The Four Corners Foundation was originally founded in 1976 under the blessings and guidance of H.H. Dudjom Jigdral Yeshe Dorje and H.H Dilgo Khyentze Rinpoches. It is a Vajrayana Buddhist Church and has been acknowledged by the Four main orders of the Tibetan Vajrayana Buddhist traditions. It is recognized as a 501 (c) 3 tax-exempt (Vajrayana) Church under the laws of the United States of America.

 When the Iron Bird Flies and Horses Run on Wheels,
the Tibetan people will be scattered like ants across the World
and the Dharma will come to the Land of the Red Man.

8th Century Prophecy of the Lotus Born, Padmasambhava