The foundation of the Trikaya Tara Temple is completed.

Prajna Residence Hall is completed. It offers 16 rooms on two floors with views of the San Juan Mountains to the east and Ekajati Peak to the West.

With the Tara Mandala community growing and members around the world looking for ways to connect and practice with others, Lama Tsultrim launches the Global Sanghas during the Three Yanas Retreat, opening the opportunity for community members to facilitate local sanghas.

Previously, many Authorized Tara Mandala Teachers started sanghas in their local areas, including Ithaca, New York; New York City; the Florida Keys; Truckee, California; and the San Francisco Bay Area. There are now 42 Global Sanghas, reaching across the United States, and Europe, beginning with the German-speaking Sangha in 2009, South Africa in 2020, and Australia in 2023.

Barbara Staemmler receives permission from Lama Tsultrim to teach Feeding Your Demons in Germany. Barbara has studied medicine and specialized in psychotherapy. For more than 30 years she has worked as a Gestalt therapist and supervisor in private practice; she also conducts Gestalt therapy training programs. She is also trained in psychoanalytic and musical therapy and bodywork.

Chandra Easton becomes a Tara Mandala authorized teacher by Lama Tsultrim and begins teaching the San Francisco Bay Area Sangha of which she later became one of the main leaders of this budding community. She studied Buddhism and Tibetan language in Dharamsala, India, and at UCSB’s religious studies department. During her studies, she co-translated Sublime Dharma: A Compilation of Two Texts on the Great Perfection (Vimala Publishing, 2012) with B. Alan Wallace.