Buddhist Groups in and around Hull, Yorkshire, England.
Hull Buddhist Forum - met every on Sunday afternoons in Hull, at 2-30pm until 5-00 p.m. for discussion and meditation. Theravada/mixed traditions. Led by Chris Cook. The Group held its last meeting on 3rd June 2012, after 25 years of regular monthly meetings.
Hull Buddhist Group meets on a Saturday morning in the Quaker Meeting House in Hull andout six times a year and organises occasional special events such as Wesak.
Hull F P M T Group, formed in April 2001. Part of the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition - Tibetan Gelugpa Tradition. Telephone 01482 470962 for more details.
Hull Serene Reflection Meditation group (Soto Zen Tradition) affiliated to Throssel Hole Buddhist Abbey met on weekday evenings for meditation, scripture recitation and recorded Dharma talk. It was founded in 1995 and ceased to meet in 2023.
Hull Soto Zen Group - started in 2023 by Steve Hallett. Telephone Mike on 01482 346784 (evenings) for more information.
Kagyu Naro Ling, part of the Dechen Community. (Tibetan Sakya and Kagyu Traditions).
Kanzeon Sangha - Soto and Rinzai Zen Traditions, meet for meditation most Thursday evenings at Hedon near Hull, from 7-30pm until 10 pm. Contact John Oldham on 01482 898382 or write to 32 Baxtergate, Hedon, Hull, HU12 8JN. The Group is affiliated to the Kanzeon Sangha International, which was founded in 1984 of Zen Master Genpo Merzel Roshi, who is based in Salt Lake City, USA. It also has links with Zen Master Tenkai Coppens from the Zen River Zendo in the Netherlands.
Khedrupje Buddhist Centre: 185 Coltman Street, Anlaby Road, Hull, HU3 2SQ. Telephone 01482 324940, part of the New Kadampa Tradition (NKT) founded by Tibetan Lama Geshe Kelsang. Offers courses based around the publications of Geshe Kelsang for fees starting at £3-00. The Madhyamaka Centre near Pocklington and a group in Leeds are also part of the same tradition.
In the surrounding area:
There is a Western Ch'an Fellowship Group in York that meets on Tuesday evenings.
The Friends of the Western Buddhist Order meet in Leeds and Sheffield.
For information about other Buddhist organisations and groups in the UK:-
The Buddhist Society in London (58 Eccleston Square, London, SW1V 1PH) publishes a Directory of Buddhist groups in the U.K. and also has an introductory correspondence course.
Some advice from the Kalama Sutta
updated 30/9/2019