Adhisthana / Urgyen House

“West of the Malvern Hills lies the village of Coddington, which would be Sangharakshita’s home for the last years of his life. In 2013 Adhisthana was established there as the UK headquarters of the Triratna Buddhist Community. The site covers twenty-six acres and among other things contains the gardens, shrine-rooms, and the house where Urgyen Sangharakshita spent his final years.”

— Through Buddhist Eyes

Urgyen House

Set within the grounds of Adhisthana, Urgyen House was the final home of Urgyen Sangharakshita, where he lived for the last five and a half years of his life until his death in 2018. It is the most intimate part of the site for a pilgrim to visit.

His living room, conservatory, and bedroom “remain undisturbed since his death in 2018 and offer a unique opportunity to connect with Triratna’s founder and guide.” The house also holds a shrine room for meditation and ceremony, a lobby with displays and space to read, and a dining room given over to rotating exhibitions about his life. The Urgyen Sangharakshita Trust cares for the house and maintains its archives, libraries, and photograph collections.

Urgyen House is open to pilgrims and visitors by arrangement with Adhisthana. For visiting details, opening times, and more about Sangharakshita’s final home, see urgyenhouse.org.