3. Dorje Ling Buddhist Center is located amid the neighborhood’s historic homes
Located at 98 Gold Street, Dorje Ling Buddhist Center is one of Brooklyn’s major Buddhist institutions. The large yellow building, gated off from the street by a yellow and red brick wall as well as barbed wire, features Tibetan prayer flags that add color to the neighborhood.
The Vinegar Hill location opened in 1991, following the Jonang Tibetan Buddhist lineage. The Jonangpa were among the last Tibetan Buddhists to flee after China’s forced annexation in 1950. They are also one of the only sects to follow the Kalachakra Tantra, a religious text on tantric meditation.