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A Word from Rinpoche

བློ་ཡིས་བསྒོམ་དུ་མེད།
གཞན་ནས་བཙལ་དུ་མེད།
རང་དང་བྲལ་དུ་མེད།
མ་བཅོས་གཉུག་མའི་གཤིས། །
Not to be meditated on with the ordinary mind,
Not to be sought somewhere else,
Not to be found apart from you,
Such is the uncontrived, innate character of being.

– Tana Dungsey Rinpoche, Nov 2025

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What Others Say

“ Being Tana Rinpoche’s student gives me the feeling of being safe and cared for.  His kindness, humility, friendliness, genuine caring and forthrightness are demonstrated through his actions and teachings.  Upon meeting Rinpoche, I felt an immediate connection, as if finally coming home - this has only deepened over time.”

Frances M

“ Tana Dungsey Rinpoche is my root teacher. His ever-present humility, as constant as the sky, skillfully masks the infinite radiance of his compassionate wisdom.”

Joseph T

“ Tana Dungsey is an authentic light-filling presence, seen in the way he moves through the world. He generously makes himself available, body speech and mind, to all sentient beings that he comes across. In my experience, he inspires great devotion in his students in following the Buddhist path.”

Diana S

“ I greatly appreciate Rinpoche’s generous offering of monthly teachings and weekend retreats. He has an extraordinary understanding of the dharma as well as the ability to skillfully transmit it as needed. The gift of being in his presence continues to deepen my devotion and practice. I am grateful to be a part of the lovely and supportive community of the Tana Yelpa Sangha.”

Jay D

" Rinpoche's gentle, calm presence and wisdom are palpable and truly a blessing. He's the real deal and I feel very fortunate to have found him! "

Sharon M

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Lineage

Tana Dungsey Rinpoche is the head of two convergent lineages, the Yelpa and Hungkara. The Yelpa lineage was established in the 12th century by a student of Phakmo Drupa (who was a student of Gampopa). The Hungkara lineage was established probably in the 8th century, by a student of Guru Rinpoche.

Tana Dungsey Rinpoche and Tsoknyi Rinpoche exchanging a white khata scarf

Teachings Wordwide

Rinpoche travels and teaches in-person and via Zoom throughout the world. Recent topics have included instructions and commentaries on Green Tara, Saga Dawa, and Ngondro practices. Rinpoche was first invited to teach in the west by Tsoknyi Rinpoche.

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Sponsor a monk’s on-going expenses for medical, food, robes, shoes, clothing, personal effects, texts, practice equipment, etc.. Your aid helps tremendously to defray the monthly costs for 80 monks! It makes a huge difference!

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Tana Yelpa Foundation

Tana Yelpa Foundation Tana Yelpa Foundation offers religious services (pujas, teachings, meditation instruction, holiday gatherings) and study groups to dharma students in the United States and around the world that follow the Tana Yelpa Lineage Buddhist Mahamudra texts. Tana Yelpa hosts teachings by Tana Rinpoche and other visiting Rinpoches and lamas.

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Where Your Money Goes

Your donations will help support Rinpoche’s activities in the United States including formal teachings, dharma talks, pujas and other dharma events. Funds are also used to benefit Tana Monastery, Kollegal, India.

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