On Sunday 27 December, our teacher Lama Jampa Thaye gave a rare, live streamed talk on Buddhism. It was particularly precious and welcome, coming at a time when it is difficult to receive teachings on Buddhism in person. The timing was also perfect, taking place between the two great prayer festivals or Mönlams within the…
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We’re pleased to announce that from Saturday 5 December, Sakya Buddhist Centre Bristol will be hosting face to face Discover Buddhism sessions on Saturday mornings from 10.30 – 11.30am. These will take place weekly from 10.30 – 11.30am and will be hosted in person and on Zoom to enable as many to attend as possible.…
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2018 saw the launch of Lama Jampa Thaye’s insightful and thought provoking book, ‘Wisdom in Exile’ at our fellow Sakya Buddhist Centre in London. 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 in Los Angeles,…
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On Saturday 3 October, the Sakya Buddhist Centre was delighted to welcome Lama Jampa to give a day of Buddhist teachings at the Paintworks Eventspace in Bristol. This is a new venue for us, and we are especially grateful to them for enabling us to host this event in such a great space, in line…
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Due to the current pandemic we are currently running our Discover Buddhism classes on Tuesday evening and Saturday morning online using Zoom. If you would like to attend one of these classes please click this email link to request an invitation: bristol@dechen.org The Sakya Centre and activities are reliant on donations, if you would like…
Read moreIn response to the temporary closure of the Sakya Centre, due to the Coronavirus pandemic, we have now prepared a page of Videos for Meditation and Reflection which you can work with on a weekly basis. We hope you will find this interesting and useful in your understanding and practice of the Buddhist Path
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In line with government requirements, and in order to protect members of the Centre and the public from the threats posed by the Corona Virus (COVID-19), we are for the time being suspending our public meetings on: Tuesday evenings, Wednesday mornings and Saturday mornings (see here for our meetings on Zoom). We will be reviewing…
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Lama Jampa Thaye arrived Sakya Buddhist Centre Bristol on Friday 24 January, accompanied by Dechen Dolma, Kate and the four legged member of the family, Roxie. On Saturday, people came from across the UK to receive further teachings on the mahayana Buddhist path from the great Sakya master, Chogyal Phakpa. This section of the text…
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Last weekend saw the annual Chenrezik retreat at Poulstone Court Retreat Centre in Herefordshire led by Liz Godfrey and David Armstrong. This has become something of a fixture in the Dechen calendar, and this year it was attended by members from Sakya Bristol and Exeter, but also sangha from Kagyu Ling in Manchester – 19…
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On Saturday the Exeter and North Devon Sakya groups were delighted to welcome back David Armstrong for his biannual visit to lead a meditation day. On this occasion we were taken through part one of Chogyal Phakpa’s “Garland of Jewels” which Lama Jampa began at the Sakya centre in Bristol earlier in the year. This…
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