Giving

Rinpoche and Dungse la were both born on October 23rd!  We have a long-standing tradition of presenting them each with a birthday gift on behalf of the Sangha. If you feel inspired, we have created this birthday gift fund to which you may contribute.  Thank you for your contribution.

The Mangala Shri Bhuti sangha provides parsonage support for our teacher, Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche, and his family.

Rinpoche and the sangha undertake the practice of life release, or tsetar, six times a year. Students and friends gather in Portland, Maine to purchase lobsters from the local suppliers.

Sangha dues support the general operation of Mangala Shri Bhuti and allow students to contribute to and support its larger vision in the service of others.

In 1999, in honor of the passing of his mother and great practitioner, Mayum Tsewang Palden, Kongtrul Rinpoche initiated a program of traditional offerings, prayers, and dana (“generosity practice”) in India. Known as the Offering and Dana Pilgrimage, this practice each year takes Rinpoche, Dungse-la, and participants to Bodhgaya, Saranath, and other sacred sites in India, to present myriad offerings and carry out dana activities with the positive intention that they bring benefit to countless beings.

Each year we request a divination for Kongtrul Rinpoche’s shabten for the coming year. The divination, or mo as it is called in Tibetan, designates specific prayers to be completed by the students.

The Milarepa Fund seeks to continue this meritorious and joyous tradition here in the West, specifically at, “Longchen Jigme Samten Ling,” Mangala Shri Bhuti’s retreat center in Crestone, Colorado.