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First North American Tour

His Eminence Khen Zeekgyab Rinpoche's very first North American Tour in April-May, 2022, was a brilliant success. He was greeted by an unbelievable turnout of Tibetan communities in East Coast cities such as New York City, Washington DC, Baltimore, and Boston. He also went to Minnesota and West Coast cities such as Portland, San Francisco and Los Angeles. We was also warmly welcomed in Toronto and Ottawa, Canada. Please see some highlights of his visits below.

April 10, 2022 - New York City

April 11, 2022 - Washington, D.C.

April 15, 2022 - Minnesota

April 25, 2022 - Washington, D.C.

May 7, 2022 - Boston, Massachusetts

May 1, 2022 - Portland, Oregon

May 8, 2022 - New York

May 13 - 14, 2022 - Palo Alto, California

May 15, 2022 - Toronto, Canada

Introducing our organization’s new name

June 1, 2021

After 14 years of existence, we are excited to announce our new name:

Tashi Lhunpo Foundation (TLF).

Why the change?

The Panchen Lama Tashi Lhunpo Project (PLTLP), a U.S. based nonprofit charitable organization, was first created in 2006 under the leadership of a great scholar and Abbot Khensur Rinpoche Lobzang Tsetan with the help of Ruth Hayward, former Executive Director. The ultimate purpose of PLTLP was to help restore the former glory of Tashi Lhunpo Monastery in exile, a mutual dream of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Khensur Rinpoche. Such a monumental task!

The initial effort was the building of the Main Prayer Hall, which was completed in 2015, and now magnificently towers in the center of the Monastery campus. The next project was to fund the building of the state-of-the-art TaLhun Monastery Library.  This beautiful facility was completed in 2019 and has begun to help facilitate the education of not only those at the monastery but also the surrounding community and the outside world.

Having accomplished these two major building projects, the organization is now poised to expand its mission to fully support the various educational goals, programs and outreach efforts set by the Monastery. The Tashi Lhunpo Foundation exists in support of the goals of the Tashi Lhunpo Monastery in bringing the ancient wisdom, scholastic traditions and the rich Tibetan culture to the rest of the world.

We feel very fortunate to continue our work under the leadership and guidance of the new Abbot Zeekgyab Rinpoche. The Board of Directors look forward to this milestone change with renewed commitment to embrace the great many initiatives of the Tashi Lhunpo Monastery in its continued effort to restore the great Scholastic Center that it was once upon a time, in Shigatse, Tibet.

Official Statement to Celebrate the 32nd Birth Anniversary of His Holiness the 11th Panchen Lama

April 25, 2021

Losar, Tibetan New Year, the Most Important Festival in Tibet

February 1, 2021

The word losar is a Tibetan word which means New Year. The word is composed of two characters: lo and sar. Lo means 'year' and sar means 'new'.

Losar is a festival celebrated by Tibetan Buddhists on the first day of the lunisolar Tibetan calendar, usually over a period of three days in late January or February. In 2021, it will be celebrated at the Tashi Lhunpo Monastery February 12 - 14.

Losar celebration is one of the most festive periods of the year observed with a lot of religious, cultural and merrymaking events for a week or two. It is the time when one can witness and taste the best of Tibetan culture and delicacies. Men, women and children wear their finest Tibetan traditional attires. Colorful prayer flags flutter from the top of the houses, monasteries and the hills around.

Traditional Festival Activities – Chanting, Dancing, and Music

The festivities during Losar are marked with ancient ceremonies that represent the struggle between good and evil. There is chanting and passing of the torches through the crowds. A certain amount of levity is provided by events such as the dance of the deer (Cham Dance) and the amusing battles between the King and his various ministers.

Losar Activities Day by Day

Losar Day 1 – Clean the House and Cook Food

During the last two days of the old year, people in Tibet begin to prepare for the Tibetan New Year. The first day of Gutor is spent cleaning the house. The kitchen especially must be cleaned because this is where food is prepared, and hence is the most important part of the house. The chimney is also swept free of dirt.

