During the festive season we are holding a series of World Peace Meditations on Saturday afternoons. Led by Maitridarshin All Welcome There is no need to book By Donation
Sunday 31st December 13.00 till 17.00 Top Shrine Room As the year comes to an end, this afternoon retreat is a chance to explore what we would like to take forward in our Dharma lives. In this afternoon retreat, you will have the chance to share meditation, friendship, silence and puja together as sangha using the arts, […]
Origins of Transformation In 1967 a new Buddhist Movement was set in motion in a basement in Central London when Sangharakshita and friends ritually dedicated the space to the Three Jewels. On Triratna Day we celebrate this occasion and the many lives transformed as the fire ignited that day continues to burn around the world. Tritana […]
Join us at the Brighton Buddhist Centre and Evolution Arts to find out what we do and what we can offer you. Free taster events, all welcome! We'll have coffee and cake, meditation, yoga, storytelling, and various workshops. Full programme and timings (Click here for full descriptions of events)
Buddha Day, also known as Wesak, commemorates the Buddha’s Enlightenment and is the most important festival in our calendar. If the Buddha had not awakened, there would be no path to liberation for us to follow, no way out of samsara. You are warmly invited to join our celebrations. As we gather ‘beneath the eaves […]
Join us for a special celebration at the Brighton Buddhist Centre to mark another important milestone in the Buddhist calendar. Dharma Day is the day when the Buddha gave his first sermon to his followers, teaching them the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path. With talks, meditation and ritual. Programme : 9.30am - 10.30am […]
Each year we mark the birthday of the founder of the Triratna Order and Community with a ritual, lighting a candle and marking the occasion along with Triratna Buddhist Centres around the globe.  This year Sangharakshita's birthday falls on the Bank Holiday Monday and we'd like to mark the date with two separate events. You are […]
On Sunday 15th September we will be celebrating the greatly precious guru, Padmasambhava. There are many reasons to celebrate Padmasambhava, which you will hear about during our celebrations. Padmasambhava is a semi-historical and mythical figure, who was crucially involved in the introduction and establishment of Buddhism in Tibet, though not a Tibetan himself. He is […]
CELEBRATING FIFTY YEARS OF BUDDHIST PRACTICE IN THE CENTRE OF BRIGHTON. Over the weekend of 26th and 27th October we celebrated the 50th Anniversary of our centre with two days of practice, ritual, talks and friendship. We recorded of all the key talks from Parami, Vessantara, Ratnaprabha, and the panel of former chairs - Yasodeva, Mangala, […]
An opportunity to gather together in large numbers in much the same way as followers of the Buddha did in the rainy seasons. A prominent feature of Sangha Day is the precious opportunity for Mitras to reaffirm their commitment in the context of Puja. This year we are starting the day with Puja, Mitra reaffirmations […]
Parinirvana Festival Sunday 23rd February 11am - 4pm There are key moments in the Buddha's life which are celebrated and marked throughout the Buddhist world, such as the birth of the Buddha, his Enlightenment, his first teaching and the passing away of his body. The Parinirvana of the Buddha Shakyamuni marks the passing away of […]
Sunday 9th March 10.30am to 4pm (with 9.30am to 10.30am Sadhana practice for Order Members) We are most fortunate that on Sunday 9th March we will have a day of celebration and devotion to the greatly compassionate Bodhisattva, Green Tara. Thanks to a bequeathment from Nick Diggins, the Brighton Buddhist Centre has been able to […]
