Kalpa Bhadra Buddhist Centre | Aotearoa Meditation Directory

Kalpa Bhadra Buddhist Centre

Established: 2005 – and is one of over 800 centres in around 40 countries for the New Kadampa Tradition of Buddhist meditation.

Founder: Kadampa Meditation is a Mahayana Buddhist school founded by the great Indian Buddhist Master Atisha (AD 982-1054). This centre was established by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso; who is responsible for spreading Kadampa Buddhism throughout the world in our times.

Type of Meditation: Buddhist breathing meditation and placement meditation

Brief Description:
Kadampa Buddhism is a modern and accessible presentation of the ancient wisdom of Buddhas. We have carefully taken these very pure and timeless teachings and blended them with our unique New Zealand culture to develop a practice which can be easily integrated into the modern way of life of all New Zealanders.

We understand the many pressures of life, so we offer a variety of meditation classes and practices. Kadampa Meditation is your peaceful haven in a hectic world. You do not need to be a Buddhist to try out these practices, or to benefit from them. We welcome you and sincerely hope that you will be able to join us in our activities.

Meditation Centre in Christchurch: Kalpa Bhadra Buddhist Centre,
4 Wherstead Road (off Colombo Street), Lower Cashmere.
Kalpa Bhadra Centre is a part of the New Kadampa Tradition - International Kadampa Buddhist Union.

Regular activities:
Sunday mornings - Simply Meditate (held at South Christchurch Library)10 - 11am.
Tuesday evening drop-in meditation classes. 7.30pm – 9.00 pm.
Wednesday evening drop-in meditation classes. 7.30pm – 9.00 pm (held at Sumner ‘Yoga School’).
Thursday evening study classes. 7.00pm – 9.00pm
Regular sung prayer (puja) meditations, day courses and empowerments.

For more information:
Telephone the Resident Teacher Martin Luff on 03 382 5503, or email