TRTCC Upcoming Practices, March 24 – 29, 2026

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Dear Dharma Friends,

Tuesday evening is Beginners Buddhism with Khenpo Choephel at 7pm EST, online only. Wednesday evening practice this week is Manjushri, and will be online and in person. Saturday the 28th is Achi Chokyi Drolma practice online and in person. Sunday March 29 is Vajrasattva and will be online and in person.

The new center is located at 1660 Lincoln Way, White Oak, PA 15131

May the illumination of wisdom teachings shine through all obscurations of our mind, and may our practices be beneficial to all beings!

Tuesday, March 24, 7pm EST, Beginners Buddhism. Online only. Ven. Khenpo Choephel is teaching a weekly zoom class that will cover the fundamentals of Buddhist philosophy and practice. All levels of practitioners are welcome! Join us on Zoom.

 

Wednesday, March 25, 7pm EST. Manjushri practice. Online and in person.  Manjushri is the embodiment of perfect wisdom. He is often depicted as wielding a flaming sword in the right hand which cuts through ignorance, attachment, and delusion, and holding in the left hand a lotus flower containing the Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra, the Sutra of the Perfection of (Transcendent) Wisdom. Ven. Lobpon Lama Kalsang will lead. Join us on Zoom.

 

Saturday, March 28, 10am EST. Achi Chokyi Drolma practice. Online and in person.  Achi, which means “Grandmother” in Tibetan, is revered as the great female dharma protector of the Drikung Kagyu lineage and its practitioners. We will also be led in a short meditation by Ven. Lobpon Lama Kalsang. Join us on Zoom.

 

Sunday, March 29, 10am EST. Vajrasattva practice. Online and in person. This is a foundational and ongoing training to purify our negative actions, mental disturbances, harmful tendencies and mistaken views by invoking the yidam Vajrasattva in a meditative visualization practice.  Join us on Zoom.

 

“If the nature of mind is seen, there is liberation.”
— Jigten Sumgön, The Buddha’s Single Intention
Our center relies on many amazing volunteers to maintain the center and offer its programming. There is a lot that goes on behind the scenes to keep things running and any additional help is greatly appreciated. Anyone with home construction or renovation skills is especially requested for help with preparing the new center. A registration system has been created for volunteers who would like to donate their time and valuable experience to support the center. You can sign up via the form here. Thank you!

Please be advised: Masks remain optional for our in person practices at the center but we encourage you to please act with caution . We do ask that only fully vaccinated people come in to the center. We will be running the air purifier in the common area. If you are not feeling well or have had a recent exposure to COVID, please ensure that you are negative with a home test before coming in or please join us online.

 

TRTCC Upcoming Practices, March 17 – 22, 2026

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Dear Dharma Friends,

Tuesday evening is Beginners Buddhism with Khenpo Choephel at 7pm EST, online only. Wednesday evening practice this week is Medicine Buddha, and will be online and in person. Saturday the 21st is Achi Chokyi Drolma practice online and in person. Sunday March 22nd is Vajrasattva and will be online and in person.

The new center is located at 1660 Lincoln Way, White Oak, PA 15131

May the illumination of wisdom teachings shine through all obscurations of our mind, and may our practices be beneficial to all beings!

Tuesday, March 17, 7pm EST, Beginners Buddhism. Online only. Ven. Khenpo Choephel is teaching a weekly zoom class that will cover the fundamentals of Buddhist philosophy and practice. All levels of practitioners are welcome! Join us on Zoom.

 

Wednesday, March 18, 7pm EST. Medicine Buddha practice. Online and in person.  This practice is for the benefit of those who are ill or in need of healing, purification, and general success.   Ven. Lobpon Lama Kalsang will lead. Join us on Zoom.

 

Saturday, March 21, 10am EST. Achi Chokyi Drolma practice. Online and in person.  Achi, which means “Grandmother” in Tibetan, is revered as the great female dharma protector of the Drikung Kagyu lineage and its practitioners. We will also be led in a short meditation by Ven. Lobpon Lama Kalsang. Join us on Zoom.

