Bristol Buddhist Centre for meditation, Buddhism and yoga in Bristol. Courses and classes in Buddhist meditation, Buddhism and yoga.

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Welcome to the Bristol Buddhist Centre website.

Our AUTUMN 2010 Programme is available in pdf format, click here to download.

To download our New NEWSLETTER click here .

Come and see us! Our Open Day is on Sat 11 Sept – click here for the programme of events, activities and stalls….

We run Classes, courses and retreats in Buddhism, Buddhist meditation and yoga and have been teaching in Bristol for nearly 30 years. We have been at our current Centre on Gloucester Rd since 1997. We are part of the Friends of the Western Buddhist Order (FWBO), a modern Buddhist movement dedicated to making the traditional teachings of Buddhism relevant to people living in the modern world.

You can find out here about our meditation classes and courses, about Buddhism, about the FWBO and its founder Sangharakshita as well as the shop, and other activities and events around the Centre.

You can see in our Calendar of Events when things are happening and you can contact us and find out where we are. You can also explore links to other Buddhist websites.

Click here for information about classes in South Bristol.

NEWS UPDATE: FWBO becomes the

Triratna Buddhist Community

The charity which runs the Bristol Buddhist Centre used to be known as the Friends of the Western Buddhist Order (Bristol) but our whole movement changed its name on Buddha Day in May this year and we're now the Triratna (“three jewels”) Buddhist Community. Our Founder and Teacher Urgyen Sangharakshita suggested the name change to reflect the fact that we’re no longer just a ‘western’ Buddhist movement, but now have Centres across the world, including a large and vibrant community in India , where the Buddha’s teaching are liberating many millions of people from the caste system. The ‘Three Jewels’ are the three most precious things in Buddhism – the Buddha, the Dharma (the Buddha’s teachings) and the Sangha (the fellowship fo the Buddha’s followers). Just click here to find out what it's all about or see the new book ‘The Triratna Story’ which tells our whole ‘behind the scenes’ history.