Open Day

Come and Discover our Beautiful Temple!

Begin with a 10 min free guided meditation in the meditation hall and then join a tour around the rooms that will explain the history of the building and the significance of the Buddhist symbols.

Discover displays of various aspects of community activities, including the sound of mantras, offerings and traditional Buddhist rituals, the bookstore and gift shop, information about Kadampa Buddhism and the International Temple's Project, and join us for complimentary refreshments.

Kadampa Meditation Centre Canada is an urban Buddhist Temple.  Formerly a church, built in 1902, the building was renovated in 2005 and transformed into a Buddhist Temple with a large meditation hall, a smaller meditation room upstairs (mezzanine), a community lounge, a gift and book shop and also a book and artwork publishing company: Tharpa Publications Canada. The large meditation hall can host about 180 people for meditation classes and retreats.

The hall contains a huge stunning shrine with 16 beautiful Buddha statues, including an 8-foot-tall statue of Buddha Shakyamuni, the founder of Buddhism in this world. This shrine has been newly resurfaced in 2019 for a lighter and modern look. There are also two 15-ft book cabinets containing the Kangyur and Tengyur, two series of sacred texts of the original teachings of Buddha and their commentaries, installed in 2019.

This event is free of charge. Everybody welcome!