Each successive Sakyong – literally “Earth Protector” – is the spiritual and worldly ruler of Shambhala, the borderless kingdom of meditation practitioners committed to realizing enlightenment and social harmony through daily life.

The Sakyong Ladrang supports the Sakyong and the Sakyong Wangmo in their worldly activities. It also acts to safeguard the sacred holdings of the Sakyong lineage to ensure the continuity of the Shambhala teachings. This allows these rulers of Shambhala to reveal the brilliant sanity of the Great Eastern Sun so that Shambhala may flourish for the benefit of all sentient beings.

Among its other ongoing activities, the Sakyong Ladrang is currently working to support the year of retreat that the Sakyong is entering. Your offering is vital to the success of this work.

• To make an offering to the Sakyong Ladrang please click here.

• To learn more about the Sakyong Ladrang, click HERE to read or listen to an interview with the Ladrang's Director of Finance, Suter DuBose.

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