Appreciating and supporting the heart of the Nyingma Mandala in the West
Odiyan Long Life Birthday Present
On August 9, 2025 Odiyan Retreat Center, established by Tarthang Rinpoche as Home for Dharma in the West, will be celebrating its 50th birthday.
Please join us and several other Nyingma organisations in preparing a joint birthday gift, honouring the very special place that Odiyan fulfils as the center of the TNMC Mandala for the West.
We invite you to join in a collective birthday gift expressing our appreciation for the creation of Odiyan and our wish for its long life and flourishing.
Global Donation Campaign and Mantra Chant
The Odiyan Long Life Birthday Present will be twofold.
Financial contribution for Odiyan 50 years
Together we aim to give a sizeable donation to Odiyan to spend or save up whatever seems most appropriate for Odiyan itself. This gift will be a token of our interconnectedness with the shining heart of the TNMC Mandala for the West and it will certainly support their work for the Dharma.
Please use the form below to donate and do not alter the text in the remark section, so we know the purpose of the donation. We suggest your contributions can be either 50, 500 or 1500 euros.
If the form says ‘invalid request’ please try again, or send your gift through our donation account: iban NL82INGB0003133390, tnv Stichting Nyingma Centrum Nederland Donatiefonds. If you need a BIC code it is: INGBNL2A. Please mention ‘Odiyan 50’ in the description.
Odiyan Birthday Mantra Chant
On August 9, the birthday itself, we plan to hold a one hour Vajra Guru Mantra Chant, making the mantra of Padmasambhava sound across the globe on the anniversary of Odiyan’s consecration. We plan to connect through Zoom and to also facilitate live participation. Time of the chant: 10 – 11 hours PDT | 19:00 – 20:00 CEST.
Please register here if you’d ike to join. We will then send the Zoom details nearer to the date.
If you are near Amsterdam-please join us in person in our meditation room for this joyful celebration
Or inquire at your local center if participation in person can be organised
Happy Birthday Odiyan!
