Re-opening of the Palpung Thubten Choling Monastery Grounds
We are happy to announce the re-opening of the Palpung Thubten Choling Monastery grounds after more than a year of being closed to the public due to the covid pandemic. Visitors are now welcome to circumambulate the Enlightenment Stupa, meditate outdoors, and enjoy the beautiful Hudson River view. We look forward to seeing you!
Please note that all buildings remain closed until further notice, including dining rooms; and no overnight accommodations are available. Guests are welcome to bring lunch to eat outdoors on the grounds, or to enjoy our many local restaurants. While outdoors, please be mindful of ticks, and we strongly advise checking your body and clothing for ticks after your visit. Outdoor restroom facilities (porta-potties) will be available.
Limited re-opening of the Maitreya Shrine Room
June 17-20 and June 26-27
We are also pleased to announce that the Maitreya Shrine Room will be open to the public during our upcoming practice of Drolma Yuldok, Thursday through Sunday June 17 - 20. Drolma Yuldok is a long practice of Green Tara chanted twice a year to dispel obstacles for all beings and invite auspicious conditions, health, and good fortune. For more details click here.
During this chanting event, tea will be served to the monks and nuns. Guests are invited to bring their own thermoses of water or tea from home.
Please do not visit the monastery if you feel unwell and/or have a fever.
The Maitreya Shrine Room will also be open the weekend of June 26-27 from 10:00am-4:00pm.
Please note that only the Maitreya Shrine Room will be open on these dates. Other areas of the Maitreya Center and all other buildings on the property remain closed at this time.
All visitors are required to wear a mask indoors. Children 12 years old and younger must be supervised. No pets please.
We are very happy to welcome our sangha back to Palpung Thubten Choling! This is the first phase of our reopening process and we will update our website, Facebook page and Enews as we continue to open more fully.
Weekly Classes and Chanting Events
Still Being Offered Remotely
Please check our On-Going and Special Events pages for online teaching and chanting events.
For information on how to join us via ZOOM, please click here.
法林寺重開户外
我們很高興地宣布，法林寺因新冠疫情而對外關閉一年多後，将重開户外场地。歡迎大家造访，繞行佛塔，禅修，或欣賞哈德遜河美麗的景色。期盼著您的光臨！
請注意，所有建築物，包括餐廳，客房，佛堂，洗手間仍不对外，直至另行通知。僅提供户外簡便洗手間設施。歡迎客人自帶午餐到戶外用餐，或光顧當地餐館。在戶外時，請注意蜱蟲，我們強烈建議您在造訪後檢查身體和衣服有否蜱蟲。
彌勒中心局部重開
6月17-20日和6月26-27日
我們也很高興地宣布，將於 6 月 17 日至 20 日（周四至日）舉行綠度母盛大法會。此期間，彌勒佛堂將向公眾開放，綠度母大法會每年舉行兩次，為一切眾生消災除障，帶來吉祥順緣、健康、好運。更多詳情，請點擊此處 For more details click here。
在法會中，僅向師父們供養茶水。大家請自帶茶水。
若您感到不適和/或發燒，請不要前往本寺
彌勒佛堂也將於 6 月 26 日至 27 日的周末上午 10:00 至下午 4:00 開放。
請注意：在這些日期，只有彌勒佛堂開放；彌勒中心其它地方房間和本寺所有建築物仍關閉。
在室內，所有訪客都必須戴口罩。 12 歲及以下的兒童須有成人看管。請不要携帶寵物。
我們很高興歡迎各位重返法林寺！這是重開的第一階段，我們將繼續開放更多地方。請留意我們隨時更新的網站、面書和電郵新聞。
Kagyu Thubten Chöling Monastery and Retreat Center
Under the Spiritual Direction of
Guru Vajradhara the 12th Chamgon Kenting Tai Situpa
Founded by Lama Norlha Rinpoche
Top: H.E. Tai Situ Rinpoche (Photo: K.S. Lhamo); Left: Lama Norlha Rinpoche (Photo: Robert Hansen-Sturm); Center: Buddha statue in main shrine room; Right: Kyabje Dorje Chang Kalu Rinpoche
Kagyu Thubten Chöling Monastery and its affiliate centers are branches of the Palpung Institution under the spiritual direction of Guru Vajradhara the 12th Chamgon Kenting Tai Situpa.
Kagyu Thubten Chöling Monastery and its Retreat Centers were founded in 1978 by Lama Norlha Rinpoche. Now affiliated with Palpung Congregation under the direction of Chamgon Kenting Tai Situpa Rinpoche, the monastery provides opportunities for students at all levels. In addition to a daily schedule of practice, study and work, weekend seminars and special courses are led by resident and visiting lamas. The monastery is also home to a traditional three-year retreat program currently in its ninth cycle.
Over more than 30 years, we have been fortunate to host two visits from His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and to receive blessings from both the 16th and 17th Karmapas, as well as numerous teachings and empowerments from the spiritual heads and other notable Lamas of all four lineages of Tibetan Buddhism.
Since its founding, a major focus of Kagyu Thubten Chöling Monastery has been the three-year retreat program which was initiated in 1982 and offers training to serious students in the core teachings and practices of the Kagyu Lineage. Three-year retreat graduates offer classes in Tibetan language, meditation, and traditional rituals, both at KTC and at our affiliated centers located in many cities throughout the U.S. East Coast and Peru. They also serve as mentors in the Dharma Path Program, a program created by Lama Norlha Rinpoche to provide serious practitioners in the lay community with comprehensive instruction in the progressive stages of meditation and contemplation.
