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Kopan Monastery
P.O. Box 817, Kopan, Kathmandu, Nepal Phone: 977 1 4821 268 kopanmonastery.comAbout
The monastery was established by the FPMT founders, Lamas Thubten Yeshe and Thubten Zopa Rinpoche, who bought the property from Nepal's royal astrologer in 1969. Its name comes from the name of the hill on which it was built. Kopan has become especially famous for teaching Buddhism to visiting Western foreigners. These courses generally combine traditional Lam Rimteachings with informal discussion, several periods of guided meditation, and a vegetarian diet.
