Jamyang London Buddhist Centre

CANCELLED: Omniscient Wisdom: Manjushri | Tibetan Art Retreat with Andy Weber
2026-06-26 19:00 - 2026-06-28 17:00 (Europe/London) | In-person, The Old Courthouse, 43 Renfrew Road, London, London, SE11 4NA, United Kingdom
DUE TO INSUFFICIENT SIGN-UPS, THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED BY THE FACILITATOR.
Tibetan Art Retreat with Andy Weber
Have you ever wanted to learn how to paint traditional Tibetan art? We’re privileged to have renowned Tibetan thangka painter, Andy Weber, leading another workshop at Jamyang London Buddhist Centre. New students will be introduced to the principles of Tibetan art and older students will be able to practice and develop their skills.
What can I expect?
This art course will be conducted in semi retreat style and will be dedicated to the swift return of our precious guru Lama Zopa Rinpoche. H.H. Dalai Lama advised all the students of the FPMT to recite the mantra of Manjushri as often as possible.
MANJUSHRI (Sanskrit: Manjushri, Tib. Jampelyang) is the embodiment of the enlightened wisdom of all Buddhas realizing the ultimate nature of reality. His name can be translated as “Gentle Glory” and he is one of the most widely revered bodhisattvas in the Mahayana and Vajrayana traditions. He is mostly depicted sitting in the vajra position (lotus position) on a moon and lotus cushion.
His body colour is golden yellow, symbolising wisdom (sun energy) and he wears the robes and ornaments of a bodhisattva. This colour in Tibetan is called “Mar.Ser”, where “Mar” stands for “mar.po” which equates to red, and “ser” means gold.
Students will receive hands-on tuition in drawing and painting the bodhisattva emanation. The painting style will focus on a small painting of Manjushri in the Mar.tang style – gold lines on a vermillion background. The painting technique will focus on natural colours and the making of your own gold paint. Not many artists know these secret techniques.
Description: Manjushri’s left hand holds the stem of a lotus flower, which supports the Prajnaparamita sutra (‘Perfection of Wisdom Sutra’), an important Mahayana text that reveals the methods for developing and realizing wisdom. His right hand holds a flaming sword symbolizing the power of wisdom, which cuts through ignorance, the root of all suffering. As such, the tip of the sword should be as thin as possible, so as to penetrate to the deepest source. The fire on the tip expresses transformation.
On this retreat, the daughter of Andy, Liza Weber, will be offering insights into Kum Nye Tibetan yoga and massage techniques. An accredited Kum Nye teacher with the Nyingma Institute in California, Liza seeks to enrich the thangka painter’s experience with a series of exercises that will guide them more deeply into their art practice. These exercises are suitable for all abilities: you do not need to be able to touch your toes, but you do need to be able to touch the feelings and sensations that will arise in your body from this simple, but no less profound, form of yoga!
Schedule

Friday: 19:00 – 20:30 (Lecture)
Saturday/Sunday: 09:30 – 13:00 & 14:30 – 17:30 (Painting)

What will I need?
The minimum you will need is the Drawing Material list, to learn how to draw Manjushri. In this case you would not need to bring brushes and inks. If you want to advance then you will need the supply of paints from the Art Materials list, as well as the brushes. If you want to make a big jump and progress in your learning, you will need some of the natural colours, so Andy can show you how to prepare them and make them into paints. If you want to learn how to prepare your own gold paint, then you will need to bring a book of loose gold leaf. Both natural colours and gold leaf are available at Cornelissens in London near the British Museum.

Drawing Materials
Art Materials
Natural Colours and Materials

About the teacher: Andy Weber
Andy Weber spent seven years living and studying the iconographical art of Tibetan Buddhism under the guidance of accomplished masters in India and Nepal. His unique style of authentic images for visualisation are highly respected, not only by a growing number of Western Buddhists, but also by Tibetan Lamas of all traditions, many of whom have commissioned his work. His Tibetan Art and thangka paintings can be seen in Buddhist centres and temples throughout the world including the Potala Palace in Lhasa, and his images have become well-known and popular through numerous publications. With over 35 years of experience, Andy Weber and his students offer their artwork, services, and experience to the wider Dharma community.
Andy teaches all over the world. You can find out more about his studio on his website.
How do I join?
Book your ticket for the entire Tibetan Art Workshop from Friday to Sunday, or just the Friday lecture.

