Kagyu Ling Buddhist Centre, Manchester

Kagyu Ling or Dechen Buddhist Centre Manchester is one of the principal Kagyu Centers in the UK. It provides meditation classes and courses.

Kagyu Ling, the first Buddhist centre to be founded in Manchester, was established in 1975 by Karma Thinley Rinpoche and Lama Jampa Thaye. The centre allows people to learn the systems of meditation and study of the Karma Kagyu tradition of Buddhism, whose spiritual head is the Karmapa Lama.

Through its connection with Karma Thinley Rinpoche and Lama Jampa Thaye , the centre has been visited by many of the most distinguished Tibetan masters of modern times. These masters have included His Holiness the 17th Karmapa, Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche and Kalu Rinpoche.

Kagyu Ling is administered by the charitable company Kagyu Dechen Buddhism, charity number 1145791.