
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.
Commemorating Sangharakshita’s Arrival at Adhisthana
Prajnaketu + Paramartha
24 February | Day Event
Online | Open to all
24 February | Day Event
Online | Open to all
Dharma Life Course for Young Women
A four-month residential course
7 March – 24 June 2023
Residential | Open to those under 35
7 March – 24 June 2023
Residential | Open to those under 35
Summoning the World to Buddhahood: Bodhicaryāvatāra
Nagabodhi, Saddhanandi, Saddhaloka, Vidyamala, Dhivan, Kalyanaprabha, Sona, Jnanadhara + Khemabandhu
17 – 24 March | 7 nights
Residential + Online | Order Members
17 – 24 March | 7 nights
Residential + Online | Order Members
Sub30s Retreat: The Heart of the Void
Akasajoti + Ksantikara
24 – 26 March | 2 nights
Residential | Open to all under 30
24 – 26 March | 2 nights
Residential | Open to all under 30
Sub30 Seminar: Encountering Enlightenment in the Vimalakirtinirdesa
Vajratara
26 – 29 March | 3 nights
Residential | Open to Mitras under 35
26 – 29 March | 3 nights
Residential | Open to Mitras under 35
Triratna Day Weekend: Is a Guru Necessary?
Led by Saddhanandi + Ksantikara
6 – 10 April | 4 nights
Residential | Learnt Triratna Meditation
6 – 10 April | 4 nights
Residential | Learnt Triratna Meditation
Triratna Day: The Electric Charge of Communication
Led by Saddhanandi, Kalyanaprabha, Paramartha, Ksantikara + Khemabandhu
8 April | Day event
Residential | Learnt Triratna Meditation
8 April | Day event
Residential | Learnt Triratna Meditation
Bhante, Blake, Friendship and the Imagination
Satyalila, Prakasha, Ratnaprabha, Aryavacin + Amitajyoti
10 – 14 April | 4 nights
Residential | Order Members
10 – 14 April | 4 nights
Residential | Order Members
Wisdom of the Earth: Philosophy and the Climate Crisis
Led by Silavadin, Dhivan + Ketumati
14 – 17 April | 3 nights
Residential | Order members and Mitras
14 – 17 April | 3 nights
Residential | Order members and Mitras
Sub40s Order Seminar: I Accept This Ordination
Led by Saddhanandi + Ksantikara
20 – 23 April | 3 nights
Residential | Order Members in their 20s and 30s
20 – 23 April | 3 nights
Residential | Order Members in their 20s and 30s
Unfolding Paths to Insight: The Heart Sutra
Led by Vessantara + team
26 April – 5 May | 9 nights
Residential + Online | Order Members
26 April – 5 May | 9 nights
Residential + Online | Order Members
The Good Life
Saddhaloka
5 – 12 May | 7 nights
Residential | Order Members
5 – 12 May | 7 nights
Residential | Order Members
Pilgrims Week
Khemabandhu, Saddhanandi + Caroline
18 – 23 June | 4 nights
Residential | Open to all
18 – 23 June | 4 nights
Residential | Open to all
The Realisation of Metta
Ratnaghosha
23 – 30 June | 7 nights
Residential | Order Members
23 – 30 June | 7 nights
Residential | Order Members
Lineage and the Esoteric Refuges
Led by Ratnadharini + a team of public preceptors
30 June – 7 July | 7 nights
Residential | Invited Order Members
30 June – 7 July | 7 nights
Residential | Invited Order Members
The Dawning Moon of the Mind: Summer Sanghas Retreat
Led by Nagabodhi + Parami
7 – 14 July | 7 nights
Residential | Open to all
7 – 14 July | 7 nights
Residential | Open to all
Mindfulness for Self and World: Sattipathana Sutta
Led by Vidyamala, Dhammarati + Sona
14 – 23 July | 9 nights
Residential + Online | Order Members
14 – 23 July | 9 nights
Residential + Online | Order Members
Open Day
The Adhisthana Community
30 July | Day Event
Residential | Open to all
30 July | Day Event
Residential | Open to all
Triratna Scholars Retreat: Getting Closer to Vimalakīrti
Dhivan, Sagaramati + Sraddhapa
4 – 11 August | 7 nights
Residential | Order Members and Mitras
4 – 11 August | 7 nights
Residential | Order Members and Mitras
Dharma Life Course Alumni
Led by Kavyamani + Dhammamayi
11 – 13 August | 2 nights
Residential | DLC Alumni
11 – 13 August | 2 nights
Residential | DLC Alumni
Communities Past and Present
Led by Parami
11 – 13 August | 2 nights
Residential | Order Members and Mitras
11 – 13 August | 2 nights
Residential | Order Members and Mitras
Touching a Mystery | UK + Ireland Combined AOWE
Order Office team
17 – 20 August | 3 nights
Residential | Order Members
17 – 20 August | 3 nights
Residential | Order Members
Sub35s Festival Retreat: The Essence of Zen
Led by a team of young order members
24 – 28 Aug | 4 nights
Residential | Open to all under 35
24 – 28 Aug | 4 nights
Residential | Open to all under 35
Dharma Life Course for Young Men
A four-month residential course
Led by Ksantikara
28 Aug – 15 Dec 2023
Residential | Open to those under 35
Led by Ksantikara
28 Aug – 15 Dec 2023
Residential | Open to those under 35
Insight and Imagination: Meditating on the Vimalakirti Nirdesha
Led by Vessantara + team
1 – 8 September | 7 nights
Residential + Online | Order Members
1 – 8 September | 7 nights
Residential + Online | Order Members
Platform Sutra of Huineng
Led by Paramartha
15 – 22 September | 7 nights
Residential | Order Members
15 – 22 September | 7 nights
Residential | Order Members
“Wondrous is the Buddha of Infinite Light…..”
Led by Punyamala, Vidyamala, Pramudita + Paramartha
22 – 29 September | 7 nights
Residential | Order Members
22 – 29 September | 7 nights
Residential | Order Members
The Dhammapada
Nagabodhi
9 – 13 October | 4 nights
Residential | Order Members
9 – 13 October | 4 nights
Residential | Order Members
Sub30s Meditation Intensive: The Direct Path of Awakening
Led by Vidyamala + Vajrashura
13 – 22 Oct | 9 nights
Residential | Open to all under 30
13 – 22 Oct | 9 nights
Residential | Open to all under 30
The Tibetan Book of the Dead Seminar
Led by Subhuti
20 – 27 Oct | 7 nights
Residential | Order Members
20 – 27 Oct | 7 nights
Residential | Order Members
The Tibetan Book of the Dead Retreat
Led by Subhuti, Prakasha, Subhadramati, Jnanavaca + team
27 Oct – 3 Nov | 7 nights
Residential + Online | Order Members
27 Oct – 3 Nov | 7 nights
Residential + Online | Order Members
Heartfelt Advice to Rechungpa
Maitreyi + Paramartha
17 – 24 November | 7 nights
Residential | Order Members
17 – 24 November | 7 nights
Residential | Order Members
Sub30s Retreat: Energy & The Tantric Precepts
Led by a team of young order members
24 – 26 November | 2 nights
Residential | Open to all under 30
24 – 26 November | 2 nights
Residential | Open to all under 30
Sub30 Seminar: Dharma Treasures
Dhammarati
26 – 29 November | 3 nights
Residential | Open to Mitras under 35
26 – 29 November | 3 nights
Residential | Open to Mitras under 35