Top: Woman living in village near Surmang.

Golok Region Projects

In the Golok Region, with the help of the Konchok Foundation and many generous friends, Wayen Monastery completed the construction of a new temple at the end of 2003. In addition the monks applied to the local government to help them bring in electricity. They have also built a simple shrine to Tara next to the Monastery for laypeople to come and worship. Now they are hoping to start a shedra for the over thirty young monks who are enrolled there. In addition a very large prayer wheel room has been constructed on the site of the land. This was a necessary addition since many lamas had noticed that it was important to build this in order to reverse obstacles. The prayer wheel building was graciously donated by Sogan Rinpoche.

The Mipham Institute in Golok has recently acquired all the necessary documents to become a full fledged non-profit organization. The plan is to construct a simple office building that will be used for research and communication. The existing building is in poor condition. It needs to be replaced so that its precious collection can be properly housed. The collection includes many priceless articles, literature and sacred materials that belonged to Ju Mipham (the great Tibetan scholar and meditation master also known as Mipham the Great, 1846-1912) and his lineage. The property for this site has been graciously donated.