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Chenrezig Institute

A Buddhist centre and retreat for meditation, study, and spiritual growth located in Eudlo, Sunshine Coast.
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The Institute is affiliated with the FPMT (Foundation of the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition).

10/09/2026

💗 Big Love Festival 2026 is almost here! With limited tickets available, we warmly (and excitedly) invite you to step into three unforgettable days of inspiration, healing, and joy.

The Big Love Festival brings together ancient wisdom and modern creativity in a celebration of music, mindfulness, movement and community.

Across three days, explore practices, traditions and experiences that nourish the body, open the mind and create space for connection — from yoga and meditation to Dharma teachings, Tibetan culture, live music, art and creative workshops.

Limited tickets are available for single day and 3-day passes, with children and teens under 18 years invited for free! Book your tickets here:

https://chenrezig.com.au/biglovefestival?

08/09/2026

3 more Days to the Big Love Festival

Congratulations to Tenzin Choegyal for the sold out Be The Sky Brisbane Festival Concert last night. Tenzin will be performing with the amazing composer musician Robert Davidson on Friday 11 September at 6:30pm.

Get ticket https://chenrezig.com.au/biglovefestival

07/09/2026

🌟🙏 We warmly invite everyone to join us for a Fire Puja with Gyumed Geshes for Removal of Obstacles.

Tuesday 8 September 10am -
Wednesday 9 September 4pm.

The Fire Puja is a deeply purifying and transformative ritual, traditionally performed to remove obstacles, support healing, cleanse negativity, and restore balance and harmony. This powerful practice is offered for the benefit of our families, friends, and wider community, as well as for the healing and restoration of our natural world during these challenging times.

For two days, the Gyumed Geshes from India will guide us in this profound and beneficial practice, creating an opportunity to come together in prayer and intention for healing, peace, and the restoration of harmony and equilibrium.
The ceremony will be held 10:00 am to 4:00pm on both Tuesday, 8 September, and Wednesday, 9 September with a break for lunch. 🌟🙏

For more information visit:

https://chenrezig.com.au/upcoming-events/fire-puja-with-gyumed-geshes

🥗 If you would like to have a delicious vegetarian lunch at our Big Love Cafe, please book here to help us cater for numbers:

https://chenrezig.com.au/big-love-cafe

05/09/2026

Paws for thought: Big Love Festival welcomes two-legged and four-legged visitors

A Sunshine Coast festival is taking inclusivity to a new level, inviting visitors to bring their four-legged family members along for a special daily animal blessing.

Big Love Festival will welcome people, and pets, to Chenrezig Institute at Eudlo from 11–13 September 2026 for three days of Tibetan culture, live music, food, family activities and hands-on experiences.

Chenrezig Institute Director Calvin Yu said the animal blessing reflected the festival’s spirit of compassion and its belief that every member of the family should feel welcome.

“Big Love Festival is for everyone, whether they come with children, friends, grandparents or their much-loved pets,” Mr Yu said.

“The animal blessing is a joyful expression of compassion for all living beings and gives visitors an experience they are unlikely to find at another festival.”

The festival’s inclusive approach extends to free entry for everyone under 18, a dedicated Dharma Kids Zone for children aged five to 13, and one meal included for each day of admission.

Visitors can also experience the powerful Lion’s Roar chanting of the Gyumed Ta***ic Monastery monks, watch an intricate Sand Mandala take shape and enjoy live performances from Tenzin Choegyal, Andrea Kirwin and Josh Lovegrove.

The program will include Tibetan music and dance, interactive art, creative workshops, talks, yoga, meditation and breathwork, alongside vegetarian world cuisine, fresh chai and ethical market stalls.

“No knowledge of Buddhism or previous experience with meditation is needed,” Mr Yu said.

“People can come for the music, bring the children for a creative activity, enjoy a meal or have their dog blessed. It is an easy and welcoming way to experience Tibetan culture and try something different.”

Organisers have also reduced ticket prices compared with previous years in recognition of cost-of-living pressures. A three-day pass costs $125 and includes three meals, while a $50 day pass includes one meal. People under 18 attend free.

Big Love Festival will be held at Chenrezig Institute, Eudlo, from Friday 11 to Sunday 13 September 2026.

Tickets are available at chenrezig.com.au/biglovefestival .

