RDF Rato Dratsang Foundation The Rato Dratsang Foundation was created by the Reverend Khyongla Rato Rinpoche a lama and scholar who studied at the original monastery the Venerable Khen Rinpoche Nicholas Vreeland an American student of Rinpoches and an ordained Buddhist monk and member of Rato Dratsang Anthony Portago Alexander Vreeland Anthony Spina and their friends and colleagues. The goals of the Rato Dratsang Foundation are to generate financial support for the monastery establish scholarly affiliations with Western centers of higher education provide for the translation and publication of important writings currently unavailable to English and Chinese speaking people and establish a sister monastic college in the west. The mission of Rato Dratsang Foundation RDF is to generate financial support for the monastery to preserve its traditional presentation of logical analysis and to establish a dialogue with Western centers of learning. How You Can Help There are four ways to support the foundation Make a secure online donation Give one dollar a day for one year Wire money Electronic Funds Transfer to Rato Dratsang Foundation BIC or Swift Code CHASUS33 Chase Routing No.