Kailash International Retreat Centre is a Kadampa Buddhist retreat centre in the Swiss Alps. This guide is compiled from the place's own published information; we have not visited, and it is not a review.
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The place
Kailash describes itself as the main centre for Kadampa retreats in Europe, set in the historic village of Törbel in the Valais, with a large main building and a modern Kadampa temple overlooking the Matter and Saas valleys.
The centre teaches in the New Kadampa Tradition (NKT-IKBU), founded by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. Its principal teacher is Gen Kelsang Devi. Its site presents Kadampa Buddhism as a Mahayana school going back to Atisha (982-1054).
What it offers
- Four retreat types: introductory, weekend-away, in-depth, and Kadampa solitary (self-guided) retreats.
- Courses and events, including a Monday evening meditation in German and a Wednesday meditation and talk in English by livestream from the Kadampa centre in Switzerland.
- Bed and breakfast stays and group visits.
- Volunteering.
Before you go
- Look at the calendar on kailash.org for current retreat dates and book through the site.
- If you are new, the introductory or weekend-away retreats are the entry points the centre lists.
- Törbel is a mountain village; check the centre's contact page for how to arrive.
- Read the tradition page so you know the teaching lineage before you book.
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