| Tergar Osel Ling Monastery | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Tibetan Buddhism |
| Location | |
| Location | Kathmandu |
| Country | Nepal |
  Location withinNepal | |
| Coordinates | 27°43′4.67″N85°16′36.02″E / 27.7179639°N 85.2766722°E /27.7179639; 85.2766722 |
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| Founder | Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche |
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History and overview |
Tergar Osel Ling Monastery orTergar Lungrik Osel Targyé Ling Monastery is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery inKathmandu, Nepal of theTergar Meditation Community.[1][2]
The Tergar Osel Ling Monastery was founded inKathmandu, Nepal byTulku Urgyen Rinpoche. His sonTsoknyi Rinpoche has overseen the monastery's operations and introduced studies for non-Tibetans. Under his leadership it has "thrived and grown into a mature sangha of dedicated practitioners." Another son,Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, a fully ordained monk, has formally overseen the monastery since 2010. He also opened ashedra, a monastic college in February 2010. His brother, Tsoknyi Rinpoche, has continued to be closely involved in the community. He has been quoted as saying: "Simply let experience take place very freely, so that your open heart is suffused with the tenderness of true compassion."[3][4]
In 2011 Mingyur Rinpoche, a best selling author, left the monastery for a traveling retreat expected to last 3 years or more.[5]
The monastery is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery located on the outskirts of Kathmandu. More than 100Himalayan monks study Buddhist meditative practices and philosophical inquiry at the monastery.[3]
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