India Dhamma Trust: "At the heart of a peaceful Dhamma Revolution"

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Celebrating Dr Ambedkar and his vision for the Dhamma!

Wed, 14 Oct, 2020 - 15:33

Celebrating Dr Ambedkar and his vision for the Dhamma!

Wed, 14 Oct, 2020 - 15:33

Today we celebrate Dr Ambedkar publicly converting Buddhism and formally Going for Refuge to the Three Jewels of Buddhism with hundreds of thousands of his followers. Join us this evening (UK) with the LBC, and on Monday evening (UK) with Manchester Buddhist Centre.

Lokamitra, who moved to India in the 1970s, to help spread the Dhamma, is giving a talk right now! If you can’t tune in, catch up later.

In the midst of all the...

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Covid-19 Emergency Funding to Triratna Projects and People in India

From Triratna News on Thu, 11 Jun, 2020 - 17:13

Covid-19 Emergency Funding to Triratna Projects and People in India

From Triratna News on Thu, 11 Jun, 2020 - 17:13

From The Abhayaratna Trust, FutureDharma Fund / India Dhamma Trust and The Karuna Trust.

In response to the coronavirus pandemic that is putting many people and communities in desperate circumstances in India, a number of appeals have been initiated by Triratna Trusts and individuals both in the East and the West.

In Europe, The Abhayaratna Trust, FutureDharma/India Dhamma Trust and the Karuna Trust/Karuna Germany are all active in raising and distributing emergency relief funds to people in need in India. In addition, Subhuti launched...

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Dr Ambedkar: making the Bodhisattva vow in Adverse Conditions

Fri, 24 Apr, 2020 - 15:26

Dr Ambedkar: making the Bodhisattva vow in Adverse Conditions

Fri, 24 Apr, 2020 - 15:26

Dr Ambedkar’s life was far from easy. He had to struggle with discrimination, poverty and disappointment. Yet, in the heart of his struggle arose the profound desire to help alleviate the sufferings of all beings. He spent the rest of his life honouring that vow.
Vajratara, Chair of India Dhamma Trust, will be exploring what were the conditions for Dr Ambedkar to make that vow, and how we can learn from his example.

The talk will be live streamed on the...

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Celebrate Dr Ambedkar's birthday with a live talk from Subhuti!

Tue, 14 Apr, 2020 - 14:05

Celebrate Dr Ambedkar's birthday with a live talk from Subhuti!

Tue, 14 Apr, 2020 - 14:05

Subhuti will be giving a live talk today at 3.30pm to celebrate the 129th birthday of Dr Ambedkar. You can find it here!

The Order in India is doing the best they can in an extremely demanding situation: helping people in the lockdown with practical support, emotional support and giving support and encouragement. Like many of us, they are moving most of their teaching activities online. Today, however, they are celebrating the great example and inspiration of Dr Ambekar.

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Big News from the India Dhamma Trust

Thu, 9 Apr, 2020 - 20:22

Big News from the India Dhamma Trust

Thu, 9 Apr, 2020 - 20:22

I am writing to you in a very critical and uncertain time, and I know that a number of you are concerned about our Sangha in India. India too is on lockdown, and people’s conditions are very different from ours: food is hard to come by and expensive, many people don’t have homes or sanitation. There is mass migration with migrant workers returning to their home villages. If people do have homes, they often live with many family members sharing a...

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Fundraising Workshop in India

Sat, 8 Feb, 2020 - 08:22

Fundraising Workshop in India

Sat, 8 Feb, 2020 - 08:22

We have just finished a very successful fundraising workshop for the Indian Ordination Teams and fundraisers. They do extremely well fundraising for Dhamma work in India, despite difficult circumstances. The IDT match fundraise the money they raise. This is an amazing achievement, something we doubted could happen in India, and thankfully we were wrong! Over the two days we had in Bhaja, we shared ideas and inspirations, good initiatives and things we have learnt from what went wrong. Most...

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New Urban Dhamma Training Centre for Mitras who have asked for Ordination

Sat, 1 Feb, 2020 - 10:53

New Urban Dhamma Training Centre for Mitras who have asked for Ordination

Sat, 1 Feb, 2020 - 10:53

Vajratara is in Nagpur, India to meet with the Indian ordination teams. Our major news is that we are supporting a new venture: Ratnaloka, an Urban Dhamma Training Centre. We have got some land ready to build a Centre solely for training people for ordination. We would like to build a beautiful place, a real realm of Ratnasambhava, to hold workshops and retreats. Many people in India, particularly women and young people, find it difficult to find the time and money...

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Celebrating the Conversion of Ambedkar to Buddhism, and the start of the Dhamma Revolution in India

Mon, 23 Sep, 2019 - 21:18

Celebrating the Conversion of Ambedkar to Buddhism, and the start of the Dhamma Revolution in India

Mon, 23 Sep, 2019 - 21:18

14 October commemorates the day in 1956 when 400 000 people embraced Buddhism in India, leaving behind social injustice and entering into a Buddhist path of practice. The man behind this momentous occasion was the great social reformer Dr Ambedkar. Having tried social and political action to remove inequality in society, he believed that the Buddhist path itself was the key to a powerful and peaceful social revolution.

Amoghasiddhi, one of our most senior Order Members from India, and Vajratara from...

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Bulletins from the Dhamma Revolution Indian Dhammacharis make short tour of UK Centres

Tue, 3 Sep, 2019 - 15:34

Bulletins from the Dhamma Revolution Indian Dhammacharis make short tour of UK Centres

Tue, 3 Sep, 2019 - 15:34

At the time of writing, several Indian Order Members are participating at the International Council at Adhisthana. Next week they will be travelling to Centres in the UK to offer insight into the difference the Dharma and Triratna have made to their lives. From the conditioning of so called ‘untouchability’, embracing the new identity and consciousness offered through the Buddha’s teaching, is an inspiring example of how their, and all, lives can be transformed. We invite you to come...

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Happy Dhamma Day!

Tue, 16 Jul, 2019 - 15:40

Happy Dhamma Day!

Tue, 16 Jul, 2019 - 15:40

Happy Dhamma Day everyone! A day to celebrate the gift of the Dhamma we have been given, and to enable others to benefit from the same gift.

‘Go now and wander for the welfare and happiness of happiness of many, out of compassion for the world, for the benefit, welfare and happiness of gods and humans. Teach the Dhamma that is beautiful in the beginning, beautiful in the middle and beautiful in the end, with the meaning and the letter.
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