The celebration of Losar begins on the 29th day of the 12th month of the Tibetan calendar, the day before Tibetan New Year's Eve. On that day monasteries hold a special kind of celebration in preparation for the Losar festivities.

In addition, a kind of special noodle called guthuk, which is made of nine different ingredients including dried cheese and various grains, is made. There are also special dough balls that are handed out, in which various ingredients such as chilies, salt, wool, rice, and coal, are placed, which are then handed out. The ingredients that one finds hidden in one's dough ball are supposed to be a lighthearted comment on one's character. 

For example, if a person finds chili in his dough, that means he is talkative. If white-colored ingredients such as salt or rice are hid in the dough, it is believed as a good sign. If someone finds coal in his dough, it has the same meaning as finding coal in a Christmas stocking; it means that one has a "black heart".

Losar Day 2 — Religious Ceremonies

On the second day of Gutor, religious ceremonies are held. 

People go to visit the local monastery to worship and give gifts to the monks. Tibetans also set off firecrackers to get rid of evil spirits, which are believed to be lurking around.

The last day of a year is a time to clean and prepare for the approaching New Year. Houses are thoroughly cleared, after which people get dressed, and proceed to have a reunion feast, which is similar in spirit to the Han Chinese New Year feast. 

Losar Day 3 — Happy Family Time

On Tibetan New Year's Day, Tibetans get up early, put on new clothes after having taken a bath. They then worship the gods by placing offerings in the front of their household shrines. 

The offerings usually consist of animals and demons made from a kind of dough called torma. In addition, this day is for family members to exchange gifts. Families also have a reunion dinner, which usually consists of a kind of cake called kapse and an alcoholic drink called chang, which is drunk to keep warm.

Traditionally, on the first day of the New Year, the housewife will get up very early. After cooking a pot of barley wine for the family, she will sit beside the window awaiting the sunrise. 

As the first ray of sunshine of the New Year touches the nearby earth, the housewife takes a bucket and heads for a nearby river, or well, to fetch the year's first bucket of water, which is seen as the most sacred, clearest water of the coming year. 

The family that fetches the first bucket of water from the river or well is believed to be blessed with good luck for the coming year.

Activities at the Monastery

At Tashi Lhunpo Monastery, on the first day, Lamas will hold religious celebrations, which include early morning chanting and prayers called Pujas based on Buddhist scriptures, and having a new year banquet.

On the second day, people visit friends and relatives. Tibetans watch the CHAM DANCE (Dance of the Deer) and later witness the ceremony of the burning of the torma to release old negative karma. Some Tibetan villagers burn torches to drive away evil spirits.

On the third day, Tibetans in Bylakuppe visit the local monasteries, where they make offerings.

Tashi Lhunpo Monastery

October 29, 2020

The Human Rights Situation in Tibet and the International Response

“Amid the worsening human rights climate in China, Tibetans continue to experience egregious human rights abuses, as Chinese officials have increased harsh restrictions on religious and cultural life and maintain extensive limitations on access to Tibet by foreign diplomats, journalists, and visitors….” Please see full article: https://www.cecc.gov/events/hearings/the-human-rights-situation-in-tibet-and-the-international-response

Letter from Our Executive Director

September 8, 2020

Dear Respected Khen Rinpoche-La, Kelkhang Rinpoche, the new librarian, the old librarian, Tashi Tenpa,

In this time of global and personal crisis, from pleas for social justice to the serious consequences of COVID-19, I  pray everyone at Tashi Lhunpo is safe from harm, with resources available to you to meet the needs of all the monks and keep everyone healthy.  The fires in California in the Santa Cruz Mountains have displaced many of the members of my immediate community and comfort is found in the fact that no lives have been lost, only material goods.  Still the losses mount and it is hard to see anyone lose health, housing, or employment stability.  My prayers go out to everyone who is suffering as a result of all these circumstances.

