Nritya Mandala Mahavihara preserves & shares the traditions of Buddhist practice, arts, & culture held by the indigenous people of the Kathmandu Valley region of Nepal.

 
 

Established in Portland, Oregon in 2009, our center holds the first Nepalese Buddhist temple in the West, performance and art-making spaces, and a library of old and new Buddhist texts.

We are also the home of Dance Mandal, dedicated to the practice of Charya Nritya, dance as a spiritual discipline, a unique part of Nepalese Buddhist tradition.

We bring together people from diverse traditions to study and practice Buddhism and its related sacred arts and to share cultural gatherings and life cycle rituals essential to the Nepalese community.

We hold the traditions of the last living current of Sanskrit Buddhism, integrating each aspect of life into spiritual practice.

 

Sanskrit Buddhist practice & culture from the ancient crossroads
 of the Nepal Mandala, now shining in the West