There are over 3,500 people visiting from 62 countries.The Karma Guen Buddist Centre near Vélez-Málaga The Karma Guen Buddhism temple was established near Vélez-Málaga in 1981, by Pedro Gómez who purchased a small hamlet. He opened it in 1987 and this year it celebrates its 25th anniversary. Now it is a reference for Buddhism for the South of Europe, and this year’s annual meditation course, for those who want to reach the liberation of the mind and achieve a state of complete and pure happiness, has attracted 3,500 people of 62 nationalities. Pedro Gómez told the EFE news agency that he found out about Buddhism when he was living in Copenhagen, and came into contact with Ole Nydahl, one of the few western lamas, who had been given instructions from the spiritual leader of the Karma Kagyu to spread his teachings to the West. In 1987 Gomez showed Ole the site of his project at Aldea Alta, and they decided to create Karma Geun, an enclave for mediation and retreat. The anniversary events continue until June18, and the normal accommodation with room for 100 people is overrun with visitors in their tents and in lean-tos built against the buildings of the complex. A 400 square metre industrial kitchen has been set up to serve 10,000 meals a day, and those who have no resources take it in turns to collaborate in the work and thus pay for their stay.
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