My appreciation cannot be expressed more sincerely for your support of PLTLP since its inception.  As with most construction projects, at least with every building project I have ever taken on, costs normally outpace estimates and the building of Tashi Lhunpo’s exquisite library was no exception.  But in no way does this diminish what has been achieved in the near decade and a half of PLTLP’s existence.  First, there was the commitment to build a new Prayer/Assembly Hall, which is used multiple times daily since its consecration in December of 2015.  The Prayer Hall is beautiful and it inspires reverence, respect, and regard for the rituals of Tibetan Buddhism in a space that honors both His Holiness the Dalai Lama and His Holiness the Panchen Lama and promotes the deepest traditions of compassion, kindness, and altruism for all beings.  What an honor I feel to have been associated with its completion, even in the most modest of ways.

With that completion came the request for support to build a free-standing, state-of-the-art library, which PLTLP’s Board committed to be a part of.  And we did it.  While I was Executive Director of PLTLP, through fund raisers, and many meaningful and generous donations, we raised $675,000.00.  Except for the costs of our liability insurance and minimal operational expenses, this entire amount has been sent directly to the monastery to fund the Library; an exquisite building dedicated to scholarship, philosophy,  research, and the preservation of this special Tibetan Buddhism.  I hope it will be used extensively for secular and ethical studies and serve the entire community for professional, scientific, and spiritual growth.  I am so grateful to you for our collaboration and for being part of this incredible accomplishment.

PLTLP’s visit for LOSAR in February of this year was extraordinary.  To have had the good Karma to meet with Khen Rinpoche, his translator Dolma, and so many members of his administration throughout our visit was a true gift.  We were the recipients of teachings, prayers, and care beyond our imaginings.  And we appreciated that you shared with us the final invoices still due that resulted from the costs of building the Library; a balance which we continue to work to eliminate.

With Khenzur Rinpoche retiring and a new administration in place at TaLhun, I feel it is a good time to resign my position as Executive Director for PLTLP.   I could never have anticipated what this undertaking would be or become when it was first asked of me.  It has been a labor of love, effort, and intentional commitment.  I had no idea when I accepted this appointment nearly five years ago that I would embrace a community that I had always admired and believed in, but knew little about its inner world, its struggles and legacy, and certainly had no personal connection with beyond a long abiding reverence for His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama.   That has all changed.  I have learned so much and have so much more to learn.  I have been privileged and blessed to meet wonderful people like all of you as well as scholars, artists, writers, photographers, philanthropists, teachers, doctors, business owners and so many others, all generous, kind, and compassionate participants in this work.  I look forward to maintaining that personal connection in the years to come as I will remain a PLTLP Board Member.  Beginning later this month,  Joji Arellano-Santos will become the next ED.  She has developed a strong connection with your new administration at TaLhun and this will help PLTLP’s growth to support and bring to fruition the aspirations of Abbot Zeekgyab Rinpoche.  

While COVID-19 has put a ‘hold’ on PLTLP’s fund raising events, please look for continuing opportunities we will provide to support the monastery.  We have been looking forward to the time when Khen Rinpoche can hold Dharma teachings through personal meetings and video conferencing as well as organizing some unique fund raising events including:  “Buy a Book” for the library; “Support a monk for a year or a more”;  “Fund a traditional holiday or ceremony”;  “Make an EOY donation”; and when possible, be a guest at a future presentation by Robert Thurman, who had agreed to headline a benefit event for PLTLP just prior to the pandemic making gathering together unsafe.  Tashi Lhunpo in exile will always benefit from our collective attention and we will strive to create ongoing occasions to do so.  And when we can travel again, we look forward to having Khen Rinpoche come to the United States to give Dharma teachings in person which will be a true blessing for us.

