About Us
Founded in 1982, the Albuquerque Karma Thegsum Chöling (KTC) is an affiliate center of Karma Triyana Dharmachakra (KTD), the North American seat of His Holiness the Gyalwa Karmapa. We follow the spiritual guidance of the 17th Karmapa, Orgyen Trinley Dorje, and the Lamas and teachers of KTD.
Visit the Albuquerque KTC to:
- Experience an extraordinary space for individual and group practice.
- Attend visits and teachings by highly respected, authentic Lamas.
- Receive instruction in meditation and Buddhist fundamentals.
- Establish a personal connection with the Karma Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism, founded in Tibet, 900 years ago!
Sunday Practices
9:30-10:30 AM
Sunday Mornings
Traditional Tibetan Buddhist Sadhana Practice
10:30 AM
Sunday Morning
Weekly group meditation with instruction if needed.
Download the KTC-monthly-calendar
Upcoming and Recent Events
Khenpo Sangye Trinley-Buddha Nature and Other Jewels
May 1-3, 2026 Fri-Sun
- Friday, 6-7:30 pm MDT, Introduction to Buddhism
- Saturday, 10 am-noon and 2-4 pm, Origin of the Kagyu Lineage
- Sunday, 10 am-noon and 2-4 pm, Essential points of the Buddhist classic text “Jewel Ornament of Liberation”, also known as “The Ornament of Precious Liberation” by Gampopa
- Email info@abqktc.org for information or download the complete announcement
- Click here to attend on Zoom
Lama Karma Chopal – Green Tara Sand Mandala
Friday, March 27 – Monday, March 30, 2026
Friday, 5 – 7 pm
Saturday and Sunday, 9:30 am – noon and 2 – 4:30 pm
Monday, 10 am
- Participate in the cycle of creating and dissolving a representation of Tara’s mandala under the guidance of an authentic Tibetan master using traditional tools and materials
- Email info@abqktc.org for information or download the complete announcement
Please consider a donation to help maintain the Center as an active representative of the Practice Lineage in Albuquerque!
Karma Triyana Dharmachakra, Our Parent Center
KTD Monastery is the seat of the Gyalwa Karmapa in North America. It was established in 1976 by the 16th Karmapa and continues under the direction of the 17th Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje. It regularly hosts teachings by lineage masters, and maintains a three-year retreat center, Karme Ling, where many Western lamas have received their training.
Visiting Teachers
Khenpo Ugyen Tenzin
Khenpo Ugyen is the Abbot of KTD Monastery, teaching there and at KTC centers throughout North America. He has received teachings from important masters in both the Kagyu and Nyingma lineages, both studying and later serving as senior Khenpo at the Karma Shri Nalanda Institute at Rumtek Monastery in Sikkim.
Khenpo Karma Tenkyong
Khenpo Tenkyong was sent to teach at KTD by the 17th Karmapa in 2014 after working closely with the Karmapa on many projects, including developing environmental standards for the system of Karma Kagyu monasteries. He is a dynamic teacher with a passion for teaching and for nature.
Lama Karma Chopal
Lama Chopal is a master artist and thangka painter who has had a connection with Albuquerque KTC for many years, frequently coming to guide in the creation of sand mandalas. He is a resident teacher at the Earth Journey Center in Questa, NM. He has studied at the major Kagyu monasteries, and his teachers include Bokar Rinpoche and Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche.
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