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Bodhi Vihara Buddhist Monastery

Address: Domberg 10   Freising - München Munchen Munich Bayern 85354
Tradition: Theravada
Phone: +49-8161-8627310
Fax: +49-8161-8627312
E-mail: kloster@bodhi-vihara.org
Website: http://bodhi-vihara.org
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Spiritual Director: Bhikku Thitadhammo  
Notes and Events:

Buddhistischs Kloster Bodhi Vihara
วัดโพธิวิหาร เมืองไฟรซิ่งค์
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Bodhi Zendo

Address: Perumalmalai Kodaikanal 624104 India  
Tradition: Japanese Soto/Rinzai ; Lineage: Sanbo Kyodan
Phone: (+91) 4542 30345
E-mail: BodhiZendo@iname.com
Website: http://www.iijnet.or.jp/iriz/index_e.html
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Teacher: Fr. Ama Samy S.J.  
Notes and Events:

Offers a daily schedule of meditation (Zazen).


Bodhi Zendo Sydney Group

Tradition: Mahayana, Zen
Affiliation: Bodhi Zendo, Perumalmalai,Tamil Nadu, Southern India
Phone: Aileen (02) 9314 7831
E-mail: aileenmc@bigpond.net.au
Website: http://www.bodhizendo.org
Teacher: Ama Samy  
Notes and Events:

Please emai: aileenmc@bigpond.net.au beforehand.

The web site for Bodhi Zendo in India can be found at: http://www.bodhizendo.org.


Bodhicharya Buddhist Group Bosham

Address: Hamblin Hall, Bosham House Main Road, Bosham, Nr Chichester, PO18 8PJ   Chichester West Sussex PO18 8PJ
Tradition: Vajrayana
Affiliation: Bodhicharya Groups
Phone: 07565 414 331
E-mail: bbgbosham@gmail.com
Website: http://bbgbosham.org
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Steering Committee Member: Pema Chalmers  Email  (Phone: 07824533093)
Main Contact: Elisie Green  Email  (Phone: 07565 414 331)
Spiritual Director: Ringu Tulku Rinpoche  
Teacher: Ringu Tulku Rinpoche  
Notes and Events:

We are a group of Dharma students who aim to provide a safe place and mutual support for investigating the Buddhist teachings, primarily but not exclusively, Tibetan Buddhism. We aim to encourage in ourselves and others the practice of meditation. Our group comes under the guidance of our Lama, Ringu Tulku Rinpoche, who visits us each year in the Spring or Summer.

We meet every Thursday evening at Hamblin Hall in Bosham, West Sussex, UK. We welcome all to share with us this beautiful quiet space if you wish to meditate, learn, question, reflect, and debate the Buddhist teachings. There is no membership, no sign up. Take what you find useful and leave the rest.


Bodhicharya Buddhist Group, West Sussex

Address: The Hamblin Hall, Bosham House   Bosham West Sussex PO18 8PH
Tradition: Vajrayana, Tibetan
Affiliation: Bodhicharya International
Phone: 07811 956016
E-mail: ian.stuart108@gmail.com
Website: http://www.bbgbosham
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Spiritual Director: Ringu Tulku Rinpoche  
Notes and Events:

Buddhist group meeting each Thursday 7.30 pm for meditation and teachings.        

Meetings are friendly and informal and open to all, donations welcomed on the door.

Frequent visiting teachers including Ringu Tulku Rinpoche.


Bodhicharya e.V. - Buddhist Center for Peace and Understanding

Address: Kinzigstr. 25-29   Berlin Berlin 10247
Tradition: Vajrayana, Karma Kagyu
Affiliation: DBU
Phone: +49 30 29 00 97 39
Fax: +49 30-29 00 97 41
E-mail: info@bodhicharya.de
Website: http://www.bodhicharya.de
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Teacher: Ringu Tulku Rinpoche  
Spiritual Director: Ringu Tulku Rinpoche  Email  
Main Contact: Brigitte Huzly  Email  
Notes and Events:

Daily meditation and study courses:

Mo - 5.30pm: Shine and Qi Gong, 7.30pm: Buddhism for beginners

Tue - 6.30pm: Shamata

Thurs - 6pm: Tai Chi; 7.30pm: Avalokiteshvara-Meditation

Sun - Green Tara Sadhana (each first sunday the month)

Sun - 6pm: Lodjong - Buddhist Mind Training 

Nearly each weekend various buddhist teachers visit our center to give precious teachings and we practice different sadhanas regulary.

