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Ordinations at Adhisthana

Wed, 20 Sep, 2023 - 22:20

Ordinations at Adhisthana

Wed, 20 Sep, 2023 - 22:20

During the Spanish Speaking Pilgrimage at Adhisthana the following five women had their Public Ordination Ceremony on Wednesday 20th September.

SADHU SADHU SADHU!

Public Preceptor Parami:

Maria Elena Ludeña becomes Varamaitri (long final ‘i’): a Sanskrit name meaning “She who has excellent loving...

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Ordinations at Akashavana

From Triratna News on Mon, 18 Sep, 2023 - 10:59

Ordinations at Akashavana

From Triratna News on Mon, 18 Sep, 2023 - 10:59

Dear Order Members,
 
We are delighted to let you know that the following nine people have just joined the Triratna Buddhist Order! The public ordination took place on the 15th September at Akashavana Retreat Centre, Spain.
 
With metta,
Vajratara and Santavajri


Public Preceptor Vajratara
 
Sue Sheppard becomes Vimalajaya
 (long last a)
A Sanskrit name meaning “She whose victory is stainless”
Registered spelling: Vimalajaya
Private Preceptor Santavajri
 
...

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Ordination in Manchester

From Triratna News on Tue, 15 Aug, 2023 - 09:21

Ordination in Manchester

From Triratna News on Tue, 15 Aug, 2023 - 09:21

Dear friends,

I’m very pleased to announce that, in a well attended ceremony at the Manchester Buddhist Centre on 13th August 2023, Julie Franklin became Dharmacharini Aryatara.

Aryatara is a Sanskrit name meaning “Noble Saviouress”. The first, third and fourth a’s are long. 

The Private Preceptor was Suryaka and Dayanandi was the Public Preceptor.    

Sadhu! Sadhu! Sadhu! 

with metta

Dayanandi

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Ordination in Essex

From Triratna News on Mon, 7 Aug, 2023 - 15:37

Ordination in Essex

From Triratna News on Mon, 7 Aug, 2023 - 15:37

Dear Friends,

On the 6th August around 80 sangha members, friends and family, attended the Public Ordination of Marion Pidgeon of the Mid-Essex Sangha. The ceremony took place in the lovely new Mid-Essex Buddhist Centre in Chelmsford, England.

Marion Pidgeon became Abhayavani (long 4th ‘a’ and long ‘i’. Dot under the ’n’), a Sanskrit name meaning “The Fearless Voiced One”.

Registered spelling Abhayavani.
Private Preceptor Vanaraji
Public Preceptor Parami

With metta,

Parami

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Chair's Letter – July 2023 – Subhadramati

Tue, 1 Aug, 2023 - 17:55

Chair's Letter – July 2023 – Subhadramati

Tue, 1 Aug, 2023 - 17:55

This month’s update from the College is a bumper edition before we take a break in August…

Recently the Ordination courses at Guhyaloka and Akashavana were completed, led by Maitreyabandhu and Subhadramati respectively; and the College-led ‘Lineage Retreat’ at Adhisthana was a great success, for which Mahamati was on the team. We wanted to share something from each of these aspects of the College’s work, and asked Subhadramati and Mahamati to write more fully. 

I will be taking part in a few
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Chair's Letter – July 2023 – Mahamati

Tue, 1 Aug, 2023 - 17:48

Chair's Letter – July 2023 – Mahamati

Tue, 1 Aug, 2023 - 17:48

This month’s update from the College is a bumper edition before we take a break in August…

Recently the Ordination courses at Guhyaloka and Akashavana were completed, led by Maitreyabandhu and Subhadramati respectively; and the College-led ‘Lineage Retreat’ at Adhisthana was a great success, for which Mahamati was on the team. We wanted to share something from each of these aspects of the College’s work, and asked Subhadramati and Mahamati to write more fully. 

I will be taking part in a few
...

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Ordinations at Padmaloka

From Triratna News on Wed, 12 Jul, 2023 - 11:11

Ordinations at Padmaloka

From Triratna News on Wed, 12 Jul, 2023 - 11:11

Dear Order Members

I am delighted to announce the ordinations of the following seven men at Padmaloka on Saturday 1st July 2023.
 
with metta,

Dharmadipa
 
 
Public Preceptor Arthapriya:

David Culver becomes Amalavasin (long fourth a) “He who dwells in purity”
Private Preceptor: Vajrashura 
 
Andrew Bickley becomes Silaphala (long i) “He who has the fruits of ethical conduct”
Private Preceptor: Rijumitra
 
Len Dillon becomes Anandamoksha (long first a) “He who is liberated through...

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Letter from the College – June

Fri, 30 Jun, 2023 - 15:42

Letter from the College – June

Fri, 30 Jun, 2023 - 15:42

Dear Order members and friends,

My experience this month has been dominated by preparing for, and enacting, a 150 mile pilgrimage from where Sangharakshita was born in Tooting, London, on 26th August 1925, to Adhisthana, Herefordshire, where he lived the last – and some of the happiest – years of his life, dying on 30th October 2018. Having had the inspiration for the pilgrimage, I realised I could share the experience with others and open it up as a fundraising initiative...

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Day Ten #PilgrimageUnlimited Video Diary: Tewkesbury to Adhisthana

From Buddhist Centre Features on Thu, 22 Jun, 2023 - 23:18

Day Ten #PilgrimageUnlimited Video Diary: Tewkesbury to Adhisthana

From Buddhist Centre Features on Thu, 22 Jun, 2023 - 23:18

Day 10: Tewkesbury to Adhisthana, 13.5 miles. Mud and Rose Petals… 🌹🥳🎉 

Ratnadharini writes:

…and amazingly we’ve exceeded the target of raising £15,000 for Tiratanaloka Unlimited!!! I left Tewkesbury along the River Severn, then across country towards the distant Malvern Hills. Greeted by very friendly sheep with dreadlocks, like the ones that graze at Adhisthana. Up and over the Malverns, and then the GPS insisted I take a track that got more and more rutted and flooded; a convoy of Landrover Discovery 4x4s...