Root Institute for Wisdom Culture
A Buddhist centre in the Tibetan tradition located in Bodhgaya, India, where Lord Buddha attained enlightenment, offering a tranquil place to stay, to study & practice, or do individual or group retreat, we also serve Bodhgaya and surrounding villages through our social service projects.
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Root Institute offers single, double and triple rooms, and dormitories for short- and long-term accommodation, along with delicious vegetarian meals.
Read about being here and then book your stay
Spiritual Program: 2023 – 24
More events will be published soon. Watch this space!
Accommodation and meals are now incorporated in your course booking.
Introductory Courses & Retreats
- Buddhism in a Nutshell – With Ven. Lhundup Jamyang 05 Oct 2023 – 09 Oct 2023
- Introduction To Shamata – Calm Abiding Meditation – With Ven. Lhundup Jamyang 11 Oct 2023 – 15 Oct 2023
- The Path to Happiness – With Shanti Yajnik 21 Oct 2023 – 24 Oct 2023
- Introduction to Buddhism and Meditation – with Ven. Joan Nicell 26 Oct 2023 – 30 Oct 2023
- Introduction to Guru Devotion – with Kabir Saxena 02 Dec 2023 – 08 Dec 2023
Intermediate Courses & Retreats
- How to Keep an Open Heart in Challenging Times – With Kabir Saxena 16 Oct 2023 – 20 Oct 2023
- How to Transform Suffering into Happiness and Live a Life that Matters – With Ven. Gyalten Lekden 31 Oct 2023 – 05 Nov 2023
- The Heart Sutra – With Ven. Tenzin Namjong 06 Nov 2023 – 12 Nov 2023
- Bodhicitta Retreat – With Geshe Dorji Damdul 14 Nov 2023 – 20 Nov 2023
- Three Principal Aspects of the Path – with Ven. Olivier 10 Dec 2023 – 16 Dec 2023
- Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment – with Geshe Tenzin Zopa 21 Dec 2023 – 28 Dec 2023
Pilgrimages
- Pilgrimage Around Bodhgaya – November 22 Nov 2023 – 26 Nov 2023
Yoga Retreats
- VIN to YIN – a Vinyasa flow & Yin yoga retreat – With Annie McGhee 28 Nov 2023 – 30 Nov 2023
