Mindrolling in India
Samten Tse
Samten Tse Retreat Centre was established by the Venerable Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche in the year 1993 as a branch of Mindrolling
for nuns and retreatants from other countries.
Samten Tse is situated in Mussoorie in the Shivalik hills of the Himalayas and is headed by the Venerable Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche. About 30 nuns from India, Tibet, Bhutan and Nepal study and practice the Dharma at Samten Tse. Nuns are taught recitation, calligraphy, grammar, philosophy, rituals, playing ritual instruments and English. Nuns also undertake retreats of various lengths. Practitioners from Europe, Canada and the USA also visit Samten Tse in order to study the Dharma and do retreats.
The
Retreat Centre is now in the third and final phase of construction which
is housing for western women retreatants, and a temple. Rinpoche’s
efforts at Samten Tse are directed towards fulfilling her vision of
providing a place of study and retreat for both nuns and lay practitioners,
as well as establishing a spiritual community of both monastics and
lay-practitioners with students from both East and West living together.
Samten Tse is administered by its executive board registered as the Samten Tse Charitable Society.
For inquiries please contact us:
Samten Tse Retreat Centre
Fairlawn Estate Palace
P.O. Jharipani 248152
Mussoorie, Uttaranchal
India
Tel: 91-135-631267
Fax: 91-135-631167
Email: samtentseretreat@gmail.com