International Buddhist Center for Meditation and Studies
In the natural and scenic setting away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life, Gomde offers the perfect environment to learn and practice authentic Tibetan Buddhism and meditation. Our program offers many possibilities for both experienced, practicing Buddhists, as well as beginners and interested people.
In the daily meditation sessions, seminars and in everyday life we try to develop and fully embody unbiased loving-kindness, compassion and wisdom through training of our own minds. This is based on the insight that the primordial awareness (rangjung yeshe), which possesses these very qualities, is inherent in every living being.
The center has been acquired, inspired and guided by the loving vision of our abbot Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche
Program
Weekly Open Meditation
Everyone is warmly invited to join this meditation session on Monday evening at 7:00 p.m. No prior experience is necessary. No registration is required. In good weather, we will gather […]
Tonglen Tuesdays with Lama Thierry
Tonglen Tuesday 7 PM - Guided Tonglen Practice Sessions with Explanations by Lama Thierry, approx. 1 - 1 ½ hours Gomde offers weekly live online meditations with Lama Thierry via […]
Tonglen Tuesday with Lama Thierry
Tonglen Tuesday 7 pm - guided Tonglen practice sessions with explanations by Lama Thierry, approx. 1 - 1 ½ h Gomde offers weekly live online meditations with Lama Thierry via […]
Youth Bookclub
We’re excited to announce our weekly book club, a space for young people to come together and explore the timeless teachings of The Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva. Each week, […]
Summer Festival July 12 and 13
Gomde cordially invites you to the almost legendary summer festival. With music in the garden, good food in your stomach, meditation for the mind, yoga for the body, pleasant entertainment […]
Emptiness, Luminosity, Compassion- Khenpo Pema Namgyal, Prof. John Dunne, Erric Solomon
A key element of the Buddhist path is that insight into the nature of our own experience can help us to transform suffering and achieve authentic flourishing. And this insight […]
Summer seminar with Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche 2025
Register now We are very much looking forward to welcoming Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche back to Gomde in August. In this profound yet accessible seminar, Rinpoche will illuminate why we need […]
Two weeks in the Heart of Wisdom – with Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche and Phakchok Rinpoche
Register nowAn extraordinary opportunity awaits us in Gomde this summer: two authentic Tibetan Buddhist masters, Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche and Phakchok Rinpoche, will teach us in direct succession - in a […]
Phakchok Rinpoche – Steps on the Path: Key Insights for the Mahayana and Vajrayana Journey
We are overjoyed to welcome Phakchok Rinpoche back to Rangjung Yeshe Gomde Germany-Austria this August for a deeply inspiring and transformative seminar. Rinpoche will guide us through the main points […]
Talk: Why meditate? …and what does Buddhism actually say about it?
This public lecture invites everyone who is interested in meditation, mindfulness and the basics of Buddhist philosophy - regardless of whether they have previous experience or are curious newcomers. The […]
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Rinchen Shop
‘Rinchen’ – which in Tibetan means ‘jewel’ or ‘precious treasure’, is just what we wish to offer you. Carrying a wide range of authentic meditation supplies, traditional Tibetan Buddhist ritual objects and the finest hand-crafts, an experience in Rinchen Shop is akin to exploring the markets tucked away in the high Himalayas. Our wide array of gifts will ensure there is something special for you to take home and share your experience of Gomde with loved ones.
“It is about an open heart and a clear mind.
An open heart is full of compassion for all beings.
A clear mind understands the emptiness of all phenomena.
Developing this unconditional compassion and wisdom is the goal of our practice.”
– Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche
News/Updates
Opening date for Lumbini is official!
On November 22, the “Thousand Buddha Temple” will be opened in Lumbini – we are invited to attend this ceremonial act.
Emilie about her Ngöndro Retreat
Our former volunteer, Emilie, describes her experience at the annual month-long Ngöndro retreat.
Rinpoche ringing in the new year
A new gong for a new year of auspicious activity
