The Ten Buddha Mandala

Friday 21st - Thursday 27th August, 2026

A Home Retreat with Karunadevi, Shraddhavani, Viriyalila & Friends

In the traditional mandala of the Five Buddhas - Akshobhya, Ratnasambhava, Amitabha, Amoghasiddhi, and Vairocana - we typically focus on the male forms. There are actually ten Buddhas, including five in female form - Locana, Mamaki, Pandaravasini, Green Tara, and Akasadhatisvara.

Considered as pairs, they represent the unification of compassion and wisdom, and each pair is associated with one of the five skandhas - form, feeling, perception, volition, and consciousness. Arranged in a mandala, the five pairs represent a meditative path, whereby our conditioned responses to day-to-day existence can be transformed with awareness. The mandala as a whole represents the integration of wisdom and compassion and is a practical path to insight.

In this home retreat, Karunadevi, and team, will lead us in meeting the five Buddha pairs in meditation and visualization. The symbolism of each pair of Buddhas is vast, comprehensive, and multifaceted. We will explore how these symbols relate to our human qualities and tendencies through meditations, talks, readings, discussions, and devotional practices.

Please join us on this magical journey of self-discovery and insight.

Session times

Friday 21st - Thursday 27th August, 2026

The retreat starts on Friday 21st, at the second daily session, and ends on Thursday 27th, at the third daily session.

First daily session (1 hr): USA & Canada PST 4:00 am | México CST 5:00 am | USA & Canada EST 7:00 am | IE & UK BST 12:00 noon | Europe CEST 1:00 pm | India IST 4:30 pm | Australia AEST 9:00 pm | New Zealand NZST 11:00 pm

Second daily session (2 hrs): USA & Canada PST 7:30 am | México CST 8:30 am | USA & Canada EST 10:30 am | IE & UK BST 3:30 pm | Europe CEST 4:30 pm | India IST 8:00 pm | Australia AEST 12:30 am (next day) | New Zealand NZST 2:30 am (next day)

Third daily session (1.5 hrs): USA & Canada PST 11:30 am | México CST 12:30 pm | USA & Canada EST 2:30 pm | IE & UK BST 7:30 pm | Europe CEST 8:30 pm | India IST 12:00 midn (next day) | Australia AEST 4:30 am (next day) | New Zealand NZST 6:30 am (next day)

Fourth daily session (1 hr): USA & Canada PST 4:00 pm | México CST 5:00 pm | USA & Canada EST 7:00 pm | IE & UK BST 12:00 midn | Europe CEST 1:00 am | India IST 4:30 am (next day) | Australia AEST 9:00 am (next day) | New Zealand NZST 11:00 am (next day)

Attend any or all conversations in Zoom.

This event will be recorded and may be published online for others to access. Only the leader's video will be used except where users consent to appear spotlighted in a public conversation. Private conversations in breakout rooms will not be recorded.