About Us

Ati Ling is a Tibetan Buddhist center offering meditation instruction, daily group practice and longer retreats, use of our shrine-room and library, prayer support, and training in Tibetan sacred arts. Ati Ling is a branch of the Chagdud Gonpa Foundation established by the late H.E. Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche, and is located just over two hours north of San Francisco in the coastal hills of west Sonoma County. Resident teacher Tromge Jigme Rinpoche is available for interviews when not traveling (email or call 707-632-5629).

Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche

Rinpoche belonged to the last generation of teachers to have been fully trained in Tibet.

The resident teacher of Ati Ling. The son of the late master H.E. Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche.

Tromge Jigme Rinpoche travels and teaches in North and South America and Asia as well as in California.

Chagdud Rinpoche practing Chod.

Ati Ling was established in 1987 as the Bay Area branch of the Chagdud Gonpa Foundation.

With the increase in huge wildfires on the West Coast, clearing the land around our buildings has become increasingly vital.

Dharmachackra

Anyone is welcome to browse the catalog, and locals can create a patron account, place holds online, and either come to collect a book, or arrange to meet a member of staff in town to collect.

Child giving blessings to an older buthanese woman.

Whether or not you are able to participate in person at Ati Ling events, it is always possible to make an offering.

Chagdud Rinpoche Informal

Two pieces written by Jigme Rinpoche after the cremation of H.E. Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche.