About Us
About Our Community
The Gampopa Buddhist Meditation Center is a spiritual community where we learn and practice the teachings of the Buddha. Our Dharma center holds a variety of spiritual practices, ranging from meditation to the study of philosophy. Rooted in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, the Gampopa Center draws on the teachings and practices of countless realized figures across many different lineages and schools of thought. When it comes to Dharma studies and activities, we are nonsectarian followers of the Buddha, inviting Dharma teachers from all major traditions of Buddhism to teach Dharma in ways that preserve those different traditions. However, when we are doing more serious and specific Dharma practices, we follow the Kadam masters and the Kagyu lineage of Vajrayana.
Our History
The Gampopa Center was founded in 2009 in Annapolis, Maryland, by Lama Phurbu Tashi Rinpoche. Rinpoche teaches that the teachings of the Buddha can bring us peace, happiness, and freedom. Rinpoche’s students were excited to welcome a qualified Tibetan Buddhist teacher into the community and wanted to provide a place for learning and practicing Dharma. In accordance with this vision, the Gampopa Center holds weekly study sessions, short courses, and special events at our Annapolis location. Our location offers the perfect environment for friends and members to fully experience the teachings. Inspired by the great 11th century teacher Gampopa, the center’s namesake, the Sangha strives to enable others to receive direct insights into the teachings of the Buddha.
