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Wed, 1st January

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  • Happy New Year!
  • Dismantling the course starts at 10:00 at Diamond Way Village (ETV) (Google Maps)
  • Buddhist Center is open as usual (whatever that means, we will see!) (Google Maps)
  • Lost and Found is at Buddhist Center

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Welcome to Hamburg

New Year's Course from 27-31 December 2019 in Hamburg

We’re happy to invite you to the New Year’s Course 2019 with Lama Ole Nydahl and Lama Jigme Rinpoche in Hamburg.

We will expand the course to two locations this year: There will be a Diamond Way Village around the "ETV Halls" (ETV Hallen) for Travelling Teacher program, meditation, sleeping, eating and gathering. For the program with Lama Ole Nydahl and Lama Jigme Rinpoche we will be in one of Hamburg's biggest venues – the "Hamburg Sport Hall".

On the 31st of December we will be in the Diamond Way Village to give the Boddhisatva Promise with Lama Ole and then dance into the New Year.


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Locations and Transport

Diamond Way Village

The location for Travelling Teacher program, meditation, sleeping, eating and gathering
ETV Hamburg
Bundesstraße 96
20144 Hamburg

Directions from "Diamond Way Village" to:
Big Hall / Buddhist Center

Big Hall

The location for the program with Lama Ole Nydahl and Lama Jigme Rinpoche
Sporthalle Hamburg (Hamburg Sport Hall)
Krochmannstraße 55
22297 Hamburg

Directions from "BIG HALL" to:
Diamond Way Village / Buddhist Center

Sleeping Halls
The locations of our SLEEPING HALLS are in the section "Sleeping".

Party on 29.12.
DOCKS, Spielbudenplatz 19, 20359 Hamburg; door opens at 21:30 (Google Maps)

Transport between the locations

Transport between the Diamond Way Village and the big hall takes 10 to 30 minutes

Metro/Bus

The course ticket includes free use of "HVV" – Hamburg's public transport system (bus, metro and even some ferry boats). Please use their Website, iOS App or Android App for directions.

Ridesharing

MOIA and Uber are available in Hamburg - download the respective apps

Taxi

Use the "FREE NOW (mytaxi)" App or call +49 (0) 40 211 211

Questions and Answers

Frequently asked questions about the topic "Special aspects of the big hall".


No. Due to regulations we have some restrictions in the Big Hall (and only in the Big Hall, not in the other halls).

  • 1 small bag: You can enter the Sporthalle Hamburg with 1 bag/person, not larger than DIN A4 (20x30cm) + your meditation cushion & blanket
  • No glass bottles (liquids in plastic are fine)
  • No weapons (e.g. knifes, tactical pens, pepper spray)
  • No Mandala-set (unless you can fit it into your A4 bag)
Exceptions:
  • Larger items for the blessing table such as Thangkas and Statues can be brought into the hall in addition to your A4 bag
  • Parents can bring a stroller, diaper bag, babyfood in glass containers in addition to the A4 bag


Yes. We rented one of biggest event locations in Hamburg and the venue has to provide professional security staff. There is also a service to store luggage and for everything else, that is too big to be taken into the lecture hall.


Yes.


Bags and suitcases can be stored in the cloakroom of the big hall, which is guarded by the hall personnel. The storage costs 2.50 EUR. We are not allowed to offer a self-organized free storage at the lecture hall!


Yes. We invite all first-time visitors to grab a seat for their cushion in the first rows. If you are a first-time visitor, please mention this when you receive your wristband at the check-in.


Frequently asked questions about the topic "Locations and transport between locations".


The Diamond Way Village is our most important place between the lectures of Lama Ole and Lama Jigme Rinpoche. It is the place where we meditate together, where our traveling teachers will give their program, where we can eat and where you will find a limited number of places to sleep (1200). It is also the location for the Bodhisattva Promise on New Year's Eve with Lama Ole and the New Year's Party will happen there as well.


You can use the public transport system. The bus/metro ticket is already included in the day ticket price and your wristband is your ticket for travelling between Diamond Way Village and lecture hall. Please check the section 'Locations' on this website for directions. Please notice: the ticket ist NOT VALID on the last day, December 31st. Please buy a bus/metro ticket for this day, if required.


When you arrive at the course, we will give you a wristband as always. This wristband is also the ticket for the public transport. The wristband ticket is valid for all travels between the accomodation and the lecture hall. Please notice: the ticket ist NOT VALID on the last day, December 31st. Please buy a bus/metro ticket for this day, if required.


