Attending the Empowerments

The empowerments will be bestowed in a retreat between 5th and 12th of September 2013.

If you have questions, please contact us.

Location

The retreat will take place in the retreat centre Samje in Siikainen, western Finland, around 300 km from Helsinki. Address:

Honkajoentie 59
29810 Siikainen
Finland

Location on map.

Prerequisites

Having taken Buddhist refuge is required for attending the empowerments.

Participation fee

The participation fee is 475 €. If you wish to request a discount due to your economic situation, please write your request on the registration form.

Individual offerings are traditionally given to the Lama after the teachings as a sign of gratitude.

Dining

Three hot vegetarian meals per day are included in the price. If you have any allergies, please indicate them in your registration. If you wish to request a discount due to your economic situation, please write your request on the registration form.

Danakosha's bank account details for paying the registration fee and tuition fee:

Danakosha Finland
IBAN: FI6540556020050244
BIC-code: HELSFIHH
Bank address: Aktia Pankki Oyj, HELSINKI

You can also pay through PayPal:

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Getting there

We will provide bus transfer from Helsinki for an additional fee. If there are enough people, this bus transfer will be cheaper than public transport. The bus departs from Helsinki on September 4th at 10 am, and the bus back departs in the morning of September 13th.

We can also provide transportation between nearby public transportation stops and the retreat centre.

Accommodation

We will provide different options for accommodation, ranging from camping to beds in rental cabins nearby the retreat centre. Accommodation is not included in the tuition fee. Please check later for more information.

Rota

In order to keep the attendance fee low, we expect participants to participate in daily work, such as preparing the meals, cleaning the temple etc.

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