We also have a hospice project (training for volunteer hospice-helpers), social work as buddhist introdutions with prisonors in Berlin and Brandenburg.


Bodhicharya France

Address: 1, La bouille   Lusse Vosges
Tradition: Vajrayana
Affiliation: Bodhicharya
Phone: 03 29 51 21 93
E-mail: bodhicharya.france@free.fr
Website: http://www.bodhicharya-france.fr/
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Main Contact: Bodhichary France secretary  Email  (Phone: 03 29 51 21 93)
Teacher: Lama Tsultrim Guelek  
Spiritual Director: Ringu Tulku Rinpoche  
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L’association cultuelle bouddhiste Bodhicharya-France placée sous l’autorité spirituelle du Vénérable Ringou Tulkou Rinpoché a pour objectif d’associer l’enseignement du Dharma et la pratique du bouddhisme selon la tradition tibétaine de la lignée Kagyupa.

Depuis 2002, Ringou Rinpoché nous honore de sa présence régulière, plusieurs fois par an, permettant à chaque pratiquant d’avoir une guidance spirituelle et un suivi dans sa pratique. Depuis 2006, un séminaire international d’enseignement et de méditation est organisé en Alsace chaque été en présence de Rinpoché.
En 2007, un comité de traduction a été mis en place afin de traduire en français les nombreux enseignements donnés par Rinpoché.

Le centre accueille également régulièrement de grands Maîtres, tels Mogchok Rinpoche et propose des retraites collectives ou individuelles.

Lama Tsultrim dispence également des enseignements dans les différents Tchöling : Strasbourg, Colmar, Mulhouse, Meudon, Nancy,Montbéliard et Pont-à-Mousson de Septembre à Juin.

Bien à vous dans le Dharma ...


Bodhicharya Kent

Address: Quaker Meeting House, Northgate, Rochester, Kent, ME1 1LS   Rochester Kent ME11LS
Tradition: Vajrayana, Non-Sectarian, Karma Kagyu - Rime.
Affiliation: Bodhicharya International
E-mail: bk.meditate@gmail.com
Website: http://www.bodhicharya-kent.org.uk
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Spiritual Director: Ringu Tulku Rinpoche  
Notes and Events:

Bodhicharya Kent is a Buddhist group based in the Medway Town of Rochester under the guidance of Ringu Tulku Rinpoche, a Tibetan Kagyu Lama, and is based around meditation practice, discussion and study.

We run meditation evenings every Tuesday evening, usually 8pm to 9:30pm, except for the last Tuesday of the month. When possible we also invite visiting teachers from the Bodhicharya community who are experienced in meditation.

The evening is open to everyone including Buddhists of all traditions, those of other faiths and those with none. Perhaps you have an interest in Buddhism and want to find out more or perhaps you are mainly looking to learn some meditation methods to apply in your daily life. Whatever your motivation, an open, curious and sceptical mind will be useful. People new to meditation as well as experienced practitioners are welcome.

The evening usually consists of meditation sessions, with guidance and instruction, that are comfortably split in to 10 minute sessions with time for a good stretch in between (more experienced meditators can sit through the stretch break).

A related topic is also introduced and discussed. The group is made up of the participants so active engagement, questions, reflections and discussion are welcome, however, if you prefer to just sit back, listen, reflect and take it in that is also very good. There are comfortable chairs and cushions available, but there are no meditation specific cushions so if you have your own and would prefer to sit on it then please bring it along.  There will be tea, coffee and biscuits to enjoy together at the end of the evening.

As of September 2014 we continue on with calm abiding meditation instruction and practice for all those who would like to learn or deepen a meditation practice and bring its many benefits into daily life. 

We will also be reading through a book by Ringu Tulku on Mind Training (known as Lojong in Tibetan) to provide some structure, continuity and perspective to the meditation evenings:

»Lojong is not simply a mental exercise or a new intellectual approach, it is a profound education. It creates a radical change in our usual pattern of thinking. The meditation instructions and advice are plain and straightforward. This is a practice for ordinary life. There is no complexity or formality involved. No special ability is needed. Anyone can train their mind. The wisdom of these slogans is not exclusive to Buddhism. It is universal and goes beyond any particular religion.« – Ringu Tulku.

For those who would like a copy of the book it can be purchased here.

