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He arrived in Pomaia!
We look forward to seeing you at Via del Commercio Sud 217 (next to the post office)
56040 - Pomaia, Santa Luce PI, Italy
LAMA ZOPA RINPOCHE
WELCOME BACK GESHE JAMPA GYATSO
Reincarnation recognized by His Holiness the Dalai Lama
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Khen Rinpoche
Ven. Geshe Thubten Chonyi
Abbot of Kopan and Lhungtok Choekhorling Monastery
Generosity as Dharma in action!
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Khen Rinpoche
Ven. Geshe Thubten Chonyi.
VISIT TO ITALY
September and October 2023
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The Tibet Festival is starting in Pomaia. We are there too!
Lama Zopa Rinpoche's video in support of the Monastery
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Ven. Thubten Chodron visiting the dharma point
Some encounters are truly intertwined stories and visions. It is with deep joy that we share with you the precious moments we spent with Ven. Thubten Chodron, a guest of the Lama Tzong Khapa Institute where she will be giving teachings. She graced our new dharma point with her luminous presence.
Pomaia, a new "dharma point" is born: a space for listening and meditation in the heart of the village.
We're delighted to invite you to a very special moment for our community. On Friday, March 27, 2026, at 17:30 PM, we will officially inaugurate Dharma Point, a new meeting space in the heart of Pomaia.
Dharma Point opens in Pomaia! A space for listening and sharing where spiritual research becomes a community.
We're delighted to invite you to a very special moment for our community. On Friday, March 27, 2026, at 17:30 PM, we will officially inaugurate Dharma Point, a new meeting space in the heart of Pomaia.
a long story
For about fifty years, the tradition of Tibetan Buddhism has attracted the sincere interest of many Western practitioners and scholars in Italy.
Lama Yeshe and Geshe Jampa Gyatso came up with the idea of building a monastery for monks and nuns while they were together in Kopan, Nepal, in the late 70s. That vision is now taking shape in a disused quarry in Pomaia, about 2 km from the Lama Tzong Khapa Institute. We have found the ideal site to build the future monastery which will be built on the rock just like the monasteries of Tibet.
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teachers
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, was born on 6 July 1935 to a peasant family in the small village of Taktser, in northeastern Tibet. At the age of two he was recognized as the reincarnation of his predecessor.
Our Sangha is inspired by Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche, creators of the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT) and our guides.
Geshe Jampa Gyatso, resident teacher of the Lama Tzong Khapa Institute for 27 years, was our first abbot, and the main inspirer of the monastic community and of the Sangha Onlus Association.
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DHARMA NEWS FROM THE WORLD
DALAI LAMA rss
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I wholeheartedly support the powerful appeal for peace made by the Holy Father, Pope Leo, during the Mass of […]
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- Prayers for the long life of His Holiness the Dalai Lama offered by three groups of Tibetans
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FPMT rss
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Over the years, Lama Zopa Rinpoche has offered various advice on prayers and practices to follow when […]
- February 18, 2026: Losar – Tibetan New Year and the start of the Fifteen Days of Miracles
Dear friends, We are rapidly approaching Losar, the Tibetan New Year (February 18, 2026) and the Fortnight […]
IMI rss
- An Abbreviated Life Story of Ven Trisur Rinpoche
An Abbreviated Life Story of Ven Trisur Rinpoche (as told to Catherine Fradet and Irene Turner in 2016 on the […]
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- The UBI, Italian Buddhist Union, supports the IMI for the first time.
We are pleased to share that the Italian Buddhist Union (UBI) has generously offered a donation of €2,000 to […]
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