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Art from the UK, four doorways appearing, tea with the neighbors

September 29, 2018

A lot can happen in two weeks! Watch this 90 second video to catch up on the latest developments at IKRC Grand Canyon in Arizona. A consignment of art from the Kadampa Art Studio at Manjushri KMC in the UK arrived and is being made ready for gilding by the team of artists onsite. The … Read more

The first Kadampa temple in Africa

September 28, 2018

Created through the kindness and vision of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche, Tushita KMC in Cape Town is the first Kadampa temple in Africa. The building was purchased by NKT-IKBU in March 2017, and after a year-long renovation project was opened in May 2018 by Gen-la Jampa, the deputy Spiritual Director of NKT-IKBU. Besides the … Read more

Tracy’s story – volunteering at the art studio

September 27, 2018

Tracy hails originally from Harbin, China and now lives in Toronto, where she works in banking. She met Kadam Dharma eight years ago in Toronto and is a regular at Kadampa Meditation Centre Canada. Tracy is taking a year off from work to visit other Kadampa centres around the world. We caught up with her … Read more

Nordic KMC one year on

September 26, 2018

It is almost a year since the new urban temple in Oslo was opened by Gen-la Dekyong the General Spiritual Director of NKT-IKBU. Nordic Kadampa Meditation Centre is the principal Kadampa center for the Nordic region. Located in the heart of Oslo at Majorstuveien 26, it offers meditation courses, retreats and social events open to … Read more

Rainbows, blessings and disappearing flowers

September 25, 2018

It was a magical weekend in Copenhagen for the 2018 Nordic Dharma Celebration with dramatic rainbows appearing on the Saturday, Buddha’s Return from Heaven Day. People from Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland and the UK gathered at KMC Copenhagen to receive the blessing empowerment of Wisdom Buddha Manjushri and a commentary to the practice Treasury … Read more

A warm welcome awaits

September 24, 2018

With less than two weeks to go before the Fall Festival begins, work is well under way preparing for this special event with joyful, warm-hearted people from many countries helping out. A truck of essential equipment has been loaded at the mother centre, Manjushri KMC in the UK, and is on its way to Portugal. … Read more

The opportunity to have a new life

September 23, 2018

Please enjoy this short video of the opening of KMC Brisbane.

A special evening in Brisbane

September 22, 2018

Last night 200 people gathered in downtown Brisbane to join Gen-la Dekyong for the opening of the spectacular KMC Brisbane.   Gen-la performed the traditional ribbon cutting ceremony and invited everyone into the Temple where she gave a truly inspiring talk encouraging us all to share Venerable Geshe-la’s vision to bring Kadam Dharma to every … Read more

Buddha’s Return from Heaven Day

September 21, 2018

September 22 marks the celebration of Buddha’s return from heaven. On this day we celebrate Buddha’s return from the desire god realm called Land of the Thirty-three Heavens, so-called because it has thirty-three different types of god. Traditionally this day also marks the end of the summer retreat. Every year, during the summer months, Buddha … Read more

Celebrating Dharma in the north of England

September 21, 2018

Madhyamaka KMC in the north of England has a special place in the history of modern Kadampa Buddhism because it was the first center established by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Rinpoche in 1978, soon after he arrived in the UK. In founding Madhyamaka Centre Venerable Geshe-la sowed a potent seed, and since that time hundreds of … Read more

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