Buddhist Centres & Monasteries

A Kagyu monastery near Swayambhunath, Kathmandu. Seat of Tenga Rinpoche and Sangye Nyenpa Rinpoche.

The seat of Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche, son of Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche. One of the most vibrant practice centres near Boudhanath, offering regular teachings for both monastics and laypeople.

Founded by Lama Thubten Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche in 1969. One of the most welcoming monasteries for Western practitioners, offering famous month-long courses in Tibetan Buddhism.

The seat of Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche, a principal holder of the Kagyu and Rimé lineages. Known for its annual three-year retreat programme.

The principal seat of Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche, the main repository of the Nyingma Shechen lineage. The monastery houses an extraordinary library of Tibetan texts.

The principal Bon monastery in Nepal, located on Swayambhu hill. Seat of Menri Trizin, the head of the Bon tradition. Bon is the pre-Buddhist indigenous spiritual tradition of Tibet.

The seat of Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche at Namo Buddha, one of the most sacred Kagyu pilgrimage sites in Nepal. Overlooks the valley where the Buddha Mahasattva fed his body to a tigress.

A Gelug monastery at the Tibetan settlement near Pokhara, Nepal.

A Sakya tradition monastery near Pokhara, Nepal.