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Start:
September 4, 2025 1:00 PM
Mountain Time USA UTC-7
End:
September 9, 2025 10:00 AM
Mountain Time USA UTC-7
Location:
Registration Deadline:
August 4, 2025
Join us for this precious and auspicious opportunity to join the Annual Amithaba Acummulation Retreat with His Eminence Garchen Rinpoche hosted and translated by Drupon Lama Dorje!
We invite you to a rare and auspicious gathering at the Amitabha Accumulation Annual Retreat, an opportunity to immerse yourself in the transformative practices of Amitabha Buddha, the Buddha of Infinite Light. Guided by His Eminence Garchen Rinpoche, this retreat offers the chance for Lama Dorje’s sangha to meet directly with their precious root guru, deepening their connection to the teachings of the Drikung Kagyu lineage.
Amitabha’s Pure Land of Dewachen (Sukhavati) represents a realm of boundless compassion and clarity, offering practitioners the ideal conditions to accelerate their progress toward enlightenment. Through the practice of Amitabha, participants can transmute attachment and self-grasping into loving-kindness and wisdom, fostering a commitment to the liberation of all beings. Amitabha’s practice is also central to Phowa—the transference of consciousness at the time of death—and removes obstacles to longevity and well-being.
This retreat will culminate in a pilgrimage to Sedona on September 8, where participants will deepen their practice amidst the energy of the land's sacred spaces. Teachings will be offered with direct Spanish translation by Lama Dorje and the English translation will be over FM radio, ensuring accessibility for all.
Don't miss this extraordinary event, which promises a powerful opportunity to advance on the path with the blessings of Amitabha Buddha and the guidance of His Eminence Garchen Rinpoche.
September 4th- Arrival at Garchen Buddhist Institute between 1-5 pm
September 5th - 7th: Amitabha Drupchen with Garchen Rinpoche
September 8th- Optional Trip to Sedona and Amitabha Stupa
September 9th- Departure to Phoenix after breakfast
A drubchen is a Tibetan Buddhist meditation retreat that involves a group of people practicing together for many sequential days. The word drubchen means "great accomplishment." We will recieve teachings from His Eminence Garchen Rinpoche, practice visualization, recite a sadhana and accumulate Amitabha mantras together.
During the day we practice all together, and we take turns rotating through early morning sessions and all night sessions to keep the mantras going continuously without stop!
Arrival day to Garchen Institute is on the 4th and the main Drupchen will take place September 5th-7th with Garchen Rinpoche.
After we make a big offering of our gratitude to His Eminence, we will take an optional trip to Sedona on September 8th so participants can enjoy the beautiful landscape of Arizona. We will provide transportation, both lunch and dinner in town, and a gentle hike to the Amitabha Stupa where Lama Dorje will offer teachings, then we will come back to Garchen Institute to sleep in the same accommodations you already chose. This trip to Sedona is an additional cost, so please add this to your accommodation ticket at checkout.
There are many options for accommodations, we expect this retreat to sell out quickly so please choose the tier that works best for you! Each price listed below is PER PERSON.
INDOOR CAMPING: $350 USD
OUTDOOR CAMPING: $350 USD
STANDARD QUADRUPLE ROOM: $450 USD
STADARD TRIPLE ROOM: $460 USD
STANDARD DOUBLE ROOM: $485 USD
PRIVATE ACCOMMODATION: $610 USD
DELUX DOUBLE ACCOMMODATION: $640 USD
OPTIONAL SEDONA TRIP ON SEPTEMBER 8TH: $250 USD
(Please be sure to add the Sedona option in addition to your accommodation ticket at checkout, or just buy your accommodation ticket now, and come back to purchase the Sedona add-on by July 4th.)
5 nights at Garchen Institute in the accommodation of your choice.
All meals: Dinner on the 4th, 3 meals per day on 5-8th, and breakfast on the 9th
Generous offering made to Garchen Rinpoche on behalf of the group
Offerings made to resident Lamas and translator at Garchen Institute
3 international plane tickets to ensure Lama Dorje and his two coordinators smoothly run this whole event
Your flights
Your taxi/shuttle from the airport to Garchen Institute and back to the airport
Recommended (optional) personal donation offerings to Rinpoche to show your gratitude for the amazing teachings
The Sedona trip is an (optional) add-on
You will need to purchase your flight to Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport (PHX) or Prescott (PRC)
You will need to book a shuttle or taxi to get to Garchen Institute on the 4th, and to return on the 9th. We recommend sharing with a friend!
You can find all information, details, packlist, and travel information HERE IN THIS DETAILED DOCUMENT
The Garchen Buddhist Institute was founded by His Eminence Garchen Rinpoche in Chino Valley, Arizona. It is rooted in the Drikung Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. Garchen Rinpoche created the Institute to establish the Buddha Dharma in the West, and to offer practitioners of all levels the opportunity to receive teachings, and participate in short or extended meditation practices. The Institute is at the heart of H.E. Garchen Rinpoche’s international mandala and the educational programming offered here inspires and cultivates compassion and wisdom for the benefit of individuals, communities and the world at large.
