Dedications

"Of the tree in whose shade one sits or lies, not a branch of it should he break,
for if he did he would be a betrayer of a friend..
." —from the Jataka,

Lotus Garden is pleased to announce the donors who so generously supported the Tree Project, their dedications, and the types of trees they sponsored. Donations are listed in the order in which they were received.

 

DONOR DEDICATED TO TYPE OF TREE
Elizabeth Ready All who have not yet heard the Dharma, may its fragrance--fresh as the magnolia--enter their lives and create great benefit. Magnolia (D.D. Blanchard)
Beverly Sanford Ani Trime Lhamo October Glory Maple
Brij Masand Alexandra Masand Northern Oak
Linda Durante Ann Mazzarella McGill October Glory Maple
Michael Vater The flourishing of Buddhism in North America. Northern Red Oak
Theodosia Paclawskyj Emmie Pin Oak
Traci Yamashita   October Glory Maple
Vicky Risner
Crosscreek Cassis "Cassie"
Crosscreek Ciara "Kiki"
-beloved dogs of Vicky and Lotus Garden Residents.
Metasequoia Dawn Redwood
Pin Oak
Harold C Connolly Jr. Tulku Dakpa Rinpoche Northern Red Oak 
David McDonnell   October Glory Maple
Kim Lipscomb Kyabje Taklung Tsetrul Rinpoche Magnolia (D.D. Blanchard)
Nicholas F. Cimino The Cimino Family Red Sunset Maple
David Grey Peter Grey Northern Red Oak
Steven Iverson Chögyal Terdag Lingpa with the heartfelt aspiration that the
lineage he founded may continue to grow and flourish here in the West and all through the world bringing ultimate benefit to all sentient beings.
Metasequoia Dawn Redwood
Lama Riga The happiness and long life of Leia. Red Sunset Maple
Sudie Hargis and
Dianne Bigge
All beings on the land. Pin Oak
Northern Red Oak
October Glory Maple
Lawrence Fallon
Pin Oak
Lee Hoyt In honor of her family: Pierce, Miranda and Connor Dunn. Northern Red Oak 
Jann Jackson
Mary Pat Brygger
Andre Papantonio
Cathie Papantonio
Bonnie Charon
Carl Rosenthal
Umdze Mark Beckstrom in honor of his 60th birthday. Metasequoia Dawn Redwood
Eugenia Pickett
Lochen Dharmashri
Northern Red Oak
Evelyn Cannon and
James Casey
All those who have bipolar disorder and to their families. Magnolia (D.D. Blanchard)
Sherry Dubester Ariel and Kira--to their health and well being. October Glory Maple
Heather Fox Sondra Mary Vlasak Fox Metasequoia Dawn Redwood
Grace Jessen Herman and Eleanor Jessen -- in gratitude. Northern Red Oak
Elsebeth Kristensen Anna and Aage Kristensen-my parents. Northern Red Oak
Stefanos Agoursalidis, Despina Agoursalidou, Lazaros Agoursalidis and the entire Agoursalidis family Through planting this tree
May good health and auspiciousness
Be firmly rooted in our family
And in all sentient beings.
October Glory Maple
Gregg Eller Katherine Mandery October Glory Maple
Julie Regan Bodhicitta - may it likewise grow quickly, become firmly established, and endure. Metasequoia Dawn Redwood
Julie Heegaard Peter Lieberson Red Sunset Maple
Frank Schindler Lucinda Peach October Glory Maple
Lone Hansen Just as a cup of blessed water poured into the ocean flows into all the waters of the world, may these trees, planted in the ground of Lotus Garden, spread vast and infinite blessings. Red Sunset Maple
Metasequoia Dawn Redwood

