The Amitabha Mandala Dharma Center
Opak Kyilkhor Chöling

The Amitabha Foundation Retreat Center is presently being built on a mountain top in Kopan, located approximately 3 km from Boudhanath Great Stupa, in the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal. It will be open to Buddhist practitioners of all paths. The main structure is built...

The Amitabha Mandala Dharma Center

Civil work is almost complete and the detailed cement carving of the columns will be started soon. The retreat cottages will also begin soon, after we have the road fixed for carrying the building materials.

Kathmandu Retreat Center Shrine Halls

This is a computer generated perspective view of the The Amitabha Mandala Dharma Center shrine halls. There are plans to build 8 shrine halls at the site. Further pictures and information on the retreat center will be post as soon as they become...

Kathmandu Retreat Center Cottages

This is a computer generated perspective view of the Amitabha Foundation Kathmandu retreat cottages. The four cottages have 8 units for 8 retreatants. There are plans to build 32 retreat cottages at the site for different practices. Further pictures and information on...

Protected Area Permit

The Indian government maintains Bylakuppe as a restricted area and one must obtain a Protected Area Permit (PAP) from the Ministry of Home Affairs in New Delhi to remain in Bylakuppe. This requirement has always been there but recently the Indian government has been...