Konchog Chidu Drubchod Retreat

We are delighted to announce that Tulku Dakpa Rinpoche will lead a Konchog Chidu drubchod retreat in Finland from December 26th to  January 2nd, 2026 -2027.

A drubchod is a particularly powerful group practice retreat dedicated to pacifying obstacles, obscurations and illness, increasing virtue and merit, and enhancing prosperity and auspicious conditions for all sentient beings, especially those in our local community.

This is Danakosha Ling’s annual winter drubchod retreat and we warmly encourage everyone to participate. We especially ask members of the Danakosha Ling Sangha to make every effort to attend.

The retreat begins on 26 December at 2pm with the Konchog Chidu empowerment and concludes on the morning of 2 January.

The transition from one year to the next is a particularly meaningful time to engage in wholesome actions. If the past year has been favorable, it is due to our own virtuous deeds together with the blessings of the Three Roots. We therefore offer our heartfelt gratitude and aspire that the coming year will be equally auspicious. If, on the other hand, the past year has brought difficulties, we pray that these obstacles may be dispelled and that the New Year will unfold in harmony, happiness and favorable circumstances.

To join, please register by using this link and send us a confirmation of payment by Monday December 14th. If you have any questions at all concerning the retreat or the payment, please do not hesitate to contact us at  info@danakosha.org 

The Konchog Chidu drubchod practice 

Konchog Chidu, meaning “The Embodiment of the Precious Ones” is a very profound and wide cycle of teachings. In brief, it is a Guru Rinpoche practice which encompasses all the Three Roots – outer peaceful Padmasambhava as the Guru, inner wrathful Padmasambhava as the Yidam, and secret  Padmasambhava in the form of Simhamukha as the Dakini, as well as a long life form of Padmasambhava. The terma was discovered by the terton Jatson  Nyingpo, a reincarnation of Nyongben Tingzin Zangpo, a close student of  Padmasambhava, who attained the rainbow body. 

Padmasambhava says: If someone even just opens a book of this text, the  surroundings become rich and peaceful, and all wars become reduced. If you have devotion and wish to practice this text, it has the power of giving you the attainment of a pure land, even to an animal. These blessings of this profound  teaching have not diminished, and therefore receiving this teaching is more  precious than finding a wish fulfilling jewel. Even if you have doubt about this dharma, or you think that it’s impossible to receive these blessings, your bad  karma will be purified and you will enter the path of liberation. 

The accumulation of merit is one of the most important parts of the path of  enlightenment. There are many ways to accumulate merit. One of the highest  ways is accumulation through the drubchod – “great accomplishment offering”.  That means opening the mandalas of the yidam deities and pure gathering of samaya of all the Vajra brothers and sisters, practice of the generation and  accomplishment stage with supreme motivation. On such a special occasion, the accumulation of merit multiplies immeasurably. 

About the teacher 

Tulku Dakpa Rinpoche is a reincarnation of the Tibetan master Rogza Sonam  Palge and the spiritual director of Danakosha Ling in Finland. He has  received teachings from the most prominent Buddhist teachers of our time,  such as Kyabje Mindrolling Trichen Rinpoche and Kyabje Taklung Tsetrul  Rinpoche. He has graduated from Mindrolling Monastery’s college as a  certified holder of sutric and tantric teachings. 

Retreat schedule and registration 

The retreat will begin on Saturday, December 26th and will conclude on Saturday, January 2nd, 2027, as follows: 

Opening: Saturday, December 26th: Starts at 14:00 

Sunday 27.12. to Friday 1.1., daily schedule: 

6:00 – 8:00     Practice 

8:00 – 9:00     Breakfast 

9:00 – 11:30    Practice 

11:30 – 14:00 Lunch break 

14:00 – 15:30 Practice 

15:30 – 16:00 Tea break 

16:00 – 18:00   Practice 

Closing: Saturday, January 2nd, 2027 

6:00 – 10:00 Practice and receiving the blessings of the week’s practice.  Everybody is very welcome to receive the blessings, even if they have not participated in the drubchod. Receiving the blessing starts at 9:00. You can also come to the beginning of the morning session, if you wish. 

11:00 Lunch 

Location: Danakosha Ling, Forssantie 37, 31600 Jokioinen, Finland.
Price: 230 €, or 195 € for Danakosha Ling members, students, and the unemployed.

Accommodation: 140 € for the whole duration of the retreat in a shared two person room, or 110 € for Danakosha Ling room donors. Please bring your own bed sheets, or rent from us for 8 € (for those traveling from abroad, we offer you the bed sheets for no extra cost). You can also arrange accommodation elsewhere for yourself. You can also arrange your own accommodation 

Meals:   We will be cooking our own meals together, divided into kitchen groups. Kitchen duty includes food preparation and cleanup. Please expect to participate in kitchen duty during one full day of the retreat and prepare for an additional cost of around 75 € for food for the whole retreat.  

We will also share other tasks, such as cleaning the toilets and our common surroundings.

The participation fee and accommodation fee are to be paid by bank transfer before Monday 14th of December to the following account. Please kindly send us a confirmation of payment by email to info@danakosha.org 

Account name: Danakosha Ling 

IBAN:   FI98 5080 0620 0969 19 

BIC/SWIFT: OKOYFIHH 

Reference number: 7786 

Bank name: Jokioisten Osuuspankki 

Bank address: Keskuskatu 12, 31600 Jokioinen, Finland 

YOU CAN ALSO USE PAYPAL for the payment. In this case, please kindly add  another 3-4 € for the transaction fee. 

Please register using the aforementioned link to the registration form and pay for the participation fee and accommodation by Monday December 14th.  

Supporting the practice 

Even if you are unable to attend the drubchod, you can still make a connection and accumulate merit by offering to cover the expenses. There are many costs in organizing a drubchod, such as the daily tsog and butter lamp offerings, flowers and so on. It is a Tibetan custom to offer, for example, one day’s meals for everyone.  

If you would like to participate in such a way by giving an offering(*), please send us an email to info@danakosha.org, with your dedications and a confirmation of payment. 

Offerings should be made to the following account (*note that this is a different account from the retreat payment’s*) :   

Account name: Danakosha Ling

IBAN: FI79 5080 0620 1119 08 

BIC: OKOYFIHH 

Reference number: 3007

Bank name: Jokioisten Osuuspankki 

Bank address: Keskuskatu 12, 31600 Jokioinen, Finland 

You can also use Paypal – Please mark clearly in the comments that this is an offering for the retreat and send us email with your dedication. Thank you! 

(*) Danakosha Ling organizes the collection of these funds under our official fundraising permit.