Lerab Ling, Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Roqueredonde, France

Lerab Ling is a Tibetan Buddhist centre whose three-storey temple, Palri Pema Osel Dargye Ling, was completed in 2006 in traditional Tibetan style. Its deep red facade with white bands and gold trim rises behind a broad lawn, with a ground-level colonnade of red pillars and blue-and-gold beams. Three copper-coloured tiered roofs crown the building, the central one topped by a gold finial. Inside, a seven-metre statue of Buddha Shakyamuni faces a hall seating 1,000 people.

Lerab Ling was founded by Sogyal Rinpoche in 1992, the year Rigpa's annual summer retreats began there. The land, called L'Engayresque ("place of springs" in Occitan), was chosen by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche in 1990 and blessed by Dodrupchen Rinpoche in 1991. The three-storey temple, Palri Pema Osel Dargye Ling, was completed in 2006 and inaugurated by the 14th Dalai Lama on 22 August 2008. Khandro Rinpoche became spiritual director in March 2019.

The name Lerab Ling, "sanctuary of awakened activity", was borne by Sogyal Rinpoche in a previous life and comes from Lerab Lingpa, a master of the 13th Dalai Lama. Since 1992 the centre has hosted Rigpa's international retreats, and since 2002 it has organised the Buddhism and Medicine forums, bringing Buddhist teachers together with doctors and psychiatrists.

The monastery is open during the warmer months when the rural location becomes most accessible to visitors. Various activities are offered including guided tours through the grounds and introductions to Buddhist practices.

The land was called L'Engayresque, Occitan for 'the place of springs', before becoming a retreat centre. A statue of Padmasambhava stands in the lake north-east of the main temple. The temple hall holds 1,000 bronze buddha statues representing the thousand buddhas of this kalpa.