Dzarong Thubten Mindrol Do-Ngak Choling in Swayambhu was established in 2003 by the fifth head of the Nyingma tradition, Kyabje Trulshik Rinpoche Gyurme Ngawang Chokyi Lodro near the Great Stupa in Nepal. The main shrine room's principal sacred objects include gold and copper statues of the fourth guide Buddha Shakyamuni, along with Buddha Dipankara of the past and future Buddha Maitreya. In the Guru Temple are statues of the Khenpo, Lopon and Chosum (the three masters), the Eight Manifestations of Guru Rinpoche, Samantabhadra, Vajrasattva, Garab Dorje, and the Eight Great Vidyadharas. The Kangyur Temple houses complete collections of the Kangyur and Tengyur (Buddha's teachings and commentaries), Nyingma Kama and Rinchen Terdzo texts, and gold and copper statues of the Seventeen Panditas and Siddhas. Under the leadership of Trulshik Rinpoche's reincarnation Tenzin Chokyi Lodro, who was recognized by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, 113 monks and nuns maintain their unique traditional practices and ritual ceremonies while studying traditional Tibetan arts and major Indo-Tibetan texts. They also study modern subjects including English and Nepali. They perform eight sets of fasting retreats and various practices for His Holiness the Dalai Lama's long life, including Terton Ratna Lingpa's Secret Assembly Long-Life Practice, Mindroling's Essential Long-Life Practice, and the profound treasure teaching "Heart Essence of the Noble Lady of Immortality." They maintain annual tenth-day ceremonies and other observances to preserve both general Buddhist teachings and particularly those of the Nyingma tradition. Currently, there are 68 monks and 34 nuns, totaling 102 monastics.