Opening of the Ninth Three-Year Retreat
February 24 at 10am
We apologize that the livestream for this event will not be available.
KTC Matching Challenge
WE ARE ALMOST THERE!
We are joyful to share this good news. To date, $115,000 has been generously donated so we are $5,000 away from receiving the total of $240,000 needed for repairs & improvements this year.
The matching challenge has been extended to Losar - Tibetan New Year, which falls on February 24, 2020, and each dollar you donate will be doubled.
Thank you for helping us continue to improve and grow. Together we can benefit beings for many years to come.
MORE DETAILS & WAYS TO DONATE ONLINE
PRINTABLE BROCHURE & DONATION FORM & PRAYER NAMES
For our Chinese readers, please see the links below:
華人法友請閱以下鏈接：
Matching Challenge Letter - 功德金雙倍信
Matching Challenge Form - 功德金表格
Gifts Only - 結緣聖物簡介
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.
