You can awaken a sense of responsibility for all the other sentient beings who are exactly the way you used to be, tormented by negative emotions. You can begin helping them — first one, then two, then three and finally all sentient beings.
~ Tsoknyi Rinpoche
Our Mission:
The Pundarika Foundation strives to embody Tsoknyi Rinpoche’s vision for inner and outer peace, grounded in love and insight.Â
In order to do this, we:
- Preserve and spread the Buddhadharma through the teachings and lineage of Tsoknyi Rinpoche
- Sustain the health, education, and spiritual practice of the Tsoknyi Nuns for generations to come
- Support Tsoknyi Rinpoche’s humanitarian work, uplifting those in need
- Inspire a global community to realize Rinpoche’s vision for a kinder, more compassionate world
2026 Pundarika Foundation goals:
- Continue to financially support the Tsoknyi Nuns’ daily needs
- Fund the new Shedra at Tsoknyi Gechak Ling, in partnership with the int’l community
- Create new practice materials as directed by Rinpoche
- Complete the website refresh of TsoknyiRinpoche.org
- Update and roll out Fully Being to larger and broader audiences
- Strengthen partnerships to support the development of secular iterations of Fully Being
- Organize online events to support the international sangha in 2026
- Continue the support of our senior community through a Counsel for Elders program
- Fund the Himalayan Children’s Education Project
- Help sponsor the translation of the Tsoknyi Lineage (first time in English)
- Complete the Tsa Tsa House (reliquary) on the Yeshe Rangsal Retreat Land
