Institut Vajra Yogini - Marzens Buddhist Center

Tibetan Buddhist Study and Meditation Center

Annual closure to the public

from August 31 (2:00 p.m.) through Friday, October 2 (2:00 p.m.)

Coming soon at the Institute: Temple of Compassion & Thousand-Arm Chenrezig Statue

Events

Intensive practice of Vajrasattva with Guéshé Lodèn

From July 31 to August 9, 2026

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Initiation and commentary of Vajra Yogini

Avec Jhado Rinpoché du 26/10 au 03/11/2026

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Agenda

The program of activities

Registration and details of teachings, retreats, rituals and workshops available in English

personal stay

News

24 December 2023

News from the bio-diversity zone

After an active summer at the institute, the biodiversity zone project has come to a standstill in the heat and drought so familiar to us here on the heights of Marzens.

30 September 2023

LAUNCHING CEREMONY FOR THE TEMPLE OF COMPASSION & THOUSAND-ARM CHENREZIG STATUE

The blessing ceremony marking the launch of the project was performed by Guéshéla in the sheepfold and artists' studio.

02 March 2023

Testimony: Vipassana Retreat in December 2022

Jordane shared with us her experience of the vipassana retreat at the Institute this winter...

06 September 2022

The Vajrasattva Retreat 2022 in IVY

Geshe Graham shared his retreat experience with us...

22 June 2022

The interest of doing a “solitary retreat”

Michelle Ledimna made a personal retreat of 3 weeks at the Institute, she shares her experience with us...

06 February 2022

Éléa has left us

Eléa Redel, 74, died of rheumatoid polyarthritis, on January 7, 2022, in Lavaur, France Eléa Redel was finally released from her long-term physical suffering. Geshe Loden, our resident teacher,...

01 November 2021

Retreat 2021 with Yangsi Rinpoche

August 6th to 16th 2021 – Vajrasattva retreat at Vajra Yogini Institute – with Yangsi Rinpoché Last year, in 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the safety measures decided by the government,...

Initiation à la méditation

Ce cursus en un ou plusieurs weekends a été conçu pour toute personne qui souhaite apprendre à méditer.

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Une statue de Bouddha avec des colliers de fleurs

Découverte du bouddhisme

Un programme en 2 années pour acquérir toutes les bases nécessaires de la pratique du bouddhisme du mahayana.

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Guéshé Lodèn au centre bouddhiste de Marzens

Cursus du PEBA

Le Programme d'Etudes Bouddhiques Approfondi est une occasion unique d'approfondir la théorie comme la pratique du bouddhisme tibétain.

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Initiation au bouddhisme

Un week-end de présentation des principes fondamentaux de la philosophie bouddhique et des méthodes qu’elle propose.

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Des mains tiennent une bougie dans le noir

Conseils du coeur pour la mort et la fin de vie

3 jours d'instructions pratiques pour comprendre le processus de la mort du point du vue du bouddhisme tibétain.

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Staying at the center

The Institute

Our lineage

The Vajra Yogini Institute is a Buddhist center of the Tibetan Gelugpa tradition, one of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism. He is a member of the FPMT (Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition).

Teachers

Our primary resident teacher is Geshe Tenzin Loden. He entered the monastery of Séra Djé at the age of 9 and obtained the title of Geshe in 1994. The institute also hosts many teachers on tour as part of the FPMT’s activities.

Make a retreat

In addition to teachings and seminars, we regularly organize meditation retreats, intensive deity practices and welcome solo retreatants for short or longer periods.

Our satellite in Toulouse

Since 1999, the Institute offers activities in Toulouse. Meditations, rituals, teachings, sharing: find the main elements of the institute’s program during an evening at the gates of the city.

Events