New Year for students at Nagaloka in India

From Triratna News on Mon, 12 Aug, 2013 - 06:09Vivekaratna writes from India with news of the start of their new year at Nagaloka, Triratna’s large training centre in Nagpur, central India. Every year they accept a ‘batch’ of young men and women from all over India for a year’s intensive ‘DhammaSekhiya’ training in Social Work and Dhamma - after which they are eligible to join Nagaloka’s national alumni association which works to support them as they return home to work in their local areas. He says -

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Dhammapada chanting from India

From Triratna News on Sun, 11 Aug, 2013 - 05:46We’re delighted to introduce Triratna News readers to a beautiful new CD of Buddhist chanting by Kamalvir, an Indian Order Member living in Ahmednagar. Using the Raag Yaman and Bhopali styles - the Ragaas of Love and Devotion - he’s recorded all 26 Vaggas of the Dhammapada in the original Pali, with parallel Hindi translation of each Gatha narrated by Rajesh Chandra. These give a total duration of almost 3hrs 15min - but there’s a...

Windows on India: Karuna photography exhibition

From Triratna News on Wed, 7 Aug, 2013 - 09:54Karuna is delighted to be co-hosting an exhibition of photographs of India. The exhibition will highlight images by Padmadhara, Dhammarati and Ben Martin.

Padmadhara’s and Dhammarati’s photos bear witness to the hope and humanity of the many people whose lives Karuna has touched. These photos are complemented by the photography of Ben Martin, who spent some of the happiest times in his tragically short but accomplished life whilst volunteering for Karuna, both in our London office and India.

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