The Seat of Enlightenment: An Evening with the Chair of the London Buddhist Centre
Join Suryagupta for an evening of Ritual, Panel Discussion, Chanting and Imagery from India
With guests
Dhammadinna, Samantavajra, Saddhaketu
Evening Programme
From 6pm, Enjoy a Special Indian- inspired dinner and chai served at the Mandala Café, all for £10.
At 7.15pm, The evening starts with a talk by Suryagupta on The Seat of Enlightenment. She will share the significance of visiting sacred spaces, and her recent and profound experience of sitting under the Bodhi Tree in Bodhgaya.
(Click here to watch live on YouTube)
At 7.45pm, Suryagupta will host a Panel Discussion with Dhammadinna, Samantavajra and Saddhaketu. Hear about a key obstacle in their spiritual journey, and the process and conditions that led them to a significant breakthrough.
8.30pm, Enjoy Indian-style refreshments with an evocative backdrop of images from Suryagupta’s recent pilgrimage to India.
8.50pm, Suryagupta leads a ritual and mantra chanting.
9.30pm, Close of Evening.
The panelists
Centre’s building renovations, and involved in the LBC Council; as well as extensive teaching at the Centre. She then moved to Tiratnaloka to be one of the Ordination Team; and became both a Private and Public Preceptor and a member of the College. She has always lived in communities, setting up the women’s communities at 18, Approach Road in Bethnal Green, and has lived in Samayakula since 2010.
Samaggavasa, for the last five years. He was ordained in Spain at Guhyaloka in 2022. In April this year, he will leave London to take up the role of Chair of the Paris Buddhist Centre.
