Buddhafield UK is a charity, events organiser and community of Buddhists involved with the Triratna Buddhist Community. They run a variety of events including retreats focused around the teaching and practice of Buddhism and Buddhist meditation. They run the alcohol and drug free[1][2][3]Buddhafield Festival[4]and have the Buddhafield Cafe,[5] which goes to festivals like Glastonbury, Sunrise and The Green Gathering. They also hold meditation retreat camps across the South of England[6] and also the Green Earth Awakening Camp[7] and care for their own land.

Buddhafield UK is a totally different and unrelated organisation to Buddhafield(cult) in the USA.

Buddhafield Festival 2023 at sunset

History edit

The seeds of Buddhafield were originally planted by a group of friends in the early 1990's at Glastonbury Festival when they attended with a Buddhist meditation marquee and The Green Buddha Cafe.[8]

 
Buddha Padmasambhava at Buddhafield retreat

References edit

  1. ^ Hickford, Sam (July 22, 2016). "No drink, no drugs: what's drawing young people to teetotal festivals?". The Guardian.
  2. ^ "The Irish free spirits running Britain's alcohol-free festival". The Irish Times.
  3. ^ Arnold, Damian (April 17, 2024). "No drugs please, we're Buddhist" – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
  4. ^ "Buddhafield". Festival Calendar UK. 17 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Buddhafield Cafe". Veggie Catering.
  6. ^ "Retreat Listings | Going On Retreat". www.goingonretreat.com.
  7. ^ "Buddhafield - a riot of Courageous Compassion". theecologist.org. September 8, 2016.
  8. ^ "Buddhafield | The Buddhist Centre". thebuddhistcentre.com.

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