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.
Announcements
We are welcoming advance bookings for our 2020 Fundraising Pilgrimage to Buddha’s Sites
Drop-in sessions – everyone is welcome!
- Offering Robes to Lord Buddha at Mahabodhi Stupa – 21 Mar
- Medicine Buddha Puja – 7:30pm 21 Mar
Courses running or coming soon
- 6-Day Meditative Pilgrimage – March – 16 Mar – 21 Mar
- Engaging in the Bodhisattva Way of Life (Module 3: Chapters 8-10) – 01 Feb – 15 Apr
- Death, Intermediate State and Rebirth – With Geshe Ngawang Rabga – 25 Mar – 28 Mar
Pilgrimages
- 6-Day Meditative Pilgrimage – March
16 Mar 2019 – 21 Mar 2019 - 2020 Fundraising Pilgrimage to Buddha's Sites
27 Jan 2020 – 09 Feb 2020
Intermediate courses & retreats
- Death, Intermediate State and Rebirth – With Geshe Ngawang Rabga
25 Mar 2019 – 28 Mar 2019
FPMT Basic Programme
For those who wish to delve deeper into the Buddha's teachings, this five-year programme taught by our resident geshe, Ngawang Rabga, is eligible for S-5 student visa yet also divided into accessible modules. In 2018-19 these encompass Shantideva's Mahayana classic text – Bodhicaryavatara.
- Engaging in the Bodhisattva Way of Life (Module 3: Chapters 8-10)
01 Feb 2019 – 15 Apr 2019
- Saka Dawa
16 Jun 2019 – 18 Jun 2019 - First Turning of the Dharma Wheel
03 Aug 2019 – 05 Aug 2019 - Descent from Deva Realm
18 Nov 2019 – 20 Nov 2019
