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Fact Sheet
Kagyu Changchub Chuling
Portland, Oregon
Founded: 1976
Founder:
Very Venerable Kalu Rinpoche
Resident Teacher:
Michael Conklin
Legal Status: KCC is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization.
Description: Kagyu Changchub Chuling (KCC) is a center for the study
and practice of Vajrayana Buddhism. It is affiliated with the Shangpa and Karma Kagyu
lineages of Tibetan Buddhism. The first teacher in the Karma Kagyu
lineage was the Indian yogi Tilopa in the 10th Century. Currently, the
17th Gyalwa Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje heads the Karma Kagyu Lineage.
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