Rigdzin Ling is the North American seat of Chagdud Gonpa Foundation, an international Nyingma Buddhist organization, founded in 1983 by H.E. Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche (1930-2002), a highly revered meditation master, artist and Tibetan physician who taught extensively in the East and West.
Chagdud Gonpa - Rigdzin Ling's mission is to make the sacred Dharma available to people through its many activities which include offering public teachings and retreats, translating, and publishing texts. Rigdzin Ling upholds and preserves the arts, philosophy, and meditation practices of the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism.
Rigdzin Ling is under the guidance and care of Lama Padma Gyatso.