Kailash Internationales Meditation Center

Kailash International Retreat Centre (IRC) is especially suitable for those seeking a quiet place for peace and contemplation. A wide range of guided retreats and meditation courses by international qualified Buddhist teachers are open to everyone.

Kailash IRC also offers ideal conditions for individual retreats, where one can meditate in solitude. In addition, Kailash IRC offers Bed & Breakfast lodging.Kailash IRC is part of the International Union of Mahayana Buddhist Study and Meditation Centres founded by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso (New Kadampa Tradition – International Kadampa Buddhist Union).

Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso is a fully accomplished meditation master and internationally renowned teacher of Buddhism.Geshe-La, as he is affectionately called by his students, is primarily responsible for the worldwide revival of Kadampa Buddhism in our time.

From the age of eight Geshe-la studied extensively in the great monastic universities of Tibet and earned the title ‘Geshe’, which literally means ‘spiritual friend’. Under the guidance of his Spiritual Guide, Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche, he then spent the next eighteen years in meditation retreats in the Himalayas.

In 1977 he accepted an invitation to teach at Manjushri Kadampa Meditation Centre in England, where he lived and taught for over 30 years, giving teachings and guidance to an ever-growing group of disciples.

In Fall 2013, Geshe-La gave his last public teachings and granted the empowerment of Buddha Prajnaparamita in Portugal. Thanks to Geshe-La’s amazing kindness, every year there are several International Kadampa Festivals throughout the world and there are attended by thousands of people.

He has published a series of remarkable books on Buddhism and meditation, from basic introductory books to advanced philosophical texts and meditation manuals.Geshe-La has established three unique study programmes and 1100 centres and groups around the world, trained hundreds of qualified Teachers and a flourishing ordained community, and created the International Temple Project to build Buddhist Temples in every major city in the world.

In his teachings Geshe Kelsang emphasizes the importance of meditation and how to apply it in daily life, the need to be truly happy, and how to cultivate a good heart to help others — and he demonstrates these qualities perfectly in his own life.

This remarkable Teacher inspires so many people from so many different countries because he teaches from example.He is a humble Buddhist monk dedicated to helping people throughout the world find true happiness in their hearts.