The following is a general overview of KRF’s current projects. Please click on individual projects for a more detailed description.
| Sitapaila: Construction of a Tibetan monastic institute near Swyambhunath, Nepal |
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The new monastery, in a rural setting overlooking Swayambhu and Sitapaila on the outskirts of Kathmandu, will provide a place of study and practice for Tibetan, and some Western, monks under the guidance of Kyabje Trulshik Rinpoche. Now nearing completion, it will help preserve the monastic tradition in one of the most sacred Buddhist sites in Nepal.
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| Do-ngak Chöling: Construction of a Tibetan monastery in Lumbini, Nepal |
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A new monastery, to be headed by Kyabje Trulshik Rinpoche, is being built in Lumbini, the birthplace of the Buddha and one of the eight most sacred Buddhist pilgrimage sites. The monastery will give shelter to the many people interested in studying under the guidance of Trulshik Rinpoche, particularly new Tibetan refugees who continue to make the arduous journey to India and Nepal in order to escape the oppressive rule in Tibet...
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| Tibetan library: Construction of a library in Dordogne, France |
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Songtsen possesses one of the most extensive collections of Tibetan texts in the world –many of which are now the last remaining copies. It contains many unique books, some of which are more than ten centuries old. It has become an urgent priority to create a facility to store these texts properly, somewhere where they can be of service to scholars, translators and to the interested public…
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| Maratika school project: The construction, repair and financing of schools in a poor Nepali village |
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For the impoverished village of Maratika, in a remote area of the Himalayan foothills, the most enduring investment that could be made for the future was in the education of the children. A structurally damaged primary school has been repaired, the secondary school enlarged, and funding for teachers’ salaries provided, to enable pupils to study up to a grade that allows them to find employment or continue on to higher education.
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| Support for Tibetan refugees: Resources for spiritual training and economic development |
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Every year KRF Development helps to support a large number of monks and nuns who have been brought up in exile, or who have escaped Tibet in order to be free from persecution. Funds are given to monasteries to help to support the monks’ and nuns’ basic daily needs. Resources are also provided to individual Tibetan refugees in India, Nepal, Bhutan and Sikkim, and to small-scale one-off projects focused on preserving the ancient Buddhist heritage and culture of Tibet.
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| Student grants for the under-privileged in India, Nepal and Tibet: Providing opportunities for education |
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KRF Development regularly funds the education of both children and adults in a number of Asian countries, particularly in the Himalayan regions. It is KRF's aspiration to help as many people as possible, regardless of ethnic background or religious belief, to gain the education and training they need to become self-sufficient. In particular, KRF aims to help educate young Tibetans as a means of preserving their endangered culture.
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| Projects in Tibet: Support for Tibetans & cultural buildings in Tibet |
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Since the 1980s KRF Development has been supporting people and projects in Tibet. The activities have mainly been focused on funding education and training, particularly for the disadvantaged, and on cultural preservation, including the reconstruction of sacred sites and libraries, and the restoration and publishing of lost and endangered texts.
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| Animal rescue: Protecting animals from harm |
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Animals and insects whose lives are threatened, who suffer from poor conditions, neglect and abuse, or are being wrongly held in captivity, are purchased and released. In the case of domestic animals, they are removed from unsatisfactory conditions and provided with a caring environment.
Volunteers also help to provide shelter for a variety of animals, either homeless or destined to be slaughtered, including horses, cows, pigs, birds, chickens, goats, sheep, and dogs.…
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| Stupa construction: For peace and harmony in the world |
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Stupas are one of the most remarkable features of sacred Tibetan architecture and one of the most ancient and distinctive forms of Buddhist expression. As well as being reliquaries for consecrated statues, mantra scrolls, and relics of great enlightened masters of the past, they are representations of the enlightened nature of mind itself. The construction of a stupa is a very detailed process, involving…
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