 

Sunday, March 22, 10am EST. Vajrasattva practice. Online and in person. This is a foundational and ongoing training to purify our negative actions, mental disturbances, harmful tendencies and mistaken views by invoking the yidam Vajrasattva in a meditative visualization practice.  Join us on Zoom.

 

“If the nature of mind is seen, there is liberation.”
— Jigten Sumgön, The Buddha’s Single Intention
Our center relies on many amazing volunteers to maintain the center and offer its programming. There is a lot that goes on behind the scenes to keep things running and any additional help is greatly appreciated. Anyone with home construction or renovation skills is especially requested for help with preparing the new center. A registration system has been created for volunteers who would like to donate their time and valuable experience to support the center. You can sign up via the form here. Thank you!

Please be advised: Masks remain optional for our in person practices at the center but we encourage you to please act with caution . We do ask that only fully vaccinated people come in to the center. We will be running the air purifier in the common area. If you are not feeling well or have had a recent exposure to COVID, please ensure that you are negative with a home test before coming in or please join us online.

 

TRTCC Upcoming Practices, March 10 – 15, 2026

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Dear Dharma Friends,

Tuesday evening is Beginners Buddhism with Khenpo Choephel at 7pm EST, online only. Wednesday evening practice this week is Green Tara, and will be online and in person. Saturday the 14th is Basic Buddhism practice online and in person. Sunday March 15 is Vajrasattva and will be online and in person.

The new center is located at 1660 Lincoln Way, White Oak, PA 15131

May the illumination of wisdom teachings shine through all obscurations of our mind, and may our practices be beneficial to all beings!

Tuesday, March 10, 7pm EST, Beginners Buddhism. Online only. Ven. Khenpo Choephel is teaching a weekly zoom class that will cover the fundamentals of Buddhist philosophy and practice. All levels of practitioners are welcome! Join us on Zoom.

 

Wednesday, March 11, 7pm EST. Green Tara practice. Online and in person.  Green Tara, the meditation deity in female form, embodies the wisdom energies of compassionate fearlessness. This yidam practice helps us remove fears and obstacles, and cultivates the connection to her feminine energy of compassion and wisdom through visualization and chanting.   Ven. Lobpon Lama Kalsang will lead. Join us on Zoom.

Saturday, March 14, 10am EST. Basic Buddhism practice. Online and in person.  This practice opens with lineage invocations and shamatha meditation, with instruction, followed by discussion of different topics in Tibetan Buddhist philosophy and practice. Newcomers may find this short introduction to Tibetan Buddhism helpful. Join us on Zoom.

 

Sunday, March 15, 10am EST. Vajrasattva practice. Online and in person. This is a foundational and ongoing training to purify our negative actions, mental disturbances, harmful tendencies and mistaken views by invoking the yidam Vajrasattva in a meditative visualization practice. Join us on Zoom.
Our center relies on many amazing volunteers to maintain the center and offer its programming. There is a lot that goes on behind the scenes to keep things running and any additional help is greatly appreciated. Anyone with home construction or renovation skills is especially requested for help with preparing the new center. A registration system has been created for volunteers who would like to donate their time and valuable experience to support the center. You can sign up via the form here. Thank you!

Please be advised: Masks remain optional for our in person practices at the center but we encourage you to please act with caution . We do ask that only fully vaccinated people come in to the center. We will be running the air purifier in the common area. If you are not feeling well or have had a recent exposure to COVID, please ensure that you are negative with a home test before coming in or please join us online.

TRTCC Upcoming Practices, March 3 – 8, 2026

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Dear Dharma Friends,

Tuesday the 3rd brings us a full moon, and Ven. Khenpo Choephel will be offering the Eight Precepts vow at 8:30am EST online only. Tuesday evening is Beginners Buddhism with Khenpo Choephel at 7pm EST, online only. Wednesday evening practice this week is Chenrezig, and will be online and in person. Saturday the 7th is Basic Buddhism practice online and in person. Sunday March 8 is Vajrasattva and will be online and in person.