03/09/2026

🌟🙏 A warm invitation to families and children to join Dharma Kids this Sunday, 6 September at 2pm

We’ll gather under the Big Love Café pavilion for a fun and meaningful session created especially for children.

Dharma Kids is a nurturing space where children can explore kindness, mindfulness, and compassion through stories, simple activities, and time spent together.

All families are welcome, and no prior experience is needed. Parents are welcome to stay close by—enjoy the café or take a moment to relax while the children participate.

Please enjoy a delicious vegetarian lunch at the Big Love Café beforehand.
Please remember to book in advance: https://chenrezig.com.au/big-love-cafe

We look forward to welcoming you this Sunday and sharing a joyful afternoon together.🌟🙏

02/09/2026

🙏 A Special Blessing & Consecration Ceremony 🙏

Chenrezig Art Studio is honoured to welcome visiting Geshes from Gyudme Ta***ic College next Friday (September 4th) for a special ceremony of blessing and consecration.

This offers a rare opportunity for practitioners and anyone with sacred objects to bring their statues, stupas, tsa tsas, or other items to be blessed and filled according to Tibetan Buddhist tradition.

The consecration and filling of sacred objects is a meaningful practice, helping to establish them as sacred supports for practice, devotion and connection with the Dharma.

If you have an item that you would like to have blessed and filled, we warmly invite you to take part in this auspicious occasion. 🙏🪷

Please email Chenrezig Art Studio to register and let us know what you would like to bring. The ceremony time will be confirmed once your booking is received.
📩 [email protected]

We are very fortunate to have this opportunity to receive the blessings and prayers of the visiting Geshes from Gyudme Ta***ic College. We look forward to sharing this special occasion with you. 🙏✨

01/09/2026

✨ Torma Making Workshop with the Gyudmed Geshes ✨

Join us for a rare and special opportunity to learn the traditional art of Torma making with visiting Gyudmed Geshes from India.

Tormas are sacred offerings, traditionally sculpted from flour and butter and created as expressions of devotion and generosity to enlightened beings, deities and protectors.

In this hands-on workshop, you’ll learn to create Chenrezig and Yamantaka Tormas, dedicated to:

🙏 Chenrezig – the Buddha of Compassion
⚡ Yamantaka – a powerful wrathful manifestation of enlightened wisdom and compassionate activity

This is a beautiful opportunity to connect with Tibetan Buddhist art, ritual and wisdom in a creative and meditative setting, guided by highly trained monastics from the Gyudmed Ta***ic University in southern India.

🌿 All materials provided
🕊️ All are welcome – bookings are requested so we can prepare enough materials.

🌸 Suggested donation: $50
Please feel free to offer whatever amount you feel comfortable with.

To register, please email [email protected] with “Chenrezig and Yamantaka Torma Making” in the subject line and include:

• Your name (and names of anyone you are registering for)
• Phone number
• Whether you have made a donation online or would prefer to pay on the day

💛 Donate online:
https://buy.stripe.com/14A6oHb0z4l77j9dhzenS0p

📅 Saturday 5 September 2026
⏰ 09:30 am–12:30 pm
📍 Art Studio at Chenrezig Institute, 33 Johnsons Road, Eudlo QLD 4554
First building on the left after the Lion Entry Archway, before heading up the hill.

Come and experience this rare opportunity to learn from the living tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. 🙏

31/08/2026

✨ Learn to Draw the Buddha's Face ✨

Join Jane for a peaceful Saturday morning at the Chenrezig Institute Art Studio and discover the traditional methods of Buddhist drawing.

Perfect for beginners and experienced artists alike, you'll learn the sacred grid system passed down through Jane's teacher, Andy Weber—the foundation of traditional thangka art.

📅 First Saturday of every month - Next Class 05/09
🕙 10:00am–12:00pm (arrive by 9:45am)
📍 Chenrezig Institute Art Studio

💛 Suggested donation:
• First class: $25
• Ongoing classes: $15

Places are limited to just 8 participants.

📞 Book with Jane:
0422 946 135
📧 [email protected]

Live-in volunteers are welcome—please book in advance.

Address

33 Johnsons Road
Eudlo, QLD
4554

Telephone

+61491873258

Website

http://www.chenrezig.com.au/

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