Mindrolling Centers
Mindrolling Monastery
Located near the hill town of Dehra Dun in Uttaranchal state, India, Mindrolling is situated on a specially chosen spot surrounded on four sides by the Himalayas and Shivalik Mountains, and the Ganges and Yamuna rivers. Established in 1965 by His Eminence Khochhen Rinpoche and a small band of monks as the new seat of Mindrolling in exile, it is one of the largest Buddhist centers in existence today and presided over by Venerable Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche's father, His Holiness Mindrolling Trichen. Mindrolling in Tibet was first established in 1676 in the Drachi Valley by Terdag Lingpa where it flourished until the 1959 Tibetan uprising against the Communist Chinese when many great masters fled Tibet. Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche is deeply involved in the administration of Mindrolling. learn more»
Samten Tse Nunnery and Retreat Center
Samten Tse Retreat Centre was established by the Venerable Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche in the year 1993 as a branch of Mindrolling for nuns and retreatants from other countries. Samten Tse is situated in Mussoorie in the Shivalik hills of the Himalayas and is headed by Rinpoche who spends a portion of her time there each year. About 30 nuns from India, Tibet, Bhutan and Nepal study and practice the Dharma at Samten Tse. Nuns are taught recitation, calligraphy, grammar, philosophy, rituals, playing ritual instruments and English. Nuns also undertake retreats of various lengths. Practitioners from Europe, Canada and the USA also visit Samten Tse in order to study the Dharma and do retreats. learn more»
Lotus Garden Retreat Center (Pema Gatsal)
Lotus Garden, or Pema Gatsal (tib.), founded by the Venerable Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche in 2002, is a 200-acre Tibetan Buddhist retreat and study center located in the Northern Shenandoah Valley adjoining the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia, USA. Formally inaugurated in 2005, Lotus Garden provides a beautiful and inspiring environment for the study and practice of Tibetan Buddhism. In keeping with the vision of the Rimé movement (non-sectarian) of Tibetan Buddhism, Lotus Garden holds the annual Shedra with intensive study of Buddhist texts given by Venerable Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche and Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche. Lotus Garden has also hosted visiting teachers from other lineages such as Gelugpa, Kagyupa, and Sakyapa. Lotus Garden is also home to the 2 week Annual Retreat which first began in Baltimore in 1997. Sangha members gather in regional groups during the year to practice and study Rinpoche's teachings. learn more»