The new center is located at 1660 Lincoln Way, White Oak, PA 15131

May the illumination of wisdom teachings shine through all obscurations of our mind, and may our practices be beneficial to all beings!

Tuesday, March 3, 8:30am EST, Ven. Khenpo Choephel Rinpoche will offer the Eight Precepts vow for the full moon day. Taking the 24 hour precepts is an excellent way for lay practitioners to practice renunciation, purify unwholesome habits, and accumulate merit. Join us on Zoom.

 

Tuesday, March 3, 7pm EST, Beginners Buddhism. Online only. Ven. Khenpo Choephel is teaching a weekly zoom class that will cover the fundamentals of Buddhist philosophy and practice. All levels of practitioners are welcome! Join us on Zoom.

 

Wednesday, March 4, 7pm EST. Chenrezig practice. Online and in person. Chenrezig is the embodiment of universal compassion. This yidam practice focuses on the cultivation of compassionate qualities and activities in all of us.  Ven. Lobpon Lama Kalsang will lead. Join us on Zoom.

 

Saturday, March 7, 10am EST. Basic Buddhism practice. Online and in person.  This practice opens with lineage invocations and shamatha meditation, with instruction, followed by discussion of different topics in Tibetan Buddhist philosophy and practice. Newcomers may find this short introduction to Tibetan Buddhism helpful. Join us on Zoom.

Sunday, March 8, 10am EST. Vajrasattva practice. Online and in person. This is a foundational and ongoing training to purify our negative actions, mental disturbances, harmful tendencies and mistaken views by invoking the yidam Vajrasattva in a meditative visualization practice. Join us on Zoom.
Our center relies on many amazing volunteers to maintain the center and offer its programming. There is a lot that goes on behind the scenes to keep things running and any additional help is greatly appreciated. Anyone with home construction or renovation skills is especially requested for help with preparing the new center. A registration system has been created for volunteers who would like to donate their time and valuable experience to support the center. You can sign up via the form here. Thank you!

Please be advised: Masks remain optional for our in person practices at the center but we encourage you to please act with caution . We do ask that only fully vaccinated people come in to the center.  If you are not feeling well or have had a recent exposure to COVID, please ensure that you are negative with a home test before coming in or please join us online.

 

TRTCC Upcoming Practices, February 24 – March 1, 2026

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Dear Dharma Friends,

Tuesday the 24th is Beginners Buddhism with Khenpo Choephel at 7pm, online only. Wednesday evening practice this week is Manjushri, and will be online and in person. Saturday the 28th is Achi practice online and in person. Sunday March 1 is Vajrasattva and will be online and in person.

The new center is located at 1660 Lincoln Way, White Oak, PA 15131

May the illumination of wisdom teachings shine through all obscurations of our mind, and may our practices be beneficial to all beings!

Tuesday, February 24, 7pm, Beginners Buddhism. Online only. Ven. Khenpo Choephel is teaching a weekly zoom class that will cover the fundamentals of Buddhist philosophy and practice. All levels of practitioners are welcome!. Join us on Zoom.

 

Wednesday, February 25, 7pm. Manjushri practice. Online and in person. Manjushri is the embodiment of perfect wisdom. He is often depicted as wielding a flaming sword in the right hand which cuts through ignorance, attachment, and delusion, and holding in the left hand a lotus flower containing the Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra, the Sutra of the Perfection of (Transcendent) Wisdom. Ven. Lobpon Lama Kalsang will lead. Join us on Zoom.

 

Saturday, February 28, 10am. Achi Chokyi Drolma practice. Online and in person. Achi, which means “Grandmother” in Tibetan, is revered as the great female dharma protector of the Drikung Kagyu lineage and its practitioners. Join us on Zoom.

