a Buddhist center presenting authentic Dharma teachings
Washington D.C. Metropolitan Area

New Upcoming Classes...Check the Calendar Page!!!

 

 affiliated with the
Foundation for the
Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition


 

"If you have a sense of caring for others, you will manifest a kind of inner strength in spite of your own difficult situations and problems. With this strength, your problems will seem less significant and bothersome. By going beyond your own problems and taking care of others, you gain inner strength, self-confidence, courage, and a greater sense of calm. This is a clear example of how one's way of thinking can really make a difference."

~ His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso


The Guhyasamaja Center is a community of spiritual friends in the Washington DC area dedicated to the practice of Tibetan Buddhism. Our resident teacher, Gyumed Khensur Rinpoche Lobsang Jampa (Geshe Thinley Topgyal), is a retired abbot of Gyumed Tantric College and a teacher at Sera Mey monastery in India. We follow the Gelugpa tradition, the same lineage as His Holiness The Dalai Lama.

The Center was founded in 1994 under the spiritual direction of Lama Zopa Rinpoche and the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition. FPMT is an international family of city and retreat centers, monasteries, publishing houses, hospices, and healing centers established by Lama Yeshe.

Unfortunately, the Center does not have its own meeting place at this time, instead we rent space at local churches.

Past Events

  • Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche, FPMT Spiritual Director
  • Ven Dhakpa Tulku Rinpoche
  • Gyumed Khensur Rinpoche Losang Jampa, Do Ngak Khun Phen Ling
    • Initiations: Guhyasamaja, Yamantaka, Amitayus, Green Tara, Medicine Buddha, Chittamani Tara, Mahakala
    • Six Yogas of Naropa retreats
    • Preliminary Practices intensive
    • Commentary on the Middle Length Lam Rim Chenmo, Shantideva's Guide to a Bodhisattva's Way of Life, Lama Chopa
    • Prayers for Peace, Washington National Cathedral
  • Geshe Gelek, FPMT Kadampa Center
  • Chanting the Names of the 1,000 Buddhas
  • Glen Mullin
  • Yangsi Rinpoche, Maitripa College

Guhyasamaja Building Fund

Greetings Everyone: First of all, thank you for all your donations!!!

We have started a fund-raising effort in order to support the building of a permanent center. To contribute, please bring saleable items to any of the upcoming teachings to be collected. The items will be auctioned on ebay and the profits will go to the building fund. Please make sure the items are in good condition--well enough for auction on ebay!

Questions? Contact Gabriel at 7shinje at gmail.com

Thank you for your support!!!

To fulfill the wishes of Lama Zopa Rinpoche, help us build the first FPMT-affiliated Gelukpa Center in the Washington, D.C. area.

Golden Light Sutra Readings, first Sunday of the month. More...

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Prayers to Help the Center Prosper

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last updated: August 28, 2010