The Vajrayana Foundation is a Tibetan Buddhist retreat and teaching center founded by Lama Tharchin Rinpoche. It is a Nyingma center in the Dudjom Tersar tradition. Also a non-profit organization, it was created by Lama Tharchin Rinpoche to establish the Buddha Dharma in the West. The main retreat center for the Vajrayana Foundation is Pema Osel Ling (Lotus Land of Clear Light), located in Santa Cruz, California.
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Monthly Puja Streaming & Upcoming Events:
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Ngondro Program Schedule | Monthly Ngondro Teachings
Offerings
Sept. 5 at 5 p.m.
By Donation. Offered by the Dudjom Ngondro Program.
Those who have participated in all five talks have already received the lung.
Review previous teachings in the series.
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5
For those attending in person at Pema Osel Ling, please note that a private event is taking place. The Shrine Room will be open for our gathering. Please drive straight down to the shrine and after the teaching please leave directly from the shrine area as all of the other areas of Pema Osel Ling, except the stupa, are being used by wedding guests.
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In 2020 we began accumulating the Vajra Guru Mantra to bring balance to the World. We have collectively achieved our goal - 100,000,000!
Tulku Thadral Rinpoche would like us to accumulate another 100 Million.
We have reached 9.4 million as of July 15 2025
Join us to start accumulating at any time and submit your totals, weekly, monthly or otherwise to offerings@vajrayana.org
Thank you for helping in this great effort!
Swift Rebirth Prayers for H.H. Dudjom Rinpoche III Sangye Pema Shepa
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