40 years in the West
| 1969 | Tarthang Tulku arrives in California. |
| 1970 | Start of Tibetan Pen Friend program: monthly donations to individual Tibetans. |
| 1972 | Nyingma Institute opens in Berkeley. |
| 1975 | Dedication of Odiyan. Dharma Press and Publishing are incorporated. |
| 1978 | Rinpoche retires from public taching to focus on major publishing and temple projects. |
| 1980 | Odiyan Enlightenment Stupa, 113 feet tall, built in just 3 months. All text pages for Tibetan Buddhist Canon printed: 120 atlas-sized volumes. |
| 1982 | Rinpoche returns to his native Tibet for the first time in more than 30 yrs; sponsors reconstruction of Tarthang Monastery. |
| 1983 | Odiyan Open House celebrates completion of Central Mandala. |
| 1986 | Installation of Japanese bell at the Odiyan Stupa. |
| 1987 | Creation of the first digitized Tibetan font for typesetting of Tibetan texts. |
| 1988 | 108 Land Stupas are placed at places of spiritual power throughout Odiyan. |
| 1989 | Rinpoche initiates the first World Peace Ceremony, Monlam Prayers, in Bodh Gaya, where the Buddha was enlightened. More than 600 monks and lamas participated. |
| 1990 | First international conference of Nyingma centers takes place, attended by representatives from Brazil, Germany, Holland, and the United States. |
| 1994 | Exterior of Vajra temple is covered with sacred lantsa characters, each cast by hand. |
| 1996 | Odiyan Open House attracts thousands of visitors. |
| 1998 | Vietnamese Buddhists visit Odiyan. This year more than 80,000 books and 150,000 art prints are sent to India. |
| 1999 | Queen Mother of Bhutan sends several sculptors to Odiyan to assist with the Chintamani sculpture project. |
| 2001 | 160,000 books and 10,000 hand prayer wheels are produced for free distribution. |
| 2004 | Rinpoche establishes 5 Light Foundations to restore and uplift Buddhism in the world, particularly Asian countries. |
| 2005 | Opening of Ratna Ling retreat center. |
| 2006 | Theravadin Tripitaka Chanting established in Bodh Gaya. |
| 2007 | Gold plating and restoration of Swayambhu Stupa. Completion of Cintamani temple. Completion of Vairana Garden at Odiyan. |
| 2008 | Nyingma Trust founded to support members of the Nyingma Community. |
| 2009 | Half a million texts printed to be sent to the World Peace Ceremony. Until 2008 2.2 million books have been distributed to more than 3000 Dharma centers in Asia. |
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