International Order Convention

Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India, 24–31 January 2025

In January 2025, the Order will again be able to hold its convention at the very spot at which the Buddha gained Enlightenment. We will practise on our own land at the Three Jewels Centre, and around the Bodhi Tree.

This is the page where we will publish information on the Convention as we have it.

Expressing Your Interest

If you plan to go to the Convention, it helps us (at the Order Office) if you can fill out this very short form. (Please note this is just for our estimate of numbers, and isn’t a booking or registration – we will write to the Order when the time comes to book.)

Staying up to Date

If you don’t want to miss emails and further updates about the Convention, please make sure you’re registered for the Order Information Service. You need to do that from within your account on the Buddhist Centre Online – if you’re not sure how to do that, try this short video.

Getting there

We recommend flying to either New Delhi or Kolkata, and from there flying to Gaya (although you can also fly to Gaya from Mumbai). We will publish guidelines on train travel within India closer to the time.

Pilgrimages

You may like to combine your visit with a pilgrimage:

Akshayadeep, based in Cambridge, is organising a pilgrimage and can be contacted on joytours4you@gmail.com.
Parayana Tours also organises pilgrimages and Himalayan treks, offering English, Spanish and Hindi, and can be flexible on dates. They can be reached on parayanatours@gmail.com.
Vishvapani is leading a pilgrimage shortly after the convention (8–21 February 2025) with a couple of optional days at the end in Kathmandu. The tour is organised by Tricycle and RetreatTours. The tour will visit the major sites from the Buddha’s life and Vishvapani will be the guide, drawing on his book on the Buddha. More information is available here
Boddhi Tours are running several pilgrimages in January and February and can be contacted on boddhitours@gmail.com