Mailing address:
15 Dutch Village, Apt TC
Menands, NY 12204
Resident Lama: Lama Zopa
Director: Laura Roth, ktc.info@albanyktc.org, 518-434-7420
External site: www.albanyktc.org
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Albany KTC Vajrayana Buddhist Center was established in 1979 by The Seventeenth Karmapa, Ögyen Trinley Dorje (1985), head of the Kagyu lineage, and is under the direction of Lama Zopa. It is located at the Doane Stuart School, 199 Washington Ave., Rensselaer, New York. Our main practices are the Chenrezig/Amitabha Puja, Green Tara, and Guru Rinpoche. We also offer general meditation instruction and practice. We have regular teachings by Lama Zopa and visits from other qualified Kagyu lamas.
Weekly Practice Schedule
Sunday Mornings
9:00 a.m.
Chenrezig/Amitabha Puja
10:00 a.m.
Meditation Practice (Instruction available)
11:15 a.m.
Teaching by Lama Zopa or other program
Tueasday Evenings
7:00 p.m.
First, Third, and fifth Tuesdays: Chenrezig/Amitabha puja
7:00 p.m.
Second and Fourth Tuesdays: Seven line prayer to Guru Rinpoche and Short Green Tara Puja
Thursday Evenings7:00 p.m
Occasional advanced class, as announced.
Introduction to Buddhism program is offered once a month on a Saturday morning, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.
Karmapa Teachings
100 Short Instructions of Mikyo Dorje
Recorded at Tergar Monastery, Bodhgaya, India. January 17-22, 2017.
Heart Sutra
Recorded at the Hyatt Hotel, Gurgaon, New Delhi, India. August 15-18, 2016.
Dhamra Talks in Paris
Recorded at the Marriott Hotel, Paris 14th arrondissement, France. June 4-5, 2016.
Kagyu Lamas' Videos
His Eminence the 4th Jamgon Kongrul Rinpoche
Calling Guru from Afar
1 Session1 1hr
Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche
Four Dharmas of Gampopa
3 Sessions 4hrs
Her Eminence Jetsun Khandro Rinpoche
Transforming Disturbing Emotions
5 Sessions 8hrs