On Sunday 28 and Monday 29 August, Sakya Dechen Ling in London, supported by Sakya Thinley Rinchen Ling in Bristol and many other Dechen centres, were delighted to host two days of teachings with His Holiness Sakya Gongma Trichen Rinpoche. The venue was Chelsea Old Town Hall, an appropriately magnificent Grade II, late Victorian building,…
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On Saturday 26 March, Dechen London Sakya Buddhist Centre were delighted to host a full day of teachings by Lama Jampa Thaye. The location was the peaceful hall at the Hellenic Centre in Marylebone. Buddhists gathered from across the UK and Europe to receive these precious teachings. In the morning Lama Jampa taught the second…
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On Saturday 22nd October Lama Jampa Thaye, hosted by Dechen London, gave a full day of teachings from the Sakya tradition at Fulham Palace. The former residence of the Bishop from the 11th until the 20th century, its beautiful grounds formed an historic backdrop to the event. In the morning Lama Jampa taught the first…
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As soon as Government restrictions allow (currently late June 2021) we will be holding regular open days at the centre, click here for full details. Whether you would like to look around our beautiful shrine room with it’s traditional Tibetan artwork, learn more about Buddhism and the Sakya tradition, make an offering on behalf of…
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We are pleased to announce that all classes at Dechen London have now resumed in person. However if you are not able to make it the centre the Wednesday evening and Saturday morning sessions will continue to run online as well via Zoom. As soon as you are able to we encourage you to come…
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In order to continue to offer the people the chance to learn to meditate and hear about the teachings of the Buddha during the current period of prohibition Dechen London have once again moved their Buddhism and Meditation Classes Online. Classes will use the Zoom app. If you are interested in attending please see our…
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On Saturday 24 October Lama Jampa Thaye gave a day of rare and precious dharma teachings at Fulham Palace, London. In the morning Lama Jampa taught a mind training (lojong) text that originated with the great master from Java, Dharmakirti. This along with many other lojong teachings were transmitted to his student the great Atisha…
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Wisdom in Exile Radio – a video podcast In 2018 we launched Lama Jampa Thaye’s insightful and sometimes controversial book ‘Wisdom in Exile’ at the London centre. This extraordinary book explores our encounter with Buddhism from both the Western cultural perspective and from within the Buddhist tradition itself. Created by members of our sister centre…
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London, 16-17 August 2020 Regrettably due to Covid-19 this event has been cancelled. A message from the Sakya Phodrang : “Sadly, we’re forced to cancel His Holiness’ programmes for the year, and so his Europe & UK trip will have to be postponed until further notice. His Holiness was very much looking forward to the…
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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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