Khandakapala Buddhist Center is an oasis of peace in our busy city. It is the main center for the New Kadampa tradition of Mahayana/Vajrayana Buddhism here in Los Angeles. See kadampa.org and www.meditateinla.org
Close your eyes, clear your mind (we think it's okay to giggle quietly when seeing that tumbleweed roll by) and then keep it clear. There, feel better?
Beginners are as welcome as Zen masters at Khandakapala. The refuge has calming gardens with fish ponds, a five-foot-tall Buddha in the meditation room and a bookstore stocked with resources to help begin (or go...
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The classes at Kadampa Meditation Center California (previously known as the Khandakapala Buddhist Center) are really engaging and interesting. You learn about Buddhism and also how to meditate, and the main teacher, Gen-la Dekyong, is funny and real. I've found something to take away and think about every time I go. Learning to meditate and learning about Buddhism have helped me be happier,...
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The Khandakapala Buddhist Center (now called the Kadampa Meditation Center California) offers numerous weekly classes at the temple and in branches throughout Los Angeles. The teachings are based on Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche's books and teachings. Part of the NKT (New Kadampa Tradition) based in England, this living Mahayana lineage in the tradition of Je Tsonghkhapa presents clear, easily...
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Posted by GarydDavis
on April 21, 2009, (Edited May 19, 2008)
Once I found this place of refuge I just couldn't stop coming back. I've been taking classes for years, I love KMC. It is my second home. It's really nice because there are many different levels of...
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