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Although Gebchak Gonpa is a quiet nunnery in a remote Nangchen valley, it has plenty of news to share. The nuns are now able to gather in their new temple for their 20 annual drubchens (extended sādhanā ceremonies) that last 10 days each. At the conclusion of a recent Kabgye (Eight Herukas) drubchen, new statues of […]

Dear friends of Gebchak Gonpa, Lately it’s been a newsworthy time at Gebchak Gonpa! Two weeks ago the nuns were honoured and overjoyed to have Drubwang Tsoknyi Rinpoche, H.H. Gyalwang Drukpa and Drukpa Choegon Rinpoche preside at the consecration of their new temple. The 360 nuns at Gebchak have waited 4 years for their new […]

At the Tibetan Lunar New Year – Losar – the Gebchak nuns send greetings and prayers from the Nangchen highlands! As usual at the end of the year the nuns just completed a week-long Mahakala prayer ceremony to clear away negativity. With their winter cycle of drubchens (extensive prayer ceremonies) now over, the nuns are […]

Gebchak Rigpa Har-Sey Website Launched! Gebchak Rigpa Har-Sey is an Australian-based organization whose inspiration is to preserve the female spiritual lineage and wisdom of Gebchak Gonpa. Their website launched in July 2014 in time to promote the next visit of Wangdrak Rinpoche to Australia. Wangdrak Rinpoche Returns to Australia for 2014 Visit Gebchak Wangdrak Rinpoche will soon be […]