Course/Retreat Schedule
Each winter (October to March) Root Institute offers a series of introductory and intermediate-level courses/retreats on Tibetan Buddhist meditation and philosophy. These courses cover a wide range of Buddhist topics and are designed to complement each other. Courses marked (DB) quailfy as part of the Discovering Buddhism Programme. Please note dates are subject to change.
All courses and dates are subject to change, please check for updates and additions to our programme
Click here to go back to winter 2010 - 2011
| Dates | Type | Course Name (Click for more information) | |
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| April 2010- September 2010 | This is the low season in Bodhgaya, so no courses in English will be available now. Our Hindi Dharma Programme runs year-round. We do remain open all year, so please see below for what activities are available during the summer.
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23 - 24 October 2 - 8 Decemeber 28 - 31 December 22 - 28 January 1 - 7 February Through February |
Introductory Intermediate Introductory Introductory Introductory Introductory |
How to be Kind and Wise: A 16 Guidelines for Life Introductory Course The Heart Sutra:Nature of Reality |
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| February 2011 | Special Course | "Insight Meditation" with Venerable Antonio Satta
Seven Days - Four Foundations of Mindfulness Five days - An approach to the Mahamuda
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Courses for Hindi Speakers
And More...
The following are available all year (even during the low season April - September):
- Meditate in our two beautiful meditation halls and gardens
- Join one of our regular pujas (group practices) including: Guru Puja, Tara Puja, Medicine Buddha Puja, light offerings, offering robes to the Mahabodhi Buddha Statue, sutra recitations, and more. Please contact us for upcoming dates.
- Buddhist DVDs and discussions - all welcome!
- Visit our excellent library and bookshop of Dharma books and videos, including extensive information on the Buddhist holy sites, the preliminary practices (ngondro), and the best practices to do at the Mahabodhi Stupa.
- Browse quality Dharma items in our gift shop: thankgas, semi-precious malas, mandala sets, altar cloths and much more.
- Accommodation and personal retreat facilities including clean, comfortable rooms and retreat houses in a lovely garden setting with delicious vegetarian meals available for individuals and private groups.
- Root Institute's Shakyamuni Buddha Community Health Programme provides free health care to some of India's most impoverished people in our on-site clinic, in villages reached by our mobile team, in our 8-bed on-site hospital, and through our integrated health and development programme. You are welcome to observe our work in the on-site clinic and the village health programme. Volunteer nurses and physiotherapists are always welcome (preferably for a minimum stay of 3 - 6 months).
In addition to the courses/retreats listed above, the following will be added to the winter programme (click below for more information):
- Daily drop-in meditation (as teachers are available)
- Daily drop-in yoga (as teachers are available)
- Dharma talks on the basics of Buddhism.
- Tsa-tsa making workshops
- One-day workshops and short courses (2-3 days) such as: How to Meditate, Buddhism in Action, Transforming Problems Into Happiness and more.
- Video teachings from His Holiness the Dalai Lama and other great Buddhist teachers, followed by tea and discussion.
