Welcome
Hi there! We are a small sangha of Tibetan Buddhist Practitioners in Northern Virginia. Our sangha is named after Namgyälma, a deity of long life and purification.
Our Teachers
Tara Mandala
Dawn Mountain
Dawn Mountain
Tara Mandala is a vibrant international Buddhist community with over 40 groups around the world and is centered at the 700-acre Retreat Center outside of Pagosa Springs, Colorado. Tara Mandala was established in 1993 by Lama Tsultrim Allione and her late husband, David Petit, to foster the development of innate wisdom for the benefit of all beings.
Dawn Mountain
Dawn Mountain
Dawn Mountain
DAWN MOUNTAIN Center for Tibetan Buddhism, founded in 1996 by Anne C. Klein and Harvey B. Aronson, is a Tibetan Buddhist Temple, Community Center and Research Institute drawing from multiple Buddhist traditions and grounded in transmissions from the Ancient
(Nyingma) lineage.
Mindrolling Lotus Garden
Mindrolling Lotus Garden
Mindrolling Lotus Garden
Mindrolling Lotus Garden is a Tibetan Buddhist center of the great Mindrolling lineage of the Nyingma school. Lotus Garden, the North American seat of Mindrolling International, is located in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, about two hours southwest of Washington DC.
A.dzom Paylo Rinpoche
Mindrolling Lotus Garden
Mindrolling Lotus Garden
Born in 1971 near Chamdo in Eastern Tibet, A.dzom Paylo Rinpoche is a living siddha widely seen as the one of the very greatest Dzogchen masters in Tibet today. He is also recognized as a reincarnation of King Trisong Detson, Vimalamitra, Jigme Lingpa, and Ngari Panchen. An extraordinary prodigy from a young age, A.dzom Paylo Rinpoche be
Born in 1971 near Chamdo in Eastern Tibet, A.dzom Paylo Rinpoche is a living siddha widely seen as the one of the very greatest Dzogchen masters in Tibet today. He is also recognized as a reincarnation of King Trisong Detson, Vimalamitra, Jigme Lingpa, and Ngari Panchen. An extraordinary prodigy from a young age, A.dzom Paylo Rinpoche began his studies at the age of 5 and undertook full-time retreat at 11. At his teacher’s request, Rinpoche began teaching Dzogchen in 1984 when he was 13. A.dzom Rinpoche is famous for his one-on-one Dzogchen instruction and his powerful energetic transmissions.