ONSITE ONLY AT NALANDA WEST
Nalandabodhi Seattle is pleased to announce that Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche will be joining us on two Sundays in April 2026. Please join us for a special series of dharma talks at Nalanda West by Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, Acharya Tashi, and Mitra Tyler.
Dates
Please register for each Sunday you will be attending.
Sunday, April 5, 2026 Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche
Sunday, April 12, 2026 Acharya Tashi Wangchuk
Sunday, April 19, 2026 Mitra Tyler Dewar
Sunday, April 26, 2026 Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche
Sunday, May 3, 2026 Acharya Tashi Wangchuk
Sunday, May 10, 2026 (TBD Mitra Tyler Dewar)
Schedule
10:00–11:00a Open Meditation (sitting & walking)
11:00a–12:00p Dharma Talk
12:00–1:00p Community Lunch
Registration
Nalandabodhi Seattle offers dharma teachings at no cost, but please consider making a donation if you are able so that we can express gratitude to Rinpoche with generous teaching offerings.
Sundays at Nalanda West include a community lunch. Please register and fill out this form if you plan to bring food for the potluck.
Questions?
Please contact seattle@nalandabodhi.org if you would like to volunteer to support this event or have any questions.
Teacher Bios
Mitra Tyler was born in Nova Scotia, Canada. He has been engaged in the study and practice of Buddhism since 1996, becoming a student of Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche two years later. He began studying the Tibetan language in 1997, and became an oral interpreter and textual translator for Nitartha Institute and Nalandabodhi in 2000.
Tyler joined the faculty of Nitartha Institute in 2003 and was appointed as a senior teacher in Nalandabodhi in 2005. He has served as an oral interpreter for lineage-holding masters of the Kagyu and Nyingma traditions of Indo-Tibetan Buddhism. Tyler enjoys teaching on such topics as the four immeasurables, and exploring how the great Buddhist forebears inspire and inform life in the 21st century.
A musician and singer, he has participated in the creation of several ‘melodized’ liturgies and ‘dharma songs.’ Tyler is the father of an amazing daughter and lives in Seattle, Washington.
About the “Mitra” title: In 2005, Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche empowered a group of his long-time students to be senior teachers of Nalandabodhi. He gave each of them the title Mitra, which is drawn from the Sanskrit term Kalyanamitra, “spiritual friend.” The Mitras guide Nalandabodhi’s three paths of Study, Meditation, and Mindful Activity and teach throughout the world.
Date/Time
Date(s) - Sun., April 19, 2026
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location Nalandabodhi Seattle @ Nalanda West
