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A special time to be at the mother center

July 14, 2022

25 years ago, during the Summer Festival 1997, Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche opened the first Kadampa Temple for World Peace at Manjushri KMC.

Grand opening ceremony of KMC Leeds

July 12, 2022

Last Saturday 260 people attended the Grand Opening of Kadampa Meditation Centre Leeds, with General Spiritual Director of NKT-IKBU, Gen-la Kelsang Dekyong.

Spreading Kadampa joy with local communities

July 9, 2022

KMC New York, KMC Austria and Nagarjuna KMC all recently hosted events for their local communities including a fun fair that attracted over 500 people and participating in the Town of Lumberland Fourth of July Parade at KMC New York, the sangha of KMC Austria participating in the Freihausviertel District Festival and the annual Summer Fete for World Peace at KMC Nagarjuna.

Preparations underway at the Mother Center

July 7, 2022

Summer Festival 2022 will be hosted at the Mother Center in England, Manjushri KMC. Here we feature some volunteers from all across the UK who came to help prepare for the Festival.

A very special Public Talk in Leeds: How to meditate for World Peace

July 7, 2022

“Join us on 10th July for the auspicious occasion of the Grand Opening of Kadampa Meditation Centre Leeds with a public talk, How to meditate for World Peace, by Gen la Kelsang Dekyong, the General Spiritual Director of the New Kadampa Tradition.”

The Buddhist way of loving

July 6, 2022

Every summer, KMC Barcelona hosts an annual retreat on how to love without attachment.

Flying into Manchester for the Summer Festival?

July 5, 2022

If you are flying into Manchester Airport and have not yet booked the airport shuttle, we are encouraging you to do so rather than relying on the train service.

Teachers gather for special training

July 4, 2022

Almost 200 Resident Teachers have gathered at Manjushri KMC for the Intensive Teacher Training Program 2022 with Gen-la Kelsang Khyenrab, retired General Spiritual Director of NKT-IKBU.

Ask a Buddhist Teacher: What happens to us when we die?

July 1, 2022

A new series in which Kadampa Teachers answer commonly asked questions | We begin with Gen Kelsang Rabten, Resident Teacher of KMC Leeds and National Spiritual Director for New Zealand, Australia and South East Asia, who answers “What happens to us when we die?”

Last chance for discounted rates for the Summer Festival

June 30, 2022

Today, June 30, is the last day to book for the Summer Festival and take advantage of huge early booking discounts. Please note the figures below are for the Festival fee only and do not include accommodation or meals.

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