About Us

The Garchen Buddhist Institute in Chino Valley has been constructed through the extraordinary generosity of several principal donors.

Now built and available for the benefit of all sentient beings, these wonderful facilities require that the institute pay mortgage, insurance, utility, transportation, and ongoing maintenance costs.

In addition, our communications including telephone, this website, newsletters and notices help sangha members and dharma centers worldwide in organizing and publicizing Garchen Rinpoche's teachings, as well as insuring sangha members can communicate with Garchen Rinpoche wherever he may be.

Garchen Institute Facilities for Conference and Retreat

Nestled in the forested foothills near the mountains surrounding Prescott with spectacular panoramic views of the red cliffs of Sedona, the San Francisco peaks, and Chino Valley, Arizona the Garchen Institute Retreat Center offers a setting of extraordinary natural beauty. Garchen Institute facilities are available for individual or group retreats, workshops, classes, weddings, memorial and award ceremonies.

The Garchen Institute retreat center is surrounded by 75 private acres of natural wilderness bordering on the Prescott National Forest.
All our buildings are wheel-chair accessible. All buildings are heated and evaporatively cooled. The Garchen Institute produces its own electricity from solar-panels with generator back-up, and provides water from its own well.

Planning on visiting, check our Event Guide

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Building Details

TEMPLE: With seating for 200, the temple is a 43 foot square building with natural hardwood floor and optional colorful Tibetan carpets an open spacious design with large windows with spectacular mountain views. Perfect for classes, workshops, meditations, weddings, and ceremonies.

DINING ROOM: With additional seating on the covered balcony deck, the dining room and full service kitchen can serve 175 people. The spacious 60 x 30 feet dining room can be divided into two sections for multi-purpose use. Ideal for classes, workshops, receptions, group luncheons and dinners.

GUEST HOUSE: A central kitchen and dining space separates two bedrooms, each with its own private bath and private entrance. Perfect for contemplative time away, practice or writers retreats, or housing during events.

DORMITORY: Divided into five individual rooms, four with two beds each and one with a single bed, with two common bathrooms and a kitchen provides housing during events, for individual practice, or for get away periods.

For more information please contact:
928.925.1237 | Post Office Box 4318 Chino Valley, Arizona 86323-4318 U.S.A.
 questions@garchen.net or check our Event Guide

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