All are welcome :-)


Bodhicitta Dakini Monastery

Address: Golden Valley,Near Launceston   TAS 7304
Tradition: Mahayana, Vajrayana, Tibetan Buddhist/Forest tradition
Affiliation: Bodhicitta Foundation NGO / Kalyanamitra Foundation
E-mail: moondakini@hotmail.com
Website: https://bodhicitta-monastery.com/
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Teacher: Venerable Ayya Yeshe  
Notes and Events:

We are a socially engaged Centre of contemplation that is slowly forming with the aim of providing training, shelter, emotional and spiritual support to Western nuns, monks and the lay community based around the traditional model of the four fold Sangha of nuns, monks lay women and laymen (and non binary people) founded by the Buddha.

 We will emphasise gender equality and nun driven leadership, because currently women are left out of most positions of power in Tibetan Buddhism and have historically received less support and education.

We invite you to be a part of this exciting project to offer teachings and establish the Dharma in the West to create a more compassionate, peaceful and sane world.

Our aim is to create a monastery and retreat Centre where monastics in the Tibetan tradition, who currently have to pay money to pay in lay Centres can live in the Vinaya, do deep practice and study as well as social service and gain the insights necessary to preserve the vast and profound Teachings of non sectarian Tibetan Buddhism.

We will also draw inspiration and influences from other traditions such as the Thai Forest tradition (such as using alms bowls, doing the Kathina cloth, alms round, tudong pilgrimage, living in simplicity in nature with a monastic routine), as well as the Plum Village Thich Nhat Hanh tradition, (beginning anew, non violent communication, communal harmony, mindful eating and living).

Bodhicitta Dakini Monastery is a non sectarian Mahayana monastery that welcomes people to stay and meditate and support our resident monastics. We welcome all people, but are a female led temple with a focus on contemplation and social justice work occasionally outside the monastery.

Golden Valley is a rural locality in the local government area of Meander Valley in the Launceston region of Tasmania. It is located about 59 kilometres south-west of the town of Launceston

 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Bodhicitta-Dakini-Monastery-for-social-engagement-and-Western-monastics-1465452190426039/


Bodhicitta Sangha

Address: 706 North 1st Street, Suite 112   Minneapolis, MN 55401
Tradition: Vajrayana, Nyingma Lineage of Tibetan Buddhism
Phone: 612-568-7880
E-mail: meditation@bodhicittasangha.org
Website: http://www.bodhicittasangha.org/
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Spiritual Director: Khenpo Sherab Sangpo  
Notes and Events:

Please visit bodhicittasangha.org to learn more about our teacher, Khenpo Sherab Sangpo, to learn more about our meditation centers in Minneapolis, Duluth, Ely and Hibbing, Minnesota, and to view our teaching schedule of meditation classes and retreats.


Bodhiheart Sangha

Address:   Seattle WA 98102
Tradition: Non-Sectarian, Vajyayana and Burmese Vipassana
Affiliation: Tradition of the Dalai Lama
Phone: 206-383-4959
E-mail: bodhi.community@gmail.com
Website: http://www.bodhiheartsangha.org
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Main Contact: Ven. Dhammadinna  
Teacher: Ven. Dhammadinna,  
Spiritual Director: Dalai Lama  
Notes and Events:

Bodhiheart Sangha is led by two western students of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Ven. Dhammadinna ordained as a Buddhist nun in 1983 and practiced extensively in the Theravada tradition before becoming a disciple of H.H. Dalai Lama. Tenzin Jesse has studied deeply in the Tibetan tradition completing the 6 year Lama Tsongkhapa study program modeled on the traditional geshe curriculum. The teachings focus on the graduated topics for spiritual formation (lam rim) and vipassana meditation. Workshop topics include Medicine Buddha, applying Dharma to relationships, and studying classical Tibetan language for reading scriptures.


Bodhikusuma - Buddhist & Meditation Centre

Address: Lvl 2, 203 - 209 Thomas Street,Haymarket, NSW 2000 Mailing: PO BOX 258, Strawberry Hills, NSW 2012  NSW
Tradition: Theravada, Thai
Phone: (61 2) 9211-1188
Fax: (61 2) 9281-1128
E-mail: bmcentre@bodhikusuma.com
Website: http://www.bodhikusuma.com/metta/
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Notes and Events:

Bodhikusuma Buddhist & Meditation Centre started in 2002. It is a functioning Theravada Buddhist centre which provides facilities to learn and practice the teachings of the Buddha through classes, meditation, workshops and talks. Since 2007, Bodhikusuma has moved to a much larger and more central location in Chinatown, Sydney.


