Rigpa Prayer Requests

Rigpa Prayer Request Service

Rigpa Prayer Request Service offers the opportunity to request prayers or special practices for yourself, your friends and relatives who may be ill, experiencing difficulties, or who have died. Prayers are also done for removing obstacles and creating auspicious circumstances.

The prayers and practices are performed at Lerab Ling and leading Tibetan Buddhist monasteries in India and the Himalayas.

By making an offering, a tangible connection is established between the person who is in need of prayers and those who are reciting the prayers on their behalf.

The suggested minimum offering to request prayers for someone
with illness or difficulties is €20. Their names will be read out during the daily practice in Lerab Ling.

And we suggest an amount of €40 for someone who has died. Their names will be read out during Riwo Sangchö and Duknal Rangdrol once a week for 7 weeks.

Of course, you may choose to offer as much as you are inspired, motivated and able to do so.

You can make an offering online after which you will receive a confirmation emmail. In that mail is a link to a form where you can fill in your requests. For more information please send an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Rigpa Prayer Requests in LERAB LING

You can sponsor part, the whole or more than the suggested offerings to the practices in Lerab Ling:

Prayer Request Lerab Ling daily practice (suggested offering) €20
Riwo Sangchö, Dukngal Rangdrol (suggested offering) €40
Tendrel Nyesel Tsok (suggested offering) €35
Göngkhang Protectors Practices (suggested offering) €50

Two Types of Dedication

When you request prayers in someone’s name, two different types
of prayer dedication are facilitated:

If you or a loved one is sick or is facing difficulties, prayers
will be dedicated during a Tendrel Nyesel tsok practice.
If your loved one has died, prayers will be dedicated during
the daily Riwo Sangchö, while Dukngal Rangdrol practices will be done every week for seven weeks (49 days).

You may also send us a picture of your friend or relative, together with the reason why practices are being requested, so that they are read out to the Lerab Ling practising community.

The Prayers in Lerab Ling are carried out by:

The prayers at Lerab Ling are carried out by the monastic and lay community of practitioners, except for Dukngal Rangdrol (a practice for the deceased), which is carried out by a specialized group.

This group is led by senior members of Lerab Ling’s monastic community and is composed of experienced practitioners who have received extensive training from Sogyal Rinpoche.

Your Request for Prayers in Lerab Ling include:

Every two weeks – your name or that of your friend or relative will
be forwarded to two Tibetan Buddhist monasteries in Nepal:

Gön Thubten Do Ngag Shedrub Dargye Ling in Swayambhunath,
the monastery established by the late Tulku Pegyal; as well as
Nubri Gompa, a branch monastery of Chorten Gompa, under the direction of Kyabjé Dodrupchen Rinpoche.

Both monasteries share a close connection to Rigpa and regularly dedicate their practice on our behalf. For those who have died, the monasteries will perform Chang Chok and other special practices. (Chang Chok is a ritual purification practice in which a qualified master guides the consciousness of the deceased to a better rebirth).

Once each year – all the names sent to us for prayers will be forwarded to a number of different Tibetan monasteries, for dedication during their major prayer gatherings and practice cycles (drupchens). This includes:

The Vajrakilaya drupchen at Chorten Gompa, Sikkim, presided
over by Kyabjé Dodrupchen Rinpoche and his community of monks.
The Vajrasattva drupchen held at Shechen Monastery, Nepal, presided over by Rabjam Rinpoche and Dilgo Khyentse Yangsi Rinpoche.
The Yang Nying Pudri drupchen held at the Namgyal Monastery
in Dharamsala, India.
The Tendrel Nyesel drupchö at Thubten Choling, Nepal.
The Vajrakilaya drupchö at the Sakya Center in Dehra Dun, India, presided over by HH Sakya Trizin.
The Chime Phakme Nyingtik drupchen at Chokling Monastery, Bir, India, presided over by Orgyen Topgyal Rinpoche.
The Shinje drupchen held at Tsechu Monastery in Nangchen, Tibet.

For members of the Rigpa Sangha only

The Are You Ready? website supports practitioners and their sangha friends who face illness, dying or death. It helps you to prepare well, care for each other more deeply with a greater level of confidence and skill.

Sponsoring Prayers & Ceremonies in the EAST

For practices in the East, at Chorten Gompa in Sikkim, India, you can make an offering online after which you will receive a confirmation emmail. In that mail is a link to a form where you can fill in your requests. For more information please send an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

How to Order Prayers off-line

You can download an order form for specific prayers and practices. You may already have a clear idea or preference for the specific prayers or practices that you would like to request, in which case you can consult the list directly.

Alternatively, you may wish to seek advice as to which prayers would be the most effective and appropriate to sponsor, in which case we can, on your behalf, request a divination from Kyabjé Dodrupchen Rinpoche.

Please note that whilst we cannot guarantee the effectiveness of the prayers, we can ensure that all prayers and practice are performed strictly according to the tradition, in an authentic way.

National Prayer Request Coordinators

United Kingdom: Jane Hanlon This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Ireland: Veronica Nicholson This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Australia: Stephanie Dakin This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

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