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Atisha Buddhist Centre

Atisha Buddhist Centre
1823 Gerrard Street East
Toronto, ON
M4L 2B5
416-694-5300
www.meditateinthebeaches.org

E-mail: atisha.centre@gmail.com
Twitter: @AtishaBC

Resident teacher: Laywoman

Alternate contact: Tomm Sepp, Administrative Director, atisha.admin@gmail.com

Lineage: Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche, Je Phabongkhapa, through an unbroken lineage including Je Tsongkhapa and Atisha to Buddha Shakyamuni

Practices: Chanting sutras, chanting prayers, chanting mantras, circumambulation, commentary study, discussion groups, meditation, physical labour, precepts/ordination, prostrations, retreats, short-term precepts, singing hymns, sutra study, vegetarian

Meditation: Altruism (tonglen, etc.), breaths (counting), breaths (noticing), calming (shamatha), deity sadhana, loving kindness (metta), visualization, other

Public activities: Daily meditation classes, pujas, chanted prayers. Weekly study programs, meditation classes and chanted prayers. Empowerments, workshops, retreats, precepts, volunteer events.

Other activities and initiatives: Fundraising events

Affiliated with: International Kadampa Buddhist Union. For other Kadampa Buddhist organizations in Canada see kadampa.org.

Language: English

Updated: February 16, 2012