Donation Center
November 26, 2007
Dear Friend of the Dharma,
Nearly 30 years ago, when His Holiness the Sixteenth Gyalwa Karmapa visited Crestone, Colorado, he had a vision that this would be an auspicious location where the Tibetan way of life could be preserved. In response to His Holiness' vision, in 1988, the Baca Tibetan Buddhist community took on the task of bringing his vision to fruition.
At that time His Eminence Jamgon Kongtrul Richpoche, a principle disciple of the Karmapa, visited Crestone and instructed the group to build the 41 foot Tashi Gomang Stupa. The Stupa building project took seven years of hard work and was consecrated in August, 1996.
If you've ever had the chance to visit this or another Stupa, you know it is much more than a mere building. The Tashi Gomang Stupa embodies the enlightened activity of the Buddha and contains many precious relics from Shakyamuni Buddha, all sixteen Karmapa's, Milarepa, Padmasambhava, Marpa, Tilopa, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, Dilgo Chyentse Rinchope and others.
Please help us preserve the Tashi Gomang Stupa. After 10 years, cracks have developed and water has damaged the paint. Repairs made now will go a long way toward preserving the Stupa for the benefit of all beings.
Stupa repair is the first step in fulfilling the 16th Karmapa's vision. As we anticipate a visit from the 17th Karmapa, additional improvements, such as road maintenance, will be necessary.
Join us in dedicating these efforts to the benefit of all sentient beings.
Sincerely,
Bo Wiberg
Director of KTTG
Ways you can help KTTG.
STUPA FUND
Maintaining the Stupa is currently our first priority. Your donation here will provide funds for the upkeep of the Karma Tashi Gomang Stupa and the Stupa access road.
RETREAT CABIN FUND
This fund will insure that the current three retreat cabins at KTTG will be properly maintained. It can also provide the funds for building additional cabins. We would like to build as many as seven additional cabins for short and long term retreatants. They will be designed with energy conservation and longevity in mind. Revenue from the cabins will help to support KTTG.
TIBETAN VILLAGE PROJECT
This is ultimately the goal of KTTG. The land we administer was given to His Holiness the sixteenth Karmapa to fulfill his vision for Crestone. He foresaw that this area was a place where the Tibetan culture could survive. He envisioned a Monastery, retreat center, Tibetan medical center, and a village where several hundred lay people could reside. This is a large but very important project. Your investment in this project could be used as “seed money” to help get it up and running. We would like to see a small, full time, team dedicated exclusively to the success of His Holiness's vision. We would like to start fund raising, planning and implementing the vision as soon as possible! Please feel free to contact us with any questions you might have about these projects.
You can also make a general donation to KTTG to help support our day to day operations.