AFFILIATED Monastic Communities 


There are a four monastic communities in Nepal and India that are closely affiliated with Kopan Monastery and the Kopan Nunnery. They are managed by Kopan who also assist with the fundraising for these projects.


Two of them, Thubten Shedrup Ling and Tsum Nunnery and Monastery, are located in very remote areas of Nepal where survival is a daily struggle, while Yulo Koepa Nunnery and the Kopan Hostel in Sera are in India.


His Holiness the Dalai Lama has repeatedly stressed how important it is to support these places of Dharma practice, as a means to secure the survival of the Tibetan Buddhist Tradition in a world more in tune with external pleasures. These monasteries and nunneries are managed by Kopan Monastery, who is also assisting with fundraising for the projects.


Find out here how you can help these places to stay vibrant monastic communities

Tsum Monastery and Nunnery

In a remote corner near the Tibetan border, in a valley called Tsum, are Rachen Nunnery and Mu Gompa.                  Learn More

Kopan Hostel at Sera Monastery

Around eighty monks from Kopan monastery are studying at Sera Monastic University in South India to become geshes.        Learn More

Thubten Shedrup Ling Monastery

Situated near the trekking route to Mount Everest, Thubten Shedrup Ling looks after the education of the local community           Learn More

Yulo Koepa Nunnery

Yulo Koepa is a branch of the Kopan Nunnery. The twenty nuns living here recite Tara prayers continuously.        Learn More