Namgyal Monastery Institute of Buddhist Studies

In 1575 Sonam Gyatso, the Third Dalai Lama, officially founded a monastery, which later came to be known as Namgyal Dratsang (Victorious Monastery). In 1992, Namgyal Monastery began an important new chapter in the history of Buddhism and Tibetan culture in America. Monks from the monastery travelled from Dharamsala, India to Ithaca, New York to establish an actual branch of Namgyal Monastery in North America.