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Welcome to Akanishta Kadampa Buddhist Centre for Meditation & Modern Buddhism.

Discover Inner Peace & Authentic Happiness.

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The Akanishta Week

Welcome to Akanishta Kadampa Buddhist Centre for Meditation & Modern Buddhism.

Discover Inner Peace & Authentic Happiness.

Choose your meditation class

What's on this week

Meditation classes and retreats

Meditation Classes at Akanishta KBC

Weekly Guided Meditation Classes

Start here by attending some of our drop-in classes around Gloucestershire or book a whole series.

Weekly Classes

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Weekend Events

Explore our weekend courses, morning courses and events where we focus on different topics of meditation and Modern Buddhism.

Weekend Events

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Go Deeper

Study and practise meditation and Kadampa Buddhism more regularly, go deeper and stabilise your experience of inner peace.

Study Programmes

Upcoming Events

Weekend Courses, Workshops & Events

The Hidden Power of Karma in our Life

Location:

Akanishta KBC, Cheltenham

Date: 07/06/2025

Time: 10.00am - 1.00pm

Cost: £20 / Free to members

Details & Booking

Meet the Buddhas: A Year-Long Journey of Connection and Practice

Practice of Medicine Buddha

Location:

Akanishta KBC, Cheltenham

Date: 14/06/2025

Time: 12.00pm - 2.30pm

Cost: Free

Details & Booking

Silent Day Retreat

Sunny on the inside

Location:

Akanishta KBC, Cheltenham

Date: 21/06/2025

Time: 10.00am - 4.00pm

Cost: £30 / Free to members

Details & Booking

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Weekly Calendar

Monday

6.30pm – 8pm | Akanishta Meditation Class, Cheltenham

Tuesday

10:30am – 12pm | Akanishta Meditation Class, Cheltenham

Wednesday

7pm | Go Deeper Study Programme, Cheltenham (enrolment required)

Thursday

No current classes

Friday

11.30am – 1pm | Free Guided Meditation, Cheltenham

Weekends

Find Out What’s on | Weekend Events

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Our Ethos

Modern Buddhism

Everyone welcome

The teachings are accessible for - everyone irrespective of their nationality, religion, age or gender and can be easily understood and put into practice.

Easy to do

Practical presentation of Buddha’s teachings that is particularly suited to the modern day.

Authentic & Pure

Modern Kadampa Buddhism preserves the meaning and intention of Buddha’s original teachings while presenting them in a clear and systematic way for modern people.

Our Founder’s Message

Our founder Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso teaches that peace in the world comes from peace in the heart and that modern people can find this peace through practising Buddha’s teachings.

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When the turbulence of distracting thoughts subsides and our mind becomes still, a deep happiness and contentment naturally arises from within.

Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

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