Gelephu Mindfulness city • Bhutan
Build a Sacred Legacy in the World's First Mindfulness City
The Tara Retreat Centre will be a world-class sanctuary for Tara practice, meditation, retreat, learning, and spiritual renewal.
A Sacred Vision
In the Heart of GMC, a Sacred Vision is Taking Shape
The Tara Retreat Centre will be a spiritual sanctuary dedicated to Tara, the female Buddha, and a living centre for meditation, prayer, retreat, teaching, and compassionate practice. Rooted in Bhutan’s Buddhist heritage, it will welcome practitioners, pilgrims, visitors, and seekers from Bhutan and around the world.
The Soul of The City
Why It Matters
Gelephu Mindfulness City is being built around a bold idea: prosperity with purpose. For this vision to flourish, it needs a spiritual foundation. The Tara Retreat Centre will help give the city its soul, grounding modern growth in wisdom, compassion, culture, and mindful living.
What will be built
Sacred Monuments, Retreat Spaces, and a Vibrant Tara Village
The Centre will include sacred monuments, retreat spaces, teaching halls, visitor facilities, and a vibrant Tara Village.
Tara Potala/Mandala
Great Prayer Hall
Giant Prayer Wheel
Retreat Cottages and Cabins
Meditation and Yoga Halls
Walking Trails
Cafés, Restaurants and Shops
Campsite and Visitor Facilities
Buddhist Library and Learning Resources
More Than a Monument
A Living Centre, Not Just a Monument
The Tara Retreat Centre will host regular spiritual programs, including Tara practices, teachings, recitations, meditation retreats, festivals, and wellness activities. Programs will begin early, allowing the spiritual life of the Centre to grow alongside its physical development.
Impact for Bhutan
Prosperity with Purpose, Rooted in Compassion
This project will support more than spiritual practice. It will help create jobs, encourage local enterprise, promote spiritual tourism, and strengthen Bhutan’s role as a global home for mindful living and Vajrayana Buddhist practice. The Centre is expected to support opportunities in hospitality, guest services, programs, maintenance, tourism, transport, food services, crafts, and local businesses.
Legacy for Generations
What's Built Today can Serve for Generations to Come
Bhutan has inherited sacred places built by earlier generations. Tara Retreat Centre offers today’s supporters the chance to create a similar legacy for the future. What is built now can serve practitioners, communities, and visitors for generations to come.
Tara zhingkham
Help Build Tara Zhingkham
Your support can help create a sacred sanctuary for wisdom, compassion, and mindful living in the world’s first Mindfulness City.