Yes. The HVV-ticket is valid for all travels between the accomodation (if it is in Hamburg!) and the lecture hall. Please notice: the ticket ist NOT VALID on the last day, December 31st. Please buy a bus/metro ticket for this day, if required.


If you need help to manage the transport between locations, please send us an email to: veranstaltungen@buddhismus-hamburg.de


Only a little bit.

  • on 27.12. from 10-15;
  • on 28.12. CLOSED;
  • on 29. and 30.12. from 10-14;
  • on 31.12. from 10-18;
  • on 01.01. open as usual (whatever that means, we will see!)


The big hall (Hamburg Sport Hall) is only used for the sessions given by Lama Ole and Lama Jigme Rinpoche. Everything else (and also the Bodhisattva Promise on New Year's Eve with Lama Ole) takes place in the Diamond Way Village.


Please also read the other frequently asked questions and sign up for our newsletter to be up to date.

Schedule

Course Program

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Date Location Time Event
27
Fri
December, 2019
Hamburg Sport Hall
17:00
White Tara Empowerment given by Lama Jigme Rinpoche
28
Sat
December, 2019
Hamburg Sport Hall
10:00
Lecture "How to Develop an Awakened Mind" given by Lama Jigme Rinpoche
Hamburg Sport Hall
15:00
Lecture given by Lama Ole Nydahl
Diamond Way Village
evening
Meditation and time together with friends
29
Sun
December, 2019
Diamond Way Village
morning
Program with Travelling Teachers: Short Lectures, Explanations, Meditation
Hamburg Sport Hall
15:00
Lecture given by Lama Ole Nydahl
Diamond Way Village
evening
Meditation and time together with friends
DOCKS
night
Party with live Bands and DJ's at DOCKS, Spielbudenplatz 19, 20359 Hamburg (Google Maps)
30
Mon
December, 2019
Diamond Way Village
morning
Program with Travelling Teachers: Short Lectures, Explanations, Meditation
Hamburg Sport Hall
15:00
Lecture given by Lama Ole Nydahl
Diamond Way Village
evening
Meditation and time together with friends
31
Tue
December, 2019
Diamond Way Village
14:00
Panel Lecture with Travelling Teachers
Diamond Way Village
ca. 22:30
Bodhisattva Promise with Lama Ole Nydahl and New Year's Party

Translation

All lectures will be held in English with translation into several languages.

Registration

Registration necessary

Since we are expecting a large number of participants for this course, we have rented a very large hall. Although we will have around 4200 places, registration is necessary for this course. With the registration and the prepayment we want to make sure that the registered places are really used.

Please register early for the course.

Important: Since every person counts, babies, children and adolescents have to be registered as well!

Prices

We offer day tickets for this course. The day tickets include the participation in the program in the big hall (Hamburg Sport Hall) and in the program in the Diamond Way Village. Food and accomodation are not included. With the tickets for the days from December, 27 to 30 you can use the public transport in Hamburg (HVV) free of charge to travel between the big hall and Diamond Way Village. In order to use the public transport (HVV), you need a wristband that you will receive at the course. Please notice, that you can not use the public transport (HVV) on December, 31st with our wristband. Please buy a bus/metro ticket for this day, if required.

Day Adults (18+) Adolescents (14-17) Children (0-13)
Day 1 / 27.12.2019 25,00 € 12,00 € -
Day 2 / 28.12.2019 40,00 € 20,00 € -
Day 3 / 29.12.2019 35,00 € 16,00 € -
Day 4 / 30.12.2019 35,00 € 16,00 € -
Day 5 / 31.12.2019 35,00 € 16,00 € -
Full Course Ticket 170,00 € 80,00 € 0,00 €

Questions and Answers

Frequently asked questions about the topic "Registration, prices and payment methods".


Yes. The big hall (Hamburg Sport Hall) for the program with Lama Ole and Jigme Rinpoche has a maximum capacity of 4200 participants (including children and adolescents) and you can only enter the big hall if you have a registration. Small children have to be registered as well in order to enter the hall.


Yes. You have to pay in advance. We have chosen prepayment to ensure that the limited number of 4200 seats inside of the lecture hall are only used by those who really come.


You can pay by credit card. Other methods are not supported.


Sorry, no. Due to technical reasons you cannot register with gaps. If you would like to skip one or more days in the middle, please make one (or more) further bookings. The price will not change.


You can cancel your registration until 10th December 2019 and you will get most of your money back. We will charge you 5 EUR as our payment service provider charges a fee for each refund.


No. Food and accomodation are not included in the day tickets. We will offer a limited number of sleeping places in sleeping halls (1200 places) as well as various dishes at a reasonable price. The party on New Years's Eve is included in the day ticekt of December 31st.


No. We only sell full-day tickets to cover the costs of the course.


We have reduced prices for adolescents (14 to 17 years old) but not for adults. There is also no special price for parents.


Children between the ages of 0 and 13 do not have to pay, but they must also be registered. For legal reasons, children also count against our contingent of 4200 participants in the big hall. Young people between the ages of 14 and 17 pay a reduced price.


In case there is any problem with the registration, that you can not solve on your own or together with friends, please send us an email to: registration@buddhismus-hamburg.de


Please also check your spam folder. If the mail does not arrive within a couple of hours, you may have entered a wrong address or something else is broken. Please send us an email to: registration@buddhismus-hamburg.de


The registration website does not work with outdated versions of Microsoft Internet Explorer. On Windows computers, please use the Microsoft Edge Browser, Firefox or Chrome.


Frequently asked questions about the topic "Special aspects of the big hall".


No. Due to regulations we have some restrictions in the Big Hall (and only in the Big Hall, not in the other halls).

  • 1 small bag: You can enter the Sporthalle Hamburg with 1 bag/person, not larger than DIN A4 (20x30cm) + your meditation cushion & blanket
  • No glass bottles (liquids in plastic are fine)
  • No weapons (e.g. knifes, tactical pens, pepper spray)
  • No Mandala-set (unless you can fit it into your A4 bag)
Exceptions:
  • Larger items for the blessing table such as Thangkas and Statues can be brought into the hall in addition to your A4 bag
  • Parents can bring a stroller, diaper bag, babyfood in glass containers in addition to the A4 bag


Yes. We rented one of biggest event locations in Hamburg and the venue has to provide professional security staff. There is also a service to store luggage and for everything else, that is too big to be taken into the lecture hall.


Yes.


Bags and suitcases can be stored in the cloakroom of the big hall, which is guarded by the hall personnel. The storage costs 2.50 EUR. We are not allowed to offer a self-organized free storage at the lecture hall!


Yes. We invite all first-time visitors to grab a seat for their cushion in the first rows. If you are a first-time visitor, please mention this when you receive your wristband at the check-in.


Frequently asked questions about the topic "Kids and Parents".


Yes - on most of the days. At the moment, the plan is: during the program from December 28th until 30th with Lama Ole Nydahl and Jigme Rinpoche we will have a childcare. There is also childcare during the Travelling Teacher program on 31st. There will be no childcare on December 27th.


Yes. For legal reasons everbody has to be registered to enter the big hall.


Children from 0 to 13 years do not have to pay. Adolescents from 14 to 17 years pay the reduced price. If you are 18 years or older, you pay the full price.


Please also read the other frequently asked questions and sign up for our newsletter to be up to date.

Sleeping

Sleeping Halls

SLEEPING HALL #1
EWG - Emilie Wuestenfeld Gymnasium
Gustav-Falke-Straße 21
20144 Hamburg

SLEEPING HALL #2
Hohe Weide Halle
Hohe Weide 17
20259 Hamburg

Sangha Friends

We plan to provide you with private accommodation with Sangha Friends in Hamburg. From bed to couch to sleeping bag on the floor - everything is possible! As soon as we know more, we will tell you here. Sign up for our newsletter to be up to date.

Hotels & Hostels

Hamburg has a wide range of hostels and hotels in all possible price ranges. Since Hamburg is a popular New Year's destination, you should reserve a room very early. We recommend choosing a hotel near the Diamond Way Village or the big hall.



Hotels nearby the
"Diamond Way Village"

NH Hotel
Schäferkampsallee 49
20357 Hamburg
www.nh-hotels.com

Hotel ibis budget Hamburg Altona
Holstenkamp 3
22525 Hamburg
www.accorhotels.com

Hotel Motel One Hamburg-Altona
Kieler Str. 171
22525 Hamburg
www.motel-one.com

Hotel Helgoland
Kieler Str. 173-177
22525 Hamburg
www.hotel-helgoland.de

Mövenpick Hotel Hamburg
Sternschanze 6
20357 Hamburg
www.movenpick.com

Hotels with good connection
to metro line U1 (big hall)

Best Western Plaza Hotel Hamburg (near Airport)
Alsterdorfer Str. 575a
22337 Hamburg
+49 40 2263660
www.plazahotels.de

Mein Hotel (near Airport)
Langenhorner Chaussee 99
22415 Hamburg
+49 40 53169400
www.meinhotelinhamburg.de

Kocks Hotel (near Airport)
Langenhorner Chaussee 79
22415 Hamburg
+49 40 5328810
www.kocks-hotel.de

Hotel Ibis Budget - City (near Central Train Station)
Amsinckstraße 1
20097 Hamburg
+49 40 271434620
www.accorhotels.com

Hotels with a short drive
to the big hall

Holiday Inn Hamburg - City Nord
Kapstadtring 2a
22297 Hamburg
+49 40 999990
www.hi-city-nord.de

my4walls Serviced Apartments Hamburg
Kapstadtring 1
+49 40 55550160
www.myfourwalls.de

Leonardo Hotel Hamburg City Nord
Mexikoring 1
22297 Hamburg
+49 40 632940
www.leonardo-hotels.de

Questions and Answers

Frequently asked questions about the topic "Sleeping hall and food".


Yes. We have two big sleeping halls with plenty of space. At the current state (December 4), the first hall is only filled half. There are still several hundred places available. The halls are located in the Diamond Way Village. They can only be reserved when you arrive at the course. In the unlikely event that both sleeping halls should be full, we have more sleeping options ready.


No. It is not possible to guarantee you a place to sleep during registration process. However, we will have 1200 places and we do our best to offer you a place when you check in at the course.


Yes. In the Diamond Way Village, we will offer simple dishes and snacks at a reasonable price. There are also several restaurants, cafes and supermarkets nearby.


No. The day ticket does not include food and accomodation. In the Diamond Way Village, we will offer various dishes as well as 1200 places to sleep at a reasonable price. The party on New Years's Eve is included in the day ticekt of December 31st.


Unfortunately we have no sleeping places directly in the Buddhist Center. If you are arriving in Hamburg earlier and would like to help with building up the course, please send us an e-mail to: veranstaltungen@buddhismus-hamburg.de


Please also read the other frequently asked questions and sign up for our newsletter to be up to date.

Food

In the BIG HALL and in the DIAMOND WAY VILLAGE, we will offer various dishes, snacks and drinks at a reasonable price.

All FAQ (frequently asked questions)

Here we have summarized all above mentioned frequently asked questions in one place. Please take a look and spread the word to your friends!

Registration, prices and payment methods



Yes. The big hall (Hamburg Sport Hall) for the program with Lama Ole and Jigme Rinpoche has a maximum capacity of 4200 participants (including children and adolescents) and you can only enter the big hall if you have a registration. Small children have to be registered as well in order to enter the hall.


Yes. You have to pay in advance. We have chosen prepayment to ensure that the limited number of 4200 seats inside of the lecture hall are only used by those who really come.


You can pay by credit card. Other methods are not supported.


Sorry, no. Due to technical reasons you cannot register with gaps. If you would like to skip one or more days in the middle, please make one (or more) further bookings. The price will not change.


You can cancel your registration until 10th December 2019 and you will get most of your money back. We will charge you 5 EUR as our payment service provider charges a fee for each refund.


No. Food and accomodation are not included in the day tickets. We will offer a limited number of sleeping places in sleeping halls (1200 places) as well as various dishes at a reasonable price. The party on New Years's Eve is included in the day ticekt of December 31st.


No. We only sell full-day tickets to cover the costs of the course.


We have reduced prices for adolescents (14 to 17 years old) but not for adults. There is also no special price for parents.


Children between the ages of 0 and 13 do not have to pay, but they must also be registered. For legal reasons, children also count against our contingent of 4200 participants in the big hall. Young people between the ages of 14 and 17 pay a reduced price.


In case there is any problem with the registration, that you can not solve on your own or together with friends, please send us an email to: registration@buddhismus-hamburg.de


Please also check your spam folder. If the mail does not arrive within a couple of hours, you may have entered a wrong address or something else is broken. Please send us an email to: registration@buddhismus-hamburg.de


The registration website does not work with outdated versions of Microsoft Internet Explorer. On Windows computers, please use the Microsoft Edge Browser, Firefox or Chrome.


Special aspects of the big hall



No. Due to regulations we have some restrictions in the Big Hall (and only in the Big Hall, not in the other halls).

  • 1 small bag: You can enter the Sporthalle Hamburg with 1 bag/person, not larger than DIN A4 (20x30cm) + your meditation cushion & blanket
  • No glass bottles (liquids in plastic are fine)
  • No weapons (e.g. knifes, tactical pens, pepper spray)
  • No Mandala-set (unless you can fit it into your A4 bag)
Exceptions:
  • Larger items for the blessing table such as Thangkas and Statues can be brought into the hall in addition to your A4 bag
  • Parents can bring a stroller, diaper bag, babyfood in glass containers in addition to the A4 bag


Yes. We rented one of biggest event locations in Hamburg and the venue has to provide professional security staff. There is also a service to store luggage and for everything else, that is too big to be taken into the lecture hall.


Yes.


Bags and suitcases can be stored in the cloakroom of the big hall, which is guarded by the hall personnel. The storage costs 2.50 EUR. We are not allowed to offer a self-organized free storage at the lecture hall!


Yes. We invite all first-time visitors to grab a seat for their cushion in the first rows. If you are a first-time visitor, please mention this when you receive your wristband at the check-in.


Sleeping hall and food



Yes. We have two big sleeping halls with plenty of space. At the current state (December 4), the first hall is only filled half. There are still several hundred places available. The halls are located in the Diamond Way Village. They can only be reserved when you arrive at the course. In the unlikely event that both sleeping halls should be full, we have more sleeping options ready.


No. It is not possible to guarantee you a place to sleep during registration process. However, we will have 1200 places and we do our best to offer you a place when you check in at the course.


Yes. In the Diamond Way Village, we will offer simple dishes and snacks at a reasonable price. There are also several restaurants, cafes and supermarkets nearby.


No. The day ticket does not include food and accomodation. In the Diamond Way Village, we will offer various dishes as well as 1200 places to sleep at a reasonable price. The party on New Years's Eve is included in the day ticekt of December 31st.


Unfortunately we have no sleeping places directly in the Buddhist Center. If you are arriving in Hamburg earlier and would like to help with building up the course, please send us an e-mail to: veranstaltungen@buddhismus-hamburg.de


Locations and transport between locations



The Diamond Way Village is our most important place between the lectures of Lama Ole and Lama Jigme Rinpoche. It is the place where we meditate together, where our traveling teachers will give their program, where we can eat and where you will find a limited number of places to sleep (1200). It is also the location for the Bodhisattva Promise on New Year's Eve with Lama Ole and the New Year's Party will happen there as well.


You can use the public transport system. The bus/metro ticket is already included in the day ticket price and your wristband is your ticket for travelling between Diamond Way Village and lecture hall. Please check the section 'Locations' on this website for directions. Please notice: the ticket ist NOT VALID on the last day, December 31st. Please buy a bus/metro ticket for this day, if required.


When you arrive at the course, we will give you a wristband as always. This wristband is also the ticket for the public transport. The wristband ticket is valid for all travels between the accomodation and the lecture hall. Please notice: the ticket ist NOT VALID on the last day, December 31st. Please buy a bus/metro ticket for this day, if required.


Yes. The HVV-ticket is valid for all travels between the accomodation (if it is in Hamburg!) and the lecture hall. Please notice: the ticket ist NOT VALID on the last day, December 31st. Please buy a bus/metro ticket for this day, if required.


If you need help to manage the transport between locations, please send us an email to: veranstaltungen@buddhismus-hamburg.de


Only a little bit.

  • on 27.12. from 10-15;
  • on 28.12. CLOSED;
  • on 29. and 30.12. from 10-14;
  • on 31.12. from 10-18;
  • on 01.01. open as usual (whatever that means, we will see!)


The big hall (Hamburg Sport Hall) is only used for the sessions given by Lama Ole and Lama Jigme Rinpoche. Everything else (and also the Bodhisattva Promise on New Year's Eve with Lama Ole) takes place in the Diamond Way Village.


Kids and Parents



Yes - on most of the days. At the moment, the plan is: during the program from December 28th until 30th with Lama Ole Nydahl and Jigme Rinpoche we will have a childcare. There is also childcare during the Travelling Teacher program on 31st. There will be no childcare on December 27th.


Yes. For legal reasons everbody has to be registered to enter the big hall.


Children from 0 to 13 years do not have to pay. Adolescents from 14 to 17 years pay the reduced price. If you are 18 years or older, you pay the full price.


Miscellaneous topics



Please ask friends how to join. This will be fanstastic!


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