Tibet Institute Rikon

Canton of Zurich · Switzerland

Tibet Institute Rikon, Switzerland
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A Tibetan Buddhist monastery in the Toss Valley at Zell-Rikon, consecrated in 1968 to serve Tibetan refugees settled in Switzerland. It is the only monastery outside Asia founded on the wishes of the Dalai Lama and holds one of the largest Tibetan-language libraries in the world.

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