Karma Thegsum Choling

Chicago Karma Thegsum Choling ( KTC ) is the official home of His Holiness the Seventeenth Gyalwang Karmapa, Orgyen Trinley Dorje in Chicago. We are a center for study and practice in the Karma Kagyu Buddhist tradition of Tibet. We are affiliated with Karma Triyana Dharmachakra ( KTD ) in New York, and are under the guidance of Ven. Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche, the resident abbot of KTD.KTC offers instruction for newcomers to meditation, and group meditation sessions for anyone who wishes to attend. Meditation instruction and group practice sessions are offered free of charge. Ongoing classes on Tibetan Buddhism are also available at KTC. Several times a year we have the good fortune of hosting visits of accomplished Buddhist teachers of the Kagyu lineage. These teachers have included Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche, Bardor Tulku Rinpoche and Khenpo Karthar RinpocheThe Kagyu tradition dates back to the 10th century in India and remains a flourishing lineage today in the 21st century. The seventeenth Karmapa, Orgyen Trinley Dorje, who currently resides in India, continues this long tradition of sacred Buddhist instruction.