Garden of One Thousand Buddhas
One thousand Buddha figures and one thousand stupas form a Dharma-wheel garden within the homeland of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes.
Artwork inspired by Jaune Quick-to-See Smith
The central Yum Chenmo, radiating paths, repeated Buddhas, and encircling stupas create a deliberate sacred geometry grounded in compassion and wisdom. Read the garden as an active Buddhist center rather than an exotic sculpture park.
Visitors are welcome during posted hours, but silence, dress, photography, pets, offerings, and events require respect. Walk clockwise when guidance requests it, avoid touching statues, and keep the Jocko Valley and Tribal homeland present in your understanding of place.
- Arrangement
- 1,000 Buddhas and 1,000 stupas
- Tradition
- Nyingma Tibetan Buddhism
- Allow
- 1–1½ hours
Quick guide
- Primary evidence
- Follow silence, direction, photography, and offering guidance.
- Then examine
- Nyingma Tibetan Buddhism ↔ Understand Yum Chenmo and the surrounding Buddhas and stupas
An evidence route through Garden of One Thousand Buddhas
- Begin
- Read the Dharma-wheel plan before walking inward before moving into the wider story.
- Center
- Understand Yum Chenmo and the surrounding Buddhas and stupas.
- Behave as guest
- Follow silence, direction, photography, and offering guidance.
- Hold place
- Remember the Flathead Reservation and living Tribal homeland.
Good to know
This is a sacred center, not a conventional public garden. Pets should remain home, ceremonies may alter access, and operating hours change by season; read the official visitor guidance before arrival.
Notice these
- 1,000 Buddhas and 1,000 stupas
- Nyingma Tibetan Buddhism
- Understand Yum Chenmo and the surrounding Buddhas and stupas.