WELCOME
The Garchen Buddhist Institute is a Tibetan Buddhist retreat and teaching center founded by His Eminence Garchen Rinpoche. It is rooted in the Drikung Kagyu tradition. The Garchen Buddhist Institute was created by Garchen Rinpoche to establish the Buddha Dharma in the West and to offer opportunities for extended meditation practice for all practitioners.
Whether you are new to Buddhism, or an experienced practitioner, Garchen Buddhist Institute offers programs and teaching events to support you on your path.
Nestled on 75 private acres in the foothills of the Prescott National Forest and surrounded by the San Francisco Peaks, the Red Rocks of Sedona, and Sycamore Canyon – the extraordinary natural beauty is infused with vast blessings. The Garchen Institute is truly an “Island of Enlightenment”, a haven of tranquil beauty and peace.
* MESSAGE FROM GARCHEN RINPOCHE: Dearest Sangha. Palme Lakyen Rinpoche, the oldest lama in the Drikung Kagyu lineage, passed away recently. It is Garchen Rinpoche’s wish that all students in the Drikung Kagyu sangha chant The King Of Aspiration Prayers continuously during the remainder of this Saga Dawa month, which ends on June 14th. We here at the Garchen Institute chanted this prayer during our Nyung Ne retreat, and will continue to do so for the next two weeks.
Registration is NOW OPEN for our June 23-24 “Learn How to Meditate” weekend retreat. To register Click HERE.
Total White Tara mantras for
Garchen Rinpoche’s long life.
Click box to enter your mantras.
Total will be updated twice daily, at 7:00am and 7:00pm (1900) Pacific Time.
– Join us in accumulating White Tara mantras for the Long Life and continued Excellent Health of our beloved guru, H.E. Garchen Rinpoche. The Garchen Institute Lamas ask that all Rinpoche’s students accumulate mantras from now until Garchen Rinpoche’s Extensive Long Life Ceremony in January, 2019, here in Chino Valley. Hearts filled with devotion and gratitude, hands folded in prayer, we dedicate the merit of our practice so that Garchen, Sun of the Teachings, will remain long, with good health and happiness, for the benefit all beings. “Om Tare Tutare Ture Mama Ayur Jana Punye Pushtim Kuru Swaha”. The Mantra Counter will remain in place, accumulating continuously, until Rinpoche’s Extensive Long Life Ceremony in January.
– Group Interview available with H.E. Garchen Rinpoche June 29. Click HERE for details.
– Rinpoche’s March Teachings on Smoke Offering and Inscription for the Dead can be viewed HERE.
– Spaces still available for our Ngondro Mandala Offering Month-long retreat, July 9 – August 15. Click HERE to read about our ongoing retreat programs.
