About Dzongkar Choede
This page is the overview of the main institutional and communal layers of Dzongkar Choede. It is meant as a calm starting point from which visitors can read further about the monastery today, its history, its leadership, its community, and its practical structures.
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A living monastery, read through its real layers. This overview is not meant to separate spiritual life from practical life. It is meant to help visitors understand how continuity, study, leadership, community, and care belong to one shared form of life.
A living monastery, read through its real layers. This overview is not meant to separate spiritual life from practical life. It is meant to help visitors understand how continuity, study, leadership, community, and care belong to one shared form of life.
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Monastic History
Founded in 1270 by King Tri-bum-de-gon, one of the oldest monasteries of Tibet.
Seven Pillars
Study, meditation, ritual, community, compassion, simplicity, and presence in the world.
Community Today
Over 300 monks dedicated to education, spiritual practice, and cultural preservation.
Abbots & Leadership
The lineage of abbots who have guided the monastery through exile and renewal.
Administration
The governing body responsible for the monastery's stewardship today.
Contact
Get in touch with Dzongkar Choede Monastery.
Abbots & Leadership
The lineage of abbots who have guided the monastery through exile and renewal.
Administration
The governing body responsible for the monastery's stewardship today.
Contact
Get in touch with Dzongkar Choede Monastery.