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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Summer Festival 2010 Highlights
Daily highlights of the Summer Festivals 2010 are now live. Enjoy a short video excerpt, quotes from participants, and a selection of photos for each day
At the end of the Festival a full review will be published with video diaries, photo diaries, themed galleries and much more.
International Kadampa Fall Festival 2010 - Additional accommodation is now available
Join us for the International Kadampa Fall Festival 2010 with Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. The Festival will begin with the official opening and blessing of the Kadampa World Peace Temple at KMC Brazil. Venerable Geshe-la will then grant the Blessing Empowerment of Je Tsongkhapa and give commentary to the practice, together with the blessing transmission of Modern Buddhism: The Path of Compassion and Wisdom.
Full details are now available on-line, additonal information can be found in the FAQ section.
Visit the NKT Fall Festival 2010 site
Additional Festival accommodation is now available.
New videos in the Mediaplayer
Two new videos featuring KMC France and the ITP bulding project are now available in the Kadampa Mediaplayer.
Summer Festivals 2010 - Site Now Live
You can now find information about the International UK Summer festivals on the Kadampa Festivals site.
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
Upcoming Events
International Festivals
- 22 Jul UK Summer Festival
- 22 Oct International Fall Festival
National Festivals
- 10 Sep German National Festival
- 15 Sep Swiss National Festival
- 19 Oct Australasian National Festival
- 19 Nov Australasian National Festival
- 26 Nov Asian National Festival
Dharma Celebrations
- 03 Sep Pacific Islands Dharma celebration
- 04 Sep Quebec Dharma Celebration
- 09 Sep UK Dharma Celebration
- 24 Sep NW US Dharma Celebration
- 01 Oct NE US Dharma Celebration
Have you seen?
- Spring Festival Diaries 2010
- Summer Festival 2010 - Booking open
- Fall Festival 2010, Brazil - Booking open.
Additional Festival accommodation is now available. - Media Player
- Kadampa Centers Map
- Image Gallery
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Books & Audio on
Buddhism & Meditation
To attend our free meditation bookstore events across the UK then please click on this link to find your nearest venue.
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
Reflecting on the preciousness of our human life will encourage us not to waste valuable time, but to use it to practise the stages of the path.
Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, The New Meditation Handbook
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]
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
Calendar
- 08 Aug Tara Day
- 08 Sep Tara Day
- 08 Oct Tara Day
- 08 Oct Irish Dharma Celebration
- 03 Jan Heruka & Vajrayogini Month
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