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Public Ordination - Norwich, 28 June 2015

From College of Public Preceptors on Fri, 7 Aug, 2015 - 10:02

Public Ordination - Norwich, 28 June 2015

From College of Public Preceptors on Fri, 7 Aug, 2015 - 10:02

Dayavandana was ordained by Sanghadevi on 28 June 2015 at the Norwich Buddhist Centre.

In the early hours of 5 August 2015, Dayavandana died in hospital of complications associated with lung cancer.

Munisha

Sangharakshita@90

From Triratna News on Thu, 6 Aug, 2015 - 23:11

Sangharakshita@90

From Triratna News on Thu, 6 Aug, 2015 - 23:11

Collect. Contribute. Celebrate!

There are just under three weeks until Sangharakshita’s 90th birthday on Tuesday 26th August, on which we’d like to give him the money for the one thing he really wants – the publication of his Complete Works, online and on paper, for everyone, for ever. We just need another £34,000; not much between the thousands of people in Triratna worldwide! Please give whatever you can and invite your study groups, GFR groups and chapters to join in.

Over on the The...

Rijupatha

Dharmabyte: No Labels in Reality

From Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 6 Aug, 2015 - 15:51

Our FBA Dharmabyte today drops us into the realm of ritual with “No Labels in Reality”. One of the dominant themes in The Diamond Sutra is animitta samadhi, no-thing is supported by any other thing, there is no gift, no giver, no receiver.

Excerpted from “The Diamond Sutra”, a gem of a talk by Abhaya. With his customary dry wit and sharp eye he leads us on the crazy paving path through the Diamond Sutra...

Munisha

Sangharakshita's new book

From Sangharakshita@90 on Thu, 6 Aug, 2015 - 14:25

Sangharakshita's new book

From Sangharakshita@90 on Thu, 6 Aug, 2015 - 14:25

Over on Triratna News we recently covered the announcement of Bhante’s newest book, A Moseley Miscellany.

Read what Kalyanaprabha has to say.

We still have £34,000 to go before we reach our target gift of £100,000 for Bhante’s Complete Works, online and on paper, for everyone, for ever. Please help!

Munisha

Convention hits Triratna News

From Mainland European Order Convention 2015 on Thu, 6 Aug, 2015 - 13:58

Convention hits Triratna News

From Mainland European Order Convention 2015 on Thu, 6 Aug, 2015 - 13:58

Over on Triratna News, I’ve just reported on our very successful Mainland European Convention. Since that report has been reposted on Facebook too, a lot of people will read about it.

Meanwhile, if you pledged to give money to Bhante’s birthday collection, but haven’t done it yet, here’s a reminder of how to do it. Just go to

https://www.justgiving.com/Bhante90th/

where you can use a credit or debit card to give in Euros if you prefer this to British Pounds. (I know, the exchange rate is terrible.)

We still...

Vidyatara

Public Ordinations - Akashavana, 6 June 2015

From College of Public Preceptors on Thu, 6 Aug, 2015 - 10:50

Public Ordinations - Akashavana, 6 June 2015

From College of Public Preceptors on Thu, 6 Aug, 2015 - 10:50

On 6 June 2015 at Akashavana, the Triratna Women’s Ordination Retreat Centre in the Spanish mountains, 13 women from around the world were ordained into the Triratna Buddhist Order. Here are photos of the women with their Public Preceptors - Maitreyi, Padmasuri and Ratnadharini.

Munisha

Triratna's first mainland European Order convention

From Triratna News on Wed, 5 Aug, 2015 - 17:38

Triratna's first mainland European Order convention

From Triratna News on Wed, 5 Aug, 2015 - 17:38

I’ve recently returned from the first convention of Triratna Buddhist Order members in mainland Europe, held in northern Germany from 19th to 25th July. Around 80 women and men gathered at a vegetarian retreat centre by a large lake north of Berlin.

Order members from all over Europe, including the UK and Ireland, have regularly met at “European” Conventions held in Britain. However, the Order in mainland Europe is now large enough to hold its own: there are now over...

Vidyatara

Public Ordinations - Guhyaloka, 4 May 2015

From College of Public Preceptors on Wed, 5 Aug, 2015 - 16:40

Public Ordinations - Guhyaloka, 4 May 2015

From College of Public Preceptors on Wed, 5 Aug, 2015 - 16:40

On 4 May 2015 at Guhyaloka, the Triratna Retreat Centre in the Spanish mountains, 12 men from around the world were ordained into the Triratna Buddhist Order. Here are photos of the men with their Public Preceptors - Maitreyabandhu, Satyaraja and Moksananda.

Vidyatara

Public Ordination - Berlin, 25 January 2015

From College of Public Preceptors on Wed, 5 Aug, 2015 - 16:14

Public Ordination - Berlin, 25 January 2015

From College of Public Preceptors on Wed, 5 Aug, 2015 - 16:14

On 25 January 2015 at the Berlin Buddhist Centre in Germany, Achalabandhu was ordained into the Triratna Buddhist Order by Public Preceptor Padmavajra.

On April 27 2015, Achalabandhu died in the Benjamin Franklin hospital in Berlin following a long illness.

Munisha

+Follow Compassion in Action to stay in touch all year round

From Buddhist Action Month 2015 on Wed, 5 Aug, 2015 - 15:18

+Follow Compassion in Action to stay in touch all year round

From Buddhist Action Month 2015 on Wed, 5 Aug, 2015 - 15:18

Dear BAM-ers,

Have you registered for the Compassion in Action page on The Buddhist Centre Online? This is the all-year-round space for people interested in the kinds of things we focussed on in Buddhist Action Month.

+Follow Compassion in Action.

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