THE PROJECT
About
The Tsuklakhang Trust is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation, scholarship, and support of the Nyingma teachings in Sikkim, in particular those of its patron saint, Lhatsun Namkha Jigme. It’s primary aim is to encourage the dharma—in its most authentic form—to flourish once again in Sikkim for the benefit of the people of Sikkim.
Our Mission
Deeply engrained in the history of Sikkim, Buddhism has been instrumental in shaping the cultures, customs, and traditions of the people. The Tsuklakhang Trust is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation, scholarship, and support of the Nyingma teachings in Sikkim, in particular those of its patron saint, Lhatsun Namkha Jigme. Its primary aim is to encourage Buddhism—in its most authentic form—to flourish once again in Sikkim for the benefit of all the people of Sikkim.
The mission to preserve and revive this special lineage takes on a certain urgency as knowledge of these tradtions in our monasteries diminish, and the attraction of our heritage is being lost. Lhatsun Namkha Jigme's writings make up some of the most beautiful, profound, and powerful teachings in the canon of Tibetan Buddhism, and it is largely due to his activities in Sikkim - almost 400 years ago - that Sikkim has come to be known as Guru Rinpoche's sacred 'hidden land' to which other Buddhist lamas, schools, traditions, and pilgrims are drawn.
It is because of these past blessings that when in the 1950s the terrible purge of Tibetan Buddhism took place, many great masters of the different schools of Tibetan Buddhism including: HH Dalai Lama, HH Karmapa, HH Sakya Trizin, Jamyang Khyentse Chokyi Lodro (who himself was a previous incarnate of Lhatsun Chenpo), and many more all found refuge and succor in Sikkim. In providing such refuge to these great teachers, the Chogyals of Sikkim have undoubtedly contributed to the preservation of all schools of Tibetan Buddhism. Now it is time to focus on ensuring our own Buddhist lineage also flourishes.