Welcome!

Ananda Dharma Center is a Tibetan Buddhist Center, teaching and practicing the Buddha Dharma.  Our programs explore how the universal wisdom and compassion of the ancient Buddhist tradition can transform our own lives, as well as bring practical benefit to the world.  The center is located in the beautiful San Jose hills, in the San Francisco Bay Area near Silicon Valley.  We invite all spiritual seekers to join us.

​​Special Upcoming Events
Medicine Buddha Festival
March 15 2026
​with Gyalten Khen Rinpoche and monks from Lama Gaun Tashi Rabten Monastery in Nepal

Cittamani Tara Initiation
March 22nd 2026
11am-12:30pm

Cittamani Tara Day Retreat
March 29th 2026
11am-12:30pm
​Cittamani Tara is a female deity associated with the Green Tara form in Highest Yoga Tantra and is widely revered as a yidam, or meditational deity. She is especially known for her swift response to prayers and her deeply compassionate nature. In particular, she is regarded as a powerful source of immediate assistance and is believed to offer sincere practitioners the possibility of attaining enlightenment within a single lifetime through dedicated practice of her teachings.

The Dalai Lama Confirms the Identity of 
Choden Rinpoche's Reincarnation!
Click Here for Updates about the young reincarnation of Choden Rinpoche.