Establishing Shambhala Monasticism


GAMPO ABBEY: Introduction  -  Our Abbot, the Venerable Kenchen Thrangu Rinpoche
  Memorial on the Role of Gampo Abbey and the Monastic Tradition Within the Kingdom of Shambhala
Shambhala Monasticism: Excerpts from an Audience with Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche
Gampo Abbey's Role in the Shambhala Community

A Western Buddhist Monastery in the Shambhala Tradition, Nova Scotia, Canada. Founded by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche in 1984, it is a lineage institution of Shambhala and a corporate division of the Vajradhatu Buddhist Church of Canada.

Under the spiritual direction of the Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, the spiritual head of Shambhala International, Gampo Abbey is guided by our abbot the Venerable Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche and our principal teacher Acharya Pema Chödrön.

Located in Pleasant Bay, Cape Breton
Nova Scotia, B0E 2P0, Canada
Phone (902) 224-2752
email:Gampo Abbey Office



For information on some of the practice and study centers associated with Shambhala International.