If you would like to make a financial donation to this project or to the HRC in general, visit the HRC donations page.  To receive regular updates from the HRC, join our mailing list or follow us on Facebook.

16th Karmapa Statue

In 2009, friends throughout the world collected Karmapa Chenno mantras dedicated to the purchase of an 84 acre retreat land in the Midwest: the Heartland Retreat Center (HRC). Together we accumulated 3.6 million mantras in total – one for every square foot of the property – and presented the offering to Lama Ole upon his arrival to the land. This powerful expression of our collective wish to purchase the retreat center laid the foundation for the meaningful activity that has continued at the HRC over the last four and a half years. As the HRC approaches a new stage in development, we again invite our friends throughout the world to take part.
 
Sometime before the end of August, the HRC will welcome home a one of a kind, life size statue of the 16th Karmapa. This aspect was chosen by Lama Ole as an expression of "total lineage". The statue was created by the finest statue makers in Nepal, combining traditional methods with modern technology like 3D printing for ultimate life-like precision. The statue will bring stabilizing power and inspiration on new levels. As Caty has expressed, “it will change the activity of the whole country.”
 

Submit your mantras!

All are invited to be part of this offering by dedicating Karmapa Chenno mantras. For every 1 million mantras collected, $1,000 will appear from space, up to the point that all remaining funds for the statue have been acquired.

Update: The exact timeline for the arrival of the statue is unknown at this time, and we expect it will arrive sometime this summer.  We hope you'll join us at the Living Buddhism Course over Labor Day weekend to be among the first to see it!

Update 2: Thank you all for your warm wishes and powerful mantras. The remarkable 16th Karmapa statue is about to arrive. 
 
Though we had planned for where a few thousand dollars would appear from space, as the mantras continued to come in, more financial surplus also appeared!
 
Please feel welcome to visit any time and enjoy the results of your efforts.
 

Update 3: The Statue Has Arrived!


Thanks to everyone’s great wishes, the statue has finally arrived! More information in our blog post.
 
Please come visit soon!!

 



 

