About us

Chagdud Gonpa Odsal Ling is a branch of Chagdud Gonpa Brazil, a non profit religious organization that preserves and disseminates the rich tradition of Vajrayana buddhism as was taught by Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche  throughout his life. Chagdud Gonpa,  both in North and South America, was established to help western students study and practice in a traditional way. Chagdud Gonpa Odsal Ling, and many other centers established by Chagdud Tulku, work steadily to make the teachings more accessible to more and more people.
 
Throughout the years, Chagdud Gonpa has flourished due to the tremendous support and sponsorship of so many dedicated students and volunteers. Their generosity of time, resources and skills has coalesced into a great variety of projects to bring dharma to the West. If you would like to be part of this project, write to us.

The idea of broadcasting Lama Tsering’s teachings is not new. It really began in 1991, when she was in her three year retreat, and Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche was unable to open Dzogchen retreat at Rigdzin Ling in northern California, due to delays in his travels caused by severe flooding. He thus asked Lama Tsering to open the retreat, and wires were set up between her house and the shrineroom, and Lama Tsering did her first teaching broadcast right from her retreat room. Later, Chagdud Rinpoche requested that she continue to make teachings available without leaving retreat, and a small amplifier was set up so that she could broadcast, on occasion, to students gathered in the garden in front of the retreat house.
  
Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche’s intentions still live on as his students look for ways to extend the teachings of Lama Tsering. With Dharma Stream, a new chapter has begun, utilizing Lama Tsering’s ongoing commitment and intensive teaching schedule at the Odsal Ling center in São Paulo, Brazil.

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