The monastery is closed to visitors throughout the summer due to retreat.
Visits will resume on Sunday 31 August from 14:00 to 17:00.
One of the largest Tibetan Buddhist monasteries in the West, established in 1981 by Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche and located in the South of France. Named after Nalanda Monastery in ancient India, we offer a conducive environment for monastics, programs in Buddhist Philosophy, meditation retreats and opportunities to serve.
Study
Events
Prayers, teachings and Most Secret Hayagriva initiation
28 June to 10 July 2025
By His Eminence Khensur Rinpoche Lobsang Delek
“We need to remember that we are all human beings. We have to think about the whole of humanity, not just my group. We can achieve this through education, one of whose roles is to reduce the gap between appearance and reality. The appearance is that there is a difference between “them” and “us”, while the reality is that humanity is one.”
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama
“We need to remember that we are all human beings. We have to think about the whole of humanity, not just my group. We can achieve this through education, one of whose roles is to reduce the gap between appearance and reality. The appearance is that there is a difference between “them” and “us”, while the reality is that humanity is one.”
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama
Founder of Nalanda Monastery
Spiritual Director of the FPMT
Current Abbot
Resident Teacher
Resident Teacher
Current Director
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