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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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