Welcome to Awam Tibetan Buddhist Institute
and Meditation Center
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AWAM New 2026 Schedule
CLASSES & PRACTICES are scheduled to resume
Sunday, January 4 in our new guest house, South part of
301 N Longfellow Avenue, Tucson AZ 85711
(one block east of Lodge on the Desert, on the NW corner
of Longfellow and Poe, Tucson AZ)
NEW Introduction to Buddhism text available:
This is a collection of notes and rich quotations from our recent year-long in-person only class on the history and core practices of Buddhism - from the historical Buddha to the Dalai Lama. It is available to download for free, for personal educational use only,
in PDF on our Resources page (click here).
May it be of great benefit!
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Awam refers to compassion and wisdom leading to awakening and liberation. We teach Tibetan Buddhism with a focus on Nyingma Dzogchen. Our spiritual director is His Holiness Khenchen Lama Rinpoche, and our resident teacher is Khenchen Drimed Dawa, along with visiting teachers.
