Buddhist study groups and prayers
Dispelling the Darkness of Suffering
In person study group - open to all
One Saturday a month, 12 noon - 1.30pm (including lunch break)
The monthly study sessions will combine study with practice, specifically focusing on the special 'sending and taking' (tong-len) practice that is at the core of the lojong (mind training) approach.
Chenrezik - the Great Compassion
Vajrayana puja - open to all
Sundays 10.30 - 11.30am
Uniquely the practice of meditation on Chenrezik, the Great Compassion, is suitable for people with devotion to the Buddha who have not yet received an initiation. If you have any questions about attendance please contact us.
Book here to let us know you are coming
Discriminating the Three Vows
In person study group
One Saturday a month, 12 noon - 3pm
Currently focussing on Sakya Pandita’s famous work ‘Discriminating the Three Vows’, as taught by Lama Jampa Thaye in London and Bristol 2023 -25
The Four Buddha Days
Vajrayana pujas - open to all
Four Saturdays in the year
The Tibetan Buddhist calendar has four main days in the year. These commemorate events in the life of the Buddha.
At Dechen London we celebrate these events with special prayers on the nearest Saturday in the calendar. Anyone is welcome to sit in on Buddha days, even if you have not taken refuge.
Green Tara - liberating compassion that protects from fear
Vajrayana puja
One Saturday a month
The goddess Tara is revered in all traditions of Vajrayana Buddhism as the embodiment of the liberating activity of all buddhas. As such her initiation and meditation are especially effective means of awakening one’s innate capacity for enlightened compassion.
Gonkar*
Vajrayana puja - restricted access
One Saturday a month (see calendar for forthcoming dates)
Gonpo Yizhin Norbu (Gonkar) is the wealth and protection bestowing emanation of Chenrezik. His practice was originally transmitted in the Shangpa Kagyu lineage and later preserved in the Sakya tradition where it is relied upon by many meditators.