Kunzang Palyul Choling

[3] Khenpo Pem Tsheri Sherpa from Namdroling monastery is a returning teacher, in residence several months out of the year.

KPC was established in 1985 to house the 24-hour prayer vigil begun in Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo's basement, and to create a temple that was open 24 hours a day.

[6] In 1988, Penor Rinpoche enthroned Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo during the Rinchen Terzod cycle of esoteric empowerments at Kunzang Palyul Choling.

[10] In 1990, the temple purchased 65 acres of land and built prayer wheels and statues which Yangthang Rinpoche consecrated following the Nyingtig Yabshi empowerments.

Kunzang Palyul Choling's main temple is located in suburban Maryland surrounded by the McKee-Beshers Wildlife Management Area.

[17] KPC's Sedona, Arizona location has a community of Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo's students who built the 36' Amitabha Stupa, which has become a tourist destination at the base of Thunder Mountain.

KPC's Australian students are spread widely over the Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria.

[21][22] The Mingyur Dorje Institute started by Khenchen Tsewang Gyatso has been continued by Khenpo Pem Tsheri Sherpa, who teaches a regular series of classes on such topics as Shantideva's Bodhisattva's Guide (Bodhicharyavatara).

Kuchen Rinpoche and Khenpo Norgay give empowerments necessary for students to begin many traditional Vajrayana Buddhist practices.

[6][10] In response to growing food insecurity during the pandemic, in 2020 the temple received a grant from Montgomery County and dedicated 2,400 feet of lawn to a teaching garden.

[29] KPC Buddhist Relief addresses urgent needs for refugees such as food, clothing, and household items, and helps those who fall through the cracks in the social safety net.

[30] To save the many pets left behind after Hurricane Katrina, in 2006, the temple ran Tara's Babies to rescue them, and continued to take in fearful and unadoptable animals from shelters, housing them on property near the Sedona, Arizona location.