Tibetan Buddhist Temple

The Temple of Buddhadharma includes a meditation hall, a garden and a library to further the study and practice of Tibetan Buddhism. Instruction includes traditional meditative/contemplative practice revealed through the Longchen Nyingthig lineage as taught by Adzom Paylo Rinpoche. We also host visiting Rinpoches, scholars, and teachers.

Weekly practice, classes and meditation instruction have been offered at Copper Mountain by Founding Directors Carol A. Hoy and David Paul Boaz since January 1999 under authority and guidance of Adzom Paylo Rinpoche. Carol Hoy is resident meditation teacher.

All are welcome!

Art and Healing Center

The Tara Art and Healing Center is the community aspect of Copper Mountain Institute. Instruction and periodic workshops are led by qualified individuals in art, theatre, movement therapy and bodywork. Both Eastern and Western disciplines are offered with a contemplative orientation.

Research Institute

The Clear Light Institute for Integral Studies provides facilities and support, including a four thousand volume East/West library of philosophy, psychology and religious and integral studies. We sponsor seminars and symposia for visiting scholars and teachers.

Our Purpose

Copper Mountain Institute promotes the healing and growth of our immediate and extended community through the study and practice of Tibetan Buddhist wisdom. This ancient tradition emphasizes the union of compassion and wisdom, and provides a path of contemplative study and meditation training to that end.

Copper Mountain Institute is a 501 (c)(3) tax exempt New Mexico Corporation and a registered New Mexico Charity. We help provide financial support for Adzom Rinpoche's cultural and humanitarian activites in Tibet. We serve our local community through meditation instruction, religious studies, hospice support and art and healing programs. We are supported solely by our fundraising activities, and the generosity of our donors. Donations are tax exempt.