Maitripa Institute Voted “Best of Portland”

You never know what new categories will appear in Willamette Week's "Best of Portland" issue. This August, the Maitripa Institute won in the category of “Best Place to Get Your Dharma On.”

The newspaper noted, “Oregonians don't need to find the lost valley of Shangri-La to get exposed to the mysteries of Tibetan Buddhism. Since it opened in 2005, Portland's Maitripa Institute has been bringing to town renowned Tibetan teachers as they try to preserve their spiritual heritage against the Chinese occupation of their homeland…”