Centers & Institutes

Rigdzin Community is a Buddhist community founded and directed by Namkha Rinpoche with lay and ordained practitioners from all over the world. 
The main goal of the association is to give access to the holy teachings and practices of the Nyingma Lineage (the oldest tradition of Tibetan Buddhism ), in the aspects of sutra, tantra and dzogchen.

Located near the hill town of Dehra Dun in Uttaranchal state, India, Mindrolling is one of the largest Buddhist centers in existence today. 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 from Tibet to India.

Nechung Dorje Drayang Ling was established in 1973 by the Venerable Nechung Rinpoche. His Holiness the Dalai Lama has visited and taught here. Visiting Tibetan lamas of all lineages are invited to teach programs at events open to the public. This is a place for great masters to teach and for students to practice teachings through contemplation and meditation.

The mission of the Tergar Meditation Community is to make the ancient practice of meditation accessible to the modern world. For centuries, the practice of meditation has been used by countless individuals to transform suffering into joy and confusion into wisdom. Tergar meditation and study programs are designed to facilitate this transformation. Under the guidance of Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, a remarkable teacher celebrated for his ability to make the practice of meditation accessible to people of all backgrounds, the Tergar community of meditation centers and practice groups provides a comprehensive course of meditation training and study, with programs for Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike.