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Buddhist retreats in Kathmandu?

DaivaDaiva Veteran
in Buddhism Basics
I am going to be in Nepal in May to do a little climb to Everest Base Camp. After my trek I'd like to attend a buddhist retreat, or a buddhist center which offers dharma talks and meditation instruction. Does anyone have any recommendations in Kathmandu or thereabouts?
(Not sure which category to post this in either)

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  • DakiniDakini Veteran
    edited February 2013
    There will be plenty of foreign visitors to ask when you get there. You could also go to a travel bookstore and look at a book on Nepal. Or try Google.
  • DaivaDaiva Veteran
    Was hoping to receive a personal recommendation, especially from a fellow buddhist, especially if someone has visited a place or knows the reputation of a certain teacher/place.
    Have found a few places on google, but i don't know if they are any good or not. And i need to plan in advance, not once i get there. I will be exhanusted after my trek and will not have time/energy to wander around asking about various places.
  • BhikkhuJayasaraBhikkhuJayasara Bhikkhu Veteran
    I was starting to read your thread and I got derailed at "Everest base camp" then the little mountain climber in me got really excited and squealed like a little girl LOl... good luck!
    DaivaBunks
  • Invincible_summerInvincible_summer Heavy Metal Dhamma We(s)t coast, Canada Veteran
    Daiva said:

    Was hoping to receive a personal recommendation, especially from a fellow buddhist, especially if someone has visited a place or knows the reputation of a certain teacher/place.
    Have found a few places on google, but i don't know if they are any good or not. And i need to plan in advance, not once i get there. I will be exhanusted after my trek and will not have time/energy to wander around asking about various places.

    I find it funny how you're willing to climb (part) of Everest but not really willing to ask around for a Buddhist centre :p

    But sorry, can't help you.
  • ZenBadgerZenBadger Derbyshire, UK Veteran
    Kopan has a big course/retreat for westerners in the Autumn, run by the FPMT although I think they also accept casual retreatants and run other courses throughout the year. It is in Bodhnath which is a relatively nice bit of Kathmandu, near the famous stupa. I have only been to Kopan for a few days when I managed to wrangle a stopover from a business trip long enough to fly up to Kathmandu but it seemed nice enough. I was going to go after an EBC trip myself but in the end I took a flight down to Pokhara to wind down sipping butter tea by Phewa lake, a different kind of meditation ;-)
  • DaivaDaiva Veteran
    Thanks @ZenBadger - I was looking at Kopan as they have a course that coicides with my dates.
    @Invincible_summer - i am not sure why it is odd that I'd ask a buddhist forum for a recommendation of a buddhist center, rather than arrive on a street and ask total strangers. I mean, i am not arriving at the bottom of Mt. Everest and then plan to start randomly asking for a trekking company to join a group to climb to EBC. I've planned that in advance with recommendations from my trekking buddies for a good trekking company. Same thing.
  • Invincible_summerInvincible_summer Heavy Metal Dhamma We(s)t coast, Canada Veteran
    edited February 2013
    Daiva said:

    Thanks @ZenBadger - I was looking at Kopan as they have a course that coicides with my dates.
    @Invincible_summer - i am not sure why it is odd that I'd ask a buddhist forum for a recommendation of a buddhist center, rather than arrive on a street and ask total strangers. I mean, i am not arriving at the bottom of Mt. Everest and then plan to start randomly asking for a trekking company to join a group to climb to EBC. I've planned that in advance with recommendations from my trekking buddies for a good trekking company. Same thing.

    Just making light of the idea that you're "climbing Everest" (i.e. doing a very physically demanding task) but averse to something that, to most people, would be much easier. That's all.

    I guess because you're "the type of person" to go climb to EBC, I thought you'd also be the type who'd like the adventure (or stress, depending on how you look at it! :p)of asking locals for recommendations of things. I shouldn't have assumed. And you're probably strapped for time anyway.

    I didn't mean to cause any offence.
  • DaivaDaiva Veteran
    No offence taken. I am just strapped for time after my climb and would like to make best use of it by spending the maximum amount of time meditating in a nice environment.
  • personperson Don't believe everything you think The liminal space Veteran
    I'll second Kopan, they have fairly regular 7 or 10 day retreats directed toward westerners. I attended one many years ago and enjoyed it. See if you can reserve a spot ahead of time, from my memory they had a few single rooms, some double rooms and then any remaining spots are in a dormitory style accomodation.
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