Bodhimarga

Address: P.O. Box 261037   Lakewood CO 80226
Tradition: Non-Sectarian
Affiliation: Prajnopaya Institute
Phone: 303-482-1496
E-mail: info@bodhimarga.org
Website: http://www.bodhimarga.org
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Teacher: The Venerable Tenzin Priyadarshi  
Spiritual Director: The Venerable Tenzin Priyadarshi  (Phone: 303-482-1496)
Notes and Events:

Bodhimarga (Sanskrit. Path to Enlightenment) is a non-sectarian (rimed) and non-denominational community dedicated to the study of Buddhadharma. Students are encouraged to engage in the study of Theravada, Mahayana, and Vajrayana (Triyana) schools. Bodhimarga emphasizes critical study combined with serious practice.  


BodhiMind Center

Address: 1316B W. Pikes Peak Ave.   Colorado Springs 80904
Tradition: Non-Sectarian
Phone: 719-632-7678
E-mail: bodhimindcenter@gmail.com
Website: http://www.bodhimindcenter.org
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Teacher: David Gardiner  
Main Contact: David Gardiner  Email  (Phone: 7196327678)
Notes and Events:

Meditation every Tuesday, 5:30 pm, with two 20-minute sits followed by discussion. Usually led by David Gardiner, professor of religion specializing in Buddhist studies at Colorado College. Also host lectures, seminars, book group, daylong and weekend retreats, and more. Tibetan Buddhist roots but with branches beyond, interested in introducing anyone to basic Buddhist ideas and practices, and in engaging in inter-religious dialog. See website www.bodhimindcenter.org for more. Most meetings at 20 Mesa Rd., Colorado Springs, 80904, near Colorado College campus. 


BodhiMind Center

Address:   Colorado Springs CO
Tradition: Non-Sectarian
Phone: 719-822-1999
E-mail: bodhimindcenter@gmail.com
Website: http://www.bodhimindcenter.org
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Main Contact: David Gardiner  Email  (Phone: 719-822-1999)
Teacher: David Gardiner  
Notes and Events:

BodhiMind Center is a non-traditional Sangha, founded in 2009, 501-C3 status. While our roots are in the Tibetan tradition, our branches spread widely. We offer weekly meditations, lectures, seminars, book groups and retreats. Occasional visiting teachers come from all Buddhist traditions and we also do some inter-religious dialog events. We nurture both those dedicated to deepening their Dharma practice and those just wanting to learn about Buddhism.


Bodhinyana Great Southern

Address: PO Box 360   Albany DC WA 6331
Tradition: Theravada, Australian Forest tradition
Affiliation: Buddhist Society of Western Australia
Phone: (08)9844 6666
E-mail: greatsouthern@bswa.org
Website: https://bswa.org/location/bodhinyana-great-southern-project/
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Teacher: Venerable Mudu  
Spiritual Director: Ajahn Brahm  
Notes and Events:

We currently service the whole of the Great Southern region (best we can) including free weekly public Dhamma talks & meditation in:

  • Albany (Fridays 7-8pm, doors open 6:30pm) Manly 'Lions Club' Hall, 331 Ulster Road, Albany WA 6330;
  • Denmark   Sundays 4-5pm); The Sanctuary, South Coast Highway, Denmark WA 6333;
  • Mount Barker (6:30-7:30pm, doors open 6pm) Mount Barker Community Resource Centre, 1 Lowood Road Mount Barker, WA 6324.

We also provide regular weekly spiritual guidance, Dhamma & meditation instruction at Albany Regional Prison, Pardelup Prison Farm, Albany Health Campus, & Albany Community Hospice.

Weekly pinbabaht (alms round) is held each week on Saturday morning on Stirling Terrace, Albany finishing at Thai Angel Hand Massage Shop at around 9am

Facebook: BSWA Great Southern


Bodhinyana Monastery

Address: 216 Kingsbury Drive   Serpentine WA 6125
Tradition: Theravada, Forest Tradition, Thai
Affiliation: Buddhist Society of Western Australia
Phone: (08) 9525 2420
Fax: (08) 9525 3420
Website: http://cms.bodhinyana.org.au/
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Teacher: Abbot: Ven. Ajahn Brahmavamso  
Notes and Events:

Bodhinyana monastery is nestled amidst the rolling hills of the Darling Range, near the small town of Serpentine, Western Australia.

