The Columbus Karma Thegsum Chöling loves to welcome visitors – it’s an important part of our broader mission to be an open and harmonious place for people to make contact with the Dharma. The Mission of the Columbus Karma Thegsum Choling is to provide, for all levels of practitioners, a respectful and open community for the study, practice, and activities of Buddhism of the Karma Kagyu tradition under the guidance of Karma Triyana Dharmachakra Monastery and His Holiness the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa, Ugyen Trinley Dorje.