Upcoming Events

VERNAL EQUINOX DANCE RITUAL OFFERING Saturday, March 19, 2016 7pm at the Vihara, in Portland OR

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~Dance Mandal~

~ Nritya Mandala Mahavihara ~

Portland Buddhist Temple, Study Center & Home of Dance Mandal

Open for meditation practice! weekdays 8:00-9:00 a.m. , Saturday and Sunday 9:00-10:00 a.m. Please see ‘Events’ on this site for classes and workshops offered at the Vihara!

Lookking inside the Temple from the Temple Gates.     Photos by Suva Shakya

Portland, Oregon is home of the first Nepalese Temple in the West. The lineage holder of Newar Vajrayana Buddhism, Prajwal Vajracharya, and his dance center, Dance Mandal, along with co-founder, Helen Appell celebrated the completion of Nritya Mandala Mahavihara in 2009. The Mahavihara is a study center which includes the new temple and focuses on movement, sacred arts, meditation and teachings for anyone interested in devoting practice to reveal their inner nature.

The center serves as a major step in the preservation, expansion and exploration of all Newar meditative arts, while concurrently welcoming all those interested in inner practice to share the environment.