Kagyu Tenjay Choling Inc., a Vermont Public Benefit Church was founded by the Renowned Meditation Master H. E. Kabje Kalu Rinpoche (1905-1989), Spiritual Head of the Shangpa Tangluk Lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. Our mission is to act as an asset for the advancement and preservation of the Shangpa Kagyu Lineage of Tibetan Buddhism through Religion, Education and the Arts, and to make these Teachings and Practices available to Western Students in an atmosphere conductive to the development of a respectful and nurturing Spiritual Dharma Community. Kagyu Tenjay Choling is dedicated to promoting peaceful and supportive relationships within our extended community and the general public. We adhere to a pure ethical system of human behavior and follow the motto of "Cause no Harm", and seek as a Buddhist Sangha Community to benefit Ourselves and Others.

Under the Spiritual Direction of His Eminence Kalu Rinpoche and dedication of Lama Zopa Walters, Kagyu Tenjay Choling follows a schedule of Contemplation, Prayer and Meditation, Teaching Seminars, Workshops and Special Buddhist Community Events. Kagyu Tenjay Choling provides an organized system of study and spiritual practices of the Shangpa Kagyu Lineage of Tibetian Buddhism and offers a monthly and weekly schedule of Meditation, Prayer and Study and provides special Teaching Seminars by visiting Lamas. Our weekly schedule of practices include Chenrezi Boddhisattva of Compassion Puja; Green Tara Puja, Mahakala Puja and Meditation. On a lunar monthly schedule we offer Milarepa Tsok Puja and Medicine Buddha Puja. We also offer training through our Lama for the Nungdro Preliminary Practices and we invite you to join us for Prayer Study Contemplation, and Meditation, as the means of mastering the teachings of our Lineage for the development of Loving Compassion and the Mind of Enlightenment.

Kagyu Tenjay Choling uses the practices known as the “Five Golden Doctrines of the Shangpa. Kagyu Lineage”. These Five Golden Doctrines which are the entirety of the Shangpa Kagyu teachings and are likened to a tree. The six roots are the Six Yoga's of Niguma, the Trunk is the Meditation tradition of Mahamudra, the Branches are the methods of carrying One's Realization of Meditation into daily activities, the Flowers are the practice stages of Development and Completion and the Fruit is the Completion of Wisdom. Our Lineage was founded in 1032 in the Shang Valley of old Tibet by the Spiritual Adept and Translator Khyungpo Naljor who traveled to India many times and received teaching from the great Buddhist Masters. The principal teachers of Khyungpo Naljor were Niguma, Sukhasiddhi, Maitripa and Rahula. The Shangpa Lineage of Practices comes down through a succession of transmission from Master to Disciple and continues through the Blessings of the 2ed H.E. Kabje Kalu Rinpoche the current Head of the Shangpa Kagyu Lineage.