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Lama Ole Nydahl visits London to work on the new Diamond Way Buddhist Centre, April 2013

paul — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 18:55:23 +0000

This April the new London Diamond Way Buddhist Centre at the Beaufoy Institute was fortunate to receive a visit from Lama Ole Nydahl. London was a surprise addition to Lama Ole Nydahl’s crowded schedule of worldwide travel. Lama Ole’s schedule for April included several “project days”, which are often used to focus on specific projects [...]

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Top 5 meditation tips – make it a daily habit

paul — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 09:47:48 +0000

Modern practitioners of meditation face the same age-old question that meditators have asked themselves and each other for thousands of years: how can I motivate myself to meditate every day? We are aware that meditation is good for us, and yet the pressures of daily life and our various commitments can make it hard to [...]

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Lama Ole Nydahl visits London and the Beaufoy Institute, January 2013

dwbuk — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 18:38:05 +0000

From 23-27 January 2013, Lama Ole Nydahl visited London for a momentous and action-packed visit. Arriving at Heathrow Airport at lunchtime on Wednesday 23 January, fresh from his winter tour of Russia, Lama Ole with his travelling group including Tomek Lehnert were greeted by members of the London sangha as well as Caty Hartung, who [...]

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12-12-12: The Bardo Ends

paul — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 21:16:21 +0000

Today, 12/12/12, marks the end of the three-month statutory waiting period or “intermediate state” (Tib. Bardo), after which final approval for planning permission for the Beaufoy Institute could be confirmed. During this time the opportunity was present for a judicial review to be launched into Lambeth Council’s decision to grant Diamond Way Buddhism UK planning [...]

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H.H. Karmapa’s Visit to BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir

dwbuk — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 20:48:04 +0000

As mentioned here last month, On Saturday afternoon, 7 July, H.H. 17th Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dorje and his entourage from the East and West, including representatives of of Diamond Way Buddhism UK and Dechen, participated in an important interfaith event. They were received in BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Europe’s first traditional Hindu temple, located in Neasden, north [...]

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Today is Chokhor Düchen, a “Ten Million Multiplier”

dwbuk — Sun, 22 Jul 2012 23:30:00 +0000

The picture above is a painted detail from an 8th-12th Century palm leaf manuscript of the “Perfection of Wisdom Sutra in 8,000 Lines”, produced by the Nalanda Buddhist University. It survived the sacking and burning of Nalanda University, was preserved in Tibet for hundreds of years and now forms part of the collection of the Asia Society [...]

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H.H. 17th Karmapa in London – the Wish Fulfilling Jewel and the Victorious Banner

dwbuk — Sun, 22 Jul 2012 23:13:51 +0000

The “Victorious Banner” (Tib. Gyaltsen) was originally a military standard of ancient Indian warfare. Early Buddhism adopted the banner as a symbol of Buddha Shakyamuni’s triumph over the armies of Mara, the personification of obstacles on the path to enlightenment, whose demonic warriors bore it as an emblem. Legend says that this banner was placed [...]

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Celebration! Diamond Way paves the way to London’s largest Buddhist Centre

dwbuk — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 10:15:04 +0000

On 3 July 2012, Diamond Way Buddhism was granted Planning Permission to complete the sale of the Beaufoy Institute, 39 Black Prince Road, Lambeth. We will transform the Beaufoy into the biggest Buddhist meditation centre in central London, and brought back into use for the whole community. Our vision for the Beaufoy is one that [...]

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Video of Diamond Way Buddhism’s exhibition “Space for Art” in Lambeth

dwbuk — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:52:24 +0000

This video captures the “Space for Mind, Space for Art” exhibition in Lambeth, London at The Spring from 28th May – 3rd June 2012, the first major exhibition the Diamond Way Foundation has undertaken in the UK. The exhibition linked Tibetan Buddhist treasures with modern art and local artists.

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Diamond Way Buddhism’s exhibition “Space for Art” in Lambeth draws acclaim

dwbuk — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 22:33:08 +0000

The “Space for Mind, Space for Art” exhibition was the first major exhibition the Diamond Way Foundation has undertaken in London or the UK. For the first time the exhibition linked the treasures of Tibetan Buddhism to modern art and local artists. It was held in Lambeth at The Spring from 28th May – 3rd June [...]

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Diamond Way Buddhism at Exeter Respect Festival

dwbuk — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 12:13:07 +0000

Exeter Buddhist Centre recently manned a stall for the two day Exeter Respect Festival in Belmont Park, Exeter on 2-3 June 2012. The Exeter Respect Festival is an expanding and very popular local community festival. It was launched in a very small way a few years ago to celebrate cultural diversity in the city. Since [...]

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Lama Jampa Thaye speaks about Buddhist Art at Statue Exhibition in Kennington

dwbuk — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 19:18:20 +0000

At the exhibition of Buddhist art in Kennington entitled “Space for Mind, Space for Art: treasures of Tibetan Buddhism, and contemporary responses“, on 29 May 2012, there was a great programme of events and talks about Buddhist art. We were honoured to have as keynote speaker at the private view Lama Jampa Thaye, a scholar [...]

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Today is Saga Dawa Düchen, a “Ten Million Multiplier”

dwbuk — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 10:43:41 +0000

Today, 4 June 2012, is “Saga Dawa Düchen”, the full moon day on which the birth, enlightenment and passing into Parinirvana of the Buddha is celebrated in Tibetan Buddhism. “Saga Dawa Düchen” is the single most important holiday in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. “Saga Dawa” is the entire fourth lunar month of the Tibetan calendar, [...]

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“Art of Enlightenment” Exhibition in Brighton

dwbuk — Mon, 28 May 2012 23:07:04 +0000

In connection with the ‘Space for Mind, Space for Art: treasures of Tibetan Buddhism and contemporary responses‘ which is happening this week at The Spring Project, in Lambeth, London, the sangha in Brighton decided to put on their own exhibition ‘Art of Enlightenment’. The Brighton sangha’s exhibition formed a part of the City’s Fringe Festival [...]

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Meeting of Faiths – H.H. 17th Karmapa’s first visit to the UK

dwbuk — Thu, 17 May 2012 16:29:33 +0000

In eager anticipation of the fourth visit to the UK of H.H. 17th Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dorje, we reflect on his first momentous visit in 2005. Here we reproduce a report from the press at the time, it can also be found here. Meeting of Faiths Held The Hindu Forum of Britain hosted an evening [...]

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