Gaden Samdrupling Monastery


The Gaden Samdrupling Buddhist Monastery was founded in 1999 by the renowned Tibetan Buddhist teacher Ven. Kyabje Dagom Rinpoche. His deepest wish in establishing the monastery was to preserve for the benefit of all sentient beings the Buddha's teachings as transmitted by the Gelugpa lineage of Tibetan Buddhism.

After traveling to Bloomington, IN for several months to receive teachings at Dagom Gaden Tensungling Buddhist Monastery, the students in Cincinnati invited the monks to Ohio to teach. After meeting in community spaces and in the homes of students, GSL was able to purchase a house in Winton Place. After almost two years of constant growth, the monastery needed more space and purchased 8.5 acres of land in Colerain Township. The monastery moved to it new home at 3046 Pavlova Drive in December 2007.

Though GSL functions as a traditional monastery for monks of this lineage, it also welcomes lay people of all nationalities and backgrounds to participate in religious, cultural and educational programs. These include sacred teachings by visiting and resident monks, the construction of precious sand mandalas, guest lectures to schools and community groups and the annual Taste of Tibet in which the monks cook Tibetan delicacies for the community.

Schedule Change for Introduction to Buddhism
Essential topics of Buddhism
Fridays at 7pm

Please note that the Introduction to Buddhism classes will now take place on Friday evenings. For more information, please see our Upcoming Events page.

Upcoming Events
Each Friday
7:00 PM Introductory Course on Buddhism

Each Saturday
2:00 PM Tara Practice

Each Saturday
10:00 AM Dharma Discourse

Visitors' Guide
Our Motive
Dress Code
Atmosphere
Dharma Ettiquette
Request Prayers

You can make an online request to the monks and sangha members to offer prayers for a special occasion or to honor someone. To make a special request for prayers, please click here.

Volunteer

GSL Monastery serves as a resource for those in the community who wish to learn about Buddhism. We operate exclusively on donations and volunteer time given in support of this effort. If you have time and expertise that you’d like to offer, please click here.

Volunteer

Adopt a MonkWith a small amount of $20 a month, many young monks have joined Nyinam Phegyal-Ling monastery in Nepal. They need your help. Many of them come from places and families where they don't have the opportunities and resourses to study. You can sponsor a young monk in a monastery to provide education, food, and health care needs. You can change someone's life.

For more information, please contact Jamyang at dgtloffice@yahoo.com.

Gaden Samdrupling Monastery | 3046 Pavlova Drive | Cincinnati, OH 45251

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