Please dedicate your practice and prayers to the people of Nepal, Tibet, China and India who are suffering due to the recent earthquake in Nepal.

Rinpoche, his family, the monks and staff were not injured during the initial earthquake or aftershocks. The main building of the monastery which includes the shrine hall and Rinpoche’s living quarters, was heavily damaged and is closed. The secondary buildings, including the monks’ living quarters, do not appear to be damaged.

The monastery is closed to visitors at this time. In addition, the Chod empowerment, which was scheduled for May 6th, has been cancelled.

We will post new information as we have it.

The monastery will be closed to visitors from February 17th until the 24th. Rinpoche will be in retreat during this time. If you wish to visit RInpoche, please plan to see him after the 24th. Thank you!

Rinpoche is in residence at his monastery and is seeing visitors.  Visiting hours are 8:30AM – 11:30AM. The front gate will be locked at 11:00AM, so please be there before that time if you would like to meet with Rinpoche.

Rinpoche asks that people visit only during these hours so his family and the staff can properly attend to their other duties.

While RInpoche sees visitors almost every day of the week, he sometimes has other commitments that take him away from the monastery. If you find the monastery gate locked during visiting hours, please come back another day.

Good morning!  Lama Wangdu RInpoche will be visiting Toronto, Canada later this month. He will not be giving public teachings during this trip but he will be seeing visitors.  He will be staying for approximately one month.

We believe that RInpoche will begin seeing visitors on September 18th or 19th.  If you would like to meet with RInpoche while he is there, please send an email to info at lamawangdu dot org.  Please include your full name, a phone number where we can reach you, three or four days that would work for you, and the reason you would like to see RInpoche.   We will get back to you as quickly as possible, by telephone, regarding your appointment.