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Lama Tashi Topgyal will resume the teaching, Essence of Wisdom: Stages of the Path, on February 20-21. This program was previously canceled, but now is back on the schedule! He’ll continue the teaching Essence of Wisdom on […]

Tibetan New Year’s celebrations would not be complete without dozens of kapses, little twists of fried bread. And yes! They are very yummy!  

Dear Sangha, A special message was recently sent by the Karmapa Foundation Europe: Dear Friends, The fourth Dodrupchen Rinpoche, who is one of the greatest living Nyingma masters, has said that if the followers of […]

Even in the winter, work continues at KPL. Here is a time-lapse video of KPL’s porch rafters being constructed. Our thanks to Dan Curtiss, Kevin Nielsen and Jeff Garden for your hard work! Thanks for […]

Construction work continued throughout 2015. The first floor is near completion and the laborious work of gold leafing the buddha statue by Mr. John Lee and Lama Tashi Tobgyal begins. The focus of 2016 will […]

Atsara Retreat The annual Atsara Retreat was held from September 23 to September 27, 2015 at Kunzang Palchen Ling. Atsara is an important protector practice in the Barway Dorje lineage. Dharma protectors, usually depicted as […]

June 20, 2015 [Photos by Robert Hansen-Sturm]

Alan McCoy visited KPL the weekend of July 18-19 and took these photos of the Buddha statue in the main shrine room. The priming of the statue’s surface had just been completed—leaving it a smooth golden tan— in […]

Zurmang Kagyu Monlam The Zurmang Kagyu Monlam (Great Non-Sectarian Prayer Festival) begins on July 31. Bardor Tulku Rinpoche is one of the sponsors. The prayer festival will last for five days. Lama Tashi Topgyal will […]