Buddhism and meditation for the modern world
Welcome to the online home of the New Kadampa Tradition – International Kadampa Buddhist Union (NKT-IKBU) founded by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso.
The New Kadampa Tradition – International Kadampa Buddhist Union is an international association of Mahayana Buddhist study and meditation centres that follow the Kadampa Buddhist tradition founded by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso.
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Latest News
Spring Festival Diaries 2009
The Diaries for the 2009 Spring Festivals are now live. View video excerpts from Venerable Geshe Kelsang’s teachings, listen to the Assistant Teachers, read interviews with Festival participants, and enjoy hundreds of wonderful photos.
Online booking for Fall Festival now open
News of the International Fall Festival has been posted on the Kadampa Festivals website. Online booking now open.
Week 8
KMC News Reports
Join Manjushri KMC, KMC California, KMC Switzerland and Tharpaland IRC as they shake of the snow and engage in spring cleaning of their environment and mind as they make preparations for the arrival of Spring.
International Summer Festivals 2009
Preparations are now well underway for the NKT International Summer Festivals 2009!
Please see the NEW Festival Website for more information.
Important Information: After 2009 Venerable Geshe-la is not taking any commitment to grant Heruka and Vajrayogini empowerments. We understand this from him directly so if you wish to receive these empowerments from Geshe-la you should attend the Summer Festival 2009.
Week 7
KMC News Reports
This week we join KMC California as they begin to sow seeds for traveling to the NKT Spring and Summer Festivals, KMC Canada who are nearing completing of the first city Kadampa Temple and KMC Hong Kong who invite us to their Chinese New Year celebrations with their special visitor.
Upcoming Events
- 24 Jul NKT-IKBU International Summer Festival
- 04 Sep German National Festival
- 04 Sep Quebec Dharma Celebration
- 10 Sep UK DC
- 24 Sep Northwest US Dharma Celebration
- 25 Sep French Dharma Celebration
- 30 Sep Swiss Dharma Celebration
- 02 Oct Northeast US Dharma Celebration
- 02 Oct Western Canada Dharma Celebration
- 09 Oct Irish Dharma Celebration
- 23 Oct New Zealand Dharma Celebration
- 01 Nov NKT-IKBU International Fall Festival - Italy
- 27 Nov Scottish Dharma Celebration
- 04 Dec Spanish Dharma Celebration
- 11 Dec South African Dharma Celebration
NKT International Festivals 2009
- Spring Festival Diaries, 09
- Summer Festival, UK
Translation still available - Fall Festival, Italy
Online Booking Now Live
Featured Center
KMC Washington
KMC Washington is a haven in the Emerald City of Seattle where anyone can come for refuge or just a few moments of relaxation.
Book of the week
Understanding the Mind
The world we experience is the result of our karma, or actions, and all our actions of body, speech, and mind originate in the mind.
In Understanding the Mind, Geshe Kelsang provides a comprehensive explanation of the different types of mind and functions of mind.
Inspiring Quotes
All phenomena naturally appear to our mind to be inherently existent and, without realizing that this appearance is mistaken, we instinctively assent to it and hold phenomena to exist inherently, or truly. This is the fundamental reason we are in samsara.
Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, The New Meditation Handbook
Tharpa
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Buddhism & Meditation
Modern Kadampa Buddhism
Here you will find information about Kadampa Buddhism, a special tradition of Mahayana Buddhism particularly suited to this modern world that offers practical solutions to the problems we experience in our daily lives.
Find out more in the booklet Modern Kadampa Buddhism [PDF]
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