Establishing a new Triratna centre is no easy feat whatever part of the world you are in. However, with a new language to learn, a new culture to immerse in, and a long history of Buddhism within the country Aryapala, Shraddharocini, and friends have faced challenges with starting Triratna Tokyo. As we near the end of the second year of FutureDharma’s three year grant towards Triratna Tokyo, we are delighted to share that the project is going from strength to strength.

Being an international city means that a significant percentage of the Sangha are not Japanese, or brought up in Japan. This cultural mix has allowed for Triratna to take shape and it’s principal characteristics of ecumenicalism and practice being primary has welcomed a committed core group.

Read more: https://futuredharma.org/the-beauty-of-practice-tokyo/