Buddhism and meditation for the modern world
Welcome to the online home of the New Kadampa Tradition – International Kadampa Buddhist Union (NKT-IKBU) founded by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso.
The New Kadampa Tradition – International Kadampa Buddhist Union is an international association of Mahayana Buddhist study and meditation centres that follow the Kadampa Buddhist tradition founded by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso.
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Latest News
New videos in the Mediaplayer
Two new videos featuring KMC France and the ITP bulding project are now available in the Kadampa Mediaplayer.
UK Spring and Summer Festivals 2010 - Site Now Live
You can now find information about the International UK Spring and Summer festivals on the Kadampa Festivals site.
Spring Festival 2010 – Bookings Now Open
Summer Festival 2010 – Bookings Now Open
Temples for World Peace - Screensaver
To celebrate the creation of five new KMCs and one IRC – Mahabodhi KMC (BR), Madhaymaka KMC (UK), Tara KMC (UK), KMC Georgia (US), KMC Montreal (CA) and IRC Ganden Ling (BR) – we present a special screensaver for you to enjoy.
Download the screensaver – 12.8MB Windows only
International Kadampa Fall Festival 2010
Booking opens 14 April 2010.
Details of accommodation and festival fees will be available soon.
KMC News Reports
Follow KMCs and IRCs from around the world in the latest news and events from the International Temples Project for World Peace.
Upcoming Events
International Festivals
- 22 Oct International Fall Festival
- 22 Jul UK Summer Festival
- 28 May UK Spring Festival
National Festivals
- 10 Dec Italy National Festival
- 03 Dec French National Festival
- 26 Nov Asian National Festival
- 19 Nov Australasian National Festival
- 15 Sep Swiss National Festival
- 10 Sep German National Festival
- 18 Jun Brazilian National Festival
- 11 Jun Canadian National Festival
- 23 Apr US National Festival
- 01 Apr Spanish National Festival
Dharma Celebrations
- 10 Dec SE Brazil Dharma Celebration
- 03 Dec Spanish Dharma Celebration
- 03 Dec Northern Brazil Dharma Celebration
- 26 Nov NE Brazil Dharma Celebration
- 19 Nov Scottish Dharma Celebration
- 08 Oct Irish Dharma Celebration
- 01 Oct NE US Dharma Celebration
- 01 Oct Ontario Dharma Celebration
- 24 Sep South Africa Dharma Celebration
- 24 Sep NW US Dharma Celebration
Latest Videos
Have you seen?
- Spring Festival 2010 - Booking Now Open
- Summer Festival 2010 - Booking Now Open
- Fall Festival 2010, Brazil
- Media Player
- Kadampa Centers Map
- Image Gallery
The Wheel of Life
This play tells the story of the life of King Bimbisara, a friend and contemporary of Buddha Shakyamuni. Presenting the entire path to liberation in a way that makes it come alive and immediate to our experience the Wheel of Life expresses the essence of Buddha's teachings, inspiring us to engage wholeheartedly in a spiritual life
Featured Center
KMC Switzerland
KMC Switzerland is the principal and largest NKT-IKBU Center in Switzerland. The new Temple was opened in 2003.
Book of the week
Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life
This book is a translation of a famous and universally loved poem for daily living composed by the 8th century Buddhist Sage Shantideva.
It charts the spiritual journey of a Bodhisattva, one who is committed to attaining full enlightenment for the sake of all living beings.
Inspiring Quotes
All our problems and all our unhappiness are created by our uncontrolled mind and our non-virtuous actions. By engaging in the practice of Dharma we can learn to pacify and control our mind, abandon non-virtuous actions and their root cause, and thereby attain permanent peace, the true cessation of all suffering.
Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, Universal Compassion
Tharpa
Books & Audio on
Buddhism & Meditation
Modern Kadampa Buddhism
Here you will find information about Kadampa Buddhism, a special tradition of Mahayana Buddhism particularly suited to this modern world that offers practical solutions to the problems we experience in our daily lives.
Find out more in the booklet Modern Kadampa Buddhism [PDF]
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Now is the time to dispel false accusations against the innocent