Tergar Osel Ling Monastery or Tergar Lungrik Osel Targyé Ling Monastery is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery in
Kathmandu
Kathmandu () is the capital and largest city of Nepal, situated in the central part of the country within the Kathmandu Valley. As per the 2021 Nepal census, it has a population of 845,767 residing in 105,649 households, with approximately 4 mi ...
, Nepal of the
Tergar Meditation Community.
History
The Tergar Osel Ling Monastery was founded in
Kathmandu
Kathmandu () is the capital and largest city of Nepal, situated in the central part of the country within the Kathmandu Valley. As per the 2021 Nepal census, it has a population of 845,767 residing in 105,649 households, with approximately 4 mi ...
, Nepal by
. 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
Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche (Tibet: ཡོངས་དགེ་མི་འགྱུར་རིན་པོ་ཆེ། Wylie transliteration, Wylie: yongs dge mi 'gyur rin po che) is a Tibetan Nepali teacher and master of the Karma Kagyu and Nying ...
, a fully ordained monk, has formally overseen the monastery since 2010. He also opened a
shedra
Shedra is a Tibetan word () meaning "place of teaching" but specifically refers to the educational program in Tibetan Buddhist monasteries and nunneries. It is usually attended by monks and nuns between their early teen years and early twenties. N ...
, 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."
In 2011 Mingyur Rinpoche, a best selling author, left the monastery for a traveling retreat expected to last 3 years or more.
Overview
The 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.
See also
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Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling
Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery near Boudhanath, on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal. It has ties to both the Kagyu and Nyingma schools, hence the combined ''Ka-Nying in the name''. Shedrub Ling means “sanctuary for learn ...
, also founded by
References
{{Buddhism topics
Tibetan Buddhist monasteries and temples in Nepal
Religious buildings and structures in Kathmandu