 

Sunday, March 1, 10am. Vajrasattva practice. Online and in person. This is a foundational and ongoing training to purify our negative actions, mental disturbances, harmful tendencies and mistaken views by invoking the yidam Vajrasattva in a meditative visualization practice. Join us on Zoom.
Our center relies on many amazing volunteers to maintain the center and offer its programming. There is a lot that goes on behind the scenes to keep things running and any additional help is greatly appreciated. Anyone with home construction or renovation skills is especially requested for help with preparing the new center. A registration system has been created for volunteers who would like to donate their time and valuable experience to support the center. You can sign up via the form here. Thank you!

Please be advised: Masks remain optional for our in person practices at the center but we encourage you to please act with caution . We do ask that only fully vaccinated people come in to the center. We will be running the air purifier in the common area. If you are not feeling well or have had a recent exposure to COVID, please ensure that you are negative with a home test before coming in or please join us online.

 

TRTCC Upcoming Practices + Losar Celebration, February 17 – 22

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Dear Dharma Friends,

Tuesday the 17th is Beginners Buddhism with Khenpo Choephel at 7pm, online only. Wednesday evening practice this week is Achi Chokyi Drolma and Summoning Good Fortune, and will be online and in person at the new center. Saturday the 21st is Basic Buddhism practice online and in person at the new center. Sunday the 22nd is Tibetan New Year (Losar) Celebration and Blessings and will be online and in person at the new center.

The new center is located at 1660 Lincoln Way, White Oak, PA 15131

May the illumination of wisdom teachings shine through all obscurations of our mind, and may our practices be beneficial to all beings!

Tuesday, February 17, 7pm, Beginners Buddhism. Online only. Ven. Khenpo Choephel is teaching a weekly zoom class that will cover the fundamentals of Buddhist philosophy and practice. All levels of practitioners are welcome! Join us on Zoom.

 

Wednesday, February 18, 7pm. Achi Chokyi Drolma and Summoning Good Fortune. Online and in person at the new center. Achi, which means “Grandmother” in Tibetan, is revered as the great female dharma protector of the Drikung Kagyu lineage and its practitioners. Ven. Lobpon Lama Kalsang will lead. Join us on Zoom.

 

Saturday, February 21, 10am. Basic Buddhism practice. Online and in person at the new center. This practice opens with lineage invocations and shamatha meditation, with instruction, followed by discussion of different topics in Tibetan Buddhist philosophy and practice. Newcomers may find this short introduction to Tibetan Buddhism helpful. Join us on Zoom.

 

Sunday, February 22, 10am. Tibetan New Year (Losar) Celebration and Blessings. Online and in person at the new center. Ven. Lobpon Lama Kalsang will lead the Drikung Lama Chöpa which is Kyobpa Jigten Sumgon’s Guru Yoga puja with Tsok offering, and a cleansing ritual smoke offering for the outer and inner environment and individuals. All are welcome! You may bring offerings for the Tsok (fruit, sweets, etc) Join us on Zoom.
Our center relies on many amazing volunteers to maintain the center and offer its programming. There is a lot that goes on behind the scenes to keep things running and any additional help is greatly appreciated. Anyone with home construction or renovation skills is especially requested for help with preparing the new center. A registration system has been created for volunteers who would like to donate their time and valuable experience to support the center. You can sign up via the form here. Thank you!

Please be advised: Masks remain optional for our in person practices at the center but we encourage you to please act with caution. We do ask that only fully vaccinated people come in to the center. We will be running the air purifier in the common area. If you are not feeling well or have had a recent exposure to COVID, please ensure that you are negative with a home test before coming in or please join us online.

 

TRTCC Upcoming Practices, February 11 – 15, 2026

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Dear Dharma Friends,

Wednesday evening practice this week is Medicine Buddha, and will be online only. Saturday the 14th is Basic Buddhism practice – it will be online and in person at the new center. Our Sunday practice this week is Vajrasattva and will be online only.

The new center is located at 1660 Lincoln Way, White Oak, PA 15131

Save the date: on Sunday February 22nd, 10a – 12p, we will host a Tibetan New Year (Losar) Celebration and Blessings at our new center. Ven. Lobpon Lama Kalsang will lead the Drikung Lama Chöpa which is Kyobpa Jigten Sumgon’s Guru Yoga puja with Tsok offering, and a cleansing ritual smoke offering for the outer and inner environment and individuals. All are welcome!
May the illumination of wisdom teachings shine through all obscurations of our mind, and may our practices be beneficial to all beings!