Lunch will be available for purchase in the cafe on Saturday and Sunday.
Reduced rate tickets available on request, (proof required). Please get in touch to request reduced rate: gateway@jamyang.co.uk
Students, pensioners and unemployed: £78

Āryadeva’s Four Hundred Verses
2026-06-30 18:30 - 20:00, 2026-07-07 18:30 - 20:00, 2026-07-14 18:30 - 20:00, 2026-07-21 18:30 - 20:00, 2026-07-28 18:30 - 20:00, 2026-09-15 18:30 - 20:00 | Hybrid, Jamyang London Buddhist Centre, 43 Renfrew Road, London, SE11 4NA, United Kingdom
About this course
Over the course of seven months, we will undertake a close and contemplative study of one of the most profound yet practically oriented texts of the Madhyamaka tradition: Four Hundred Verses on the Middle Way (Catuḥśataka) by the great master Āryadeva.
Composed as a complete path of training, the Four Hundred Verses occupies a unique place within Mahayana Buddhism. While deeply rooted in Nāgārjuna’s vision of emptiness, it is especially valued for its step-by-step guidance on how to transform the mind in preparation for realizing the ultimate truth. For this reason, the text has long been cherished as both a philosophical treatise and a manual for yogic training.
The text is structured into sixteen chapters of twenty-five verses each. The first eight chapters focus on the collection of merit, systematically dismantling unwholesome patterns of thought and behaviour that obstruct the path. Without this ethical and psychological groundwork, Āryadeva makes clear, realization of emptiness is impossible. The second eight chapters then turn to the collection of wisdom, offering incisive reasoning that leads the practitioner toward a correct understanding of reality according to the Madhyamaka view.
Āryadeva famously summarises this progression as follows:
At first, turn away from non-virtue;
In the middle, dispel misconceptions of self;
Finally, go beyond all philosophical views –
One who understands this is wise indeed.
(Four Hundred Verses, VIII.15)
Throughout the course, Geshe Namdak will illuminate how the Four Hundred Verses functions as a bridge between ethical self-transformation and profound philosophical insight, and how it complements and prepares the ground for later Madhyamaka classics such as Entering the Middle Way and Commentary on Bodhicitta.
This course offers a rare opportunity to engage deeply with a text that trains the mind not only to understand emptiness, but to become fit to realize it.

About the Author
Āryadeva (2nd century CE) is one of the most influential figures in the history of Mahayana Buddhism. Born in Sri Lanka, he became a principal disciple of Ārya Nagarjuna, and is revered as one of the founders of the Madhyamaka school. His works are studied extensively across the Indo-Tibetan, Chinese, and Zen traditions, and he is traditionally listed among the seventeen great paṇḍitas of Nalanda.

About the Teacher
Geshe Tenzin Namdak completed his university studies in Hydrology before working as an environmental researcher in the Netherlands. He later began formal Buddhist studies at Maitreya Institute, was ordained by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and went on to complete the rigorous twenty-year Geshe degree at Sera Jey Monastic University in India. He also completed the traditional one-year Vajrayana study programme at Gyumé Tantric College.
Geshe Namdak is currently the Resident Teacher at Jamyang London Buddhist Centre.

Schedule

May – November 2026
Tuesdays | 18:30 – 20:00
Starting Tuesday 5th May

Is this course for me?
This is an intermediate level course, suitable for students who have a foundational understanding of Tibetan Buddhism and an interest in deepening their study and practice. Familiarity with Lam Rim teachings will be essential.

How to Join
Enrolment for this course is open!
Register here

Donation
Jamyang is a non-profit charitable organisation that relies on the kindness of our donors, including students and community members. The donations, or Dana, given when registering for events and teachings support the Centre’s operations, allowing us to deliver our activities. If you’re able to give a little more, that’s wonderful; if a little less, that’s fine too. These donations help with essentials like feeding residential volunteers, housing our monastics, and keeping our doors open. However, we wish to emphasise that the Dharma is always offered freely and no-one is ever excluded because of their financial status, please do not hesitate to request a reduced rate.

