Friends of the Western Buddhist Order (FWBO)
FWBO Liverpool
We are modern western Buddhist movement with centres throughout the U.K., Europe, the Americas, India, Australia and New Zealand. We are a broad movement takings teachings from the wide Buddhist tradition with special emphasis on the Bodhisattva tradition of Mahayana Buddhism.
History
The FWBO was was founded in 1967 by Sangharakshita, an Englishman ordained into the Theravada tradition, with then over twenty years experience of Buddhist practice in India. His aims were to found a Buddhist movement which met the needs and challenges of practice in modern western society. We are now a well established part of Buddhism in the West.
The teachings of Sangharakshita are the basis on which the FWBO is built. He is a respected and creative commentator on Buddhism with many books and commentaries published.
Contacts
FWBO Liverpool is situated at present in the Gostin Building on Hanover Street in the centre of Liverpool. We meet regularly on Tuesday evenings for meditation and study of Buddhist teaching.
We also run regular courses introducing meditation and the central teachings of the Buddha.
Contact is via our website www.liverpoolbuddhistcentre.co.uk, or direct to Buddhashanti at email buddhashanti@supanet.com or telephone 0161 281 2291.
The web site has links to many other FWBO centres.
