Dhagpo Switzerland and the Rumtek Nuns Circle of Friends support the education of young nuns in Rumtek. Would you also like to contribute?
Join us so the Buddhist nuns of the Karma Chokhor Dechen Nunnery receive more support, better training and equal treatment.
The monastery, which is in need of renovation, is located in Rumtek (Sikkim, India), near Nedo Rinpoche’s monastery. It is run by the extraordinarily dedicated nun Ani Tsultrim and is under the direct spiritual guidance of the 17th Karmapa Trinlay Thaye Dorje. Thirty nuns aged between 8 and 50 live in the monastery, 23 of whom attend school. In 2022, Dhagpo Switzerland contributed to the renovation of the meditation hall which was in serious danger of collapsing. Since 2023, we have been sponsoring the salary of the secular teacher Dechen and covering the cost of school materials.
Our ongoing commitment:
- Supporting the nuns’ academic and spiritual education
- Improvement of the monastery’s infrastructure through necessary renovations to the buildings
- We want to initiate change for greater equality and appreciation of nuns and establish an international network.
If you would like to discover more about the monastery, please watch our short film.
Feel free to share it with your friends.The Youtube link of this short documentary to share:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zvj1mJqHRQA
To learn more about the nunnery, please visit:
www.rumteknunnery.org
In this short film (April 2025, Rumtek), Ani Tsultrim guides you through the monastery and shows you the urgently needed renovation work:
In January 2024, we founded the «Rumtek Nuns Circle of Friends» to share our experiences, promote international networking and provide interested persons with more regular information.
In interviews with HH Gyalwa Karmapa in March 2024 and 2025, he encouraged us to continue our commitment to resources and equality for nuns. We would be grateful for your help!
If you would like to join our circle of friends and/or the Signal group, where news from the monastery is shared once a month, please send an email to:
rumtek.nonnen@dhagpo-switzerland.ch
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Meeting with H.H. Gyalwa Karmapa at KIBI in March 2025
If you wish to support us financially, please donate to the following bank account with the reference: “Rumtek Nuns Circle of Friends”. Thank you for your generosity!
Account holder:
Dhagpo Switzerland
Post-Bahnhofstrasse 24
8708 Männedorf (Schweiz)
Bank account details:
IBAN: CH74 0900 0000 1583 6295 4
BIC: POFICHBEXXX
Dhagpo Switzerland | 8708 Männedorf
Thank you for your interest and support. Together we can make a great dream come true!
Cooperation between the Circle of Friends and KHCP (Karmapa Health Care Project) to support Rumtek Nunnery
monastery) and Pia Cerveny (board member of KHCP). All the organisations gathered here are under the leadership of H.H.Karmapa Thaye Dorje.
The KHCP has been providing the nunnery with healthcare funds for around 19 years, and the construction of a functional building is also a top priority from a health perspective .
For this reason, the KHCP is offering to collect donations for the construction of the monastery and to hand them over in an orderly manner. The KHCP, as a non-profit German association, issues tax-deductible certificates for donations over 300 euros. As donations are treated on a project-specific basis,please note ‘Rumtek Nunnery’ to ensure that the money is used directly and only for this purpose.
All information about their account details can be found here:
https://www.karmapa-healthcare.org/join-us/donation-info