 

Wednesday, February 11, 7pm. Medicine Buddha practice. Online only. This practice is for the benefit of those who are ill or in need of healing, purification, and general success.   Join us on Zoom.

 

Saturday, February 14, 10am. Basic Buddhism practice. Online and in person at the new center.  This practice opens with lineage invocations and shamatha meditation, with instruction, followed by discussion of different topics in Tibetan Buddhist philosophy and practice. Newcomers may find this short introduction to Tibetan Buddhism helpful. Join us on Zoom.

Sunday, February 15, 10 am. Vajrasattva practice. Online only. This is a foundational and ongoing training to purify our negative actions, mental disturbances, harmful tendencies and mistaken views by invoking the yidam Vajrasattva in a meditative visualization practice.  Join us on Zoom.

 

Our center relies on many amazing volunteers to maintain the center and offer its programming. There is a lot that goes on behind the scenes to keep things running and any additional help is greatly appreciated. Anyone with home construction or renovation skills is especially requested for help with preparing the new center. A registration system has been created for volunteers who would like to donate their time and valuable experience to support the center. You can sign up via the form here. Thank you!

Please be advised: Masks remain optional for our in person practices at the center but we encourage you to please act with caution . We do ask that only fully vaccinated people come in to the center. We will be running the air purifier in the common area. If you are not feeling well or have had a recent exposure to COVID, please ensure that you are negative with a home test before coming in or please join us online.

 

TRTCC Upcoming Practices, February 4 – 7, 2026

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Dear Dharma Friends,

Wednesday evening practice this week is Green Tara. Saturday the 7th is Basic Buddhism practice. Our Sunday practice this week is on pause — with the help of our volunteers we will be moving the main shrine and other bulky items to the new center!
May the illumination of wisdom teachings shine through all obscurations of our mind, and may our practices be beneficial to all beings!

 

Wednesday, February 4, 7pm. Green Tara practice. Online and in person. Green Tara, the meditation deity in female form, embodies the wisdom energies of compassionate fearlessness. This yidam practice helps us remove fears and obstacles, and cultivates the connection to her feminine energy of compassion and wisdom through visualization and chanting.   Join us on Zoom.

 

Saturday, February 7, 10am. Basic Buddhism practice. Online and in person.  This practice opens with lineage invocations and shamatha meditation, with instruction, followed by discussion of different topics in Tibetan Buddhist philosophy and practice. Newcomers may find this short introduction to Tibetan Buddhism helpful. Join us on Zoom.

 

Our center relies on many amazing volunteers to maintain the center and offer its programming. There is a lot that goes on behind the scenes to keep things running and any additional help is greatly appreciated. Anyone with home construction or renovation skills is especially requested for help with preparing the new center. A registration system has been created for volunteers who would like to donate their time and valuable experience to support the center. You can sign up via the form here. Thank you!

Please be advised: Masks remain optional for our in person practices at the center but we encourage you to please act with caution . We do ask that only fully vaccinated people come in to the center. We will be running the air purifier in the common area. If you are not feeling well or have had a recent exposure to COVID, please ensure that you are negative with a home test before coming in or please join us online.

 

TRTCC Upcoming Practices + Realization Songs of Jigten Sumgon Ratna Shri, Jan 28 – Feb 1, 2026

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Dear Dharma Friends,

Wednesday evening practice this week is Chenrezig. On Saturday, January 31, and Sunday,  February 1, 2026,  Ven. Khenpho Choephel will continue with teachings on the Realization Songs of Jigten Sumgon Ratna Shri. Please see below for more information and the registration link!
May the illumination of wisdom teachings shine through all obscurations of our mind, and may our practices be beneficial to all beings!