The monastery began its growth in 1983. Named after the great teacher Ajahn Chah, Bodhinyana means the ‘wisdom of enlightenment’. With the generous help and support of our dedicated lay community the monks have built Bodhinyana to establish a home beneath the trees, in harmony with nature.

The monastery is home to around twenty monks, residing in huts scattered over 242 acres. We have a large meditation hall, where members of the public are welcome to spend time enjoying the peace and tranquillity of the atmosphere here.  There is also a kitchen & dining hall, and accommodation for anagarikas (white robed, long-term residents) and guests.

Bodhinyana provides an ideal environment of solitude and simplicity in which the Sangha and residents can dedicate their practice to the cultivation of virtue, meditation and wisdom.


BodhiPath Buddhist Center Santa Barbara

Address: 113 West Gutierrez   Santa Barbara CA
Tradition: Mahayana, A Karma Kagyu Buddhist Center Tibetan
Affiliation: BodhiPath International Buddhist Centers
Phone: 805-252-6137
E-mail: bodhipathsb@gmail.com
Website: http://bodhipath.org/santabarbara
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Main Contact: Jen Gaffaney  
Teacher: Dawa Tarchin & Bart Mendel  
Spiritual Director: Shamar Rinpoche  
Notes and Events:

All classes and programs are held at our dharma center in downtown Santa Barbara at 113 West Gutierrez Street, 2nd Floor. (Behind Pollero Outlet) 

Weekly Activities: 

Thursday evenings, 7:00-9:00 pm: Group Meditation and Dharma Teaching

Sunday mornings, 11:00 am: Chenrezig Practice

We also offer Weekend Meditation Workshops, Quarterly Urban Retreats and an Annual Residential Retreat.

Please visit http://groups.google.com/group/santa-barbara-bodhipath-buddhist-center?hl=en for more information or to sign up for our weekly email updates.


Bodhiraja Buddhist Society

Address: 30-A Haig Road, Singapore, 438737  
Tradition: Mahayana
E-mail: bodhiraj@singnet.com.sg
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Notes and Events:

Regular program includes Pali and Mahayana chanting, Meditation, Dhamma Talks.


Bodhis Shadow

Address: Raja Annamalai Puram   Chennai Tamil Nadu 600028
Tradition: Non-Sectarian
Phone: 9003198734
E-mail: bodhis.shadow@gmail.com
Website: http://bodhis-shadow.blogspot.in/
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Main Contact: Siva Alsamy  
Notes and Events:

We are a Buddhist happiness & mindfulness movement based in India and our goal is to promote the Buddha Dharma and to make the teachings available to the general public. We do not favour any one Buddhist school or sect over another, and all are afforded equal respect.

The community is organized by Siva Alsamy in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.


Bodhisaddha Forest Monastery

Address: 295 Wilton Road   Wilton NSW 2571
Tradition: Theravada, Thai Forest Tradition- Ajahn Chah
Affiliation: Bodhikusuma Buddhist & Meditation Centre Sydney
Phone: 0481-811-877
E-mail: wat@bodhisaddha.org
Website: https://www.bodhisaddha.org/wat/en/
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Spiritual Director: Luang Por Liem Thithadhammo  
Notes and Events:

Located in Wilton, NSW, just 20 minutes from Wollongong and 1 hour from Sydney, Bodhisaddha provides a forest sanctuary in which monks and laypeople have the opportunity to encounter and practice the path of spiritual development taught by the Buddha.

The resident community of monks have an ideal environment to cultivate lives of meditation and service, while allowing visitors to receive teachings and to develop qualities of generosity, faith, mindfulness and wisdom in line with the Buddhist path.

Dedicated towards bringing peace into the lives of individuals and the surrounding community, Bodhisaddha welcomes all traditions that share this vision.


Bodhiwanaya

Address: 150 Dharmasoka Mawatha Kandy, Sri Lanka   Kandy Central
Tradition: Theravada
Phone: +94718294370
E-mail: bodhiwanaya@gmail.com
Website: http://www.bodhiwanaya.org
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Main Contact: Uthpala Atapattu  Email  
Teacher: Missaka Kamalasiri  
Spiritual Director: Missaka Kamalasiri  Email  (Phone: +94718294370)
Notes and Events:

A Buddhist meditation center and monastery has been established for practice and study of teachings of the Buddha. Learn how to incorporate Dhamma into ones day-to-day life while cultivating Sila (morality), Samadhi (concentration) and Panna (wisdom).

