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The structures and landscape of the Odiyan center have been taking form since 1975. Odiyan is located in northern California on a beautiful coastal ridge once sacred to the native Americans. Odiyan is built as a three-dimensional mandala and modeled after the first monastery in Tibet. The community of Odiyan is 100% resident volunteers. One aspect of the residential volunteer program at Odiyan is that it offers a physically demanding and rigorous schedule of activities that allow a person to engage his or her energy in meritorious actions during this precious human lifetime. Within the Odiyan mandala the work is to preserve the sacred architecture, art, fabrics and texts of enlightenment for the future, while offering an immediate opportunity to make the work of preservation a dynamic spiritual practice. Odiyan is home to a large collection of Buddhist art, rare texts, several large temples and other buildings located on about 1000 acres in rural Sonoma County, California. The community at Odiyan is made up of men and women ranging in age from 20-70 years old. Resident volunteers come from all over the United States and all over the world to participate in the unique work as practice experience offered at Odiyan. Volunteers need not have any particular religious affiliation or engage in any specific spiritual practices to participate. Odiyan welcomes volunteers of all backgrounds and beliefs. Odiyan is closed to the public. Fill out the Volunteer Inquiry Form for more information. Or download a Volunteer Application.
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Odiyan is an intentional community in the Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism and is a member of the Tibetan