The Order of Buddhist Contemplatives

The Order of Buddhist Contemplatives is a religious order practicing Serene Reflection Meditation. The order was founded in 1978 by Reverend Master P.T.N.H Jiyu-Kennett (1924-1996). Born Peggy Kennett in England in 1924, she studied music in London and Durham before travelling to the East in 1961 to be ordained by the Venerable Seck Kim Seng as a member of the Chinese Buddhist church in Malaysia. She was then invited to continue her training as a disciple of the Very Reverend Keido Chisan Koho Zenji, the Abbot of Dai Hon Zan Sojiji monastery in Yokohama, Japan. Certified by him as a Master after her profound Spiritual Realisation in 1963 she eventually returned to the West in 1969 to found the Order of Buddhist Contemplatives.  

The Web-site of The Order Of Buddhist Contemplatives

The monastic Order  is comprised of both male and female monks training together in the Buddhist priesthood. One of the most important teachings of Buddhism is the complete spiritual equality of men and women and this is reflected in the forms and practice of the Order that Rev. Master Jiyu-Kennett founded. The headquarters of the Order of Buddhist Contemplatives in the Britain is Throssel Hole Buddhist Abbey in Northumberland. 

The Web-site of Throssel Hole Buddhist Abbey

The Abbey is a retreat centre, seminary and monastery under the spiritual direction of the Abbot,  Rev. Master Daishin Morgan, a senior disciple of Rev.Master Jiyu-Kennett.