Chandrakirti Meditation Centre

Chandrakirti Meditation Centre is a non-residential Tibetan Buddhist centre situated in the rolling hills of the Nelson countryside. Affili

Nelson / Tasman

We provide a conducive environment for people to contact, study and deepen their understanding of the Buddhist path.

The Centre provides a peaceful harmonious environment that can help many people to overcome suffering and achieve wisdom and happiness in their lives.

Chandrakirti Meditation Centre was founded and named in 1999 by our Spiritual Director Kyabje Zopa Rinpoche, who is widely recognised as one of the original great teachers who introduced Buddhism to the west. During a visit to the Chandrakirti Centre in May 2002, His Holiness the Dalai Lama consecrated the longlife stupa and named the new meditation temple "Nalanda Hall".

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Serving our community for over 15 years 9 September 2016

Chandrakirti Meditation Centre has been serving, connecting and caring for our local community for more than 15 years. Each Sunday we offer a free meditation and public talk by Tibetan Buddhist Monk Geshe Tharchin, followed by a free vegetarian community lunch. Chandrakirti Meditation Centre promotes the values of love, kindness, non-violence and altruism and is welcome to all - all ages and backgrounds. Our Sunday morning program has been enriching the community, offering the space to feel calm, be uplifted and to enjoy a shared sense of community. Chandrakirti Meditation is a special place, please help us to continue to offer our weekly Sunday program, and keep building a positive world, week by week.

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Leon on 16 Jul 2024

Kira Ora Hare Mai! Good News! I just received note that a friend from Auckland was ordained in the Triratna Buddhist Order. How couragous! I , Myself, am currently applying for Law School in Auckland and Switzerland. I hope we all achieve whatever is very difficult but very rewarding and beneficial! Best wishes from Hamburg!

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Leon Wolf-Bauwens on 03 Jul 2024

Dear Geshe Jampa Tarchin, With great Joy, my wish to pass the german final state exam in order to study law, became reality today. The dream to study, the complete eradication of fear to step on the academic path and to obtain a law degree in order to be a warm-hearted, valuable member of society, reached me while studying dharma books in the library. Thank you, to the perfect, unsurpassable teachers, to Lama Zopa Rinpoche, to Lama Yeshe and all the multitudes of member of the sangha. My the dharma flourish through the work of the FPMT, and I may contribute whenever I can to support the mission. Thank your for the immensely meaningful time at Chandrakirti! With best wishes, and my his Holiness the Dalai Lama have a good time in NY(?) and a long, joyfull life! With great joy, sincerely yours, Leon

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