SUPPORT the Maitripa
Rabjungma Community
We have already begun the initial stages of this project: a renowned Lharampa Geshe with monastic experience (Yangsi Rinpoche), the infrastructure and faculty of Maitripa College to assist, land to practice on, and a senior fully ordained gelongma/bhikshuni (Venerable Yönten) with the experience of more than twenty years of ordained life in community – including in depth Vinaya training and ongoing connections to numerous other senior nuns and lay teachers in the Tibetan Buddhist world. We had a two-week inaugural retreat in the summer of 2024 to assess possible candidates for the program, and from that process have welcomed three women as our first cohort. These three women will arrive at the land very soon and begin their training in service-leadership and monastic life at that time.
We need your support to bring the next stages of this project to life for the short- and long-term sustainability of the community. Here is our wish list!
- *Specific items: washer, dryer, 2 small dressers, 1 set of shelves and/or bookcase, 2 small carpets
- *Financial Sustainability Support: for the food fund/virtual alms round, medical expenses, travel and car insurance, educational supplies, and ritual supplies
- *Offering of Skills and Training: the nuns want to learn how to care for their Community. If you have home renovation and maintenance skills to teach, please get in touch
IF YOU CAN OFFER SUPPORT PLEASE:
> Email us at: ven-yonten@rabjungma.org and let us know how you would like to help \ what on our wish list below that you are able to offer.
> Click below to make a financial donation to ensure the short- and long-term sustainability of the nun’s community.
~ THANK YOU!