In the Andalusian Mountains overlooking the Mediterranean Sea to the south and the Zafarraya “Lions Gate” to the north, you will find the Diamondway Buddhist Retreat Center Karma Guen. The astonishing mountains and landscape sets the perfect surroundings for the village originally named Aldea Alta.

For several centuries the village was home for more than a dozen families and a respected place hosting the school of the area. Being abandoned in the 1970's Aldea Alta was bought by Dorrit and Pedro Gomez and turned into Karma Guen.

The Buddhist Center was created as gratitude towards their first Buddhist teacher Lama Ole Nydahl and his wife Hannah. Karma Guen is a gift for the greatest lama of the Kaguy lineage and head of the Karma Kagyu School of Tibetan Buddhism, the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa Thaye Dorje.

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