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.
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.
Upcoming Events
International Festivals
- 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 South Africa Dharma Celebration
- 24 Sep NW US Dharma Celebration
Have you seen?
- Summer Festival Highlights 2010
- 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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Buddhism & Meditation
To attend our free meditation bookstore events across the UK then please click on this link to find your nearest venue.
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Book of the week
Heart Jewel
Heart Jewel is an essential manual for anyone who aspires to be a sincere practitioner of Kadampa Buddhism.
It contains two essential practices that are practiced daily by Kadampa practitioners around the world – the Guru Yoga of Je Tsongkhapa and Relying upon the Dharma Protector.
Inspiring Quotes
Whenever we see or hear of others' suffering we should try to strengthen our Compassion.
.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 Sep Tara Day
- 08 Oct Tara Day
- 08 Oct Irish Dharma Celebration
- 08 Nov Tara Day
- 03 Jan Heruka & Vajrayogini Month
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