I will be eternally grateful to Khenzur Rinpoche who guided and supported the work of PLTLP since its inception and worked closely with Ruth and Bob in the early years, along with all the original enthusiasts to build a network of support and love for this project.  Without his brilliant vision and tireless, tireless efforts, the support for the Prayer Hall and Library may never have reached as many people.  Together with all the PLTLP Board Members, those that first helped establish this organization, and those that have come after, a benevolent community was built and this community helped fulfill the request made of it by His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the beginning; rebuild Tashi Lhunpo in exile.

To all the monks at Tashi Lhunpo, who have been so kind to me personally, I offer another special note of heart felt gratitude and appreciation.  The attention and hospitality afforded me has been extraordinary.  My entire family was grateful for the wonderful prayers the monks said for my parents, Bertha and Donald Moberly, who both died during this same span of time that I have been Executive Director for PLTLP.  These past five years have truly been some of the most difficult and the most treasured times in my life and the lives of my husband, daughter and son, all of whom have experienced and supported this journey with me.  Finally, to my cousin Paula Fouce who first introduced me to both Ruth and Khenzur Rinpoche, I have the deepest gratitude for inviting me to become more deeply involved in this project which was so important to her as well.

I have been uplifted by this unexpected role and I have been humbled. 

I look forward to the next time I can visit Tashi Lhunpo in exile.

Be vigilant. Be well.  Stay safe and enjoy this beautiful day.

With blessings and love, may all our efforts bring merit to all sentient beings.

From the heart.

Adrienne Moberly Vilaubi

Executive Director, Panchen Lama Tashi Lhunpo Project, Inc.

The Tibet Museum Celebrates the 43rd International Museum Day 2020

Dedicated to PLTLP's founder, Ruth Hayward, Tashi Lhunpo Monastery's Gyalwa Yabsey Museum was recognized on International Museum Day.

May 15, 2020: U.S. urges China to release Buddhism’s 11th Panchen Lama

April 25, 2020: Tune in to Live Panel Discussion on the occasion of the 31st birthday of the Panchen Lama.

Message from Panchen Lama Tashi Lhunpo Project  Executive Director                    March 2020

Dear PLTLP Community and Friends,                                                                                   

This is a brief summary about PLTLP’s Inaugural Retreat Fund Raiser to Tashi Lhunpo Monastery in India, which we have unanimously deemed a huge success.  We had a total of six participants; three PLTLP Board members, two young women from the Palo Alto Sangha that we referred to as ‘the millennials’ and my sister.  The donation for the retreat was a contribution of $2,000.00 to the Monastery and individual’s paid for and organized their own transportation.

The attention that was bestowed upon us by the monks and monastery staff was humbling.  We were given access to aspects of the Monastery that were very rare, for instance, seeing the personal rooms at the monastery of His Holiness the 11th Panchen Lama, and His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama.  Our teachings and discussions with the new Abbot, Zeekgyab Khen Rinpoche, were enhanced through the exemplary translation provided by the Abbott’s sponsor, Dolma,  and we are very grateful for the time she dedicated to us.   We also had the good fortune to have several interactions with Khenzur Rinpoche, as both lamas were involved in the preparations for LOSAR, along with the entire monastery.

The Library is nothing less than wonderful.  Beautifully constructed, thoughtfully arranged, and bursting with potential as more and more monks and organizations are planning to use it.  The library has a dedicated computer lab, funded by The Nelson Family, a conference room, supported by The New Family Charitable Trust, and three floors of texts ranging from original Tibetan Buddhist texts brought from Tibet to new commentary provided by modern scholars and educators, all supported by Mr. Ronn Hoyt Bailey.  It is an environment that inspires.