12280960 mantras collected

14256 from Albany, NY 10 years ago
555 from Wellington/New Zealand 10 years ago
91500 from ABQDWBC 10 years ago
108 from Monterrey Mexico 10 years ago
15984 from Albany, NY 10 years ago
23760 from Melbourne Australia 10 years ago
11988 from Albany, NY 10 years ago
1110 from Wellington/New Zealand 10 years ago
32112 from Sydney, Australia 10 years ago
90689 from Oaxaca Center 10 years ago
342792 from Sydney, Australia 10 years ago
13716 from Manizales/Colombia 10 years ago
10800 from lake geneva, wi 10 years ago
45198 from Sydney, Australia 10 years ago
23760 from Melbourne, Australia 10 years ago
13068 from Albany, NY 10 years ago
69444 from Chicago Center 10 years ago
15768 from Sydney, Australia 10 years ago
10800 from Melbourne 10 years ago
555 from Wellington/New Zealand 10 years ago
10314 from Sydney, Australia 10 years ago
46440 from Sydney, Australia 10 years ago
19637 from DWBC ABQ NM 10 years ago
19 from DWBC ABQ NM 10 years ago
10800 from lake geneva, wi 10 years ago
7020 from Sydney, Australia 10 years ago
10368 from Porto Alegre, Brazil 10 years ago
17928 from Sydney, Australia 10 years ago
8856 from Manizales/Colombia 10 years ago
9612 from Albany, NY 10 years ago
8748 from Sydney, Australia 10 years ago
10800 from lake geneva, wi 10 years ago
555 from Wellington/New Zealand 10 years ago
46170 from Sydney, Australia 10 years ago
6812 from albany, ny 10 years ago
18900 from Whitewater, WI 10 years ago
11340 from Sydney, Australia 10 years ago
8856 from Konstanz, Germany 10 years ago
5400 from lake geneva, wi 10 years ago
38016 from Sydney, Australia 10 years ago
380000 from Amsterdam 10 years ago
18630 from Sydney, Australia 10 years ago
100000 from Warsaw, Poland 10 years ago
20196 from Heartland Retreat Center 10 years ago
1080 from Porto Alegre, Brazil 10 years ago
38664 from Sydney, Australia 10 years ago
100000 from Moscow 10 years ago
10800 from Melbourne 10 years ago
1080000 from Berlin, Germany 10 years ago
78840 from Bologna 10 years ago
118800 from Denver 10 years ago
500000 from Sydney,Australia 10 years ago
4914 from Sydney, Australia 10 years ago
13320 from Bologna (Italy) 10 years ago
151524 from Cuba con John 10 years ago
151 from Cuba con John 10 years ago
123660 from Central America - Vaya Con 10 years ago
10800 from lake geneva, wi 10 years ago
35694 from Sydney, Australia 10 years ago
600000 from Warsaw, Poland 10 years ago
13608 from Melbourne 10 years ago
46187 from Minneapolis 10 years ago
50000 from Zurich 10 years ago
6480 from Dresden, Germany 10 years ago
560000 from New York 10 years ago
1080000 from Immenstadt,Germany 10 years ago
1000000 from Moscow 10 years ago
500000 from Sydney,Australia 10 years ago
8856 from Sydney, Australia 10 years ago
123660 from Centroamerica 10 years ago
10800 from lake geneva, wi 10 years ago
29106 from Sydney, Australia 10 years ago
25530 from Bologna (Italy) 10 years ago
6480 from Konstanz, Germany 10 years ago
5346 from Sydney, Australia 10 years ago
7000 from Melbourne, Australia 10 years ago
1080000 from hamburg 10 years ago
555 from Wellington/New Zealand 10 years ago
39042 from Sydney, Australia 10 years ago
10800 from lake geneva, wi 10 years ago
10800 from Melbourne 10 years ago
20250 from Sydney, Australia 10 years ago
108864 from Northern Rivers, Australia 10 years ago
10260 from Sydney, Australia 10 years ago
1188 from Natal, Brazil 10 years ago
11556 from Sydney, Australia 10 years ago
888 from Wellington/New Zealand 10 years ago
10800 from lake geneva, wi 10 years ago
10101 from Bologna (Italy) 10 years ago
9126 from Sydney, Australia 10 years ago
