PROGRAMS

Pilgrimages

Travel to sacred places with SINI’s Khenpos and monastic Fellows. Study the teachings where they were first given, in small groups and in English. Two pilgrimages are open: the Four Noble Truths Seminar & Pilgrimage in Northern India, and the Longchenpa Pilgrimage to Bhutan.

See Our Pilgrimages Below.

Monks assembled before the Dhamek Stupa in Sarnath, where the Buddha first taught the Four Noble Truths

Four Noble Truths Seminar and Pilgrimage

15 days · 7 sacred sites · 10+ years running

Next Edition: 3 – 17 January 2027

A 15-day immersive journey to the birthplace of the Dharma. Study the Buddha’s most foundational teachings at SINI in Sarnath, where they were first delivered 2,500 years ago, then walk in his footsteps through Rajgir, Nalanda, and Bodhgaya.

Punakha Dzong at the confluence of the Pho Chhu and Mo Chhu rivers

Longchenpa Pilgrimage to Bhutan

10 days · 8 sacred sites · 10–15 participants

First Edition: 30 March – 8 April 2027 (to be confirmed)

A ten-day pilgrimage across four Bhutanese valleys, following the traces of the Omniscient Longchenpa. From Paro to Punakha, Phobjikha and Bumthang, a small group travels with SINI monastic Fellows, studying the ‘Thirty Pieces of Heart Advice’ in the places where Longchenpa lived and taught.

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