2015 - His Eminence Gyaldak Rinpoche

6 Yogas Retreat

This photos shows monks after finishing the retreat of the six yogas of Naropa (the naro chodruk). They wear the white cotton...

Druk Je Monastery At New Years

This photo shows the gompa, the main temple, lit up during the new year celebration.

Phakmodrupa’s White Birds

This photo shows Phakmodrupa’s White Birds (cha kar). These birds gather only around the monastery. They always come to eat from...

Druk Je Shedra Students

This photo shows the students of Druk Je college. It was taken approximately around 2005 from inside the monastic college (shedra) building....

Gyaldak Rinpoche with Samdhong Rinpoche

Gyaldak Rinpoche is shown in this picture with the former Prime Minister of Tibet in exile, Lobsang Tenzin, Professor Venerable Samdhong Rinpoche. This...

Tibetan Dance and Crowd 2

During Losar, the Tibetan New Year, the monks perform sacred dances that portray the great stories of Buddhist history. These photo...

Phakmodrupa Dorje Gyalpo

This photo features a statue inside Druk Je monastery. This statue shows the founder of the monastery (Gyaldak Rinpoche’s previous emanation), Phakmodrupa...

Gyaldak Rinpoche and The Karmapa

This photo taken a dozen years ago, features Gyaldak Rinpoche bowing in reverence to the head of the Kagyu order, the Karmapa....

Monastery and the Blue Sky

This photo features the front and side entrance of the monastery as seen from the outside. It shows the main meditation hall...

Monastery at Losar

Local people gather to watch the Lama dances, in front of the monastery at Losar, the Tibetan New Year. This is a...