Medicine Buddha Puja
2026-07-02 17:00 - 18:00, 2026-07-09 17:00 - 18:00, 2026-07-16 17:00 - 18:00, 2026-07-23 17:00 - 18:00, 2026-07-30 17:00 - 18:00 | In-person, The Old Courthouse, 43 Renfrew Road, London, London, SE11 4NA, United Kingdom
About Medicine Buddha Puja

In Person Only

Pujas are rituals in which consecrated offerings – such as food, water, light and incense – are made to an enlightened being for the sake of creating conditions for progress on the spiritual path, as well as removing obstacles. These offerings are made alongside prayer and chanting.
The seven Medicine Buddhas, attainers of bliss, strongly prayed for the temporal and ultimate happiness of yourself and all sentient beings. They vowed that their prayers would be actualized during these degenerate times when the teachings of Shakyamuni Buddha are in decline. As the buddhas’ holy speech is irrevocable, you can wholly trust in their power to quickly grant blessings to help all sentient beings in these degenerate times,” Lama Zopa Rinpoche instructs “If you pray to Guru Medicine Buddha, you will quickly accomplish all that you wish. Just hearing the holy name of Guru Medicine Buddha and the sound of his mantra closes the door to rebirth in the suffering lower realms. It is written in the scriptures that you should not have a two-pointed mind (doubt) with regard to these benefits”.
How can I join?
Just turn up!

Online Group Practice
2026-07-03 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-07-10 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-07-17 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-07-24 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-07-31 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-08-07 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-08-14 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-08-21 19:00 - 20:00 and 3 more dates | online
Friday Online Meditation & Discussion
Wind down your week with this friendly drop-in session bringing together meditation practice and open conversation in a relaxed, welcoming space.
Join fellow practitioners and newcomers alike on Friday evenings for guided meditation followed by an informal discussion exploring Buddhist ideas, practice and everyday life. Whether you’ve been practising for years or are simply curious, this is a warm and accessible way to connect with a like-minded community from the comfort of your own home.

Drop-in Meditation & Discussion — register below for the Zoom link
Online via Zoom
Led by Jamyang Buddhist Centre London students and community members
Donations welcome

Schedule

19:00–19:30 — Guided Meditation
19:30–20:00 — Discussion & Sharing Circle

Guided Meditation: What to expect
A gentle, guided meditation session led by members of the Jamyang community. Each week may draw on different Buddhist meditation techniques, making it a lovely opportunity to explore a range of practices in good company. Suitable for all levels — no prior experience needed.

Discussion & Sharing Circle: What to expect
After meditation, we open up a relaxed, free-flowing conversation touching on Buddhist philosophy, psychology and how practice shows up in daily life. There’s no set agenda or formal structure — just honest, good-natured sharing of ideas, questions and reflections. Bring a cup of tea and settle in.
Everyone is welcome — whether you’re a regular practitioner at Jamyang or completely new to Buddhism.

How to Join?
If it’s your first time joining our Friday meditation click here to register for free below and receive the Zoom link

Register here

Long Life Prayers for His Holiness the Dalai Lama
2026-07-05 11:00 - 12:00 | Hybrid, Jamyang London Buddhist Centre, 43 Renfrew Road, London, SE11 4NA, United Kingdom
Join us as we celebrate His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 91st birthday! To honour the occasion we will be gathering to recite prayers for His long life and good health and for all his enlightened wishes to come to fruition.
The XIVth Dalai Lama is revered as the emanation of Avalokiteshvara, the Buddha of compassion, and the embodiment of compassion itself. When we make prayers for the long life of His Holiness the Dalai Lama we are creating the causes for the Buddha of compassion to remain in this world for as long as possible and for us as individuals to meet with the Buddha of compassion in the future.
By coming together as a community to engage in this practice we are participating in a profound and interconnected relationship between teacher and student in which the conditions giving rise to our spiritual development are dependent upon the teacher, and the teacher’s vast activities can only manifest in dependence upon our aspirations and prayers.

Lama Zopa Rinpoche gave advice on how to celebrate His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s birthday. FPMT International Office has collated Rinpoche’s advice into this booklet which we will be using for our prayer session—How to Do the Great Festival of His Holiness’ Birthday in the Best Possible Way.