9720 from MPLS & St. Louis to Lama Ole from Ali, Big John, & Alex 10 years ago
6696 from Melbourne, Australia 10 years ago
33048 from Sydney, Australia 10 years ago
116424 from Live-in center Bogotá 10 years ago
1080 from Natal, Brazil 10 years ago
2916 from Manizales/Colombia 10 years ago
2916 from Manizales/Colombia 10 years ago
23274 from Sydney, Australia 10 years ago
40068 from minneapolis 10 years ago
11934 from Sydney, Australia 10 years ago
16482 from Bologna (Italy) 10 years ago
7056 from Sydney, Australia 10 years ago
756 from HRC 10 years ago
1944 from MInneapolis 10 years ago
10800 from lake geneva, wi 10 years ago
555 from Wellington/New Zealand 10 years ago
6804 from Großholz 10 years ago
1080 from Christchurch 10 years ago
756 from Großholz 10 years ago
7560 from Großholz 10 years ago
32540 from Sydney, Australia 10 years ago
2916 from Manizales/Colombia 10 years ago
2916 from Zürich /Switzerland 10 years ago
10206 from Sydney, Australia 10 years ago
1080 from Minneapolis 10 years ago
3636 from Orvieto, Italy 10 years ago
83650 from Oaxaca Center 10 years ago
5886 from Sydney, Australia 10 years ago
8769 from Bologna (Italy) 10 years ago
2592 from Istanbul 10 years ago
20736 from London 10 years ago
23328 from Copenhagen 10 years ago
14688 from Europe Center 10 years ago
25920 from Utrecht 10 years ago
44604 from Prague 10 years ago
2000 from detroit 10 years ago
100 from chicago 10 years ago
5724 from brescia, italy 10 years ago
4968 from Heartland Retreat Center 10 years ago
10800 from lake geneva, wi 10 years ago
16308 from Sydney, Australia 10 years ago
2052 from Sydney, Australia 10 years ago
12852 from Zürich /Switzerland 10 years ago
648 from Sydney, Australia 10 years ago
540 from Zürich /Switzerland 10 years ago
1296 from Sydney, Australia 10 years ago
972 from Sydney, Australia 10 years ago
1620 from Zürich / Switzerland 10 years ago
31200 from Sydney, Australia 10 years ago
8262 from Sydney, Australia 10 years ago
4108 from Orvieto, Italy 10 years ago
550 from Sugar Land, TX 10 years ago
13068 from brescia, italy 10 years ago
5778 from Sydney, Australia 10 years ago
18475 from Bologna (Italy) 10 years ago
14632 from brescia, italy 10 years ago
1080 from Porto Alegre, Brazil 10 years ago
10800 from lake geneva, wi 10 years ago
1080 from Madison 10 years ago
7398 from Sydney, Australia 10 years ago
17800 from Sydney, Australia 10 years ago
2160 from Zürich / Switzerland 10 years ago
12960 from lake geneva, wi 10 years ago
26200 from Sydney, Australia 10 years ago
5458 from Orvieto, Italy 10 years ago
21600 from Meditation of the Americas 10 years ago
1080 from Porto Alegre, Brazil 10 years ago
14916 from Sydney, Australia 10 years ago
3888 from Fabriano (Italy) 10 years ago
28280 from Sydney, Australia 10 years ago
5400 from brescia, italy 10 years ago
15096 from Bologna (Italy) 10 years ago
4770 from Sydney, Australia 10 years ago
1221 from Wellington/New Zealand 10 years ago
1080 from Zürich, Switzerland 10 years ago
2916 from Manizales/Colombia 10 years ago
16724 from Sydney, Australia 10 years ago
17316 from Bologna (Italy) 10 years ago
2916 from Manizales/Colombia 10 years ago
11700 from Sydney, Australia 10 years ago
28080 from ABQDWBC 10 years ago
12960 from Sydney, Australia 10 years ago
756 from Sydney, Australia 10 years ago
666 from Wellington/New Zealand 10 years ago
10800 from lake geneva, wi 10 years ago
3500 from Boston 10 years ago
1620 from Manizales/Colombia 10 years ago
1836 from Porto alegre / Brazil 10 years ago
5400 from lake geneva, wi 10 years ago
2916 from Manizales/Colombia 10 years ago
864 from Sydney, Australia 10 years ago
