Adhisthana plays host to Triratna's International Gathering 2017 this weekend, with around 330 Friends, Mitras and Order members from at least 10 countries spending a long weekend together in many languages. Our theme is 'What the world needs now".

It's a family-friendly event, with children running merrily around the place, enjoying a children's tent, special activities and storytelling in the shrine tent each evening before the puja. There are workshops, a choir, beginners' classes, talks, meditation, food... and friendship.

Follow daily reports over on the International Gathering's dedicated space on The Buddhist Centre Online.