Updated Policy for
Palpung Thubten Choling Monastery
Because of heightened covid rates in the area, all buildings will be closed until further notice, including dining rooms; and no overnight accommodations are available. Visitors are welcome to circumambulate the Enlightenment Stupa and enjoy the beautiful Hudson River view. While outdoors, please be mindful of ticks, and we strongly advise checking your body and clothing for ticks after your visit. In order to safeguard the health of our monastics, residents, and other visitors, PLEASE do not visit the monastery if you feel unwell or have a fever.
Weekly Classes and Chanting Events
Still Being Offered Remotely
Please check our On-Going and Special Events pages for online teaching and chanting events. To join us via Zoom please click here.
We will keep you updated as the situation changes and appreciate everyone’s patience. Please check our website, Facebook page, and enews for further updates.
Please be well and stay safe!
Kagyu Thubten Chöling Monastery and Retreat Center
Under the Spiritual Direction of
Guru Vajradhara the 12th Chamgon Kenting Tai Situpa
Founded by Lama Norlha Rinpoche
Top: H.E. Tai Situ Rinpoche (Photo: K.S. Lhamo); Left: Lama Norlha Rinpoche (Photo: Robert Hansen-Sturm); Center: Buddha statue in main shrine room; Right: Kyabje Dorje Chang Kalu Rinpoche
Kagyu Thubten Chöling Monastery and its affiliate centers are branches of the Palpung Institution under the spiritual direction of Guru Vajradhara the 12th Chamgon Kenting Tai Situpa.
Kagyu Thubten Chöling Monastery and its Retreat Centers were founded in 1978 by Lama Norlha Rinpoche. Now affiliated with Palpung Congregation under the direction of Chamgon Kenting Tai Situpa Rinpoche, the monastery provides opportunities for students at all levels. In addition to a daily schedule of practice, study and work, weekend seminars and special courses are led by resident and visiting lamas. The monastery is also home to a traditional three-year retreat program currently in its ninth cycle.
Over more than 30 years, we have been fortunate to host two visits from His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and to receive blessings from both the 16th and 17th Karmapas, as well as numerous teachings and empowerments from the spiritual heads and other notable Lamas of all four lineages of Tibetan Buddhism.
Since its founding, a major focus of Kagyu Thubten Chöling Monastery has been the three-year retreat program which was initiated in 1982 and offers training to serious students in the core teachings and practices of the Kagyu Lineage. Three-year retreat graduates offer classes in Tibetan language, meditation, and traditional rituals, both at KTC and at our affiliated centers located in many cities throughout the U.S. East Coast and Peru. They also serve as mentors in the Dharma Path Program, a program created by Lama Norlha Rinpoche to provide serious practitioners in the lay community with comprehensive instruction in the progressive stages of meditation and contemplation.