How to join
Join us in the gompa at Jamyang or online via livestream on the Jamyang YouTube channel. A zoom link will also be posted on this page 15 minutes before the event starts.

Calm Abiding and Special Insight
2026-07-08 18:30 - 20:00, 2026-07-15 18:30 - 20:00, 2026-07-22 18:30 - 20:00, 2026-07-29 18:30 - 20:00 | Hybrid, Jamyang London Buddhist Centre, 43 Renfrew Road, London, SE11 4NA, United Kingdom
About this course
In this course, we will explore the profound and practical teachings on Calm Abiding (śamatha) and Special Insight (vipaśyanā) as presented in the Lam Rim tradition, drawing primarily on the instructions of Je Tsongkhapa, one of Tibet’s greatest scholar-yogis.
Calm Abiding and Special Insight form the very heart of Buddhist meditation practice. Calm Abiding develops a stable, clear, and joyful mind capable of remaining effortlessly on its object, while Special Insight employs that focused mind to penetrate the nature of reality through wisdom. According to the Mahayana tradition, liberation and enlightenment can only arise through the union of these two.
Our principal source text will be Lam Rim Chen Mo (The Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment), Tsongkhapa’s magnum opus and an indispensable guide for practitioners of Tibetan Buddhism. In this monumental work, Tsongkhapa brings together the full breadth of the Buddha’s teachings, sutra and tantra, method and wisdom, into a single, coherent path.
The sections on Calm Abiding and Special Insight are especially renowned for their clarity and precision. Tsongkhapa carefully outlines the stages of mental development, the obstacles that arise in meditation, and the antidotes needed to overcome them. The text gives essential instruction on how a mind trained in serenity can be harnessed to cultivate insight into emptiness, in accordance with the Madhyamaka view.
As Lama Tsongkhapa himself writes:
“When looking for the profound meaning, you will clearly see reality if you have both the wisdom that unerringly discerns the meaning of reality and an unmoving attention that stays as you wish on the object of meditation… This is why you need both serenity and insight.”
— Lam Rim Chen Mo, Vol. III
Throughout the course, Geshe Namdak will explain how these classical instructions can be applied by contemporary practitioners, clarifying how meditation on Calm Abiding and Special Insight integrates with ethical discipline, bodhicitta, and the broader Lam Rim path. This course, therefore, provides both a philosophical foundation and a practical roadmap for deepening one’s meditation practice.
About the Author
Je Tsongkhapa (1357 – 1419 CE) was one of the greatest figures in the history of Tibetan Buddhism. A peerless scholar, meditator, and tantric yogi, his vast body of work revitalised and systematised the Buddhist teachings in Tibet, leading to the formation of the Gelug school, which Jamyang London Buddhist Centre follows today.
Tsongkhapa is especially revered for his emphasis on combining rigorous reasoning with lived meditative experience, and for presenting the Buddha’s teachings with extraordinary clarity and precision. Because of the depth and transformative power of his contributions, Tsongkhapa is widely regarded as a “Second Conqueror”, after Shakyamuni.
About the Teacher
Geshe Tenzin Namdak completed his university studies in Hydrology before working as an environmental researcher in the Netherlands. He later began formal Buddhist studies at Maitreya Institute, was ordained by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and went on to complete the rigorous twenty-year Geshe degree at Sera Jey Monastic University in India. He also completed the traditional one-year Vajrayana study programme at Gyumé Tantric College.
Geshe Namdak is currently the Resident Teacher at Jamyang London Buddhist Centre.
Schedule

May 2026 – November 2027
Wednesdays | 18:30 – 20:00
Starting Wednesday 6th May 2026

Is this course for me?
This is an intermediate to advanced level course, suitable for students who have a strong foundational understanding of Tibetan Buddhism and an interest in deepening their study and practice. Familiarity with Lam Rim teachings will be essential.

How to Join
Enrolment for this course is open!
Register here

Donation
Jamyang is a non-profit charitable organisation that relies on the kindness of our donors, including students and community members. The donations, or Dana, given when registering for events and teachings support the Centre’s operations, allowing us to deliver our activities. If you’re able to give a little more, that’s wonderful; if a little less, that’s fine too. These donations help with essentials like feeding residential volunteers, housing our monastics, and keeping our doors open. However, we wish to emphasise that the Dharma is always offered freely and no-one is ever excluded because of their financial status, please do not hesitate to request a reduced rate.

