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Vajrapani Institute
P.O. Box 2130
Boulder Creek, CA 95006
(831) 338-6654 

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A Tibetan Buddhist Retreat Center



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“Vajrapani has all the conditions necessary for the perfect retreat center where practitioners can gain realizations.” - Venerable Ribur Rinpoche


Vajrapani Institute for Wisdom Culture
Vajrapani Institute for Wisdom Culture is a California Tibetan Buddhist retreat center located in the Santa Cruz Mountains in Boulder Creek, California, USA. The Institute is set in 70 acres of spectacular redwood forest. Being quiet and remote, but also relatively close to major cities and airports, Vajrapani is an ideal setting for solitary private meditation retreat, group retreats, and conferences. Vajrapani is an extremely blessed setting and has been visited over the years by many Holy Beings including a visit by His Holiness the Dalai Lama in 1989. As a result of this, we provide a rare and sacred space for spiritual healing and growth. We appeal to a wide spectrum of visitors: people who participate in facility rentals, practice in our private retreat cabins, and take part in our courses and group retreats.  


Vajrapani Institute is a California Tibetan Buddhist Retreat Center, founded in 1977 by Lama Thubten Yeshe, his heart disciple, Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche, and a group of extremely dedicated students.  The Institute is affiliated with the (FPMT) Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition, a world-wide organization of over 130 retreat centers, teaching centers, monasteries, nunneries, hospices, schools, and publishing houses. Through our work within the organization, we are committed to creating a harmonious environment and helping all beings develop their full potential of infinite wisdom and compassion.  We follow the Gelugpa tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, as founded by Lama Tsong Khapa (1357-1419). Our Tibetan Buddhist courses, workshops, group retreats, and daily prayers are led by a variety of Tibetan and non-Tibetan teachers. Our Dharma programs cover the entire range of the sutra and tantra teachings of the Buddha as taught in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. They include meditation, lam-rim (the graduated path to enlightenment), socially engaged Buddhism, deity practice, death and dying, and special events such as tantric initiations. Our facilities are available for solitary private meditation retreat, group retreats, and conferences. Traditional for Tibetan Buddhist retreat centers, our land is situated in the ford of two creeks. It borders a state park with accessible hiking trails. All buildings and facilities have been built and are maintained in an environmentally-conscious manner by residents and community members, some of whom have lived here for more than 20 years. We generate our own power through a solar and hydroelectric system.


The Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition is an international, non-profit organization, founded in 1975 by Lama Thubten Yeshe (1935-84), a Tibetan Buddhist monk. The Foundation is devoted to the transmission of the Mahayana Buddhist tradition and values worldwide through teaching, meditation, and community service. We provide integrated education through which people's minds and hearts can be transformed into their highest potential for the benefit of others, inspired by an attitude of universal responsibility. We are committed to creating harmonious environments and helping all beings develop their full potential of infinite wisdom and compassion. Our organization is based on the Buddhist tradition of Lama Tsong Khapa of Tibet as taught to us by our founder Lama Thubten Yeshe and spiritual director Lama Zopa Rinpoche.

Vajrapani Institute is affiliated with the FPMT. For more details visit the FPMT web site.