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.

This Rare and Precious Opportunity | Seminar Retreat

This Rare and Precious Opportunity | Seminar Retreat

Led by Saddhaloka + Vilasamuni
11 – 18 Oct | 7 nights
Residential | Order Members
The Yogi’s Joy | Immersion Retreat

The Yogi’s Joy | Immersion Retreat

Led by Vessantara + team
18 – 25 Oct | 7 nights
Dual | Order Members
Living with Kindness | Seminar Retreat

Living with Kindness | Seminar Retreat

Led by Saddhanandi
25 Oct – 1 Nov | 7 nights
Residential | Order Members
Waiting list
Autumn Sanghas Retreat | The Drama of Cosmic Enlightenment

Autumn Sanghas Retreat | The Drama of Cosmic Enlightenment

Led by Saddhaloka, Parami, Nagabodhi, Ratnaprabha, Prajnanita + team
15 – 22 Nov | 7 nights
Residential | All familiar with Triratna meditation
Filling up quickly
Sadhana Convention | Immersion Retreat

Sadhana Convention | Immersion Retreat

Led by Prakasha + team
22 – 29 Nov | 7 nights
Dual | Order Members
Nearly full
Sub30 Weekend | Spontaneous Verses of Truth

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

Sub30 Seminar | An Existential Encounter: the Dhaniya Sutta

Led by Saddhanandi + Akasajoti
1 – 4 Dec | 3 nights
Residential | Young Buddhists
Sub35 Changemakers | The Wheel and the Diamond

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 Bikkhu? | Dharmachari Seminar

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

Led by Paramartha
2 – 7 Feb | 5 nights
Residential | Dharmacharis
The Illusory Elephant | Seminar

The Illusory Elephant | Seminar

Led by Dhivan + team
7 – 14 Feb | 7 nights
Residential | Order Members
43 years ago/Was the Buddha a Bikkhu? | Dharmacharini Seminar

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

Led by Saddhanandi
16 – 20 Feb | 4 nights
Residential | Dharmacharinis
Sub40 Order Weekend | Transmission of Lineage: Elders Present and Future

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

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

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

Sub30 Weekend | The Greater Mandala of Aesthetic Appreciation

Led by Dhibhajana + Amaladasa
28 – 30 Nov | 2 nights
Residential | Young Buddhists
Sub30 Seminar | The Goal

Sub30 Seminar | The Goal

Led by Jnanadhara + Maitriyogini
30 Mar – 2 Apr | 3 nights
Residential | Young Buddhists
Living in the Greater Mandala | Immersion Retreat

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Three Jewels | Immersion Retreat

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

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

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

The Tantric Guru | Team-Based Right Livelihood Weekend

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

DLC Alumni Weekend

Led by Prajnahridaya + Mokshadhi
25 – 27 July | 2 nights
Residential | DLC Alumni
International Pilgrims’ Week

International Pilgrims’ Week

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

Co-working Week

27 Jul – 1 Aug | 5 nights
Residential | Order Members, Mitras, & Friends
Buddhist Modernism | Scholars’ Retreat

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

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

Combined Area Order Weekend

Adhisthana Teaching Community
21 – 26 August | 3 nights
Residential | Order Members
International Summer Sanghas Retreat | Invoking Padmasambhava: The Precious Master | Bhante 100

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

DharmaLife Course for Young Men

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

Ratnagunasamcayagatha | Seminar Retreat

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

Amitabha Sadhana Retreat

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

Manjughosha Stuti Sadhana Retreat

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

Padmasambhava Sadhana Retreat

Led by Sona + Khemabandhu
26 Sept – 3 Oct | 7 nights
Residential | Order Members
Limited places
Sub30 Meditation Intensive | Mindfulness and Insight

Sub30 Meditation Intensive | Mindfulness and Insight

Led by Dhivan + Saddhanandi
3 – 12 Oct | 9 nights
Residential | Young Buddhists
Awakening the Imaginal Faculty | Seminar Retreat

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

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

Padmasambhava’s Advice | Immersion Retreat

Led by Viveka, Parami + Dhammarati
14 – 21 Nov | 7 nights
Dual | Order Members
Science and Buddhist Practice | Explorations

Science and Buddhist Practice | Explorations

Led by Ratnaprabha, Saccacitta + Achara
21 – 27 Nov | 6 nights
Residential | Order Members
Sub30 Weekend | An Inconceivable Freedom

Sub30 Weekend | An Inconceivable Freedom

Led by Amalasri + Prakashamitra
27 – 30 Nov | 3 nights
Residential | Young Buddhists
Sub30 Seminar | Stainless Glory

Sub30 Seminar | Stainless Glory

Led by Vajratara + team
30 Nov – 3 Dec | 3 nights
Residential | Young Buddhists
Crossing the Stream | Dharmacharini Seminar Retreat

Crossing the Stream | Dharmacharini Seminar Retreat

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