The town of Northfield, Vermont has been home for many years to the seat of the current Trijang Rinpoche, who has been estranged from the Dalai Lama due to the Dorje Shugden controversy, and has very few followers among Tibetan Americans outside Vermont.
The town of Northfield, Vermont has been home for many years to the seat of the current Trijang Rinpoche. However, in sharp contrast to his predecessor, the current Trichang has been estranged from the Dalai Lama due to the Dorje Shugden controversy, and has very few followers among Tibetan Americans outside Vermont.