2160 from Porto alegre/ Brasil 10 years ago
555 from Wellington/New Zealand 10 years ago
10800 from lake geneva, wi 10 years ago
4968 from Konstanz, Germany 10 years ago
64800 from Western Retreat Center 10 years ago
51948 from Minneapolis 10 years ago
2160 from lake geneva, wi 10 years ago
1836 from Heartland Retreat Center 10 years ago
1080 from Madison, Wi 10 years ago
540 from Zürich / Switzerland 10 years ago
80784 from La Vega's course, Colombia 10 years ago
1728 from Porto Alegre/Brazil 10 years ago
10800 from lake geneva, wi 10 years ago
324 from Canberra, Australia 10 years ago
2376 from PORTO ALEGRE/RS/BRAZIL 10 years ago
39204 from Northern Rivers Meditation Centre, Australia 10 years ago
20 from columbus ohio 10 years ago
10000 from columbus ohio 10 years ago
1080 from lake geneva, wi 10 years ago
540 from Zürich / Switzerland 10 years ago
2916 from Manizales/Colombia 10 years ago
2916 from Porto Alegre/Brazil 10 years ago
6480 from zürich switzerland 10 years ago
555 from Wellington/New Zealand 10 years ago
2916 from Manizales/Colombia 10 years ago
80567 from Oaxaca Center 10 years ago
80 from Oaxaca Center 10 years ago
10800 from lake geneva, wi 10 years ago
1110 from Wellington/New Zealand 10 years ago
514 from Seattle 10 years ago
1080 from Zürich / Switzerland 10 years ago
540 from from Zürich/Switzerland 10 years ago
2916 from Manizales/Colombia 10 years ago
9456 from Meditation of the Americas 10 years ago
6912 from EC 10 years ago
2160 from lake geneva, wi 10 years ago
13284 from Heartland Retreat Center 10 years ago
106488 from Minneapolis 10 years ago
1080 from Zürich/Switzerland 10 years ago
3348 from Albany, NY 10 years ago
4968 from Santa Fe 10 years ago
2916 from Manizales/Colombia 10 years ago
8640 from San Diego 10 years ago
10800 from lake geneva, wi 10 years ago
12744 from Texas 10 years ago
1944 from Zagon 10 years ago
12960 from Las Vegas 10 years ago
540 from Timau, Italy 10 years ago
8400 from Warszawa - Wesola 10 years ago
3240 from Santa Fe 10 years ago
17992 from Monterrey Mexico 10 years ago
105 from Chicago 10 years ago
990 from Chicago 10 years ago
5400 from cali/colombia 10 years ago
11340 from porto alegre/rs/brazil 10 years ago
24516 from Albuquerque DWBC 10 years ago
555 from Wellington/New Zealand 10 years ago
27216 from Seattle 10 years ago
34020 from Portland 10 years ago
10800 from lake geneva, wi 10 years ago
3240 from Houston Center 10 years ago
540 from Zürich /Switzerland 10 years ago
3240 from Manizales/Colombia 10 years ago
4644 from La Crosse WI 10 years ago
1080 from lake geneva, wi 10 years ago
2160 from Denver 10 years ago
4320 from Minneapolis, MN 10 years ago
7668 from Santa Fe 10 years ago
2160 from Manizales/Colombia 10 years ago
666 from Wellington/New Zealand 10 years ago
1080 from Madison 10 years ago
1404 from Madison 10 years ago
1080 from Denver 10 years ago
1080 from lake geneva, wi 10 years ago
756 from Madison 10 years ago
2160 from lake geneva, wi 10 years ago
4968 from PORTO ALEGRE/RS/BRAZIL 10 years ago
108 from Zürich/Switzerland 10 years ago
42 from Boston 10 years ago
3818 from Albany, NY 10 years ago
1188 from Madison, Wi 10 years ago
9180 from cali/colombia 10 years ago
6804 from Santa Fe 10 years ago
4320 from Dakini Ranch 10 years ago
555 from Wellington/New Zealand 10 years ago
2268 from porto alegre/rs/brazil 10 years ago
9180 from Albuquerque Center 10 years ago
10800 from lake geneva, wi 10 years ago
7884 from Heartland Retreat Center 10 years ago
10800 from Hollister, CA 10 years ago
10260 from Madison 10 years ago
540 from Zürich Switzerland 10 years ago
