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- Odiyan Programs
The Odiyan Programs are based on a selection of Tarthang...
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- Galleries
Galleries - Odiyan Retreat Center
- History
HISTORY. On August 9, 1975, the Odiyan land was dedicated:...
- Vairocana Garden
VAIROCANA GARDEN The Vairocana garden is an oasis, a true...
- Clay Stupa
Work-Study in Action Join this unique Buddhist sacred art...
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- Sacred Land
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- WHAT IS ODIYAN?
WHAT IS ODIYAN? Odiyan is a dynamic community of 30 to 40...
- Odiyan Programs
The Buddhist teachings manifest at Odiyan as sacred symbols, temples, prayer wheels, stupas, books, online programs, and the grounds of this amazing unique mandala. Life and work at Odiyan are one. People there embrace the projects as their own, and the grounds as their own home.
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The roots of the Nyingma Mandala in the West trace back to 1969, when Tarthang Tulku , a highly-trained lama in the Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, arrived in Berkeley, California and established the Tibetan Nyingma Meditation Center (TNMC). Padma Ling, established in an old fraternity house in 1971, became its permanent home.
Jun 9, 2011 · The Odiyan Buddhist Retreat Center, located in Sonoma, California is the precious Tibetan jewel of the West. The golden domes and spires of the temples can be seen peaking over the treetops near coastal Highway 1, and the grand Enlightenment Stupa, which stands at a hundred and thirteen feet, glints the brightest of all.