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MBC Opening Hours for Holiday Season

Our centre will be closing for the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day, with activities resuming in early January.

Saturday 23 December – Open for Morning Class @ 11am
Monday 25 December – Closed
Thursday 28 December – Closed
Saturday 30 December – Closed
Monday 1 January – Closed
Thursday 4 January – Open for Evening Class @ 7pm

Meditation Classes

Upcoming Events

Courses in 2024

Residential Retreats

Online Classes and Events

COVIDSafe Settings at MBC

Full vaccinations are strongly encouraged.

The Victorian Health Department strongly recommends for face masks to be worn indoors.

Sanitise your hands on entry.

Maintain physical distancing where possible.

Do not attend if you are unwell or if you are required to isolate.

Please follow all directions from the MBC team.

The Melbourne Buddhist Centre is run by the Triratna Buddhist Community, an international network dedicated to practising and teaching Buddhist ethics, meditation and wisdom in the contemporary world. For over 30 years the Melbourne Buddhist Centre has been sharing meditation and Buddhist practice via drop-in meditation classes, meditation and Buddhism courses, Dharma talks from local and visiting Buddhists, Buddhist study groups and on retreat. In the process building a vibrant and friendly Buddhist Community in Melbourne. Check out our online program to support you in these challenging times; connecting you to practicing Buddhists in Melbourne.

The Triratna Buddhist Community is an organisation whose charter is to make available the teachings of the Buddha to people of all cultures and backgrounds. Our Community welcomes people of all races, nationalities and those from the lgbti community. We draw inspiration from all the great Buddhist schools to facilitate practice in a contemporary cultural context.