Manila Kadampa Buddhist Centre

Welcome to the website of Manila Kadampa Buddhist Centre (MKBC). Manila Kadampa Buddhist Centre (MKBC), is a buddhist organization based in Makati City, Philippines. It is a member of the International Kadampa Buddhist Union. The object of the Centre is to promote the Buddhist Faith of the New Kadampa Tradition through which to promote the human values of morality, compassion and wisdom in all aspects of society, leading to personal peace and a meaningful life, and to tolerance, social peace and welfare. The Centre shall work to fulfil its Object through the activities of study, practice, teaching and the observance of moral discipline based upon the continuous implementation of the three New Kadampa Tradition Study Programmes. MKBC currently conducts classes, teaching and meditation sessions at the training center of Philippine Center for Creating Imaging (PCCI) at 2247 Chino Roces Avenue, Makati City, Metro Manila. We don’t have a permanent facility so please call or send us an email if you are dropping by outside of the scheduled classes. See contact information at the bottom of this page. The New Kadampa Tradition The New Kadampa Tradition – International Kadampa Buddhist Union (NKT-IKBU) is an international association of Mahayana Buddhist study and meditation centres founded by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso in 1991 to offer the practical wisdom of Kadampa Buddhism to the people of our modern world. Through Geshe Kelsang’s tireless activities and kindness there are now over 1100 centres and groups offering Buddha’s wisdom advice to people in 40 countries across the world. The NKT-IKBU follows the pure tradition of Mahayana Buddhism handed down in an unbroken lineage from Buddha Shakyamuni through the ancient Kadampa teachers Atisha and Je Tsongkhapa and introduced into the West by Geshe Kelsang.