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Lerab Ling: Buddhist Temple
Lerab Ling: Buddhist
Temple in traditional Tibetan form.
Situated on the remote Larzac plateau.
Lerab Ling has
established itself as one of the leading centres of
Tibetan Buddhist culture, and learning in Europe.
The Lerab Ling retreat centre, was founded in 1991 by Sogyal Rinpoche, world-renowned Tibetan Buddhist
teacher, and author of the Tibetan Book of Living and
Dying.
Sogyal Rinpoche is also the founder, and
spiritual director of Rigpa, an international
network of 130 Buddhist centres, and groups in 41
countries around the world.
The temple was completed
by skilled artists, and craftsmen from Tibetan
communities in India, Nepal and Bhutan, and produced
some of the most authentic, and aesthetically
beautiful work to be seen at any Tibetan monastery
in the world.
Since opening in 1992, Lerab Ling has been visited
by numerous masters of the Tibetan Buddhist
tradition, most notably His Holiness the Dalai Lama
on two occasions, in 2000 and 2008.
Completed in 2006,
this temple is, the largest, and most authentic of
its type in Europe
Location
1 hour from
Montpellier (Herault), 40 minutes from Millau (Aveyron) and 15 minutes from Lodève, Le
Caylar or Ceilhes.
Access map
Contact:
Visitor Centre
Opening Hours
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Winter
season
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For the
public: Sunday at 2pm sharp (no visits after 2pm)
For pre-booked groups : You
are welcome on other days of the week. Pre-booking
is required:
Contact.
Lerab Ling
Visitor Centre
L’Engayresque
34650 Roqueredonde
FRANCE
E-mail :
visit.lerabling@rigpa.org
Telephone: [33] (0)4 99 62
00 18
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Summer
season |
For the
public: Regular visits every Sunday
afternoon beginning at 2 pm. Last visit
starts around 5 pm.
For pre-booked groups : You
are welcome on other days of the week. Pre-booking
is required. |
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It
is not possible to visit the site or the temple
outside these opening hours.
Opening hours may be
modified, particularly during summer retreats, and
festival days according to the Tibetan Buddhist
calendar.
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