Welcome to Sudarshanaloka

Land of beautiful vision

Sudarshanaloka is a Buddhist retreat centre near Thames, New Zealand. Our aim is to provide the conditions for people to deepen their spiritual practice. We run meditation retreats, offer isolated cabins for solitary retreats, and host community events.

Stupa at Sudarshanaloka, with festival flags (ABC)

Parenting as practice

Starts: 24 Apr 2025

Integrating Dharma practice and family life

Sujiva stupa

Women's Training for Ordination Retreat

Starts: 2 May 2025

This retreat is by invitation only and led by a team of senior members of the Triratna Buddhist Order for women who are training for ordination in…

Jeep

The Triratna system of practice retreat

Starts: 17 May 2025

A men's only retreat. Regards impermanence, it is a question of realising the emotional, psychological and spiritual reality of impermanence that is…

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