Welcome to Dechen London
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Welcome to the website of Dechen London: Sakya Buddhist Centre.
Dechen London is a Buddhist Centre, shop and events space located in Notting Hill, West London. We run Buddhism and meditation classes and host Buddhist teachings by visiting lamas. We also hold cultural events such as art exhibitions, book launches and poetry readings.
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Upcoming Special Events
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Buddhist Teachings by Lama Jampa Thaye
Location: Dechen London
Date: March 21, 2020 (10:30 am - 4:30 pm)
Start: 10:30 AM
End: 4:30 PM
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HH Sakya Gongma Trichen to bestow Major Initiation of Manjushri
Location: Dechen London
Date: August 16, 2020 - August 17, 2020 (All Day)
Start: 12:00 AM
End: 11:59 PM
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His Holiness Sakya Gongma Trichen to bestow the Major Initiation of Manjushri Nama Samgiti
London, 16-17 August 2020 We are delighted to announce that, at the request of Lama Jampa Thaye, HH Sakya Gongma Trichen has kindly agreed to bestow the major initiation of Manjushri Nama Samgiti. The two day initiation will be jointly hosted in West London by Sakya Dechen Ling London and Sakya Centre Bristol. The initiation…
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Buddhist Mind Training at London Wetland Centre
A London Oasis Last weekend Lama Jampa returned to the beautiful, tranquil setting of the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust’s centre at Barnes, London to give teachings on three short lojong (Buddhist mind training) texts. The Source and History of the Text Lama Jampa began with a brief history of the text and its sources. These…
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Exhibition Opening ‘a roaring success’
A Road to Clarity – Dechen London, September 29 – November 09 Over fifty people attended the opening of the retrospective exhibition of paintings and prints by Molly van der Wei on Saturday for a first glimpse of work spanning over twenty-five years. The private view was a diverse mix of people, from artists, musicians and…
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