Mingyur Rinpoche in Australia 2026

August 28 – September 4

Melbourne & Bendigo

Tergar Australia is delighted to announce that Mingyur Rinpoche will be returning to Australia for a series of very special events in Victoria.

These will be Rinpoche’s only events in Australia, so to allow those who need to make travel and accomodation arrangements, we are publishing as much information as we have at the moment.

It may be a number of years before he is able to visit again, so we hope that as many of you as possible may be able to join and take advantage of this precious opportunity to receive teachings live and in person from Mingyur Rinpoche himself!

Please contact us at info@tergar.org.au for any questions regarding these events.

Path of Liberation Levels 1 & 2:
Mind Creates Reality & Mind and Emptiness Retreat

In Person with Mingyur Rinpoche inside the Great Stupa of Universal Compassion in Bendigo, Victoria Monday August 31 until Friday September 4, 2026

The Path of Liberation constitutes the core of Mingyur Rinpoche’s Vajrayana teachings. In this retreat, Mingyur Rinpoche will teach the practices central to beginning this training, including teachings on the nature of mind.

This very special event will be held across four days at the Great Stupa of Universal Compassion in Bendigo, Victoria and offers a once in a lifetime chance to receive these precious teachings in an very blessed environment inside the largest stupa in the western world.

Please note: There will be no on-site accomodation available at the Stupa or at Atisha Centre. The limited accomodation has been reserved for the events team and those with limited mobility. Full event details will be published when registration opens in January. Be sure to sign up to one of our newsletters to be notified when registration opens. If you are travelling from overseas or interstate, we suggest arriving on August 30 at the latest.

Please also note, this event has prerequisites to attend

  • Option 1: To have attended all three Joy of Living levels — Calming the Mind (Level 1), Opening the Heart (Level 2), and Awakening Wisdom (Level 3) — and completed the associated practice requirements

  • Option 2: To have completed the full preliminary practices (the 4 x 100,000 ngondro)

  • Option 3: To have had a daily meditation practice for at least five years and attended either group or solitary practice retreats for a total of at least thirty days, with 6+ hours of formal meditation practice per day, under the guidance of a Buddhist teacher

The requirements for participation were set in consultation with Mingyur Rinpoche. In turn, we ask that you honour them. Thank you!

Public Talk and Teaching

In Person with Mingyur Rinpoche inside the Great Stupa of Universal Compassion in Bendigo, Friday, September 4, 2026

This event will be open to all.
Full details to be announced in January

Opening Public Talk

In Person with Mingyur Rinpoche and guest MC
Friday, August 28 @ Melbourne CBD

Full details to be announced in January

Weekend Workshop

In Person with Mingyur Rinpoche and Tergar Instructors
Saturday & Sunday, August 29 & 30 @ Melbourne CBD

This event is will be open to all.
Full details to be announced in January.

Mingyur Rinpoche in Australia — 2026

Check back here to register for individual events when they open for registration in January.
Email info@tergar.org.au with any questions.