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Researching young Buddhists

From Triratna News on Mon, 12 May, 2014 - 00:20

From Triratna News on Mon, 12 May, 2014 - 00:20As we reported a few days ago, Singhamati is the new (and first!) Young Persons’ Co-ordinator appointed by Triratna’s European Chairs’ Assembly.

In February, even before she started the job, she undertook a piece of research exploring

the characteristics of the younger generation
their receptivity to religion and
a review of the Triratna Young Buddhists’ Project so far.

Listen to Singhamati’s 26-minute talk on her research, given at the Young Facilitators’ meeting in April.

youngtriratna [at] gmail.com...

Yashobodhi

Buddha Day Festival

From West London Buddhist Centre on Sun, 11 May, 2014 - 13:56

Buddha Day Festival

From West London Buddhist Centre on Sun, 11 May, 2014 - 13:56The big gathering in the Buddhist year, celebrating the start of the whole thing, with the Buddha’s Awakening. His enlightenment was finally achieved on the full moon day of May, and we are celebrating on Sunday 18 May, do come along.

10:30 Meditation morning
Including guided meditation on the Buddha’s attainment, with Paramanda
1:00 Shared lunch (bring something veggie)
2:30 Readings and reflection
4:00 Talk by Ratnaprabha followed by meditation
6:00 Special Puja introduced by Jinananda, led by Paramananda,...

lokabandhu

1878 Order Members - one Bodhisattva!

From Triratna News on Sun, 11 May, 2014 - 05:48

There are now approaching 1900 Order Members in Triratna, spread across nearly 30 countries. In a remarkable feat of computer graphics, their photographs, together with those of all those Order Members who have died, plus several hundred works of Buddhist art, have all been assembled into a single ‘mosaic’ image of the Thousand-Armed Avalokitesvara - a Bodhisattva who has long been taken as a symbol of the Order.

The complete image is available for download from The...

File Name	Size
PDF version of the Mosaic	1.47 MB
JPG version of the Mosaic	8.51 MB

Munisha

Who are the Young Facilitators?

From Triratna News on Sat, 10 May, 2014 - 00:08

Who are the Young Facilitators?

From Triratna News on Sat, 10 May, 2014 - 00:08On the first weekend in April this year Adhisthana welcomed a gathering of 35 “Young Facilitators”.

The Young Facilitators are young Mitras and Order members engaged with inspiring young people to meet and practise the Dharma through running activities and groups for young people at their local centres. They gather together every year to share ideas, inspire each other and build friendships which, they hope, are the basis of the next generation of the Triratna Buddhist Community.

This...

tejadhamma

3 days Buddha Festival Celebration Orgainzed

From Triratna Bauddha Mahasangha, Nagpur (North) on Fri, 9 May, 2014 - 09:46

3 days Buddha Festival Celebration Orgainzed

From Triratna Bauddha Mahasangha, Nagpur (North) on Fri, 9 May, 2014 - 09:46

We are glad to annouce that we are continuing our centre’s tradition of organizing 3 days Buddha Festival at Mahendranagar Nagpur. This Buddha Festival will be for 13, 14 and 15th May 2014 at “Dhammabhoomi Premises” beside Water Tank, Mahendranagar, Nagpur, India.
Programme will be as below :
13/05/2014
- Opening Ceremony and Dhamma Talk by Nagaketu at 06...

lokabandhu

Plans revealed for LBC Vajrasana retreat centre

From Triratna News on Fri, 9 May, 2014 - 05:31

Plans revealed for LBC Vajrasana retreat centre

From Triratna News on Fri, 9 May, 2014 - 05:31Vajrasana is the London Buddhist Centre’s retreat centre, a handsome farmhouse set in the rolling fields of Suffolk. It’s been there for ten years and more - but now they have big plans for it, with the Centre scheduled to close in the summer for a comprehensive rebuild. Behind the scenes there’s been a series of intensive discussions with the architects and Shraddhasiddhi now writes to say - “We’re delighted to be able to show you this video clip of...

viriyalila

Face Painting at Market Square Day

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Thu, 8 May, 2014 - 13:34

Face Painting at Market Square Day

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Thu, 8 May, 2014 - 13:34
Would you like to help us raise funds for the center, the stupa and to help our local ordination training process? We’d love to have you join us!! We are looking for face painters and line support. Saturday, June 14th. Contact us by May 12th to sign up!
portsmouth [at] thebuddhistcenter.com

viriyalila

Buddha Day Celebration

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Thu, 8 May, 2014 - 13:24

Buddha Day Celebration

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Thu, 8 May, 2014 - 13:24We will be joining Buddhists all over the world in marking the Buddha’s enlightenment near the full moon on May. Join us on Sangha Night, Wednesday May 14th, for an evening expressing appreciation and devotion as we read some from traditional suttas and celebrate with a festive puja.

May all beings be well and happy!

Munisha

Introducing Singhamati: Triratna’s new Young Persons' Co-ordinator in Europe

From Triratna News on Thu, 8 May, 2014 - 12:48

Introducing Singhamati: Triratna’s new Young Persons' Co-ordinator in Europe

From Triratna News on Thu, 8 May, 2014 - 12:48Singhamati recently joined the European Chairs’ Assembly’s Development Team as Young Persons’ Coordinator.

Here, she introduces herself:

“In 2001, aged 21, I stepped into the Buddhist Centre in Norwich, UK. I was having a painful time and hoped that meditation might help. I quickly realised that it did, and at 24 I became a mitra, in Shrewsbury. At 26 I moved to Taraloka Retreat Centre for Women, having asked for ordination.

In 2008 I went to...

Suryaprabha

CREATING THE ORDER

From Lights In The Sky on Wed, 7 May, 2014 - 23:39

http://vimeo.com/94457760

CREATING THE ORDER

From Lights In The Sky on Wed, 7 May, 2014 - 23:39SEVERAL TRIRATNA Buddhist Order members, 20 out of the 2000 spread across the world, will become a 20-limbed bodhisattva, will be a hologram, will be the essence of the Order. Work progresses on Excellent Community, the working title of the next film now three have been filmed. More work needs to be done on raising the funds to travel to Europe and India. Exciting times.

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