Manchester Buddhist Centre
An urban oasis bringing Buddhist wisdom alive in the heart of Manchester
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
Learn meditation to become more aware and find some stillness
Explore Buddhism
Understand the Buddha’s teachings and learn how to apply them in your life
Practise yoga
Enjoy natural therapies and treatments
Eat at Earth Cafe
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
