Mindrolling Today

General Information

Mindrolling Monastery Og Min Ogyen Mindrolling—the Place of Ripening and Liberation—is one of the six main monasteries of the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism. Mindrolling is renowned as a center, where the complete teachings of the Buddhadharma are upheld with the utmost authenticity and purity.

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The Origins

The vision for Mindrolling originates from the Great Masters Choegyal Terdag Lingpa and Lochen Dharmashri, who founded monastery in Tibet in the 17th century.

Source of Dharma

Mindrolling is known throughout the Tibetan Buddhist world as one of the main centres for the preservation and spread of the Dharma in general, and most particularly, the sacred Vajrayana rituals of liturgies, music, chants, dances, mandala drawing and melodies. The Mindrolling Monastery has been renowned as the chö-go — source of profound transmissions and sacred rituals of the Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism and proclaimed as such by the great masters of the past.

The sacred rituals and ceremonies

The vast tradition of study, practice, and realization is carried forward to this day.  Monastic education, great rituals and ceremonies (drubchen), retreats, and the training of new generations of practitioners, all continue in their authentic form.

If you want to find more information about Mindrolling Calendar and about the rituals and ceremonies held in the monastery you may find it under the links below.

Transmissions and Empowerments

The descendants of Chögyal Terdag Lingpa have ensured that the teachings, empowerments, and accomplishments have been passed purely and completely from generation to generation.  Since its founding, Mindrolling has been the main seat dedicated to ensuring the continuity of the profound Kama and Terma transmissions and to safeguarding the pure stream of the precious Dharma. 

The Mindrolling Monastery in India has held many profoundly precious transmissions, empowerments and teachings. You can find more information about some of the past transmissions under the link below.

In this auspicious Diamond Jubilee year, marking sixty years since the founding of Mindrolling Monastery in India, the precious Kama transmissions, will be bestowed at Mindrolling Monastery by Kyabje Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche, at the request of Minling Jetsun Khandro Rinpoche. These transmissions of the ripening empowerments along with the liberating oral transmission will take place from end of November 2025 to January 2026.

You can find more information about upcoming Kama Tranmsissions here.

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Ngagyur Nyingma College

Established in 1991, Ngagyur Nyingma College, Mindrolling’s Institute of Advanced Buddhist Studies. (Five Sciences University) where hundreds of monks receive advance training to preserve the unbroken lineage of teachings and pass them on to the next generation of practitioners. It is now one of the largest Buddhist Institutes in existence.

Monastery Campus

Mindrolling monastery has many magnificent examples of buddhist art and architecture. That includes Ngedon Gatsal Ling, the main monastery and practice center at Mindrolling. There are also many shrine rooms including several within the Great Stupa, which constructed to benefit all beings and dedicated to world peace, was inaugurated in October, 2002. In 2016 the Padmasambhava Statue and shrine rooms therein were inaugurated.

Mindrolling Branches

Mindrolling today includes over 300 monks at the monastery, approximately 135 at the shedra and 40 nuns at Samten Tse Retreat Centre.

Apart from the main seat in India, Mindrolling extends through several branch monasteries, institutions, in both East and West.

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