Mount Shasta's
Friends of Tibetan Culture
is a non-profit 501(c)3 tax exempt public charity
Our purpose is to enrich our community by providing a direct experience of Tibetan culture and traditions for all ages. We provide interaction with filmmakers, educators, and artists representing the finest examples of Tibetan Culture.
Our goals include helping eliminate prejudice and discrimination, promoting a non-violent community, preserving traditional Tibetan Culture, and making these events financially accessible to every attendee.
Upcoming Events
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2025
We have reserved a venue and the artist for:
Ven. Losang Samten
(Master of Sand Mandalas)
Medicine Buddha Sand Mandala at the Headwaters
(Mount Shasta)
September 13th - 21st
We are investigating schedules and costs with the intention of
inviting other artists and educators. A schedule will be posted as it develops.
The 2025 Gaden Shartse Monastery Sacred Earth and Healing Arts Tour
w/ Ven. Geshe Phuntsho
TBA
2026
We are investigating venues and coordinating with Ven. Losang Samten for:
Kālacakra 2026 Project
(Sand Mandala)
(Mount Shasta)
Date TBA
This endeavor will take a minimum of four weeks and will include relevant teachings and a retreat. Kālacakra means "wheel of time" or "time cycles". "Kālacakra" is also the name of a series of Buddhist texts and a major practice in Tibetan and Indian Buddhism.
2024
This year our program included:
Seven educational lectures at our local public library, plus
Ven. Geshe Kunchok Tenzin from the Gyuto Center
April 1st - 4th
The Gaden Shartse Monastery Sacred Earth and Healing Arts Tour
May 30th - June 6th
Nechung Rinpoche
Ven. Tenzin Losel
August 17th - 18th
Ven. Losang Samten
(Master of Sand Mandalas)
Chenrezig Sand Mandala at the Headwaters
(Mount Shasta)
October 19th - 27th
We would like to thank the Josephine Taylor Endowment Fund
and the Community Foundation of the North State
for their generous support of the 2024 Sand Mandala.
We are eternally Grateful!
Help us preserve academic excellence and cultural existence.
All monastic lecturers are traditionally trained Tibetan monks who hold degrees equivalent to a PhD.
We have reserved a venue and the artist for:
Ven. Losang Samten
(Master of Sand Mandalas)
Medicine Buddha Sand Mandala at the Headwaters
(Mount Shasta)
September 13th - 21st
We are investigating schedules and costs with the intention of
inviting other artists and educators. A schedule will be posted as it develops.
w/ Ven. Geshe Phuntsho
TBA
We are investigating venues and coordinating with Ven. Losang Samten for:
Kālacakra 2026 Project
(Sand Mandala)
(Mount Shasta)
Date TBA
This endeavor will take a minimum of four weeks and will include relevant teachings and a retreat. Kālacakra means "wheel of time" or "time cycles". "Kālacakra" is also the name of a series of Buddhist texts and a major practice in Tibetan and Indian Buddhism.
2024
This year our program included:
Seven educational lectures at our local public library, plus
Ven. Geshe Kunchok Tenzin from the Gyuto Center
April 1st - 4th
The Gaden Shartse Monastery Sacred Earth and Healing Arts Tour
May 30th - June 6th
Nechung Rinpoche
Ven. Tenzin Losel
August 17th - 18th
Ven. Losang Samten
(Master of Sand Mandalas)
Chenrezig Sand Mandala at the Headwaters
(Mount Shasta)
October 19th - 27th
We would like to thank the Josephine Taylor Endowment Fund
and the Community Foundation of the North State
for their generous support of the 2024 Sand Mandala.
We are eternally Grateful!
This year our program included:
Seven educational lectures at our local public library, plus
Ven. Geshe Kunchok Tenzin from the Gyuto Center
April 1st - 4th
The Gaden Shartse Monastery Sacred Earth and Healing Arts Tour
May 30th - June 6th
Nechung Rinpoche
Ven. Tenzin Losel
August 17th - 18th
Ven. Losang Samten
(Master of Sand Mandalas)
Chenrezig Sand Mandala at the Headwaters
(Mount Shasta)
October 19th - 27th
We would like to thank the Josephine Taylor Endowment Fund
and the Community Foundation of the North State
for their generous support of the 2024 Sand Mandala.
We are eternally Grateful!
Help us preserve academic excellence and cultural existence.
All monastic lecturers are traditionally trained Tibetan monks who hold degrees equivalent to a PhD.
Friends of Tibetan Culture
PO BOX 254
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