The mission of the Gyuto Vajrayana Center is to bring the teachings of the Buddha to the San Francisco Bay Area, to preserve and promote Tibetan Buddhism, and to support the Gyuto monastery.

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With a growing base of members from which the Dharma can flourish, Ven. Donyo wishes to establish a traditional Tibetan Monastery and continue provide free teachings of the Buddha and support the Tibetan community in the San Francisco Bay Area. We would like to request that all of our members and friends pray for us to fulfil our goal building permanent monastery GyutoProject.org for the Gyuto Center by 2015 or sonner. More information.

Thank you.

Ven. Thupten Donyo

Gyuto Center's prayer wheel

In order to preserve the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, the Center invites highly qualified teachers and monks from India and provides teachings on Sutra and Tantra. As well as teachings, the Center organizes initiations, empowerments, prayer ceremonies, funeral services, house blessings and purifications. The resident teacher also gives private audiences for personal and spiritual advice. We also reach out not only to the different schools of Tibetan Buddhism but also to Buddhist practitioners of every nationality.  The Center will provide a spiritual base for the local Tibetan and Mongolian Communities.  The Center intends reaching out into the local neighborhood and offering support to those in need.

 

Ven. Donyo’s message to his Dharma Friends:
“I thank all of our Dharma friends for being very generous and kind to the monks and the monastery.

  

Ven. Donyo is giving talk on the rituals

Our Activities

Our activities include regular Buddhist teachings, conducting initiations and empowerments by the resident teacher, hosting retreats, study sessions, funeral services, Tibetan language classes, and visiting local schools and communities.

 

Offering 100,000 water bowls during the month of Buddh's birth