1620 from porto alegre/rs/brazil 10 years ago
5832 from Denver 10 years ago
3240 from lake geneva, wi 10 years ago
756 from Madison 10 years ago
540 from PORTO ALEGRE/RS/BRAZIL 10 years ago
500000 from berlin 10 years ago
3024 from Zagon 10 years ago
4050 from Santa Fe 10 years ago
2160 from Manizales/Colombia 10 years ago
5184 from PORTO ALEGRE/RS/BRAZIL 10 years ago
864 from Richmond VA 10 years ago
540 from Denver 10 years ago
9936 from Monterrey Mexico 10 years ago
6264 from Madison 10 years ago
2160 from Lake Geneva, Wisconsin 10 years ago
1080 from La Crosse 10 years ago
1296 from Denver 10 years ago
5832 from Hollister, CA 10 years ago
1296 from ABQ DWBC 10 years ago
1080 from La Crosse 10 years ago
756 from Sugar Land, TX 10 years ago
1080 from Madison 10 years ago
432 from porto alegre/Rs/brazil 10 years ago
1404 from porto alegre/RS/Brazil 10 years ago
55620 from Chicago 10 years ago
3024 from Zagon 10 years ago
3240 from Regensburg 10 years ago
108000 from Tel-aviv 10 years ago
6183 from Santa Fe 10 years ago
10800 from Lake Geneva, Wisconsin 10 years ago
2160 from Manizales 10 years ago
555 from Wellington/New Zealand 10 years ago
1080 from Madison 10 years ago
540 from Zürch 10 years ago
3024 from Madison 10 years ago
3564 from ABQ DWBC 10 years ago
2000 from Alba,Armenia,Quindio 10 years ago
1080 from Natal Brazil 10 years ago
5400 from La Crosse 10 years ago
1080 from Minneapolis 10 years ago
15012 from porto alegre/RS/Brazil 10 years ago
1080 from Zürich 10 years ago
3000 from Detroit 10 years ago
1000 from Colombia /Casa Bogota 10 years ago
108 from Zagon 10 years ago
13242 from Minneapolis 10 years ago
3888 from Madison 10 years ago
5940 from Madison 10 years ago
1000 from Alba,Armenia,Quindio 10 years ago
2700 from Albany, NY 10 years ago
4860 from Heartland Retreat Center 10 years ago
432 from Zagon 10 years ago
3348 from Northern Rivers Sangha, Australia 10 years ago
1080 from Zagon 10 years ago
5076 from El Salvador 10 years ago
1080 from Northern Rivers, Australia 10 years ago
3024 from Zagon 10 years ago
756 from Sugar Land, TX 10 years ago
10800 from Lake Geneva, WIsconsin 10 years ago
4320 from Albuquerque DWBC 10 years ago
4 from Albuquerque DWBC 10 years ago
3132 from El Salvador 10 years ago
3024 from Zagon 10 years ago
4428 from Houston Center 10 years ago
1188 from Natal Brazil 10 years ago
37152 from Chicago 10 years ago
2916 from Denver 10 years ago
3024 from Zagon 10 years ago
7776 from El Salvador 10 years ago
10800 from Albuquerque DWBC 10 years ago
10 from Albuquerque DWBC 10 years ago
1620 from Boston 10 years ago
3672 from Zagon 10 years ago
108 from Zürich 10 years ago
2000 from Toggenburg/Switzerland 10 years ago
5400 from Seattle 10 years ago
540 from Zürich 10 years ago
1296 from Zagon 10 years ago
4266 from Denver 10 years ago
4 from Denver 10 years ago
108 from Zürich 10 years ago
3348 from Zagon 10 years ago
3024 from Zagon 10 years ago
3456 from Madison 10 years ago
7236 from Heartland Retreat Center 10 years ago
2376 from Albany, NY 10 years ago
5940 from Northern Rivers Meditation Centre, Australia 10 years ago
1080 from Houston, TX 10 years ago
1290 from Albany, NY 10 years ago
3200 from La Crosse WI 10 years ago
1080 from New Delhi, India 10 years ago
1080 from Montreal 10 years ago
1188 from Denver 10 years ago
1080 from Amsterdam West 10 years ago
540 from Madison 10 years ago
1080 from San Antonio 10 years ago
1080 from Sugar Land, TX 10 years ago
20160 from Minneapolis 10 years ago
1080 from Madison 10 years ago
1080 from Madison 10 years ago
56916 from Heartland Retreat Center 10 years ago
4320 from Seattle 10 years ago