Palpung Thubten Choling Monastery, whose name means “Garden of the Buddha’s Teachings,” was founded in 1978 by Lama Norlha Rinpoche under the guidance of his root guru Kyabje Dorje Chang Kalu Rinpoche. It was named after the main Palpung monastery in Tibet, the seat of Guru Vajradhara His Holiness The Twelfth Chamgon Kenting Tai Situpa, under whose spiritual direction Palpung Thubten Choling and its affiliated centers operate as branches of the Palpung Congregation.

The lineage of the Kenting Tai Situpas is traced to one of the main disciples of the Buddha, the Bodhisattva Maitreya. Since that time, there has been a successive chain of incarnations, a direct lineage that continues to the present day. The Twelfth Kenting Tai Situpa is the current head of the Palpung lineage. The Twelfth Kenting Tai Situpa oversees a vast network of monasteries, retreat centers, and Dharma centers worldwide. He is also a scholar, poet, calligrapher, artist, author, architect, and geomancer.  Continue reading to learn more about how our local monastery began and work today in support of the Buddhadharma.

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Palpung Thubten Choling

245 Sheafe Rd, Wappingers Falls, New York, 12590 USA
Email: info@palpungny.org

Main: 845.297.2500
Office and Accounting: 845.297.3843
Monastery and Residence: 845.297.2500