Sutra Recitation for Chökhor Düchen
2026-07-18 10:00 - 11:00 | Hybrid, Jamyang London Buddhist Centre, 43 Renfrew Road, London, SE11 4NA, United Kingdom
Chökhor Düchen marks the anniversary of Shakyamuni Buddha’s first teaching. As a merit multiplying day, the karmic results of actions done on this day are multiplied 100 million times. This amazing result is taught in the vinaya text Treasure of Quotations and Logic.
This special day on the Buddhist calendar is a perfect opportunity to practice virtue and accumulate merit! Join us to do exactly that as we recite scriptures to mark the auspicious occasion, including the Heart Sutra, and Chanting the Names of Manjushri (as advised by His Holiness the Dalai Lama to remove obstacles for the swift and unmistaken identification of the reincarnation of Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche).
How to join
Join us in the gompa at Jamyang or online via livestream on the Jamyang YouTube channel. A zoom link will also be posted on this page 15 minutes before the event starts.

How to Do Analytical Meditation: Practical Advice
2026-08-01 10:00 - 15:00 | Hybrid, Jamyang London Buddhist Centre, 43 Renfrew Road, London, SE11 4NA, United Kingdom
Join us for a day of practical guidance on analytical meditation – an essential method in the Buddhist tradition for developing insight and clarity. In these three sessions, Geshe-la will offer step-by-step instruction on how to work with the mind through inquiry, reflection, and reasoning, helping transform intellectual understanding into direct experience.
Whether you are new to meditation or looking to deepen your existing practice, this day will provide accessible tools to help you engage more meaningfully with your inner life.
Schedule:These teachings form day 1 of 2; a full weekend of teachings offered by Geshe Sherab. Day 1 schedule:
Session 1: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AMSession 2: 11:30 AM – 12:30 PMSession 3: 14:00 PM – 15:00 PM
You will learn how to structure and sustain an analytical meditation practice with clarity and purpose. You will leave with practical tools to work with your thoughts and deepen insight in daily life.
If you’re interested in exploring the philosophical foundations behind these practices, look out for our Day 2 event on teachings from the Diamond Cutter Sutra.

About the Teacher
Geshe Thubten Sherab was born in 1967 in a very small village in the province of Manang, located in the western part of Nepal. His parents, wishing to accumulate merit, sought to have him join the monastery, and he was accepted at Kopan Monastery by Lama Yeshe. He studied for his Geshe degree at Sera Je Monastery from 1987 to 2000, drawing great inspiration from revered teachers, including Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche, by observing their practice and daily lives.
After completing his studies and a year at Gyume Tantric College, he spent two and a half years in the United States, assisting FPMT’s International Office and teaching in places like Taos and Santa Fe, before deciding to return to Nepal. This is how Geshe la’s adventure with New Mexico and The Buddhist Center Thubten Norbu Ling started. After serving as the headmaster of the Mount Everest School at Kopan Monastery in Nepal, and acting abbot of Kopan Monastery, Geshe la returned to Santa Fe in 2014 to become our resident teacher. Geshe la plans to enter a long retreat in 2027.
Geshe Thubten Sherab consistently emphasizes the importance of integrating one’s study and practice and encourages students to follow the constant advice of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Lama Zopa Rinpoche by integrating both elements for balanced spiritual growth for the benefit of all.
After this 2026 teaching tour, Geshe-la will be entering long term retreat, so the teachings offered at Jamyang are a precious opportunity to make and deepen one’s connection with Geshe Sherab.

Donation
Jamyang is a non-profit charitable organisation that relies on the kindness of our donors, including students and community members. The donations, or Dana, given when registering for events and teachings support the Centre’s operations, allowing us to deliver our activities. If you’re able to give a little more, that’s wonderful; if a little less, that’s fine too. These donations help with essentials like feeding residential volunteers, housing our monastics, and keeping our doors open. However, we wish to emphasise that the Dharma is always offered freely and no-one is ever excluded because of their financial status, please do not hesitate to request a reduced rate.
Monastic practitioner? You can enrol for free — register here.
