"Our real work is taking care of our own minds." Ven. Lama Chödak Gyatso Nubpa
Welcome to Ari Bhöd the American Foundation for Tibetan Cultural Preservation. Established by the Venerable Lama Chödak Gyatso Nubpa Rinpoche in 2003, our mission is to preserve and transmit the priceless legacy of the ancient Nyingma lineage of Tibetan Buddhism, a sacred culture of peace that has been kept vital and effective through more than fifty generations of lifelong practitioners and lineage masters.
Ari Bhöd’s retreat center, Pema Drawa, is located on 475 acres in the serene mountains of Tehachapi, California where northern and southern California meet. Ari Bhöd’s retreat land was given the name “Pema Drawa” (Lotus Web) by His Holiness the 4th Dodrupchen Rinpoche in 2009. Ari Bhöd’s principle programs and activities include:
All Retreats Accommodate In-person and Live-stream participation!
For Full Retreat Details & Registration CLICK LINKS BELOW!
JULY 10 – 12, 2026
HEART SUTRA & SHER-NYING DÜD-DOK HINDRANCE- AND OBSTACLE- REMOVING RETREAT
A concise yet profoundly vast opportunity to relate with the nature of emptiness through practice and ritual–dispersing outer, inner, and secret hindrances by invoking the direct realization of the Heart Sutra’s wisdom
AUGUST 5 – 9, 2026 AWESOME SPLENDOR! 32ND THRÖMA DRUBCHÖD INCLUDING THE THRÖMA HEALING CEREMONY & CEREMONY TO BENEFIT THE DECEASED
Thröma is a wrathful means for cutting through ego and revealing the enlightened mind through the practices of generosity and compassion. This practice is unsurpassed in its capacity to heal, overcome energetic disturbances, and bring about realization of the true nature of mind.
