Sutrayana: The Journey of the Buddha

with Dorje Lopön Charlotte Rotterdam and Lopön Pieter Oosthuizen

June 17 - 24, 2018

Date and Time Details: This retreat begins with a mandatory registration period from 2pm to 4pm on the first day and ends after lunch on the last day.

Location: Tara Mandala Retreat Center

Extra Nights Detail: If you are attending the Mahayana retreat and wish to stay on the land between retreats, choose 3 extra nights. Extra night lodging is only an option for those taking two consecutive retreats.

  • Camping – $600.00
  • Dorm Yurt, Women's – $705.00
  • Dorm Yurt, Men's – $705.00
  • Prajna Double – $1,087.00
  • Prajna Queen Single – $1,843.00
  • Prajna Queen Double – $1,640.00

Sutrayana looks deeply at the life of the Buddha and his teachings, including the Four Noble Truths, the Noble Eight-fold Path and the Twelve Links of Interdependent Origination. We will do intensive practice of Shamata (calm abiding) and walking meditation, and we will also learn about Buddhism through the life stories of the Buddha.

During the retreat there will be noble silence and six hours of practice per day as well as two hours of teachings. An optional oral exam will be given at the end of the retreat. We are sorry that we cannot accommodate children on the land during this retreat.

This is a required retreat for the Magyu Mother Lineage Program and the Gateway Program.

If you are attending the Mahayana retreat and wish to stay on the land between retreats, choose 3 extra nights. Extra night lodging is only an option for those taking two consecutive retreats.

This retreat is open to all.

Suggested Dana: $240-$320

About the Teachers

Dorje Lopön Charlotte Rotterdam

Dorje Lopön Charlotte Z. Rotterdam has studied Tibetan Buddhism since the mid 1990’s, and was authorized to teach by Lama Tsultrim Allione in 2006. She received the title of Magyu Lopön, lead teacher of Magyu: The Mother Lineage at Tara Mandala, from Lama Tsultrim in 2016, and Dorje Lopön, Vajra Teacher, in 2023.  Raised in […]

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Lopön Pieter Oosthuizen

Lopön Pieter Oosthuizen is a Senior Teacher in Lama Tsultrim Allione's lineage, Director of The Feeding Your Demons Institute, and co-author of Skymind: The Radical Path of Open Awareness. His journey arcs from the wild edges of apartheid-era Johannesburg to the heart of contemplative practice. As a boy, he roamed the veld with a slingshot and […]

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