Adhisthana Programme

Below are all the events that form part of the core Adhisthana offering. For other events that we host, please see the full महितपत्रक.

Sadhana Convention | Immersion Retreat

Led by Prakasha + team
22 – 29 Nov | 7 nights
Dual | Order Members
Nearly full

Sub30 Weekend | Spontaneous Verses of Truth

Led by Candradipa, Jayadhi, Amalasri + Amaladasa
29 Nov – 1 Dec | 2 nights
Residential | Young Buddhists

Sub30 Seminar | An Existential Encounter: the Dhaniya Sutta

Led by Saddhanandi + Jayadhi
1 – 4 Dec | 3 nights
Residential | Young Buddhists
3 places left

Sub35 Changemakers | The Wheel and the Diamond

Led by Satyanita, Prakashamitra + Young Order
16 – 19 Jan | 3 nights
Residential | Young Buddhists

43 years ago/Was the Buddha a Bhikkhu? | Dharmachari Seminar

Led by Paramartha
2 – 7 Feb | 5 nights
Residential | Dharmacharis

The Illusory Elephant | Seminar

Led by Dhivan + Dharmamayi
7 – 14 Feb | 7 nights
Residential | Order Members
Waiting List

43 years ago/Was the Buddha a Bhikkhu? | Dharmacharini Seminar

Led by Saddhanandi
16 – 20 Feb | 4 nights
Residential | Dharmacharinis

Sub40 Order Weekend | Transmission of Lineage: Elders Present and Future

Led by Akasajoti, Khemabandhu + Adhisthana Teaching Community
13 – 16 Mar | 3 nights
Residential | Young Order Members

Sub40 Order Seminar | A Survey of Buddhism

Led by Vidyaruchi + team
16 – 20 Mar | 4 nights
Residential | Young Order Members

DharmaLife Course for Young Women

A four-month residential course
16 March – 4 July 2025
Residential | Open to those under 35
Applications due 15 Sept 2024

Sub30 Weekend | The Greater Mandala of Aesthetic Appreciation

Led by Dhibhajana + Amaladasa
28 – 30 Mar | 2 nights
Residential | Young Buddhists

Sub30 Seminar | The Goal

Led by Jnanadhara + Maitriyogini
30 Mar – 2 Apr | 3 nights
Residential | Young Buddhists

Living in the Greater Mandala | Immersion Retreat

Led by Vessantara
4 – 13 Apr | 9 nights
Dual | Order Members
Filling up quicky

The Way to Wisdom | Spring Sanghas Retreat

Led by Saddhanandi + Paraga
17 – 21 Apr | 4 nights
Residential | All familiar with Triratna meditation

Buddhism, World Peace and Nuclear War | Seminar

Led by Parami + team
25 Apr – 2 May | 7 nights
Residential | Order Members

Building the Buddha Land | Work Retreat

Led by Prajnanita + Prakashamitra
11 – 16 May | 5 nights
Residential | All familiar with Triratna meditation

Is Buddhism Scientific and Rational? | Philosophy Symposium

Led by Abhayadhara, Dhivan + Ketumati
23 – 26 May | 3 nights
Residential | Order members and Mitras

Milarepa: Rechungpa’s Journey to Weu | Seminar Retreat

Led by Maitreyi + Paramartha
30 May – 6 Jun | 7 nights
Residential | Order Members

Orpheus in the Buddha Realm | Explorations

Led by Vidyaruchi, Akasadeva, Manidhara + Ratnadhya
20 – 27 June | 7 nights
Residential | Open to all

The Three Jewels | Immersion Retreat

Led by Dhammarati + Saddhanandi
27 June – 4 July | 7 nights
Dual | Order Members

Buddhist Bootcamp

Led by Vidyamala, Sanghadeva, Prajnanita + Luke Doherty
18 – 27 July | 9 nights
Residential | All familiar with Triratna meditation

Sanskrit and Pali Summer School

Led by Sraddhapa
begins 18 July | various lengths
Residential | All familiar with Triratna meditation

The Tantric Guru | Team-Based Right Livelihood Weekend

Led by participating TBRL teams
25 – 27 July | 2 nights
Residential | Participating teams

DLC Alumni Weekend

Led by Prajnahridaya + Mokshadhi
25 – 27 July | 2 nights
Residential | DLC Alumni

Co-working Week

27 Jul – 1 Aug | 5 nights
Residential | Order Members, Mitras, & Friends

International Pilgrims’ Week

Led by Khemabandhu, Lokeshvara, Vidyamala, Ksantichara + Sona
27 Jul – 1 Aug | 5 nights
Residential | Order Members, Mitras, & Friends

Buddhist Modernism | Scholars’ Retreat

Led by Dhivan and Śraddhāpa
1 – 8 Aug | 7 nights
Residential | Order Members & Mitras
Filling up quickly

A Heaven in a Wild Flower: Blake, Bhante, and Nature | Explorations

Led by Prakasha, Satyalila, Ratnaprabha, Paramartha + Amitajyoti
8 – 15 Aug | 7 nights
Residential | Order Members + GFR Mitras

Combined Area Order Weekend

Adhisthana Teaching Community
21 – 24 August | 3 nights
Residential | Order Members

International Summer Sanghas Retreat | Invoking Padmasambhava: The Precious Master | Bhante 100

Led by Subhuti + team
24 – 31 Aug | 7 nights
Residential | All familiar with Triratna meditation
Limited indoor places

DharmaLife Course for Young Men

A four-month residential course
31 August – 19 December 2025
Residential | Open to those under 35

Ratnagunasamcayagatha | Seminar Retreat

Led by Mahamati + Prajnanita
12 – 19 Sept | 7 nights
Residential | Order Members

Amitabha Sadhana Retreat

Led by Paramartha, Pramudita, Punyamala + Vidyamala
26 Sept – 3 Oct | 7 nights
Residential | Order Members

Manjughosha Stuti Sadhana Retreat

Led by Mahamati + team
26 Sept – 3 Oct | 7 nights
Residential | Order Members

Padmasambhava Sadhana Retreat

Led by Sona + Khemabandhu
26 Sept – 3 Oct | 7 nights
Residential | Order Members
Limited places

Sub30 Meditation Intensive | Mindfulness and Insight

Led by Dhivan + Saddhanandi
3 – 12 Oct | 9 nights
Residential | Young Buddhists

Awakening the Imaginal Faculty | Seminar Retreat

Led by Nagapriya + Saddhanandi
17 – 24 Oct | 7 nights
Residential | Order Members

Facing Death, Embracing Life | Autumn Sanghas Retreat

Led by Prakasha, Vidyamala, Prajnanita, Khemabandhu + team
24 – 31 Oct | 7 nights
Residential | All familiar with Triratna meditation

Padmasambhava’s Advice | Immersion Retreat

Led by Viveka, Parami + Dhammarati
14 – 21 Nov | 7 nights
Dual | Order Members

Science and Buddhist Practice | Explorations

Led by Ratnaprabha, Saccacitta, Achara, Viryanaga + Suvajra
21 – 27 Nov | 6 nights
Residential | Order Members

Sub30 Weekend | An Inconceivable Freedom

Led by Amalasri + Prakashamitra
27 – 30 Nov | 3 nights
Residential | Young Buddhists

Sub30 Seminar | Stainless Glory

Led by Vajratara + team
30 Nov – 3 Dec | 3 nights
Residential | Young Buddhists

Crossing the Stream | Dharmacharini Seminar Retreat

Led by Saddhanandi
7 – 12 Dec | 7 nights
Residential | Dharmacharinis