Last updated: 17
Dec
2021
Albany Karma Thegsum Choling
Albany KTC Tibetan Buddhist Study and Meditation Center, located in Albany, NY, provides individuals with an opportunity to encounter the authentic teachings and practices of Tibetan Buddhism. We are an affiliate center of Karma Triyana Dharmachakra (KTD), the North American seat of His Holiness the Seventeenth Gyalwang Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje. Albany KTC was established in 1979 by His Holiness the XVI Karmapa, head of the Karma Kagyu Lineage, and is under the spiritual guidance of Ven. Bardor Tulku Rinpoche and Ven. Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche, the resident lamas at KTD. The Albany KTC community engages in several meditation practices that come out of the tradition of the Karma Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism. In addition, we study Tibetan Buddhism together in a group setting by reading texts by teachers of the Karma Kagyu lineage. We also participate in a variety of community service activities, and provide Tibetan language instruction. Finally, we have the good fortune to receive teachings from a host of Karma Kagyu Lineage Buddhist teachers from around the world on a regular basis.
Tradition
- Vajrayana
- Karma Kagyu Tibetan
Affiliation
- Karma Triyana Dharmachakra
Main Contact
- Laura Roth
Spiritual Director
- Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche