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 Calendar.
Sadhana Convention | Immersion Retreat
Led by Prakasha + team
22 – 29 Nov | 7 nights
Dual | Order Members
Nearly full
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
25 – 27 July | 2 nights
Residential | Participating teams
DLC Alumni Weekend
Led by Prajnahridaya + Mokshadhi
25 – 27 July | 2 nights
Residential | DLC Alumni
25 – 27 July | 2 nights
Residential | DLC Alumni
International Pilgrims’ Week
Led by Khemabandhu, Lokeshvara, Vidyamala, Ksantichara + Sona
27 Jul – 1 Aug | 5 nights
Residential | Order Members, Mitras, & Friends
27 Jul – 1 Aug | 5 nights
Residential | Order Members, Mitras, & Friends
Co-working Week
27 Jul – 1 Aug | 5 nights
Residential | Order Members, Mitras, & Friends
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
7 – 12 Dec | 7 nights
Residential | Dharmacharinis