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Buddhist Funerals (2011)

From Triratna Resources on Sat, 16 Jul, 2016 - 16:34

There seem to be more and more funerals happening at Triratna Buddhist Centres. This trend, sadly, is likely to continue indefinitely. The London Buddhist Centre have produced a very useful Guide to Funerals at the LBC which can be downloaded here.

Some of the names and businesses referred to may have changed since this was produced.

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Young Buddhists, UK (2008-2009)

From Triratna Resources on Sat, 16 Jul, 2016 - 16:18

The Triratna Young Buddhists’s space is the place to find what’s on for young people around the Triratna Buddhist Community. Here are some resources from the start-up phase of the Young Buddhist movement in the UK that are of wider relevance still.

The Triratna Young Buddhists Sangha really started in November 2008 when there was a gathering of 24 people from around the Triratna Buddhist Community, who came together to explore ‘Inspiring Young People with the Dharma’. Included here are two papers...

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Inter-Buddhist, Inter-Faith

From Triratna Resources on Sat, 16 Jul, 2016 - 16:03

*Update*: See Munisha’s new space on Triratna in the Buddhist World 

Inter-Buddhist (2011)
Here are some of the ways Triratna is active in inter-Buddhist networking: 

  • In the UK it is an active member of the NBO (Network of Buddhist Organisations), with Dhammarati and Lokabandhu on the Activities committee – Munisha also attends as a representative from ClearVision. The NBO is a well-respected UK umbrella group.

  • In Europe Dhammarati attends meetings of the EBU
  • ...
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Publicity Information

From Triratna Resources on Sat, 16 Jul, 2016 - 15:14

Here you will find a collection of ideas and information relating to publicity. Included is a range of pre-designed posters where you can just fill in your local details on-line, print them out -and hey presto! – there’s your poster! When choosing images, copyright issues are important – click here for some guidance

The ‘Triratna Resources Sheet‘ can be used as a simple handout giving links to many of Triratna’s main on-line resources. It includes sections on Meditation, Study, Audio/Visual, About the Triratna...

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Internet Strategy (2013)

From Triratna Resources on Sat, 16 Jul, 2016 - 02:00

Triratna Links system
Pretty much every Triratna website will have a ‘links’ page to other Centres around Triratna. The details keep changing and need to be kept up to date – but that’s quite a job. So we’ve got a central ‘Triratna Links’ database which can be referenced directly by your website; this lives at http://thebuddhistcentre.heroku.com/. You can access the html links list directly here: http://thebuddhistcentre.heroku.com/links.text (there’s also a link to it in the menu...

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Buddhist Festival Dates (2023-2033 C.E.)

From Triratna Resources on Sat, 16 Jul, 2016 - 01:29

Buddhist Festival Dates (2023-2033 C.E.)

From Triratna Resources on Sat, 16 Jul, 2016 - 01:29

Fixed date festivals (solar calendar)

  • Parinirvana Day 15 February
  • Triratna Sangha Day 6 April (the anniversary of the founding of the FWBO in 1967)
  • Triratna Order Day 7 April (the anniversary of the founding of the WBO in 1968)
  • The Buddha’s birthday 8 April
  • Sangharakshita’s birthday 26 August (b. 1925)

The lunar calendar festivals depicted in the picture (click to expand it or right click to save it) are calculated according to the first full moon (in the UK) of May, July, and November. Padmasambhava Day is calculated according to...

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Model Centre Policies (UK)

From Triratna Resources on Sat, 16 Jul, 2016 - 01:21

We’re developing a set of ‘model policies’ for consideration by Triratna Centres. They have been edited from policies used by Windhorse:Evolution, Karuna, the Birmingham and London Buddhist Centres, and others – we’re grateful to them for permission to reproduce them here. 

Please note that you will need to check for yourself that the policies suggested here will meet your needs and that they satisfy current legislation.

They have been developed using the recommendations on the Charity Commission website, and ‘tweaked’ to suit the way...

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Marriage, Civil Partnerships and Triratna (UK, 2010)

From Triratna Resources on Sat, 16 Jul, 2016 - 00:32

In the UK the law has recently changed to allow marriages to be celebrated in a much greater range of places. Click here for a general introduction. The change in the law has prompted some debate within UK Triratna centres. While each Centre is free to decide its own approach, the following are some notes from Vajratara who discussed this issue with Sangharakshita. At the end is a fuller discussion of the current state of (UK) law and how...

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Triratna Parents (2012)

From Triratna Resources on Sat, 16 Jul, 2016 - 00:27

This post contains resources for Triratna Parents, especially those seeking to form ‘parent sanghas’ to support one another in the work and practice of parenting.

Best place to start is probably the new Facebook ‘Triratna Buddhist Parents Network‘ page, created by Kamalanandi from Sheffield. There’s a printable A4 poster attached to this post (you can share a link to it here - it comes in two versions spread over two pages – choose your favourite!)

FreeBuddhistAudio have a small but useful ...

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Employers’ Responsibilities (UK, 2013)

From Triratna Resources on Sat, 16 Jul, 2016 - 00:08

All Triratna employers have a responsibility to ensure proper taxes are paid to their national government.  There has been an important recent change to the UK Govt’s PAYE reporting: 6 April 2013 sees an important change to the Government’s PAYE system. From then all employers will have to start reporting PAYE information to HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) in real time, a system known as RTI. If you use payroll software you’ll...

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