Annual
Report
In 2023, the Lineage and Legacy Initiative supported two types of grants.
Types of Grants
2023
Study and Practice Grants | €96,545 | 67 %
Light of Dharma Grants | €47,015 | 33 %
Study and Practice Grants
These are grants for students who want to do a Nyenpa or a long-term retreat in the Dzogchen Beara (Drupdra). Grants provide financial support for the registration, food and accommodation.
In 2023 a total of nine grants were awarded for the Long-Term retreat.
These grants are for practitioners who made a commitment to be trained by the main holders of Rigpa’s practice lineage in the Vajrayana Practice roles of Chöpön and Umdze with the aim that they will give trainings themselves in the future. While these initial grants are for training in Lerab Ling, and in Dzogchen Beara.Â
Sixteen grants have been awarded for Training the Practice Holders to support practitioners to be trained, as well as some of the work that made the training possible.
These grants are primarily offered to students that want to attend one of the international retreats held at one of Rigpa’s main retreat centres: Lerab Ling, Dzogchen Beara, Dharma Mati, Blueys Beach. Retreat duration maybe from a single week to a few months.
In 2023, tenty-seven grants ere awarded for these retreats:
Rabjam Rinpoche, Yonten Dzo online, Personal Retreats, Dzogchen Retreat, Ngondro Retreat, OT Rinpoche Retreat, TSND Retreat and Drupchos in Dharma Mati and Lerab Ling.
These grants are for students that want to follow Shedra studies under the Rigpa Shedra program or outside such as the Milinda teachers training
Thirty-four grants were awarded for students to attend Rigpa’s Shedra program held online, as well as onsite, in Lerab Ling.Â
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In 2023, 5 applications were awarded for retreats in Blueys Beach, Dzogchen Beara and Garab Ling
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27 applications were awarded in 2023 for this retreat
Nina Polli
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Marion Klein
Insert Name Retreat
Aoife Coleman
Insert Name Retreat
Sandrine Ferrou
Insert Name Retreat
Light of Dharma Grants
These grants are primarily offered to a group of Senior Teachers and Teachers that work closely with Patrick Gaffney to produce additional content.
Light of Dharma grants were awarded to support the development of new curriculum, from concept to production. These grants are funding the upfront investment needed during the months or in some cases years that it takes to develop new curriculum. This way, when the new curriculum is delivered at local Rigpa centres, the majority of the registration fees remain at the local centre to support its expenses.Â
AMOD Translation
The project consisted on the translation of the teaching collection ‘Meeting death with confidence’ (‘Sogyal Rinpoche’s heart advice for the moment of death’ – AMOD) into German, French, Spanish and Italian.
The translations were provided by:
The Grantmaking Committee
The Grant-making Committee give their recommendations to be ratified by the Rigpa International Boards and by the boards of the Tertön Sogyal Foundations that are funding the grants.
International Boards
Lineage & Legacy Team
Investment Committee
Tertön Sogyal Trust (UK)
Rigpa's ICG
Tertön Sogyal Stifung (Germany)
International Steering Group
Lineage & Legacy Team
Fundación Tertön Sogyal (Spain)
Lineage & Legacy Team
Vision Board
Fonds Tertön Sogyal (France)
Tertön Sogyal Foundation US
The Investment Committee
The majority of the Restricted Funds and all of the Endowment Fund moneys held by the three Tertön Sogyal Foundations are invested through the advisory of the Investment Committee comprised of Rigpa students with experience in financial markets and that hold a close relationship with Rigpa and the Tertön Sogyal Foundations. All members of the Investment Committee are contributing their time and expertise on a voluntary basis.
Investment Committee
Investment Committee
Tertön Sogyal Stifung (Germany)
Tertön Sogyal Foundation US
A big Thank You
to all donors who so generously supported the Tertön Sogyal Foundations that lead to this first year of supporting students and projects in Rigpa. This is a major endeavour that we aim to continue long into the future to benefit a growing number of Buddhist students. Your support to make this happen is vital.
Please continue to support us.
