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 and stars

The Heart treasure of the Enlightened Ones - Order Sadhana retreat

Starts: 9 Nov 2024

For Triratna Order members only. On this retreat we will be exploring how we visualise and the context of everyday life as an expression of sadhana.…

Mandala of the Firth

Five Jina New Year retreat

Starts: 27 Dec 2024

The Archetypal Buddhas descend on Sudarshanaloka

YP retreat

Indra's net: Creative connection with the sangha

Starts: 3 Jan 2025

National under-35s retreat All beings, great and small, exist in a web of interconnection. This being, that becomes. This fundamental insight is at…

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