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Buddhism and Meditation in Manchester

Manchester Buddhist Centre

An urban oasis bring­ing Buddhist wis­dom alive in the heart of Manchester

Meditating in the city
Manchester Buddhist Centre is for every­one — you don’t have to be a Buddhist to come here.

We offer a vari­ety of ways to help you develop wis­dom and com­pas­sion, relax, or simply feel more healthy.

Learn med­it­a­tion

Meditation courses
Learn med­it­a­tion to become more aware and find some stillness

Explore Buddhism

Buddhism & meditation courses
Under­stand the Buddha’s teach­ings and learn how to apply them in your life

Prac­tise yoga

Bodywise Natural Health Centre
Enjoy nat­ural ther­apies and treatments

Eat at Earth Cafe

Earth Cafe and Juice Bar
Deli­cious veget­arian food and juices

Med­it­a­tion and Buddhism in Manchester

Manchester Buddhist Centre has been teach­ing Buddhism and med­it­a­tion in Manchester since 1977. In 1996 we moved to our cur­rent loc­a­tion in the north­ern quarter of Manchester. Med­it­a­tion and Buddhism courses run all year in the even­ing and in the day time. On the second floor is Body­wise Nat­ural Health Centre, meet­ing rooms for hire and our award win­ning Earth Cafe is situ­ated in the basement.

The Three Jew­els of Buddhism

Most pre­cious in Buddhism are the Three Jew­els: the Buddha, who rep­res­ents the ideal of Enlight­en­ment; the Dharma, the truth or the teach­ings; and the Sangha, or spir­itual com­munity. As you enter the build­ing, look up to see the sculp­ture of the Three Jew­els.
Three Jewels sculpture above door

Change is possible

Buddhist prac­tices like med­it­a­tion are ways to change your­self and develop aware­ness, kind­ness, and wis­dom. The basic ten­ets of Buddhist teach­ing are straight­for­ward and prac­tical: noth­ing is fixed or per­man­ent; actions have con­sequences; change is possible.

Thus Buddhism addresses itself to all people irre­spect­ive of their gender, race, sexu­al­ity or nation­al­ity. Its prac­tical teach­ings can help us trans­form our lives, becom­ing gradu­ally more respons­ible, wise and compassionate.

Earth Cafe in basement of Buddhist Centre, stairs down to cafe from street

Manchester Buddhist Centre is bring­ing the ancient Buddhist tra­di­tion alive in a mod­ern world as part of the Friends of the West­ern Buddhist Order (FWBO), an inter­na­tional move­ment foun­ded by an Eng­lish­man, Sangharak­shita.
Hand-made ceramic plaque outside front door

You can attend a med­it­a­tion or Buddhism course, attend a Liv­ing Well course at Breath­works, eat at Earth Cafe, hold a meet­ing, attend a yoga class or have an altern­at­ive ther­apy at Body­wise Nat­ural Health Centre, relax at a well-being day for your team or simply med­it­ate in one of our beau­ti­ful med­it­a­tion halls.
Lotus Hall on first floor where courses and meditation take place

At Manchester Buddhist Centre we have taught med­it­a­tion and Buddhism to thou­sands of people from within Greater Manchester and bey­ond. Our teach­ers are ordained mem­bers of the West­ern Buddhist Order or in train­ing. We are well known for our friendly and informal style of teach­ing, explor­ing what Buddhism can teach us in the mod­ern west.
Outside Buddhist Centre

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