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Lama Jigme Rinpoche & Lama Ole Nydahl in London, April 2014
The London Diamond Way Buddhist centre is delighted to invite you to a weekend of Buddhist teachings from two high Karma Kagyu Buddhist lamas: Lama Jigme Rinpoche and Lama Ole Nydahl. The events in London take place over three days,…

Beaufoy Birthday: 1 year of Diamond Way Buddhism in Lambeth
This Thursday, 23rd January 2014, the members of the London Diamond Way Buddhist Centre celebrated something very special. We ate together, meditated on the 16th Karmapa, and listened to a spontaneous lecture by Leo, a Buddhist teacher who was visiting…

Lambeth Council: Beaufoy Institute sale profits to be invested in Prince’s Ward
When Diamond Way Teachings and Centres bought the Beaufoy Institute, many local people were interested to hear of the benefits a prospering Buddhist centre might bring to their part of Lambeth. One of the most immediate benefits is that Lambeth…

Beaufoy Christmas market – Sat Dec 7th
UPDATE: There's a report about the Christmas Market up now on the Beaufoy Institute website. It’s the most wonderful time of the year… and the Beaufoy Institute is getting ready to deck the halls and hang the mistletoe on December…

Diamond Way hosts Interfaith visit: Faiths Together In Lambeth
Faiths Together in Lambeth, a local interfaith organisation, stopped by last weekend for a tour and some tea on one of their interfaith walks. They had already been to the North Brixton Islamic Cultural Centre, the Scalabrini Centre, Holy Redeemer…

Vauxhall Ragged Schools tour & Buddhist centre Open House at the Beaufoy
When Diamond Way Buddhism bought the Beaufoy Institute to renovate as our Buddhist centre, we were aware that we had become custodians of a landmark with important history in the Vauxhall area. The Beaufoy itself has a fine history of…

Doing the Lambeth Walk: Make your way to Summerfest this Friday
As we found out during the recent visit of Sherab Gyaltsen Rinpoche, Lambeth has a lot to offer a Diamond Way Buddhist when taking some downtime from renovating the Beaufoy Institute. We're enjoying getting to know the neighbourhood. If you…

Sherab Gyaltsen Rinpoche teaches on compassion in London 2013
From July 25th to 31st 2013, our London Buddhist centre hosted one of our great Diamond Way teachers, Sherab Gyaltsen Rinpoche. In London for almost a week, Rinpoche made full use of the time with a packed programme. The UK…

Kennington Fete: Diamond Way Buddhism raises money for local charities
Volunteers from Diamond Way Buddhism again manned a cake stall at the Kennington fete this year. They rolled up their sleeves, got their oven gloves out of the cupboard, and baked their socks off. Kennington Fete is one of the…

Beaufoy Institute Open Days: Diamond Way Buddhist centre invites Lambeth for tours and tea
The Beaufoy Institute has been empty for over a decade, and many Lambeth residents who walk down Black Prince Road often look at the grand facade of number 39 and would very much like to see the inside. That was…