Welcome - Buddhist Centre Croydon
Croydon Buddhist Centre
Triratna Buddhist Community (Surrey) Registered Charity No. 270460
Welcome to the Buddhist Centre Croydon
Croydon Buddhist Centre is at the heart of a friendly community of Buddhists living throughout South London and the surrounding areas. The Buddhist Centre welcomes newcomers to our drop in Buddhism and Meditation classes, our Pujas, Festivals and our Introduction to Buddhism courses. The Centre is part of the Triratna Buddhist Community, a movement dedicated to making the traditional teachings of the Buddha accessible to people living in the modern world.
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Upcoming Events
New Introducing Buddhism Course Starting Tuesday 2nd July 7.00-9.15pm. Exploring The Tibetan Wheel of Life. Drop in cost £7/£5 conc per night or £30 if you pay the 6 weeks in advance. Suitable for beginners.
June Sangha Mornings
1st: Principles of Sangha - Forgiveness
8th: The Dhamma Vandana
15th: Understanding Ritual
22th: The Sangha Vandana
29th: Living Insight: Opening the Dharma Eye
Saturday Sangha Mornings in May
4th Principles of Sangha - Openness
11th Brahmacarya- The Simple Life
18th Nagas, Nagarjuna, and Perfect Wisdom
25th Full Moon Puja (celebrating Buddha Day)
April Sangha Mornings
6th: The 3 Fetters 3. Breaking the fetter of Vagueness
13th: The Triratna International Council
20th: The Beauty of Mantra
27th: The Journey and the Guide
March sangha Mornings
2nd: Principles of Sangha
9th: Stream Entry 3: Breaking the fetter of superficiality
16th: The short Puja: discussion & practice
23rd: Stream Entry 4: Breaking the fetter of vagueness
30th: Freestyle TBC
February sangha Mornings
2nd: Going Deeper into Puja
9th: Wolf at the Door Taster
16th: Visit from Kalyanaprabha: A Suprapersonal Force (Bhante & the Maha Bodhi)
23rd: The Symbolism of Offerings
January Sangha Mornings
5th: Stream Entry: a realistic goal in one lifetime
12th: The 5 Female Buddhas & the 5 Wisdom Buddhas
19th: Wish-Fulfilling Jewel Appeal Update
26th: Stream Entry: Breaking the fetter of habit
Saturday Sangha Mornings November
Nov 3rd System of Training - Spiritual Receptivity
Nov 10th Why Commit?
Nov17th Content-free class
Nov 24th Realising the breadth of Triratna
Saturday Sangha Morning Topics for October
Oct 6th System of Training: 4 Spiritual Rebirth
Oct 13th Buddhist Symbols: The Lotus and the Vajra
Oct 20th Breadth of Triratna
Oct 27th Spiritual Friendship:‘Horizontal dimension’
September Saturday Sangha Mornings
1st: A system of Training 2 – Positive Emotion
8th Spiritual Friendship 1 – The Whole of the Spiritual Life
15th: The Wish-Fulfilling Jewel Appeal Launch
22nd: A system of training 3 – Spiritual Death
29th: Spiritual Friendship 2 – the vertical dimension
Sangha Mornings in August
Saturday 4th: The good old days
Saturday 11th: A system of Training – 1 Integration
Saturday 18th: Who is Sangharakshita?
Saturday 25th: Sangharakshita 108 year Puja
Saturday Sangha Mornings in July
Saturday 7th: The 4 Samgrahavastus – Exemplification
Saturday 14th: A system of Training – overview
Saturday 21st: Chanting – The mantras of the 5 Buddhas
Saturday 28th: Welcome back our new order member
Sangha Mornings in June
Sat 2nd: Confession and Rejoicing
Sat 9th: The 4 Samgrahavastus: Beneficial Activity
Sat 16th: Talk by Devamitra 'The Burning Monk'
Sat 23rd: The Mandala of the 5 Buddhas: Vairocana
Sat 30th: TBC
Saturday Sangha Mornings
28th April: Mandala of the 5 Buddhas 3 -Amitabha (inc.mitra ceremony)
5th May: Rijumati presents a talk on 'In the Footsteps of the Buddha'
12th May: Radically Renouncing Blame
19th May:The 4 Samgrahavastus: Kindly Speech
26th May: Mandala of the 5 Buddhas Amoghasiddhi