About us
Bangri Oddiyana
Founded in 2024 under the guidance of Lama Lopsang Sherpa, Bangri Oddiyana is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit religious organization based in Hawai‘i. Our mission is to preserve and share the Buddha Dharma, fostering spiritual growth and well-being within the community.
Bangri Oddiyana
Joyful Land of the Supreme Vehicle
Lama Lopsang Sherpa
Spiritual Guidance and Practice
Under the spiritual guidance of Lama Lopsang Sherpa, join us for teachings and practices within the Nyingma lineage of Vajrayana Buddhism.
Dharma Teachings
Lama skillfully guides students—from beginners to long-term practitioners—on the path of profound Dharma, from foundational to completion stage practices.
Spiritual Practice
Participate in meditation, ceremonial pujas, and ritual arts that cultivate wisdom, compassion, and spiritual growth.
Family Support
We provide families with spiritual support and wellness practices, guiding parents, elders, and youth on their path while creating a sacred refuge of peace and resilience at home.
Senior Care
For homebound elders and caregivers, we provide the opportunity to receive teachings, blessings, and spiritual guidance in the comfort of your home.
Special Pujas
We offer pujas for healing, protection, purification, success, and the removal of obstacles, following the sacred traditions of our lineage.
Classes
We support health and wellness, self-care, and creativity through programs, classes, and community partnerships that engage diverse groups and inspire wisdom, joy, and transformation. Offerings include sacred arts, movement, meditation, interfaith gatherings, wellness conferences, and community outreach. Open to all faiths.
Our Mission
Preserving and Propagating the the Buddha Dharma
Teachings & Practice
Engaging community through authentic teachings and practices rooted in Vajrayana Buddhism.
Ritual Arts Program
Offering instruction in the ritual arts of torma making, painting, music, dance, and sculpture to preserve traditions and support our conservation projects.
Engaged Communities
Supporting sacred bonds of refuge in fellowship through transformative experiences of practice, pilgrimage to holy sites, and compassionate service opportunities.
Our Projects
Preserving the lineage of Jatson Nyingpo through our Jatson Po Druk Thangka Project, Ritual Arts, and Spiritual Practice
རིག་འཛིན་འཇའ་ཚོན་སྙིང་པོ་
Rigdzin Jatson Nyingpo (1585-1656)
Jatson Nyingpo, a 17th-century vidyadhara and terton (treasure revealer) born in Kongpo, Tibet, spent seventeen years in retreat before uncovering numerous terma teachings. His most renowned treasure cycle, Konchok Chidu (Embodiment of the Precious Ones), is among the most profound Guru Rinpoche termas and forms part of Jatson Podruk, a collection of six major treasure texts.
He was the first to proclaim the existence of beyuls (hidden lands) and revealed The Guidebook to the Hidden Land of Pemako, identifying Pemako as a sacred refuge in degenerate times. His revelations describe a future era of widespread famine, warfare, incurable disease, and environmental imbalance, arising from the three poisons—desire, anger, and ignorance. Jatson Nyingpo emphasized that beyuls like Pemako serve as sanctuaries of spiritual power and refuge, protecting disciples and ensuring the continuation of the Buddha Dharma for future generations.
Jatson Nyingpo’s terma cycle continues to be practiced within all four schools of Tibetan Buddhism, with the full root transmission preserved within the Nyingma lineage under Kyabje Chatral Rinpoche.
Jatson Po Druk Thangka Project
Our lineage gurus have been laying the foundations for a large-scale preservation project for several years. Contact us for more information or to join as a sponsor.
Spiritual Practice
Lama offers teachings and instruction on Vajrayana practice and ritual arts. He leads intensive meditation practice, retreats and pilgrimages to sacred sites in Nepal.
Connect with us
Reach out to learn more about our activities or inquire about our services.
Testimonials
Read what our community has to say about their connection and experiences with our teachings, programs, pilgrimages, ritual arts, and practice items.
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Peter W.
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Susan C.
As a longtime dharma practitioner who has shared a close relationship with Lama for many years, what stands out most is his kindness, warm presence, deep understanding, and skillful practice of profound Buddhist teachings. I give him my highest recommendation.
Peter D. Vancouver, B.C.
BANGRI ODDIYANA
Our Spiritual Teacher
Lama Lopsang Sherpa was born in Hyolmo, Nepal, into a family of Buddhist ritual artists and lamas. From a young age, he immersed himself in the dharma, apprenticing in ritual arts, building stupas, creating sacred murals and statues, and assisting his teachers in presiding over large pujas across the Himalayan region.
He has completed extensive mountain retreat, including two consecutive three-year, three-month, and three-day retreats in the Jatson Po Druk lineage of Jatson Nyingpo under his root teacher, Meme Ngawang Tenzin Rinpoche.
In 2022, Lama Lopsang immigrated to the U.S. to join his wife and extended ʻohana in Hawaiʻi. He is honored to share the rich cultural heritage and spiritual traditions of Nepal and the Himalayan region with his new community.
