Never say never

THE TEMPLE PROJECT envisions a much needed physical Drikung Surya temple for everyone to learn the teachings of Lord Sakyamuni Buddha and to bring benefits to others in the Greater Washington D.C. Metropolitan area and beyond.  The Temple design will accommodate the and balance with Nature. The temple will follow models of traditional Tibetan Buddhist temple architecture with modern facilities in order to accommodate a large gathering of up to 200 people, where various activities can be held.

“Only if we possess a physical building, can the Center become stable.  Then we are able to provide a stable place for beings to study and practice the Buddhadharma.  Everyone supporting this will accumulate vast through their contribution to this great activity.  Even beyond this lifetime, you will gather for as long as this place exists.  It is like pouring a drop of water into the vast ocean.  The drop will remain inseparable from the ocean for as long as the ocean exists.”

 “The actual comes from benefiting the Center with a loving mind.  All happiness in this world comes from love, and all suffering comes from ego-grasping.  The supreme happiness is love.  ‘Gathering through ’ means to increase love, and I therefore encourage you to support the physical structure of the Center.”

- His Eminence Garchen

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