• Five years of basic linguistic training is required for every young lama, including spelling, grammar, writing, and especially the memorization of Dharma texts. After this, the young lamas may receive monk's vows.
  
• Two years of training in tantric Dharma dances; graduates are known as Champon (choreography master).
  
• Three years of training in Dharma artwork and ritual; graduates are known as Chodpon (ritual master).
  
• Three years of training in Dharma music and tantric melodies; graduates are known as Bhuchen (chanting master).
  
• Two years of work to take care of the monastery; the trainees are known as Chotrimpa (Dharma security master).
  
• Three years of practice in secret tantric experiences; after this, the practitioners are given the title Tsokpen (Dharma master).

If the Dzogchen Monastery finds them qualified, those who have completed all of the above training may become Dorje Lhopon (Vajra master).

In the time of His Holiness the Fifth Dzogchen Rinpoche, the Mother Dzogchen Monastery was very busy with Dharma activity. In the course of one year, for the enlightenment of all sentient beings, the monastery carried out the traditional program outlined below. It has remained unchanged until today.

• Study and training in Dharma activities for 180 days. Training of lamas from the Dzogchen monastery's seven hundred branches in all of Tibet.
  
• All types of Drupchen (grand group practice), for 160 days, using more than 20,000 torma offerings of all different sizes, one million butter lamp offerings, and millions of pure water offerings.
  
• Sixteen days of outer, inner, and secret tantric Dharma dancing.
  
• A variety of traditional tantric Dharma music and singing rituals.
  
• Forty large sand mandala offerings.
  
• A large thangka display, celebration and large butter sculpture ceremony.
  
• 100,000 different fire pujas and three million feast ceremonies (ganachakras).
  
• An extensive display of prayer flags and the continual turning of eight large Dharma prayer wheels along with 10,000 smaller ones.
  
• Thirteen lamas making Dharmapala offerings every day of the year in the nine Gonkhungs (sacred houses).
  
• For the purpose of world peace, in a joint effort by the local people and lamas, recitation of one billion mantras for each deity. These deities are Buddha Shakyamuni, Amitabha, Avalokiteshvara, Padmasambhava, and Tara.

Currently, many foreign-born reincarnations of Dzogchen monastery's Rinpoches have difficulty returning to Tibet. This leaves the Dzogchen Monastery with only ten Rinpoches from the older generation. They are His Holiness Tulku Kalsang Rinpoche, Tulku Tokdan Rinpoche, Tulku Drukpa Rinpoche, Tulku Shokli Rinpoche, and Tulku Tenpel Rinpoche. The following younger Rinpoches give guidance to the Dzogchen Monastery: Drukpa Kuchen Rinpoche, Lingla Kuchen Rinpoche, Dzogchen Khyentse Rinpoche, Tulku Kunchok Rinpoche, and Rigdzin Tharchin Rinpoche. The younger Rinpoches take care of the monastery's daily affairs. In addition to this, they direct the monastery's restoration by a crew of eight hundred young and old lamas. They are completely devoted to preserving the Dzogchen tradition.