Friends and Mitras

Friends
Some people come along to the Centre on a casual basis for many years, and you are very welcome to take advantage of the opportunities we provide here. We think of such people as Friends.

Mitras
After you have been coming to this Centre for a while, you may feel that you want to take your interest in Buddhism further. The Friends of the Western Buddhist Order (FWBO), of which the Croydon Buddhist Centre is a part, offers the possibility of doing this by becoming a ‘mitra’ which means ‘friend’.

This is primarily an act of commitment to yourself to follow a Buddhist path, witnessed by others during a special ceremony.

By taking this step, you join the ‘mitra sangha’ or community of mitras, for whom there are special opportunities e.g. to study together, and mitra-only events. These offer the possibility of peer-group support and friendships with others on a similar path to yourself.

If you are interested in becoming a mitra, click here

If you would like to find out about study and events for mitras, click here