The Uganda Buddhist Centre was established in April 2005 in Kawempe, Uganda and used to operate on a rented space. In early February, 2006 a new property was acquired overlooking Lake Victoria.
Mission
The Uganda Buddhist Centre, founded in 2005 by Venerable Buddharakkhita, is a major initiative in the heart of Africa which intends to provide the first stable source of Buddhism in Uganda. Most importantly, we consider the Buddha's Teachings to be a form of medicine that can end suffering and transform ordinary human beings into perfectly compassionate and perfectly wise beings.
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About Bhante Buddharakkhita
Bhante Buddharakkhita was born and raised in Uganda, Africa. He first encountered Buddhism in 1990 while in India, and he began practicing meditation in 1993. After living in Asia for seven years, Bhante decided to continue his Dhamma practice in the U.S.A.
In June 2001, he began monastic training, and in November 2002 he received Higher Ordination by his Preceptor the late Venerable U Silananda at Tathagata Meditation Center, California. He continued his meditation practice under the guidance of Bhante Gunaratana for eight years at the Bhavana Society, West Virginia. Author of Planting Dhamma Seeds: The Emergence of Buddhism on African Soil, and founder of the Uganda Buddhist Center, Uganda, he has been teaching meditation in Africa, Brazil and the United States.
Besides spending time at the Buddhist Center in Uganda, Bhante is a teacher at Bhavana Society and the Spiritual Head of Flowering Lotus meditation center, Magnolia, Mississippi, U.S.A
Contact Information:
Postal Address: P.O. Box 16650, KAMPALA
Physical Address: Plot Number 31, Garuga Road, Bulega, Entebbe UGANDA
Phone: +256 (0)782 159985
E-mail: ugandabuddhistcentre@gmail.com
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Tradition: Theravada Buddhism, Open to all traditions.
Teacher: Venerable Bhikkhu Buddharakkhita
