Tergar Osel Ling Monastery or Tergar Lungrik Osel Targyé Ling Monastery is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Kathmandu, Nepal of the Tergar Meditation Community.[1][2]
| Tergar Osel Ling Monastery | |
|---|---|
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Tibetan Buddhism |
| Location | |
| Location | Kathmandu |
| Country | Nepal |
  Location within Nepal | |
| Geographic coordinates | 27°43′4.67″N 85°16′36.02″E / 27.7179639°N 85.2766722°E |
| Architecture | |
| Founder | Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche |
History
editThe Tergar Osel Ling Monastery was founded in Kathmandu, Nepal by Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche. His son Tsoknyi Rinpoche has overseen the monastery's operations and introduced studies for non-Tibetans. Under his leadership it has "thrived and grown into a mature sangha of dedicated practitioners." Another son, Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, a fully ordained monk, has formally overseen the monastery since 2010. He also opened a shedra, a monastic college in February 2010. His brother, Tsoknyi Rinpoche, has continued to be closely involved in the community. He has been quoted as saying: "Simply let experience take place very freely, so that your open heart is suffused with the tenderness of true compassion."[3][4]
In 2011 Mingyur Rinpoche, a best selling author, left the monastery for a traveling retreat expected to last 3 years or more.[5]
Overview
editThe monastery is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery located on the outskirts of Kathmandu. More than 100 Himalayan monks study Buddhist meditative practices and philosophical inquiry at the monastery.[3]
See also
edit- Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling, also founded by Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche
References
edit- ^ "The Yongey Foundation". Yongey Foundation. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
- ^ "The Yongey Foundation". Tergar.org. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
- ^ a b "Kathmandu Tergar Osel Ling Monastery". Tergar.org. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
- ^ Tashi Delek!. "ANNOUNCING the inauguration of the new monastic college at Osel Ling Monastery in Kathmandu, Nepal!". The Pundarika Foundation. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
- ^ "The Wanderer". Shambhala Sun. March 2013. Retrieved May 29, 2013.