Kashyapa Buddhist Centre

The purpose of Kashyapa Centre is to help people throughout West Yorkshire find happiness within their own hearts, a place where you can leave behind the stress and chaos of daily life to find some peace, wisdom and clarity. It offers Buddhist meditation classes for modern day lifestyles, methods to improve your life, and meditation teachers that will help you learn how to relax and lead a more peaceful and beneficial way of life.

Many people who are interested in learning how to meditate and in practising the Buddhist way of life attend our classes and programmes. Kashyapa Centre is one of many Buddhist Centres established by the renowned Buddhist master Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. Together these Centres form the New Kadampa Tradition (NKT).

As well as our meditation classes we try to contribute to the local community. Our activities include: Chaplaincy and patient visiting work in local hospitals; an extensive school visit programme; Relaxation and meditation classes at the Marie Curie hospice; Working with the Bridge drug rehabilitation project; and participating in local inter-faith initiatives.

We also provide accommodation for Buddhist practioners and those who wish to follow a spiritual way of life in a conducive environment, with rooms available for short term breaks or retreats of a week, a month or even a few days.