Padmasambhava Buddhist Center (PBC) is a non-profit organization founded by the Venerable Khenpo Rinpoches to teach the authentic words and practices of Tibetan Nyingma Buddhism.

In 1989, the Venerable Khenpo Rinpoches founded Padmasambhava Buddhist Center (PBC), a non-profit organization to teach the authentic word and practices of Tibetan Nyingma Buddhism and established the first center in New York. PBC now has chapters in over 20 cities in the USA, Russia, Canada, and Puerto Rico, plus monasteries in India, Russia, and at their main stateside monastery and retreat center Padma Samye Ling in upstate New York. Since that time, the Khenpo Rinpoches have served as the directors and spiritual leaders at the various PBC centers and monasteries. They maintain active travel and teaching schedules that include annual visits to their centers where they give talks, teachings, and individual meditation instruction to their devoted community of students.

Having taught worldwide, His Eminence Khenchen Palden Sherab Rinpoche and Venerable Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche are among the most highly qualified teachers and esteemed scholars of Tibetan Buddhism. The Rinpoches are fully versed in the Theravada, Mahayana, and Vajrayana Schools, and are masters of Dzogchen, the most advanced tradition of meditation practice in Tibetan Buddhism. The Khenpo Rinpoches hold the transmissions of the Nyingma Kama and Terma Lineages of Tibetan Buddhism. The Khenpo Rinpoches have received many honors, appointments, and recognition from His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche and other significant Tibetan leaders, including His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

Padma Samye Ling monastery and retreat center (Inconceivable Lotus Land)
is located in Delaware County in upstate New York. Set near the top of a mountain in the western region of the Catskill mountains, the outstanding facilities are contained within five hundred acres of forests, meadows, and natural springs.

Padma Samye Ling (PSL) hosts group, personal, and work retreats throughout the year, as well as an annual philosophical Shedra. A common area and dining hall are contained in the Sangha House. Accommodations are encompassed through the Bodhicitta Inn, which includes dormitory rooms and patron apartments, as well as camping sites on the monastery grounds.

Please contact us at www.padmasambhava.org or (607) 865-8068 for more information about visiting a PBC center for retreat.

Padma Samye Ling
618 Buddha Highway
Sidney Center, NY 13839