London Buddhist Centre

London Buddhist Centre The London Buddhist Centre is at the heart of a diverse and vibrant community of Buddhist practitioners in East London.

At the London Buddhist Centre we teach Buddhism and meditation in a way that is relevant to contemporary living and provide supportive conditions for living a spiritual life. We teach Buddhism and Meditation, in person and online, in a way that is relevant to contemporary life, and we host regular retreats at Vajrasana, our retreat centre in Suffolk. We also run Breathing Space, a health and well-

being project to help manage stress, anxiety, depression and addiction recovery. And we offer daily yoga classes, events for 18-25 year-olds, for people of colour, families and put on cultural evenings at PoetryEast. We host school visits, Buddhist festivals and run two local charity shops.
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Our reception and shop is open Monday-Saturday, 10am-5pm. Drop in to look around the Centre, or to join a meditation class. All our regular classes are free, with donations welcome. Visit our website to see all that's on offer!

03/09/2026

Kusalasara and Maitreyabandhu are artists, buddhists, friends and teachers at the London Buddhist Centre and they're in the process of painting a huge mural painting on the side of our building for all to see! It's a magnificent, huge project and we're so proud and grateful to them both.

Here they are giving us a little update on the progress of the mural painting and some of their insights into the process 😍

Come to the grand unveiling of the finished piece during Padmasambhava Day on the 19th September at 2.30 pm! See you there 🙌

📍 Address: 51 Roman Rd, Bethnal Green, London E2 0HU

01/09/2026

From the 12th - 18th September, the LBC's usual programme becomes something altogether more intensive – a series of special events designed to create the immersive, transformative conditions of a retreat without leaving the city.

Here's what's in store:

An immersive day retreat to kick off the week
Three drop-in meditation sessions each day
Keynote talks from some of the centre's most experienced teachers
Daily yoga classes
Supporting events – qigong, study, mantra chanting and an art tour

All experience levels welcome, with a programme designed to fit around work and other commitments.

All events free, with donations welcome.

Sign up via link in bio.

28/08/2026

Say hello to our new Sub30 team! The Sub30 project has gone through a changeover, with a new Friday evening class and special events each month.

Next event: Friday 4th September 7.15 - 9.45pm, led meditation and a talk, with time to socialise as well. Just turn up! No need to book.

Link in bio to see all upcoming events.

27/08/2026

Back in 2016, the London Buddhist Centre finished a complete renovation of our retreat centre, Vajrasana – the first of its kind in the UK.

This May, many of us gathered there to celebrate Buddha Day, and Vajrasana’s tenth anniversary. Eren .film a filmmaker and mitra at the LBC, was on hand to document the day, here’s his short film that captures some of Vajrasana’s indefinable magic.

If it leaves you a little inspired, here are a couple of our upcoming retreats at Vajrasana:

Buddhism and Meditation Weekend Retreat
Fri 18 – Sun 20 Sep

Buddhism and Meditation Immersion Retreat
Wed 23 – Sun 27 Sep

For the full list and more information about retreats see the link in bio.

27/08/2026

Back in 2016, the London Buddhist Centre finished a complete renovation of our retreat centre, Vajrasana – the first of its kind in the UK.

This May, we gathered there to celebrate Buddha Day, and Vajrasana's tenth anniversary. Eren .film a filmmaker and mitra at the LBC, was on hand to document the day, here's his short film that captures some of Vajrasana's indefinable magic.

If it leaves you a little inspired, here are a couple of our upcoming retreats at Vajrasana:

Buddhism and Meditation Weekend Retreat
Fri 18 – Sun 20 Sep

Buddhism and Meditation Immersion Retreat
Wed 23 – Sun 27 Sep

For the full list and more information about retreats see the link in bio.

The Urban Retreat is Saturday 12 – Friday 18 September | In person and onlineFree, with donations welcome.Sign up via th...
19/08/2026

The Urban Retreat is Saturday 12 – Friday 18 September | In person and online
Free, with donations welcome.
Sign up via the link in bio 🔗

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06/07/2026

If you don't know now you know

25/06/2026

Turns out this is the place to be 😋

Strange things that happen on retreat... ☀️
19/06/2026

Strange things that happen on retreat... ☀️

You’ve got a regular meditation practice, you’ve done the introductory retreats, you're ready for longer sits, more sile...
09/05/2026

You’ve got a regular meditation practice, you’ve done the introductory retreats, you're ready for longer sits, more silence, more honest encounters with your own mind and more opportunities to put the Buddha's teachings into practice...

Men’s & Women’s Intensive Meditation retreats are for when you’re ready to go deeper into your practice.

Book via our ‘Retreats’ page: https://buff.ly/stJHLGo

Address

51 Roman Road
London
E20HU

Opening Hours

Monday 11:30am - 5pm
Tuesday 11:30am - 5pm
Wednesday 11:30am - 5pm
Thursday 11:30am - 5pm
Friday 11:30am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm

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