News Archive

The Planetary Crisis Summit

July 24, 2024

By Thubten Drolma  In April 2024, Jamyang London Buddhist Centre hosted the first Planetary Crisis Summit, an event that brought together a range of voices from across FPMT Europe to engage in a deep conversation about what it means to be a Dharma centre during this time of social and …

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Seeking inspiration in the Twelve Deeds of the Buddha: from descent to birth

August 6, 2025

One of the highlights of Jamyang’s large shrine room is the 12 gold-covered bas-reliefs depicting the 12 deeds of the Buddha. Naturally drawing attention due to the artistic mastery and golden color (so clearly visible against the white of the walls), they might remain a bit a mystery when it …

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Dharma Offerings Fund

July 28, 2025

Celebrating Chokhor Duchen with the launch our new merit making campaign “Every single holy object – even a tiny one – becomes a field of merit for all sentient beings.” Lama Zopa Rinpoche Offerings At Jamyang Buddhist Centre, your generosity can help create something beautiful: daily offerings that generate merit and …

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Embracing Simplicity: Spring Cleaning & Summer Flowers at Jamyang

July 16, 2025

Spring and Summer here at Jamyang has brought new energy, change and a sense of renewal. Moya has been hard at work freshening the place up and decluttering, Venerable Wangyal has been hard at work simplifying our processes so that we focus on what really matters.  All of which has …

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How to Meditate: Sunday Mornings at Jamyang

July 10, 2025

Mindfulness, insight, and calm in the heart of London If you’re looking to feel more grounded, reduce stress, and reconnect with yourself, Jamyang’s Sunday morning drop-in meditation class might be just the thing. Led by experienced teacher and community member Rory Sutherwood, the session blends practical tools from mindfulness, insight meditation …

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Celebrating His Holiness the Dalai Lama on his 90th birthday

July 2, 2025

By Lewis Gwilt This month is one of celebration as people all over the world pay their respects to honour His Holiness the Dalai Lama on his 90th birthday this Sunday. The Dalai Lama’s work has left an indelible mark on Buddhism and its place in the world today – …

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The Sanctuary Project: How to Build a Home Out of an Old Courthouse 

June 20, 2025

There’s something about a building that remembers. The doors swell in winter, the stairs know where to creak. You walk down a corridor and feel the past brushing against your arm. This is how it feels at Jamyang Buddhist Centre, tucked inside a Victorian courthouse in South London—a place once …

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The Liberating Neigh of Hayagriva 

June 16, 2025

This summer, Nālandā monastery is hosting a visit by His Eminence Khensur Rinpoche Lobsang Delek, the 74th Abbot of Sera Je Monastery. As a part of his program, His Eminence will confer the initiation of the Most Secret Hayagriva—the titular deity of Sera Je which was also very close to …

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Discover the Buddha’s Teachings

May 26, 2025

The third week of our new course Discovering Buddhism course, which recently launched on May 5th, is now underway. Available both in-person and online, the classes are every Monday at 6:30–8:30 pm (UK time); we have welcomed over 210 new students to Jamyang to study the fundamentals of Buddhism, and …

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Learning from the Śāstras:

May 14, 2025

On Letter to A Friend and Entering the Middle Way Image: Lama Zopa Rinpoche reading a text, Fair Lawn, New Jersey, USA, 1974. LYWA collection By Michael Lobsang Tenpa The Indo-Tibetan tradition of Buddhism is keen on reading—for those who are literate, of course, since there have always been throngs …

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How to Develop Bodhichitta

April 29, 2025

By Lewis Gwilt In diving into Buddhism and the ideal of the bodhisattva, it is impossible to avoid bodhichitta. But what is bodhichitta, why is it so integral to the bodhisattva path and how can we begin to develop it? Bodhichitta as the mind of enlightenment Bodhichitta is known as …

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