Welcome to Kagyu Changchub Chuling (KCC)

Welcome!   You have found the website for Kagyu Changchub Chuling, a Vajrayana Buddhist center located in Portland, Oregon. Founded by the Very Venerable Kalu Rinpoche in 1976, KCC’s focus is in supporting practitioners in their process of spiritual awakening. We invite you to look around the site and explore the programs and resources we offer:

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KCC’s First One Year Retreat Has Begun

With great joy KCC began its first One Year Retreat on Saturday, March 30, 2013. Lama Tsang Tsing of Eugene led the formal gate sealing ceremony that marked the start to this cloistered retreat. For the next year, the retreatants will engage in the practices of Bokar Rinpoche’s Mahamudra Program under the direction of KCC’s Resident Lama, Michael Conklin.

View a slideshow of the Sealing of KCC’s One Year Retreat at Ser Chö Ösel Ling.

View a video of the sealing: One Year Retreat Sealing Ceremony


Ser Chö Ösel Ling Video

View the SCOL overview video (July 2012—5 minutes).


Recent Work at Ser Chö Ösel Ling

The cloister fence was finished in late January 2013.

View the updated teachers'/retreat quarters work in progress slide show.

Jikan Quitorio, Ser Chö Ösel Ling head cookJikan Quitorio cooking for 2013 winter retreatants—Jikan will be one of two cooks for the One Year Retreat.

View the updated SCOL Staff and Volunteers slide show.

View all recent slide shows.