Description: Buddhist meditation retreat centre and monastery based in Wiltshire, UK established for those in search of a practical approach to the Buddha's teaching
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The AUKANA TRUST is a Buddhist registered charity (number 326938) based in Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, England. The centre was established in 1980 by the co-founders Alan and Jacqui James.The current spiritual head of the Trust is Paul Harris, who has been teaching the Buddha's path to enlightenment since 2006.
The Trust supports two monasteries (one for monks, one for nuns) and a meditation retreat centre, the House of Inner Tranquillity. It also publishes several books on Buddhism
Both the monasteries and the meditation centre were established for those in search of a practical approach to the Buddha's teaching. Stripped of ritual and cultural accretions, the path is presented in a manner ideally suited to the needs of the modern westerner. Today, just as in the times of the Buddha, someone committed to truth can travel right to the end of the path and realise the goal of enlightenment