection cords left that were prepared by the 12th Trungpa Rinpoche.)

4)  For all donations over $50 we also have special brocade wrapped relics from the wall of the ruins of the Castle of Adro Shelumbum (taken from the particular wall in the Surmang living quarters of the 11th Trungpa Rinpoche).

Konchok Online Auction

The Auction is Closed now, but will reopen very soon, featuring a special calligraphy made by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche in honor of his Napa Valley Marathon run.

Donation Gifts

Donation Gifts   is still open.  The above mentioned complimentary gifts will apply to any purchase from the Donation Gift items.

Please Donate:

You can donate online here. This page also contains information for Americans and Canadians on how donate by check.

For more information about the Surmang shedra and the Konchok Foundation. If you would like a copy of our 20 minute DVD about the Surmang shedra, please email or phone Ginny Lipson at 303 494-7852

You can support the rebuilding of Dutsi Til and the education of Trungpa XII Rinpoche by making a donation either by credit card on-line or by check or by making a pledge.

"I, Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, spiritual and temporal head of the Shambhala Mandala, am completely committed to the development of Surmang..." — Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche

"I hold fewer aspirations dearer in my heart than the rebuilding of Surmang, the spiritual home of the Shambhala mandala." — Lady Diana Mukpo

"My first endeavor on my return to Surmang was to carry out the last wish of the tenth Trungpa Tulku and to enlarge the seminary [shedra]..." — Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche