Editing New Kadampa Tradition (section)

===Dharma centres===
The NKT-IKBU currently lists more than 200 centres and around 900 branch classes/study groups in 40 countries, and reports having an estimated 8,000 members.<ref name="map.kadampa.org">number of centres as of 29 August 2009, retrieved from [http://www.map.kadampa.org map.kadampa.org] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150324013850/http://map.kadampa.org/|date=24 March 2015}}: 3 International Retreat Centres (IRC), 19 Kadampa Meditation Centres (KMC), 196 Kadampa Buddhist Centres (KBC), there may be even some more centres that have not been placed on the map yet, listed here: [http://www.kadampa.org/en/centers kadampa.org/en/centers]</ref><ref name="Waterhouse, Helen 2002. p. 940"/> Each centre is an independent charitable corporation; smaller groups branch off the centres and meet weekly in places such as churches and community centres.<ref>Bunting, Madeleine. [http://www.tibet.com/dholgyal/CTA-book/chapter-5-4.html ''Shadow boxing on the path to Nirvana''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205110954/http://www.tibet.com/dholgyal/CTA-book/chapter-5-4.html |date=5 December 2008 }}. ''The Guardian'', 6 July 1996. Retrieved 2008-12-07.</ref> New Dharma centres are expected to be self-supporting, as neither Kelsang Gyatso nor the NKT-IKBU owns the centres.{{sfn|Waterhouse|1997|p=144, 146}}

A Kadampa Meditation Centre (KMC) serves the local, national, and international communities, and is generally more centrally organised than regular Kadampa Buddhist centres. Besides having a program of courses for the local community, KMCs host major gatherings such as dharma celebrations, national festivals, and international festivals. They are also home to the International Kadampa Temples. KMCs are non-profit organisations and all their annual profits are donated to the International Temples Project. There are currently 18 KMCs around the world, with several in the US.{{citation needed|date=September 2025}}

The NKT-IKBU has also established a Kadampa Buddhist Temple in the United Kingdom, as well as in New York, Arizona, Brazil, Portugal, and Spain.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20061211111653/http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/buddhism/subdivisions/kadampa.shtml Religion and Ethics, BBC Website]</ref>