Welcome to Kopan Monastery, a Buddhist Monastery in the Tibetan Tradition. It is situated on a hill overlooking the Kathmandu Valley.

Welcome to Kopan Monastery, a Buddhist Monastery in the Tibetan Tradition. It is situated on a hill overlooking the Kathmandu Valley.

The Great Prayer Festival brings together more than 1000 monks and nuns for six days of prayers and rituals.

Find out about the meaning of  Monlam 

Make an offering to all the sangha here

Jangtse Choeje Rinpoche will be again leading the Great Prayer Festival. This is followed by starting on  25 February.

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From Kopan, you get a different perspective of the world. Enjoy the slow pace of life and take in some understanding of yourself and others at the same time.

Monks from the Himalayan areas study at the Kopan schoool and graduate from the Geshe study program and the tantric college - the future teachers of Tibetan Buddhism.  

People from all over the world meet the teachings of the Buddha here. They are attending one of the courses, do retreat, making new friends or enjoy private time for reflection and solitude.

Beautiful gardens are interspersed with statues, prayerwheels, stupas and fountains. Just walking in the gardens brings so much positive potential.