The Sayagyi U Ba Khin Memorial Trust, Heddington

The Sayagyi U Ba Khin Memorial Trust, Heddington
Date of image
2012
Date uploaded
17 April 2012
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Location of image
Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre, Chippenham
Notes

The ‘Light of the Damma’ gilded pagoda.

The Sayagyi U Ba Khin Memorial Trust, a Buddhist foundation, bought Splatts in 1979 to create a Buddhist centre. Some of the farm buildings were altered or rebuilt to accommodate visiting students and monks. In 1989, a ‘Light of the Damma’ gilded pagoda was built in the garden and it contains a ring of seven meditation cubicles surrounding an inner teaching area.