About Us

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A BIT OF HISTORY

The Shangri-la Buddhist Institute was established in 2009 by the Shangri-la Tulku Kyabje Khyungser Trichen Rinpoche in Switzerland.

His Eminence is the reincarnation of the Dharma King Trichen Gendun Tsultrim of Gyalthang Shangri-la. Under the spiritual guidance of Kyabje Khyungser Rinpoche, we are devoted to preserving the teachings of Je Tsongkhapa in the Mahayana Buddhist tradition.

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Shangri-la

Shangri-la County is located in the Dêqên Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan.
Shangri-la used to be known as Gyalthang meaning Royal plains in Tibetan.

The Shangri-la monastery known as Ganden Sumtsenling (Songzanlin) is the largest and most important monastery in south east China. Also referred to as the Little Potala after the Potala palace in Lhasa.