About Kunzang Palyul Choling

Kunzang Palyul Choling (KPC) is a center for Buddhist study and practice in the Nyingma tradition that is located in Poolesville, Maryland. Founded as the Center for Discovery and New Life in 1985, and then given to His Holiness Penor Rinpoche and renamed by him in 1987, KPC was Penor Rinpoche's first Dharma Center in the US.

The Dalai Lama with US President Barack Obama at the White House

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