The three residents in Osel Ling in Samten Tse Retreat Centre: Patricia Deer, Catherine Wagner and Adam Pulchart The long life and flourishing of activities of Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche. May your lotus feet ever remain unwaveringly! Pin Oak
Peter Stumpp and
Jennifer Knapp-Stumpp
Mica Knapp, Leon Parkin and Susannah Parkin Metasequoia Dawn Redwood
Peter Stumpp and
Jennifer Knapp-Stumpp
Layla Northern Red Oak
Jennifer Knapp-Stumpp Nicholas Knapp Red Sunset Maple
Peter Stumpp For my parents: Halana and Gus Stumpp Pin Oak
Sudie Hargis and Dianne Bigge
Our parents, Ed and Laura Hargis, and
Gertie and Donald Bigge
Red Sunset Maple
Pin Oak
Susan Stone Lia Jiang McInerney Metasequoia Dawn Redwood
Lopön Rita Gross The flourishing of Buddhadharma in the West Red Sunset Maple
Lopön Helen Berliner and
Linda Fisher
The Nuns of Samten Tse, whose strength and resilience, like the builders "pins" once made from the pin oak tree, hold everything together. Pin Oak
Donna Keck Yvonne and Primo Poggi, my parents, who are both deceased. Despite very limited means, they provided warmth and support to my 2 brothers and me. They encouraged me to follow my dreams! Red Sunset Maple
Linda Dane and
Marcelo Gutierrez
Our children...Lizzeth, Jeremy, Paul, and Luichelo Magnolia (D.D. Blanchard)
Kate Wilson Jennifer Knapp Stumpp Magnolia (D.D. Blanchard)
Thomas Lehman Magnolia (D.D. Blanchard)
Floriza Romani Magnolia (D.D. Blanchard)
Carol Lovett and
Heidi Fischer
In honer of all of our past, present, and future pets.
May they attain enlightenment!
Magnolia (D.D. Blanchard)
John Benton Robert and Sallie Red Sunset Maple
Tracey Simon and
Joseph Lux
To our fathers--Fred Heinz Simon and Michael Seymour Lux Metasequoia Dawn Redwood
Debora Stoll and
Dorian Rosen
In memory of Dorothy Mae Curtis October Glory Maple
Lotus Garden Residents* In honour of and with infinite gratitude to Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche. Metasequoia Dawn Redwood
Mary Newton and
Sara Levinson
His Eminence Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche Magnolia (D.D. Blanchard)
Ellen Lebowitz and
Tom Palmer
Dedicated to Jessica Palmer and her generation. May they know freedom's true joy, and fulfill the meaning of this precious life. In limitless gratitude to Her Eminence Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche. Red Sunset Maple
June and Frank Heintz In memory of Allyn and Leo Heintz Metasequoia Dawn Redwood
June and Frank Heintz In honor of Lorene and Lloyd Rutledge Pin Oak
Tsultrim Seng-ge In memory of Edward S. Allee Magnolia (D.D. Blanchard)
Kunzang Tsokyi His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama Red Sunset Maple
Tsultrim Seng-ge Venerable Thich Nhat Hanh Magnolia (D.D. Blanchard)
Kunzang Tsokyi Bodhicitta Pin Oak
Jacqueline Hannaford This tree is donated to the Empowered Yoga Meditation community, may it continue to blosssom and bring blessings to everyone who comes in contact with the community. Magnolia (D.D. Blanchard)
Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche All our loving and wonderful friends--Chatha, Namgyal, Phuntsok, Pekar, Akira, Leia, Perseus, Alice, Ziji, Halu, Hana, Aniki, Tetsu and Butters. Magnolia (D.D. Blanchard)
Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche Kunzang Choedron (Kuki) and Yeshe Choedron Pin Oak
Steven Iverson Herman Iverson and Flora and Peter Valerio
Red Sunset Maple
Damaris Williams Migdalia Gomez, Christine Gomez and Layla Ranga. May we one day stand together under this tree. Magnolia (D.D. Blanchard)
Lopön Jann Jackson The Glorious Guru, Her Eminence Minling Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche. May your radiant Buddha activity expand without limit, and without obstacles, illuminating the path of liberation for all beings until the end of time. Red Sunset Maple
Frank and June Heinz,
Leslie Furlong, and Gillian Parish
May this tree nurture all sentient beings and, in particular, the animals both on and off the land of Lotus Garden. Northern Red Oak
Mindrolling Lotus Garden New York Study Group His Holiness the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa Pin Oak
Mindrolling Lotus Garden New York Study Group Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche Pin Oak
Suzanne Hall In appreciation to the Residents of Lotus Garden -- past, present and future. Red Sunset Maple
David Schamp and
Mary Beth Muscara
For our parents, Homer and Julie Schamp and Daniel and Alice Muscara Red Sunset Maple
Jesse Munn and
Mark Beckstrom
To the teachers who taught our teachers, in particular, Kyabje Mindrolling Trichen Rinpoche and Dungse Thrinley Norbu Rinpoche.  May their brilliant Buddha activities flourish and continue to benefit beings.  With many thanks to our parents, Norton and Maryann Munn and Wallace and Mary Louise Beckstrom. Red Sunset Maple
Elizabeth Mitchell Dedicated to Michael Storey Littleton, with love from Daniel, Elizabeth and Storey Littleton. Red Sunset Maple
Mary Beth Armstrong To my parents Bob and Lillian Vishno, my brother,Robert Vishno,who has passed, my sister Dana Truxillo and her family, my teachers and all sentient beings. Red Sunset Maple
John Milam Red Sunset Maple
Jerry Davis, Sofina Davis, and Beth Brush For our mothers Flossy, Fina, and Carole. Red Sunset Maple
Sandra Cowan Sammy, the original Lotus Garden dog. Red Sunset Maple
Lopön Andre Papantonio To three sangha members, vital in the founding of Lotus Garden, in honor of their 60th birthdays: Lopön Jann Jackson, Chopön Jesse Munn, and Board of Directors chair Cathie Papantonio. May their wisdom increase and benefit the spread of Buddhadharma! Red Sunset Maple
Dean, Shannon, Sam and Lilli Baker Pin Oak
Tulku Dakpa Rinpoche Dedicated to the Mindrolling lineage. May it flourish without decline throughout the ten directions and three times. Red Sunset Maple
Southeast Lotus Garden Study Group With limitless gratitude to the Guru, Her Eminence Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche, and to the Three Jewels - may they all abide and flourish for limitless kalpas! Red Sunset Maple
Dee Ann West To the spread of dharma throughout the world for the benefit of sentient beings. Red Sunset Maple
Kathy Shulman Her Eminence Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche, Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, and the dedicated lineage of teachers before them, Jann Jackson for being my big sister every step of the way, and my husband, Jack, for encouraging me to study the dharma. Red Sunset Maple
Steve Palm and
Danuta Tracewska
To all those who walk the path towards a better existence. Northern Red Oak
Mirta Nuñez Kyabje Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche Red Sunset Maple
Brij Masand For my parents(deceased) Narain Meghraj and Lajwanti, my sisters Rita and  Rekha and my daughters Raina, Jasmine and Lila. Red Sunset Maple
Boston Area Study Group To our precious Guru, whose kindness and joyful exertion knows no bounds. Northern Red Oak
Amanda Dowd To our teacher Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche. May our gratitude be as vast as her vision for us. Red Sunset Maple
Anonymous To the fulfillment of all pure aspirations of Kyabje Taklung Tsetrul Rinpoche and all authentic Buddhadharma lineage masters and their practitioners. Pin Oak
Daniel Smith, Lee Godfrey, Nami, Mable, and Bag'heera To the Lineage Teachers, residents, sangha, and animals of Lotus Garden. May all beings be happy! Red Sunset Maple
Gay Williams In in loving and devoted memory of my mother, Elizabeth B. Stoddard. Pin Oak
Gay and Jud Williams In honor of Her Eminence Mindrolling Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche with gratitude for your vast compassion and infinite wisdom and generosity. May your Lotus Feet ever and unwaveringly remain. Northern Red Oak
Gay and Jud Williams In honor of Jetsün Dechen Paldrön. May your life be long and may the benefit of your incisive intellect and activities pervade throughout all directions and times. Northern Red Oak
Gay and Jud Williams His Eminence Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche for his brilliant teachings and great kindness to our sangha. Northern Red Oak
Gay and Jud Williams All the residents of Lotus Garden throughout the years who have made it the inspiring place of practice it is today. Red Sunset Maples
Gay and Jud Williams In honor of Mary Pat Brygger whose service and vision helped lead us to a retreat center and Lotus Garden. Pin Oak

  Earlier Trees

The following trees were donated for the benefit of the land prior to the launch of Lotus Garden’s Tree Project:

  • Two Red Crape Myrtles dedicated to Terdag Lingpa and Lochen Dharmashri by Linda Fisher
  • Willow Oak dedicated to Kyabje Mindrolling Trichen Gyurme Künzang Wangyal by Stefania Tosti
  • Magnolia dedicated to Sangyum Kushog by Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche and Jetsün Dechen Paldrön
  • Gingko Biloba dedicated to Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche by Jetsün Dechen Paldrön
  • Coral Bark Maple dedicated to Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche by Britton Bosarge
  • Galaxy Magnolia dedicated to Jetsün Dechen Paldrön by Britton Bosarge
  • Galaxy Magnolia dedicated to Britton Bosarge by Jetsün Dechen Paldrön
  • Flowering Plum dedicated to Alice by Jetsün Dechen Paldrön and Britton Bosarge
  • Red Bud dedicated to Ziji by Laurie Bodley

* Alex Ryan, Alison Cimino, Andre Csapo, Barbara Ryan, Chris Jarmon, Drolma Choedron, Gordon Ryan, Helen Berliner, Jigme Cheodron, Jeannie Pickett, Jessie Hercules, Job, Joe Nunn, Kalden Choedron, Laurie Bodley, Linda Fisher, Lisa Cyrus Jarmon, Lucie Nováková, Melanie Kaiser, Mirta Nunez, Nick Barna, Patricia Deer, Roar Vestre, Sara Levinson, Stefania Tosti, Steve Iverson, Vicky Risner, Ziji, and Zuzana Danková.

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Last update: 4 February 2012