In 2005, the Dalai Lama appointed the Venerable Arjia Rinpoche as new director to lead the organization in its next phase.   Since he has been in Bloomington, Rinpoche has worked hard to remodel the Cultural Building, Kumbum Chamtse Ling, and the Teaching Pavilion.  In addition, he oversaw the creation of a Great Gate at the entrance to the property.

Arjia Rinpoche has been active in creating strong bonds with the larger Bloomington Community by interacting with officials of the City of Bloomington, Indiana University, and creating friendships with other faith traditions--particularly the Dominican Friars at St. Paul Catholic Center.

Presently, Rinpoche is involved in making plans to establish "Kumbum West" and provide a more complete array  of traditional monastic activities and services at the temple.  In additon, the TMBCC is embarking upon the establishment of programs of instruction in English language, Tibetan Translation, Tibetan medicine, and Buddhist philosophy

Presently, we are beginning a construction phase that will add to our structures and improve the present ones.

·         We are building a retreat center where clients can receive Tibetan and Mongolian health treatments

·         We are renovating our Mongolian gers making them more modern and useful for retreatants

·         We are creating herb gardens and organic vegetable gardens for medicinal use and for sale at the Farmer’s Market

·         We are creating an Interfaith Peace Garden

·         We are constructing a Kora where meditators can circumambulate as they pray

·         We are landscaping our property

Our present programs are two-fold in nature:  cultural and religious. Our cultural programs include our annual events such as  Losar Celebration, Commemoration of Tibetan Uprising Day, Mongolian Nadam Festival, Tibetan Summer Camp, Mongolian Summer Camp, Benefit Performances for Tibetan and Mongolian Youth, and Tibetan and Mongolian Art Exhibits   In addition, we put on special programs at the request of community organizations, Tibetan sponsors, and Mongolian sponsors.

Each Saturday, our Sangha and Staff Member, Winnie Edgerton, conducts Yoga classes at the Cultural Building from 10 a.m. to 12 noon.  Please go to our Events page calendar and click on the Yoga class for more details.

For information about our religious services, please go to our Kumbum Chamtse Ling portal and click on "Dharma Services."