SSI UK and the MACO Museum are delighted to once again offer a unique spiritual journey: Maratika & Kathmandu Valley Pilgrimage, March 21-April 5, 2026
Shang Shung Institute
A Life of Knowledge – Words of the Master
Adriano Clemente, long-time student and translator of Chögyal Namkhai Norbu, will share his reflections on more than four decades of collaboration with the Master.
Chögyal Namkhai Norbu – A Life of Knowledge
Chögyal Namkhai Norbu was not only a great Dzogchen master but also a renowned scholar whose work illuminated many dimensions of Tibetan culture.
A Heartfelt Offering: A Guru Padmasambhava Statue
Our nine meter tall statue of Guru Padmasambhava, created in honor of our beloved Master Chögyal Namkhai Norbu, has now been completed.
Almost Done! Support the Guru Rinpoche Statue Painting
The structure of our beautiful Guru Rinpoche statue is now complete! We are now in the final stage of fundraising to give the statue a splendid paint job.
A Trip to Maratika to Meet the Dakini
An account by Cheh Goh of the recent pilgrimage to Maratika in Nepal organized by Shang Shung UK and the MACO Museum.
Building a Guru Padmasambhava Statue
In the spring of 2024 we started fundraising for the construction of a 9.5 meter tall Guru Rinpoche statue, in upper Mustang, Nepal.
Shang Shung UK and Khaita at Oxford University
Last April I was visiting Oxford in the hope of setting up a collaboration/partnership between the University of Oxford and Shang Shung UK institute.
Pilgrimage to Nepal and Maratika
In 1984 the Longsal Mandarava practice was revealed to Chögyal Namkhai Norbu while he was practicing in the Eight Heruka Cave in Maratika, Nepal.
Shang Shung Institute UK 2023 Report
The Shang Shung Institute UK (SSI UK) is pleased to showcase its (ongoing) yearly activities report for the year 2023.
Activities of the School of Tibetan Medicine in USA
Shang Shung Institute of America was founded by our teacher, Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche, with the help of his students, in 1996.
News from the Ka-Ter Translation Project
We are very happy to present the Ka-ter Translation’s recent publication of Chögyal Namkhai Norbu’s work ‘The Luminous Clarity of the Univer