Welcome to the Kunsang Yeshe Retreat Centre
In the majestic surroundings of the Blue Mountains, one and a half hours west of Sydney, the Kunsang Yeshe Centre aims to create opportunities for non-residential retreat, study and meditation. We are dedicated to the practice of Tibetan Buddhism and meditation and have been established in the Blue Mountains since 1992. Our Spiritual Director is Lama Zo
pa Rinpoche who gave us the name Kunsang Yeshe Retreat Centre in 2006. Kunsang Yeshe was a famous yogi who spent the last 20 years of his life meditating in his cave in the Himalayan mountains, at the base of Mount Everest. We provide a range of activities suitable for both Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike, and aim to create opportunities to develop peace of mind and a loving heart. We are part of the Gelug-pa lineage of Tibetan Buddhism, whose head is His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
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Kunsang Yeshe Retreat Centre
116 Bathurst Road Katoomba
ABN: 49 061 608 823
[email protected]
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History of the Kunsang Yeshe Retreat Centre
The Kunsang Yeshe Centre has been operating in the Blue Mountains since 1992 as part of the worldwide FPMT network. The Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT) is an international, non-profit organization, founded in 1975 by Lama Thubten Yeshe (1935-1984), a Tibetan Buddhist monk. Originally called the Vajrasattva Mountain Centre, we were re-named Kunsang Yeshe by our spiritual director, Lama Zopa Rinpoche (pictured), in 2006. Kunsang Yeshe is the name of Rinpoche’s previous incarnation, the Lawudo Lama, a famous yogi and teacher who meditated in the Lawudo cave in a hidden valley in Nepal, at the base of Mt Everest. Our centre has had premises in Blackheath and Katoomba, and since that time students and ordained monks and nuns (the sangha) have worked to provide a range of activities within the Blue Mountains community. In late December 2005 the centre’s premises in Lurline Street, Katoomba, were sold and a new phase of its existence began in a flat in Katoomba, then a small house on Sherman Ave, followed by a couple of years in Medlow Bath, then back to Katoomba in a house on Narrow Neck Rd and then a couple of years at the Old Golf Course in Katoomba. We currently provide weekly Buddhist teachings and meditation classes during term time at our premises located at 116 Bathurst Road, Katoomba. In future we will also commence holding retreats and other activities at a range of local venues. As part of the worldwide network of the FPMT, whose spiritual director is Lama Zopa Rinpoche, we work alongside other FPMT organisations such as the Liberation Prison Project Australia and Vajrayana Institute, Sydney.
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The Centre has a bank account known as the "School Building Fund" account. Its sole purpose is to collect donations directed solely towards our future purchasing of a property and/or ongoing maintenance/renovations of those owned buildings. This specific use of the Fund is in accordance with Australian Law and the Fund is managed by a committee separate to the current Kunsang Yeshe Executive Committee members. The bank account is now operational for your generous donation towards the Centre's vision of owning a residential retreat centre in the Blue Mountains. We do not yet have Deductible Gift Recipient status which allows your donations to be tax-deductible. We will be working on that application with Australian Tax Office. You may be eligible to claim your donations through your own annual tax submissions. Check it out.
*Make your donation today to "School Building Fund" Bendigo Bank
BSB: 633-000 Account: 150170496. Enjoy the merit and delight in knowing you're an integral member in creating the Centre's Dharma Vision for the future, realising a residential retreat centre for the benefit of all.
