Manchester Buddhist Centre

Manchester Buddhist Centre has been awar­ded the North West Multi-Faith Tourism Association’s Marque of Excellence for its out­stand­ing wel­come to vis­it­ors, tour­ists, and people new to the Centre

Our Centre was thor­oughly assessed on vari­ous cri­teria, and it was seen to be an out­stand­ing example of excel­lence — in fact the assessor said that she had “never writ­ten a report with quite so many over­all cat­egory rat­ings of Excellent”!

An extract from their report says:

“Manchester Buddhist Centre is an out­stand­ing example of a sac­red site that not only offers the vis­itor a genu­inely hol­istic exper­i­ence that touches the mind, the body and the spirit in equal meas­ure, but also offers a vis­ion of work as a spir­itual prac­tice. All are wel­comed to visit and to engage with the site at whatever level they wish. Everything about the site is a reflec­tion of the ethos and philo­sophy of Buddhism

It is loc­ated in a Victorian ware­house, part of the city’s indus­trial her­it­age, which has been sens­it­ively ren­ov­ated, hon­our­ing the his­tory and char­ac­ter of the ori­ginal build­ing, and with regard to mak­ing it as envir­on­ment­ally sus­tain­able as possible

It is known as an ‘urban oasis’ – part of its attrac­tion is the sense of peace, calm and reflec­tion that vis­it­ors feel when they visit the build­ing. Visitors are wel­come to sit in the recep­tion area or tea area and relax from the stresses of the busy city out­side its doors. The Buddhist Centre is very much a place of spir­itual prac­tice and there is a clear path of devel­op­ment and com­mit­ment to Buddhist prac­tice for those who wish to know more”

Manchester Buddhist Centre joins four other faith sites in Greater Manchester awar­ded the Marque of Excellence:

• Manchester Cathedral
• The Jewish Museum
• Cross Street Unitarian Church
• The Parish Church of St. Peter, Bolton

We also join other major faith sites across the North West, includ­ing Liverpool’s Metropolitan and Anglican Cathedrals, and also the Manjushri Buddhist Temple, Conishead Priory, Ulverston in Cumbria.

The award brings a lovely plaque say­ing Visitors Welcome on the out­side of the build­ing, and we will be pro­moted as a must see attrac­tion by the tour­ist board.

This award is much deserved and is a test­a­ment to the hard work done by staff, volun­teers, trust­ees and teach­ers. Thanks to every­one who make the Centre the jewel in the city that it is!