Throssel Hole Buddhist Abbey
50th Anniversary Celebrations
This year marks the 50th Anniversary of Throssel Hole Buddhist Abbey, and on Sunday the 26th of June a festival day was held at Throssel to celebrate the occasion. Including the monastic community there were about 100 people there for the day, and the Ceremony Hall was very full for the Festival Ceremony and Dharma Talk, as well as for the meditation period which preceded them.

Rev. Berwyn, the vice-abbot of Throssel was the celebrant for the ceremony, and in the photo below he is making a first incense offering at the main altar.

The Festival of the Buddha’s Birth

The highlight of our calendar in May is always Wesak, the Festival of the Buddha’s Birth, and after two years of online-only celebrations we are very pleased that we will be able to welcome people to the temple in person again for Wesak this year. To maximise the possibility of good weather, and also to allow the covid infection rate to fall further, we will be celebrating Wesak a few weeks later than we usually do, on Saturday the 21st of May.

Dedication of Merit

Let us offer the merit of our practice to all those affected by the conflict in Ukraine, both those affected directly and those affected indirectly.

May all beings be well
May all beings be at ease.

Wishing you all a Happy New Year

Thank you to everyone who has shared their practice,
and supported the temple in so many different ways,
throughout this challenging past year.

Wishing you all a healthy and peaceful 2022.
Let us offer the merit of our practice to all beings;
may all beings be able to realise the truth.

Remembering Rev. Master Alexander

We were very sad to hear in early November that Rev. Master Alexander had died. He was a member of the monastic community at Throssel Hole Buddhist Abbey, and died peacefully on November 5th.

Rev. Alexander was ordained at Throssel in November 1988 by Rev. Master Daishin, and amongst his many roles at Throssel he spent time working in the guest department and running the bookshop.