A varied programme of free taster sessions of meditation, mindfulness, yoga and more. All welcome.
05
March
Buddha’s birthday, also known as Vesak Day, is celebrated in spring throughout the world. Buddhists celebrate the most important stages in life of Buddha on Vesak
05
March
An annual meditation meeting for spiritual trainers and practitioners from all over the world. Everyone is welcome. Prior registration is required.
05
March
The starting course for Buddhist practices is a great way to try free sessions of meditation practices, yoga lessons, mindfullness lectures and more.
06
November
Shift the Power
by Jonathan S. Watts[1]
November 10, 2018
He has helped develop a micro-credit “Future Bank”, constructed temples and houses to last 100 years, and is working for a nuclear free Japan to “recover hope within 300 years”. Needless to say, Rev. Hidehito Okochi is a forward-looking Japanese Buddhist priest who has been…
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October
Rev. Ryogo Takemoto
Rev. Ryogo Takemoto is the abbot of Saisho-ji, a Jodo Shin Hongan-ji Pure Land denomination temple located in Katsuragi City in Nara Prefecture. In June 2018, he established a new company called Tera Energy (tera=Buddhist temple) based in Kyoto City, which in April of 2019 began selling electricity within Hiroshima prefecture. He…
06
September
Eco-Temple: Built small and ecologically from ancient Buddhist tradition of forest hermitages-->
Surrounding Environment: Regeneration of water table/watershed by building check dams--> Reforestation and rehabilitation of environment-->
Education for Ecology and Dharma: establishment of eco-school in which children learn about practical livelihood, environment, and sufficiency values-->
Sufficiency Economy: Planting and harvesting forest products for self-sufficiency and marketing ecological…
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August
Won Buddhism Eco-Network
The Economics of Energy Conversion and the Protection of Sacred Sites
The name for Won Buddhism (Wonbulgyo) in Korean) is a compound word for truth, enlightenment, and teaching. Won 圓 means circle and symbolizes the ultimate truth. Bul 佛 means enlightenment, and gyo 教 means teaching the truth. Therefore, Wonbulgyo is the path…
04
April
Community Development: collaboration with civil society leader and adoption of Royal development principles -->
Surrounding Environment: Regeneration of water table/watershed by building tanks à reforestation and rehabilitation of land based on royal development principle of 30% water resource, 30% agriculture, 30% forest cover, and 10% housing-->
Education for Ecology and Dharma: Simultaneous establishment of eco-school in which…
03
April
Ven. Master Ren Da (Abbot)
Ven. Miao Hai (Head of Renewable Energy Application)
Background: Zhengjue Monastery of Boshan is located in Mt. Lianhua, Boshan District, Zibo City, Shandong Province. It has an over 1,600 year history, being first built in the Eastern Jin dynasty and rehabilitated in the Song and Jin dynasties. During the Southern and…