The Tibet Institute Rikon is a Tibetan monastery located in Zell-Rikon im Tösstal in the Töss Valley in Switzerland.

[5] The monastic Tibet Institute in Rikon was established according to the advice and under the patronage of the 14th Dalai Lama, who emphasized the importance of monasteries for Tibetan people in exile.

The institute's buildings were designed by architect Ueli Flück (Baden AG), and the foundation stone was laid on 29 July 1967.

[6] The Institute building was designed in a functional western style which incorporates traditional Tibetan elements.

Today the Buddhist monastery and its monastic community is a vital part of the cultural and religious life of Tibetan people in Switzerland.

Its project «Science meets Dharma» provides Tibetan monks and nuns access to western scientific culture.

The monastic community supports scientific research in the field of Tibetology and is promoting dialogue between Buddhist philosophy and western science.

This was after a popular uprising by the Tibetans against Chinese foreign rule failed in 1959 and the Dalai Lama and thousands of his compatriots fled abroad.

Since 2007 the monastery has had representatives of all four great traditions of Tibetan Buddhism: Nyingma, Kagyu, Sakya and Gelug.