International Retreat Schedule

Next up…

English-taught International Retreat resumed

After a long halt due to the pandemic, Yamashita-sensei’s English-taught international retreat is back. His “Me as Blue Sky Retreat” was held in September 2023 at the Buddha Pada Retreat Center in Kalimpong, India. The next international retreat will be held in September 2024 in the same venue. The details will be announced on the website of Buddha Pada and also on this page. Stay tuned for future updates.

Past retreat

in India

Zen and Mindfulness Retreat
  • 5th-9th September 2023, Kalimpong
  • 25th – 29t November 2019, Pune
  • 4th – 8th December 2018, Pune
  • 28th – 2nd December 2018, Bir, HP
  • 1st – 5th December 2017, Bir, HP
  • 23rd – 27th November 2016 Bir, HP
  • 20th- 24th November 2015, Bir, HP
  • 13th- 17th November 2014, Bir, HP
  • 5th – 9th December 2013, Bir, HP
  • 5th – 9th December 2012, Bir, HP
  • 8th – 12th December 2011, Bir, HP
  • 13th – 17th November 2010, Bir, HP
  • 14th – 18th November 2009 Bir, HP
  • 19th – 23rd November 2008, Bir, HP
  • 16th – 18th November 2007, Bir, HP

Retreat venue in Bir is Deer Park Institute and in Pune the Vajradhatu Center for Study and Practice of Indian Mind Tradition

Other than the above retreats, One-day retreats have had held in Goa, Mumbai, New Delhi.

Teaching Sessions for Sakya Clan*
  • 2nd – 4th December 2019, Sankissa, UP
  • 6th -10th December 2009, Sankissa, UP

*organized by YBS India [Youth Buddhist Society India

in Korea and Taiwan

KOREA
  • 31st August 2013- 3rd September 2013, Henson-so, Mungyeong-si
TAIWAN
  • 28th – 30th June 2013, Hua-lien, Taiwan

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