 

Wednesday, January 28, 7pm. Chenrezig practice. Online and in person.  Chenrezig is the embodiment of universal compassion. This yidam practice focuses on the cultivation of compassionate qualities and activities in all of us.  Join us on Zoom.

On Saturday, January 31, and Sunday, February 1, 2026,  Ven. Khenpho Choephel will offer teachings on the Realization Songs of Jigten Sumgon Ratna Shri. Please join us on Zoom or in-person at the center.

The teaching schedule for all days will be: 10a – 12p, 1:30p – 3:30p EST. We are suggesting a donation of $50 for each weekend. No one will be turned away due to lack of funds. Donations for this event may be made online here, at the center in the donation box, or Zelle (the Zelle QR code is included at the bottom of this email!)

We kindly ask that you please fill out this registration form. Your response will help us plan and is greatly appreciated!

All teachings will be held at Three Rivers Tibetan Cultural Center, 7313 Florence Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15218 If attending in person, you may bring a lunch or go out. The center will provide tea / coffee.

 

 

Our center relies on many amazing volunteers to maintain the center and offer its programming. There is a lot that goes on behind the scenes to keep things running and any additional help is greatly appreciated. Anyone with home construction or renovation skills is especially requested for help with preparing the new center. A registration system has been created for volunteers who would like to donate their time and valuable experience to support the center. You can sign up via the form here. Thank you!

Please be advised: Masks remain optional for our in person practices at the center but we encourage you to please act with caution . We do ask that only fully vaccinated people come in to the center. We will be running the air purifier in the common area. If you are not feeling well or have had a recent exposure to COVID, please ensure that you are negative with a home test before coming in or please join us online.

 

TRTCC Upcoming Practices + Realization Songs of Jigten Sumgon Ratna Shri, January 21 – 25, 2026

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Dear Dharma Friends,

Wednesday evening practice this week is Manjushri. On Saturday, January 24 & 31, and Sunday, January 25 & February 1, 2026,  Ven. Khenpho Choephel is returning to Pittsburgh to offer teachings on the Realization Songs of Jigten Sumgon Ratna Shri. Please see below for more information and the registration link!

May the illumination of wisdom teachings shine through all obscurations of our mind, and may our practices be beneficial to all beings!

 

Wednesday, January 21, 7pm. Manjushri practice. Online and in person.  Manjushri is the embodiment of perfect wisdom. He is often depicted as wielding a flaming sword in the right hand which cuts through ignorance, attachment, and delusion, and holding in the left hand a lotus flower containing the Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra, the Sutra of the Perfection of (Transcendent) Wisdom.  Join us on Zoom.

 

On Saturday, January 24 & 31, and Sunday, January 25 & February 1, 2026,  Ven. Khenpho Choephel will offer teachings on the Realization Songs of Jigten Sumgon Ratna Shri. Please join us on Zoom or in-person at the center.

The teaching schedule for all days will be: 10a – 12p, 1:30p – 3:30p EST. We are suggesting a donation of $50 for each weekend. No one will be turned away due to lack of funds. Donations for this event may be made online here, at the center in the donation box, or Zelle (the Zelle QR code is included at the bottom of this email!)

We kindly ask that you please fill out this registration form. Your response will help us plan and is greatly appreciated!

All teachings will be held at Three Rivers Tibetan Cultural Center, 7313 Florence Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15218 If attending in person, you may bring a lunch or go out. The center will provide tea / coffee.

 

 

Our center relies on many amazing volunteers to maintain the center and offer its programming. There is a lot that goes on behind the scenes to keep things running and any additional help is greatly appreciated. Anyone with home construction or renovation skills is especially requested for help with preparing the new center. A registration system has been created for volunteers who would like to donate their time and valuable experience to support the center. You can sign up via the form here. Thank you!

Please be advised: Masks remain optional for our in person practices at the center but we encourage you to please act with caution . We do ask that only fully vaccinated people come in to the center. We will be running the air purifier in the common area. If you are not feeling well or have had a recent exposure to COVID, please ensure that you are negative with a home test before coming in or please join us online.