Namgyal Monastery

Namgyal Monastery
Religion
AffiliationTibetan Buddhism
Location
LocationMcLeod Ganj, Dharamsala, India
CountryIndia
Namgyal Monastery is located in India
Namgyal Monastery
Shown within India
Geographic coordinates32°13′57″N 76°19′28″E / 32.232521°N 76.324395°E / 32.232521; 76.324395
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Statue of the Buddha in Namgyal Monastery

Namgyal Monastery (Tibetan: རྣམ་རྒྱལ།, Wylie: rnam rgyal) (also often referred to as "Dalai Lama's Temple") is currently located in Mcleod Ganj, Dharamsala, India. It is the personal monastery of the 14th Dalai Lama. Another name for this temple-complex is Namgyal Tantric College.

The monastery's key role is to assist with rituals involving the Dalai Lama of Tibet. Its main tantric practices reportedly include those of Kalachakra, Yamantaka, Chakrasamvara, Guhyasamaja, and Vajrakilaya.