A day trip from Bodhgaya to Rajgir and the surrounding holy places, leaving at six in the morning and returning around midday, led by Drupon Ma Gyalten Samten. Rajgir is where the Buddha gave the sutras of the second turning of the wheel of Dharma, and the site of Nalanda nearby was a centre of study and debate for almost a thousand years. Registration is in person at the Root Institute reception.

Drupon Ma Gyalten SamtenSee event page

15–17 November 2026

Heart of the Path: Personal Reflections

Three afternoons with Venerable Sarah Thresher at the Root Institute, drawing on her years of work on Heart of the Path, the book of Lama Zopa Rinpoche's teaching on the relationship between student and teacher that she edited.

Venerable Sarah ThresherSee event page

20–27 November 2026

Applying the Buddha Dharma in Today's World

Eight days with Khensur Rinpoche Geshe Tashi Tsering at the Root Institute on bringing the Buddha's teaching to bear on the world as it is now, with afternoon and evening sessions. The centre plans to stream the sessions live as well.

Khensur Rinpoche Geshe Tashi TseringSee event page

1–12 December 2026

In the Footsteps of the Buddha

A twelve-day pilgrimage to Bodhgaya and the sacred sites of the Buddha's life nearby, offered jointly by the Root Institute and Atisha Centre in Australia and led by Geshe Thubten Rabten.

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3–5 December 2026

The Three Principal Aspects of the Path

Three days with Geshe Thubten Rabten on Lama Tsongkhapa's short text setting out renunciation, bodhichitta and the correct view as the three things a path turns on.

Geshe Thubten RabtenSee event page

13–22 December 2026

Bodhicitta and Wisdom of Emptiness Retreat

A ten-day residential retreat with Geshe Dorji Damdul on bodhicitta and the wisdom of emptiness. Check-in is on 12 December and check-out on 23 December.

Geshe Dorji DamdulSee event page

25 December 2026 – 1 January 2027

Medicine Buddha Retreat

A week-long Medicine Buddha retreat with Venerable Thubten Kalden at Root Institute in Bodhgaya, over the turn of the year.

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6–11 January 2027

Wheel of Sharp Weapons in Bodhgaya

Six days of teaching on Dharmarakshita's Wheel of Sharp Weapons at Root Institute, a short walk from the Mahabodhi Temple.

Geshe Tenzin ZopaSee event page

12 January 2027

Pilgrimage to Rajgir with Geshe Tenzin Zopa

A day trip from Bodhgaya to Rajgir and the surrounding holy places, leaving at six in the morning and returning around midday, led by Geshe Tenzin Zopa. Rajgir is where the Buddha gave the sutras of the second turning of the wheel of Dharma, and the site of Nalanda nearby was a centre of study and debate for almost a thousand years. Registration is in person at the Root Institute reception.

Geshe Tenzin ZopaSee event page

13–19 January 2027

The Buddhist Path: Wisdom and Compassion

A week with Venerable Thubten Wangdu at the Root Institute on wisdom and compassion as the two wings a path needs, with afternoon sessions.

Venerable Thubten WangduSee event page

17–26 January 2027

Bodhicitta Retreat in Tibetan

A ten-day retreat with Geshe Dorji Damdul at Root Institute on bodhicitta and the wisdom of emptiness, taught in Tibetan.

Geshe Dorji DamdulSee event page

20–31 January 2027

Nagarjuna's In Praise of Dharmadhatu

A ten-day study retreat with Venerable Geshe Dorji Damdul on Nagarjuna's In Praise of Dharmadhatu, with the emphasis on bodhicitta and the wisdom of emptiness. Conducted in Tibetan.

Geshe Dorji DamdulSee event page

7–20 February 2027

Losar Prayer Festival for the Swift Return of Kyabje Zopa Rinpoche

Two weeks of daily prayers at the Root Institute around Losar, dedicated to the swift return of Kyabje Thubten Zopa Rinpoche, with Venerable Sarah Thresher leading. An hour each late afternoon.

Venerable Sarah ThresherSee event page

24–26 February 2027

In Praise of Dependent Origination

Three days with Tsenshap Serkong Rinpoche on Lama Tsongkhapa's In Praise of Dependent Origination, in the late afternoon.

Tsenshap Serkong RinpocheSee event page

27 February 2027

Pilgrimage to Rajgir with Tsenshap Serkong Rinpoche

A day trip from Bodhgaya to Rajgir and the surrounding holy places, leaving at six in the morning and returning around midday, led by Tsenshap Serkong Rinpoche. Rajgir is where the Buddha gave the sutras of the second turning of the wheel of Dharma, and the site of Nalanda nearby was a centre of study and debate for almost a thousand years. Registration is in person at the Root Institute reception.

Tsenshap Serkong RinpocheSee event page

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1 November 2026 – 17 January 2027

Prostrations Retreat in Bodhgaya

A long retreat of prostrations with Venerable Tenzin Namjong, running from the beginning of November to the middle of January. Prostration is one of the methods used across the Tibetan traditions for purifying obscurations and accumulating merit: with each one the practitioner bows to every holy object in the ten directions.

Venerable Tenzin NamjongSee event page

31 October 2026 – 7 November 2026

Introduction to Meditation

An eight-day introduction to meditation at the Root Institute in Bodhgaya with Venerable Drupon Ma Gyalten Samten, with afternoon and evening sessions. The centre plans to stream the teaching sessions live as well.

Drupon Ma Gyalten SamtenSee event page

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