Buddhist Centres & Monasteries

6 monasteries and dharma centres across India and Nepal — from the great exile monasteries of Karnataka to the stupas of Kathmandu Valley.

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Gelug Kagyu Nyingma Sakya Bon

Bodh Gaya, Bihar

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Shechen Monastery Bodh Gaya

Nyingma
Near Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India

The Bodh Gaya branch of Shechen Monastery, a major Nyingma centre associated with Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche and the late Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche.

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Bylakuppe, Karnataka

1 centres

Namdroling Monastery

Nyingma
Bylakuppe, Mysuru District, Karnataka, India

The Golden Temple of Namdroling — the largest Nyingma (Palyul) monastery in exile. The three golden temples are among the most spectacular Buddhist buildings outside Tibet.

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Dehradun, Uttarakhand

1 centres

Mindrolling Monastery

Nyingma
Clement Town, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India

The exile seat of Mindrolling, one of the six principal Nyingma monasteries. The main stupa (Mahaparinirvana Stupa) is 185 feet high and among the tallest stupas in the world.

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Kathmandu, Nepal

2 centres

Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling

Nyingma
Near Boudhanath Stupa, Kathmandu, Nepal

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.

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Shechen Tennyi Dargyeling

Nyingma
Near Boudhanath Stupa, Kathmandu, Nepal

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

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Kollegal, Karnataka

1 centres

Palyul Choekhorling

Nyingma
Dhondenling Tibetan Settlement, Kollegal, Chamarajanagar District, Karnataka, India

A Nyingma (Palyul) monastery at the Dhondenling settlement, Karnataka.
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