The library project is approaching completion, but the bills are still coming in and PLTLP has committed to continue fund raising until we have a zero balance.  We will then consider how to support the other upgrades and changes Khen Rinpoche is envisioning.   He will continue advancing Tashi Lhunpo’s growth as an important monastic educational center, including increasing peoples’ awareness of its unique history within the Tibetan Buddhist Gelugpa tradition and ensuring the monastery provides a venue that can support a variety of visiting scholars who wish to participate in educational opportunities and programs.

Our Inaugural Immersion Retreat allowed us to make a modest donation of $12,000.00 to the monastery.  And that was with 6 people.  So, imagine if we could build a group of 12 to 20 for next year, and if it isn’t personally feasible for you to travel to India, you could consider sponsoring someone for whom the cost is still out of reach.   We hope to expand this opportunity to many other people who believe they will appreciate the experience and know they are contributing to Khen Rinpoche’s goals for supporting Tashi Lhunpo.

Lastly, Khen Rinpoche plans to come to America sometime soon to teach and meet previous and new supporters of the monastery.  Stay tuned for more news as we get a timeline and schedule for that visit, now postponed for a bit because of the COVID-19 situation.  Information will be posted on the website in the coming weeks.

We dedicate the merit of our efforts to all sentient beings.          

With blessings,

Adrienne Moberly Vilaubi 

Ex. Dir. PLTLP

www.honorpanchenlama.org

Khensur Rinpoche visits PLTLP in Palo Alto, CA 3/25-3/28/2019

Khen Rinpoche Geshe Kachen Lobzang Tsetan’s retirement party on February 17, 2019

Thank you, Khen Rinpoche, for all you have done for the Tashi Lhunpo Monastery and for the friends you have made all around the world.

A Peak Into Bodhgaya And Bylakuppe

by Joji Arellano-Santos, Board Member, PLTLP, February 2019

Introducing the new Abbot of Tashi Llunpo Monastery: Zeekgyab Rinpoche

Board Member Attending Teachings at Bodhgaya

December 2018. Joji Arellano-Santos is in Bodhgaya for the Dalai Llama teachings. She and Khen Rinpoche send greetings to all.

Sariputra’s Cave at Vulture’s Peak

Sariputra was one of the first two disciples of the Buddha. Sariputra spent many years in this cave meditating until he achieved enlightenment.

New Abbot appointed by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama for Tashi Llunpo Monastery

Urgent Appeal November 2018

Dear Friends and Supporters of Khen Rinpoche and the Tashi Lhunpo Monastery in exile.

Tashi Lhunpo Monastery needs your help to finish building the monastery library.  While the exterior of the library is nearly complete, the interior is still in progress.  The monastery has run out of money and the workers who are building the new Library have not been paid in a long time. The situation is of grave concern to Khen Rinpoche.

After nearly 40 years of bringing love and compassion to everyone he encounters, Khen  Rinpoche will retire as Abbott for Tashi Lhunpo in December, 2018 and prays to have the library finished by that time.  Please help if you can.

If you have been considering making an end-of-the-year, tax deductible donation to the monastery, the time to do that would be now.  The monastery needs help immediately.  Approximately $150,000.00 is still needed to complete the interior of the library and Rinpoche's primarily concern at this time is that the workers be compensated.

Khen Rinpoche needs your help.  He is our friend, our spiritual guide, our precious teacher.  We are blessed to know him and have him in our lives.

This is our opportunity to truly give back for all the years he has been working toward this goal; for all the years he has given us his love and wisdom.  

His Holiness The Dalai Lama asked us to help rebuild Tashi Lhunpo. Please support Rinpoche's work as Abbott of Tashi Lhunpo and help fulfill His Holiness the Dalai Lama's wish to restore Tashi Lhunpo to its former greatness, and help finish the library.

May all sentient beings benefit from your efforts, your compassion, and your kindness.

With deep gratitude and blessings,

Adrienne Moberly Vilaubi
Executive Director, PLTLP

You can donate online here or send checks to PLTLP,  PO Box 2911, Sunnyvale, CA 94087

Thank you for your kindness and all the love over the years.

