{"id":7882,"date":"2025-07-04T02:59:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T02:59:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rigpedorjemontreal.org\/?p=7882"},"modified":"2025-07-24T00:27:17","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T00:27:17","slug":"rdf-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rigpedorjemontreal.org\/en\/rdf-3\/","title":{"rendered":"The Foundation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-7882\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-7882-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"siteorigin-panels-stretch panel-row-style-full-width panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-7882-0\" data-stretch-type=\"full-width-stretch\" ><div id=\"pgc-7882-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-7882-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_metaslider_widget panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div id=\"metaslider-id-7965\" style=\"width: 100%; margin: 0 auto;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-113-1 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-7965 ml-slider has-onhover-arrows ms-theme-default nav-hidden\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"diaporama Fondation\" data-height=\"360\" data-width=\"1080\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_7965\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_7965\">\n            <ul class='slides'>\n                <li style=\"display: block; 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width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-8144 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2025-07-25 18:03:43\" data-filename=\"BanderolleRDF-cataracRural-2025.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/rigpedorjemontreal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/BanderolleRDF-cataracRural-2025.jpg\" class=\"slider-7965 slide-8144 msDefaultImage\" alt=\"\" rel=\"\" title=\"BanderolleRDF-cataracRural-2025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rigpedorjemontreal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/BanderolleRDF-cataracRural-2025.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/rigpedorjemontreal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/BanderolleRDF-cataracRural-2025-200x67.jpg 200w, https:\/\/rigpedorjemontreal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/BanderolleRDF-cataracRural-2025-768x256.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rigpedorjemontreal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/BanderolleRDF-cataracRural-2025-150x50.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-7882-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"so-rounded siteorigin-panels-stretch panel-row-style-full-width panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-7882-1\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; \" data-stretch-type=\"full\" ><div id=\"pgc-7882-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><div class=\"panel-cell-style panel-cell-style-for-7882-1-0\" ><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-7882-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-mobile-last\" ><div id=\"panel-7882-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2><strong>FULFILLING A VISION<\/strong><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">His Eminence the 3rd Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche, a senior leader of the Karma Kagyu School of Tibetan Buddhism, responded to the plight of needy Tibetans in India and Nepal with a vision for social, vocational, educational and medical development. The programs were eventually broadened so that populations of all backgrounds could benefit. In fact, His Eminence\u2019s aim was to provide basic opportunities for personal growth and quality of life for people of all ages. A wide range of projects was initiated to achieve this goal. RDF works with its overseas partners, Paramita Charitable Trust (India) and Ananda Sangh (Nepal), both of which were established by His Eminence to fulfill his vision with projects in India such as The Jamgon Kongtrul 3rd Memorial Home for the destitute elderly and young, The Jamgon Kongtrul 3rd Memorial School and the Jamgon Kongtrul 3rd Memorial Health Care Centre as well as the Sight Restoration Programs in India, Nepal and Tibet. Donations to RDF are tax-deductible and go directly to support the projects.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Give to our social project to provide for the poor and needy in the areas of well-being, education, health, and treatable blindness.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rigpedorjemontreal.org\/en\/rigpe-dorje-foundation-3rd-memorial-home\/\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Jamgon Kongtrul 3rd Memorial Home<\/span><\/a><\/strong>\u00a0is an Intergenerational Home housing 22 elderly and 55 children who were living in poverty. Your donation will help pay for food, clothing, medical expenses, as well as school fees, uniforms and text books for the children.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rigpedorjemontreal.org\/en\/jamgon-kongtrul-3rd-memorial-school-2\/\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Jamgon Kongtrul 3rd Memorial School<\/span><\/a><\/strong>\u00a0provides an excellent academic education to children from poor families of all castes and creeds in a welcoming, clean and pleasant environment. Your donation will help cover the school\u2019s operating costs, such as teacher salaries, which are essential to maintaining its high quality.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rigpedorjemontreal.org\/en\/jamgon-kongtrul-3rd-memorial-health-care-centre-2\/\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Jamgon Kongtrul 3rd Memorial Health Care Centre<\/span><\/a><\/strong>\u00a0serves Lava (India) and 32 poor and remote villages in a 25-kilometre radius. The population of this region has now grown to more than 15,000. A token fee is charged for consultations and medications are dispensed at cost. Your donation will help cover the expenses of medicines and medical supplies, the salaries of the on-site nurse, doctor, and pharmacist, as well as the upkeep of the clinic facility.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rigpedorjemontreal.org\/en\/jamgon-kongtrul-eye-centre-2\/\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Jamgon Kongtrul Eye Centre (JKEC)<\/span><\/a>.<\/strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\">\u00a0 The Eye Centre, a world-class community eye hospital offering high-quality ophthalmic care and treatment, opened in 2005. It serves patients in Kalimpong District, Darjeeling and Sikkim, offering free cataract surgery and lens implants to patients living in poverty, and also provides subsidized treatment to low-income individuals. JKEC is NOW financially sufficient and self-supporting.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rigpedorjemontreal.org\/en\/remote-outreach-cataract-program\/\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Remote Outreach Cataract Program<\/span><\/strong><\/a> was born out of an idea shared by the 3rd Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche and the eminent ophthalmologist Dr. Sanduk Ruit. The goal was to raise awareness that cataracts are treatable, reach out to people in remote areas where eye care is not available, and offer free treatment to the poor. To date Ananda Sang has conducted 36 cataract programs.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/rigpedorjemontreal.org\/en\/centre-de-medecine-traditionnelle-tibetaine\/\">Traditional Tibetan Medical Centre<\/a><\/span>.<\/strong><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>On April 7, 1992, as the 3rd Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche was leaving Pullahari for the last time, he walked past a nearby plot of land and said that the Labrang should acquire it, establish a TIBETAN MEDICAL CENTRE, cultivate medicinal herbs and plants, and preserve the medical lineage of Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Rigpe Dorje Foundation (RDF) Is a Canadian charitable organization officially registered with the Department of National Revenue, #119119923RRR0001.<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-7882-1-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-7882-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"siteorigin-panels-stretch panel-row-style-full-width panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-7882-2\" data-stretch-type=\"full\" ><div id=\"pgc-7882-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><div id=\"pgc-7882-2-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty panel-grid-cell-mobile-last\" ><\/div><div id=\"pgc-7882-2-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; FULFILLING A VISION\u00a0 His Eminence the 3rd Jamgon Kongtrul [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7882","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-special-activities"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rigpedorjemontreal.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7882","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rigpedorjemontreal.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rigpedorjemontreal.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rigpedorjemontreal.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rigpedorjemontreal.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7882"}],"version-history":[{"count":33,"href":"https:\/\/rigpedorjemontreal.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7882\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8116,"href":"https:\/\/rigpedorjemontreal.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7882\/revisions\/8116"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rigpedorjemontreal.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7882"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rigpedorjemontreal.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7882"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rigpedorjemontreal.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7882"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}