The Wish Fulfilling Center for study and practice (Nyingmapa College) was established June 4th, 1976 by His Eminence Khetsum Rinpoche under the guidance of His Holiness the previous Dudjom Rinpoche, the head of the Old School. The College started in Southern India in Dalhosi. In 1977 his H.H. Dudjom RInpoche gave teachings on The New Treasure of Dudjom along with empowerments.
After the empowerments H.H. Rinpoche said shedra should move to Nepal to his monastery. Wish Fulfilling College has around 60 monks living and studying there.The teachers Khetsun Rinpoche, Khenpo Tupton, Khenpo Dhazer, H.H. Chatrul Rinpoche, Dheshung Rinpoche and so forth taught shedra.
Shedra is a Tibetan word (བཤད་གྲྭ, bshad grwa) meaning “place of teaching” but specifically refers to the educational program in Tibetan Buddhist monasteries and nunneries. It is usually attended by monks and nuns between their early teen years and early twenties.
In 1988 senior students received their graduation certificate from H.H. Dudjom Rinpoche. In 1993 they established a retreat place in a remote mountain region in Nepal. In 1994 shedra moved to Sundarijal, its current home.
“Please support the Wish Fulfilling Center for practice and study. This is the only shedra that exists on this earth established by H.H. Dudjom Rinpoche according to his wishes. This shedra needs more space for housing and educational classrooms. They need our financial support. As new students arrive the center currently does not have enough rooms to house them adequately so they end up sharing small rooms. I like this shedra because it is not too fancy or doing unnecessary improvements. The teachers and students study diligently together. They are young and humble. They have few financial resources with the teachers receiving no payment for their work. They do this work for the benefit of the buddha dharma. This is my root teacher shedra. Please support them.”
It doesn’t matter how much money you donate to dharma activity but now is the right time to give. Most of the time we don’t use money for the dharma but when difficulties arise it is a good time to give. This is because the dharma is the only remedy to relieve suffering, sickness and the difficulties we experience. Donating also benefits those who have died from the pandemic and will also benefit us in this and future lives. Let us think this way.
Your donation will go to the The Wish Fulfilling Center for study and practice (Nyingmapa College) Everyday monks and students are praying and doing dharma ceremonies, offering butter lamps and persevering the buddha dharma for the benefit of all sentient beings. This is rare and precious.
Dear Friends, Thank you for your donation towards The Wish Fulfilling Center for study and practice (Nyingmapa College) during this holy month of Saga Dawa.
Your generous donation supports the mission of the Padma Charitable Foundation by helping to alleviate the suffering in the world through compassion, generosity, humanitarian assistance and education. Your financial contribution will support both the young and humble monks at the center as well as their teachers by providing adequate housing, improving classroom space and supporting the infrastructure necessary to maintain the integrity of the school.
Your contribution is a catalyst that will help accomplish this precious Buddha Dharma activity and increase positive actions for humanity now and into the future.
In the words of our precious spiritual advisor and teacher Lama Tsering Gyaltsen, “By unconditionally helping others we develop loving kindness, compassion and equanimity while decreasing the self grasping mind…”
With sincere gratitude and kindness, Padma Charitable Foundation
If you would like to learn more about the center you may find information here. https://dojoling.wordpress.com/
