The trees and plants at Kechara Forest Retreat require regular maintenance and care. Spread over 35 acres of land with various topographies, soil conditions, and a vast variety of flora and fauna, the work needed to maintain this natural forest environment is no small feat. In addition, we are home to a farm and nursery which provides vegetables, herbs, fruits and flowers for our community of residents and visitors.

Please help us maintain this green paradise for many more generations to come. By contributing to the upkeep of this peaceful forest haven, you are helping to create an environment that will benefit all visitors through sight, sound, smell, taste and touch as they come here in search of solace, peace and spiritual attainments. You are also making an offering directly to the Three Jewels as the whole environment is created for growth of the Buddha Dharma.

Making a Donation

Set a positive intention before making a donation. The purer your intention, the greater the merit generated.
Select your desired amount and style of sponsorship (where applicable).
In the “Sponsor” section: Provide the name of the sponsor (benefactor).
In the “Dedication” section: Provide the name of the person/entity the sponsorship is dedicated to. You can include a specific wish or request. This will be read during the dedication of merits.
After making the donation, rejoice and dedicate the merits you have generated.
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Sponsoring the Temple

Over 2,500 years ago, the Buddha taught the Dharma to bring living beings out of suffering. His precious teachings are kept alive in Dharma centres, temples and monasteries — physical places where spiritual seekers can find solace, advice and help.

In Buddhism, contributing towards the preservation and spread of the teachings is one of the highest forms of generosity. That’s why sponsoring the temple and contributing to its upkeep and facilities is a core practice in all Buddhist traditions. One way to do this is by making donations and offerings at places of worship where Buddha’s teachings are alive and well. Kechara Forest Retreat is one such place.

Buddha taught that sponsors who help to build and maintain holy temples, or contribute towards its daily operations will gain great merits, enjoy incredible wealth and power in future lives, and eventually attain enlightenment. As the great Indian yogi, Nagden Pawo said:

“Anyone who contributes to the building of a temple, no matter how small that contribution is, even if it is just requesting others for donations, continuously collects tremendous merits even as they go about their daily lives.”

Your generosity in supporting our temple will allow Buddha’s sacred teachings and Lama Tsongkhapa’s precious lineage to be preserved in this peaceful, holy environment, bringing benefit to others for many generations to come. In return, you’ll receive a stream of daily merits for prosperity, good health, removal of obstacles, protection, abundance and fulfilment of wishes.

More Benefits of Supporting the Temple

Bad karma will be decreased
We will be protected and avoid misfortune
We will evade all obstacles, suffering and vengeful enemies
We will be free of harm from evil beings
We will break away from afflictions and illusions
We will have ample sustenance and good fortune and enjoy a high position
Our speech and actions will be well respected by people and Heavenly beings
We will accumulate merits and wisdom
We will be reborn in favourable realms with good appearance, fortune and wisdom
We will be reborn in places where Buddha’s teachings are being taught and attain Enlightenment quickly

About Kechara Forest Retreat

“Since I was a young child, I wanted to create a place where people come together to live as one with nature, one with the earth; a place for healing, detoxification, contemplation, relaxation and retreat.

An international centre for meditation courses not based on religion but tapping into ourselves and our potential. A place for eco-living modelled on sustainability and growth.

This project is Kechara Forest Retreat and it will be a space to inspire the world to do the same in their own communities.”

– Tsem Rinpoche

Since our inception in 2012, Kechara Forest Retreat has grown to become a renowned Tibetan Buddhist Retreat and Wellness centre, known for result-focused spiritual and meditational programmes.

Our 35-acre centre in the exurban forest enclave of Bentong, Pahang is also a sacred ground, home to a pantheon of Tibetan deities and holy sites. It is here, amidst the lush verdant highlands that we impart a contemporary presentation of Buddhist teachings and practices, to bring you closer to Buddha’s wisdom in the Tibetan spiritual tradition.

Highlights

World’s largest Dorje Shugden statue
H.E. Tsem Rinpoche’s Relic Temple and Stupa
Medicine Buddha healing fountain
Wish-fulfilling Gyenze chapel
Walk-in aviary
Magadha Sangmo cafe
Dharma store + flea market
Comfortable guesthouses

Green Care Fund