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Stupa at the Mahamudra Centre

Stupa at the Mahamudra Centre

The Mahamudra Centre is a Tibetan Buddhist retreat centre near Colville, established in 1981 under two Tibetan lamas, Thubten Yeshe and Kyabje Thubten Zopa Rinpoche. It has been on its present site since 1985. The stupa (shrine) sits in the grounds of the retreat near the road entrance and is open to visitors.

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Paul Monin, 'Hauraki–Coromandel places - Colville', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/30659/stupa-at-the-mahamudra-centre (accessed 27 April 2024)

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