Bodhiwanaya is Located in the central hills of Sri Lanka, the city of Kandy is known as one of the most beautiful cities in the country. Once recognized as an ancient capital, the city is the cultural capital of the Island because the most sacred Buddhist temple “The Dalada Maligawa (the temple of the tooth)” is there.

Kandy has a history in meditation. Handed down from Venerable Minhindu, the traditions and knowledge of meditation are sustained by the efforts of Venerable Aritta and other local Buddhist monks. Asgiri Maha Viharaya which was located at Udawatta Kale hill area near Kandy city was the primary reason for the survival of these great traditions. At the same time, there were several forest meditation sanctuaries including historical Rama Viharaya. 

Yet the history of having forest meditation sanctuaries at Udawatta Kale runs as far as the Anuradhapura era. Rock caves for human dwelling and archives of stone tablets confirm the long history of Udawatta Kale. Historically these sanctuaries were located near the east side of the hill near the Mahavali river valley.  Though these sanctuaries faded away, historical Gangaramaya Temple has roots that connect these historical statuaries to the present.

 During the colonial times control was taken by the government who divided the land into two main sections; the upper land was governed as a natural reserve and the lower land were used for agricultural purposes, which later came to know as Thalwatta plantation. Recently, one section of this plantation located near Gangarama was bought by Mr. Weerasekara for private use. Later he decided to build a meditation center then donate it to a board of trustees after his death.

 The responsibility of beginning and maintaining the meditation center was given to his friend and the chief meditation instructor at the Nilamba meditation center, Mr. Godwin Samararattna. For the next 15 years this place has been accommodating many local and international visitors. 

With the 2600th anniversary of Buddha’s enlightenment Venerable Missaka was named as the center’s new chief meditation instructor.  There have been several renovations and new changes including naming the meditation center, “Bodhi Vanaya Sadaham Senasuna.”

This historically significant place will play an imperative role in serving all sentient beings by making the long lasting meditation traditions alive again.


Bon Mountain Treasure

Address:   Little Current Ontario P0P 1K0
Tradition: Non-Sectarian, Yungdrung Bon
Phone: 705-441-6912
E-mail: tibetanbon@rogers.com
Website: http://www.mountaintreasure.ca
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Main Contact: Deborah Bell  Email  (Phone: 7054416912)
Notes and Events:

Bon Mountain Treasure is a registered charity in Canada with a mandate to promote and preserve the ancient religious spiritual tradition of Tibet known as Bon.  

We organize gatherings for religious ceremonies, teachings and opportunities for practice in Toronto, Blue Mountains and Manitoulin Island in Ontario. Due to the pandemic all of our offerings are happening online.


Bonn Buddhist Temple

Address: 53173 Bonn, Friesdorferstr. 75  Bonn
Tradition: Theravada, Sri Lanka / Deutschland
Phone: 0049228318844
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Spiritual Director: Thero Kusalagnana Thalpavila MA (English)  Email  (Phone: 0049228318844)
Notes and Events:

Bonn Buddhist Temple is a center for both Buddhists and non-Buddhists to learn Buddhas teachings, to meditate and to discuss human problems and get answers. Every Friday at 7 pm a Dharma discussion and Meditation program held in English medium. Anybody can join it free of charge. Various other religious and social serviced are done by the temple.


Border Collie Sangha

Address: Wiston Lodge, Wiston   near Biggar Scotland ML12 6HT
Tradition: Mahayana, Vietnamese Zen
Affiliation: Community of Interbeing
Phone: 01899 850 228
E-mail: meg.beresford@gn.apc.org
Website: http://www.interbeing.org.uk/groups/border-collie-sangha
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Spiritual Director: Thich Nhat Hanh  
Notes and Events:

We are meeting on Sunday evenings for an hour’s guided and walking meditation and would welcome others to come and join us. The time we are meeting is normally 5.00pm for an hour, but this may change according to the visitors staying in the Lodge, so it would be wise for anyone wishing to come, to phone in advance calling Meg Beresford on 01899 850 302 or 07835362774 earlier in the day. We will also be hoping to arrange occasional Mindfulness days and would welcome others to join us and support our new Sangha.

For information about the Community of Interbeing in the UK, please visit: www.interbeing.org.uk


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