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Since its founding in 2000 by Venerable Thupten Donyo, Gyuto Vajrayana Center has provided the teachings of the Buddha and practice of Tibetan Buddhism to all who visit the beautiful center/monastery located in San Jose, California.

In order to preserve the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, the Center in San Jose, California invites highly qualified teachers to the San Francsico Bay Area and provides teachings on Sutra and Tantra. In 2007 the Center had the great honor of hosting His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama in the San Francisco Bay Area. As well as teachings, the Center organizes initiations, empowerments, prayer ceremonies, funeral services, house blessings and purifications to the Tibetan Buddhist community in Silicon Valley and the San Francisco Bay Area. We also reach out not only to the different schools of Tibetan Buddhism but also to Buddhist practitioners of every nationality. Nonsectarian outreach, such as hosting students of local universities and even Boy Scout troops are part of the activities of the Center. The Center intends reaching out into the Silicon Valley and San Francisco Bay neighborhoods offering support to those in need.

Lamrim Teaching (The Stages of Path to Enlightenment)

Venerable Geshe Lobsang Chonyi is the resident teacher of Gyuto Center, and Geshe la is teaching on every Sunday nights, at 7 pm - 9 pm. He will be teaching based on the Lamrim text (The Stages of Path to Enlightenment). Everyone is welcome for the classes. All Gyuto teachings are free, but we request to all members and friends please kindly join our membership program to support the Center and its monastery project.

Please check our program calendar before you come to the Center for teachings or pujas. 

Thank you.