April 25, 2018 marked the 29th birth anniversary of Panchen Lama. 

Read about the attempt to set a Guinness World Record for the most candles lit on a cake.

Below is the "Official " Statement about Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the 11th Panchen Lama shared by Tashi Lhunpo Monastery in exile, Bylakuppe, India.

Today is the auspicious 29th Birthday Anniversary of His Holiness the 11th Panchen Lama, Jetsun Tenzin Gedhun Yeshi Trinley Phunstsok Pal Sangpo.  On this special day, the monks of Tashi Lhunpo Monastery bow down in great reverence to Him and offer our heartfelt prayers and countless good wishes for His well-being.  We also take the opportunity to welcome many Tibetan people who have gathered at the Tashi Lhunpo Monastery here in Bylakuppe, South India to join us in the celebration of His 29th Birthday.

To honor his Holiness the 11th Panchen Lama Gedhun Choekyi Nyima on this special day, the Tashi Lhunpo Monastery and Students for Free Tibet are jointly organizing a candlelight vigil, lighting more than 130,000 candles.  The number of candles at this vigil represents the total number of Tibetans in exile.  With this, we have also set a new World Record for the most number of candles lit at a vigil.  But more importantly, each of the 130,000 candles lit at the vigil, represent the hope of every Tibetan in exile for the swift release of the Panchen Lama.  The candles signify the prayers and wishes of every Tibetan for the good health, and well-being of the 11th Panchen Lama.  Through this candle light vigil, we also hope to create greater awareness about the Panchen Lama and heighten the urgency in calling for his release.

It has now been 23 years since the Chinese authorities forcefully took the then six-year old reincarnated lama into custody, along with Chadrel Rinpoche, the then- Abbot of Tashi Lhunpo Monastery in exile, and the Panchen Lama's family.  Since then the world has had no concrete proof or information about their whereabouts and well being.

SPRING FUNDRAISER April 13-15, 2018

                     The Cowper Inn, 705 Cowper Street, Palo Alto, California

                                           See the events page for details!

LIBRARY UPDATE

The following summary was prepared by Paula Fouce, Honorary PLTLP Board Member, December 30, 2017.

Dear PLTLP Community,

I traveled to Tashi Lhunpo a few weeks ago with Khen Rinpoche and a few other PLTLP benefactors.  I can report that the Library is massive and really coming along rapidly. It should be finished by this coming Fall 2018.

We were blessed to have a conversation with His Holiness Dalai Lama while at the monastery.  He told a group of us that the new Tashi Lhunpo Library is very important because the knowledge studied there will be passed on into the future and kept alive.  The new Library has a designated archive where ancient texts (including those about His Holiness Panchen Lama, and of the Panchen Lama) will be preserved and eventually translated for posterity. There is also a Science Center and a Computer Lab. 

The Library is very lovely and has space for many monks to study.  It overlooks a big grove of trees that have been planted to produce lumber and provide future income. A stone facade is on the exterior of the building which will prevent it from needing to be painted continually. The Library is traditional Tibetan style on the outside, but when you step in, it will be very modern, with gleaming white tile floors and elevators for its three levels.  The wood is being purchased and workers will come to the area to make the needed furniture - desks and tables - as this is the cheapest and best option for the interior.

It is truly inspiring.  The Library will be open to and available to be used by all the lay people of the area in addition to all the monks from other monasteries in the surrounding countryside. This center of learning will uplift the entire community. As the large cities in India now have a great deal of smog and crowding, Bylakuppe still offers clean air, a trash free environment, and a peaceful respite from the overwhelming traffic that exists in places like Bangalore and New Delhi. The sky is blue here; lovely birds fly around and organic vegetables and papayas are growing in the garden.

