In 1967 Bhante made Buddhist history by giving women and men equal ordination. But 25 years and 352 ordinations later, only 70 women had been ordained. So a team of dharmacharinis embarked on creating a retreat centre dedicated to womens ordination training. Tiratanaloka was born: the first centre of its kind in Europe. Now the number of dharmacharinis has increased more than tenfold. Most of them trained at Tiratanaloka.

But we've outgrown the building. Right now dozens are waiting for a space on each retreat, and with over 1000 on our database, many more would come if we could host them.

We need a bigger team too. At the moment the Ordination Team does everything from clearing drains to ordaining people!

We want a bigger retreat centre so that we can run retreats for at least 60 people and house a community of 12.

Imagine not being limited to only booking for one retreat but being free to follow your own inspiration.

Imagine not having to undergo the uncertainty of the waiting list but being able to plan your Dharma calendar, or book spontaneously.