Best wishes to all for a blessed New Year, 

Paula

Tashi Lhunpo Monastery in exile sends 2018 new year message

Dear Mrs. Adrienne La, 

Hope this letter finds you in good health and enthusiastic spirits in preparation for the oncoming New Year 2018. We the monastic members of the Tashi Lhunpo Monastery and the team of the Tashi Lhunpo Library Project would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a safe, healthy and prosperous new year - May you gather much merit and happiness in 2018!

 It has been only 2 years since we started our ambitious project and we have made remarkable progress in the construction of the new library building, all this would have been impossible without your generous and wholehearted support. The external building is completely ready now and many more months of interior work is left. Furnishing and procuring titles for this vast library is another huge task now and with the goodwill and generosity of our friends and supporters we hope to complete all this by next year. We look forward to keep you updated on all our progress and also keep you all in our prayers!

With Blessings & Best of Wishes,

Kachen Tamchos and Jampa Lama 

PLTLP CELEBRATES 10 YEARS WITH A NEW WEBSITE

December 2017

Dear PLTLP Community,

It is with great appreciation that I can announce that our new website is now ‘live’.  Thanks to Mary Dautricourt, a web designer who volunteered countless hours to redesign and bring to life our new platform, offering increased functionality and cell phone compatibility.  Please explore and enjoy it.  If your contact information has changed, please take a moment to subscribe to the newsletter with your current email address it so we can keep you updated on current events.

2017 marks the 10th Anniversary of the founding of the Panchen Lama Tashi Lhunpo Project. Our accomplishments are many.  Khen Rinpoche’s tireless efforts to bring the message of loving kindness and compassion to every occasion has inspired so many people and organizations to give generously to help rebuild Tashi Lhunpo to its former greatness, preserving its traditions, expanding its capacity to accommodate more monks in completing their Geshe Degree and praying for the return of Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the 11th Panchen Lama, to his rightful seat.  The Prayer/Assembly Hall has been completed now for two years, and the construction of the new Library is nearing completion, with a current focus on the interior aspects, adding computers, lighting, and all the other furnishings needed to support the spiritual and scholastic work of the monastery.

We have been blessed by so many benefactors and our prayers and thanks go out to everyone who has attended a teaching, a prayer or chanting session, a concert or museum talk… each and every occasion an opportunity to bring the message of the incredible importance of Tashi Lhunpo to our communities and to practice Buddhist principles of lovingkindness, generosity, and bodhichitta.

As we come to the end of the year, we are grateful that Khen Rinpoche has been able to travel in India with one of PLTLP’s benefactors and his family.  The Dalai Lama will be offering teachings at Sera Je and Sera Mey Monasteries in Bylakuppe on December 20 and 21 (the schedule taken from the Dalai Lama’s website).  Then on December 22 he will meet with Khen Rinpoche and philanthropist Ronn Bailey, along with Paula Fouce, a longtime member of the PLTLP Board.  Words are inadequate to express our happiness for this very special opportunity and blessing.

Tashi Lhunpo in exile is grateful for your kind and loving attention.  We pray you continue to hold Tashi Lhunpo in your hearts and minds and will provide ongoing support.   This year our hope is to grow the number of donors who will contribute on a monthly basis for predictable sustainable funding of monastery needs.  Please donate as generously as you are able.

With Blessings from the Three Jewels,

Adrienne Moberly Vilaubi, Executive Director, Panchen Lama Tashi Lhunpo Project

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A Selection of Past Newsletters 

May 2017, THE 28TH BIRTHDAY OF GEDUN CHOEKYI NYIMA

March 2017  FUNDING UPDATE FOR NEW LIBRARY

June 2016, NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PLTLP, ADRIENNE MOBERLY VILAUBI, REFLECTS ON THE EXPERIENCE OF BEING AT TASHI LHUNPO FOR THE CONSECRATION OF THE PRAYER HALL DECEMBER 2015

April 2016, OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF THE TASHI LHUNPO MONASTERY ON THE 27TH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS HOLINESS THE 11TH PANCHEN LAMA