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Subhuti - Revering and Relying on the Sangha (Video)

From Community Highlights on Fri, 1 Mar, 2013 - 11:22

Subhuti - Revering and Relying on the Sangha (Video)

From Community Highlights on Fri, 1 Mar, 2013 - 11:22Here’s the video of Subhuti’s talk - with many thanks to Singhamanas!

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Introducing the Sangharakshita Land Project’s new home - part V

From Triratna News on Fri, 1 Mar, 2013 - 04:16

Introducing the Sangharakshita Land Project’s new home - part V

From Triratna News on Fri, 1 Mar, 2013 - 04:16Today, in the last of our series of five short videos introducing the new home for the Sangharakshita Land Project, we meet the community itself: men and women, members of the Triratna Buddhist Community and Order, living and working together in a multitude of different ways but all, ultimately, aiming to cooperate to create conditions for the arising of the Bodhicitta. It’s been winter, and not an easy time to be moving in to an old and unheated...

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A Bodhi Walk with Saddhaloka (pictures)

From International Order Convention 2013 on Thu, 28 Feb, 2013 - 11:42

A Bodhi Walk with Saddhaloka (pictures)

From International Order Convention 2013 on Thu, 28 Feb, 2013 - 11:42

Saddhaloka took us on a walk around the seven sites at the Mahabodhi temple traditionally associated with the Buddha’s Enlightenment as it unfolded…

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Introducing the Sangharakshita Land Project’s new home - part IV

From Triratna News on Thu, 28 Feb, 2013 - 04:57

Introducing the Sangharakshita Land Project’s new home - part IV

From Triratna News on Thu, 28 Feb, 2013 - 04:57This week Triratna News is presenting a special series of five short videos introducing the new home for the Sangharakshita Land Project and indeed for Sangharakshita himself. Purchased late last year, on Saturday this week Sangharakshita will announce its new name to the assembled Order, currently gathered at Bodh Gaya for the triennial International Order Convention.

On day I of the week we reported it’s currently undergoing major renovations - especially to the drains! Today’s theme is ‘Making...

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Some pictures from day 3 (and a bit of sad news about the talks)

From Community Highlights on Wed, 27 Feb, 2013 - 18:08

Some pictures from day 3 (and a bit of sad news about the talks)

From Community Highlights on Wed, 27 Feb, 2013 - 18:08

Alas, alas… The organisers had arranged for someone to record audio and video of all the talks that are going on here each day, but they cancelled the day before the Convention! With iPhones and camcorders we are attempting to capture as much as we can, and the first two days went well in that regard. Unfortunately though, it’s now got very hot (well, for westerners!) and the many fans in the marquee are...

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Full Moon Puja - Last Vandana

From Community Highlights on Wed, 27 Feb, 2013 - 16:59

Here’s a rather lovely chanting of the Dhammapalam Gatha, also known as the Last Vandana, led by Parami after the Full Moon Puja under the Bodhi Tree…

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Introducing the Sangharakshita Land Project’s new home - part III

From Triratna News on Wed, 27 Feb, 2013 - 04:43

Introducing the Sangharakshita Land Project’s new home - part III

From Triratna News on Wed, 27 Feb, 2013 - 04:43For the third in this week’s special series of five short videos on the new home for the Sangharakshita Land Project, we take (or double-take) a look at the new shrine room. When complete it’ll be Triratna’s largest, with room for 500 people - at present, much vision is required! Join Mokshapriya as he takes a long and imaginative look into Triratna’s future…

At the end of the week, on Saturday, Dhammarati will announce the Centre’s new...

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Triratna International Council - Day 1 Clips

From Community Highlights on Tue, 26 Feb, 2013 - 17:20

Triratna International Council - Day 1 Clips

From Community Highlights on Tue, 26 Feb, 2013 - 17:20Some wee introductory clip-ettes of the general vibe at the Convention as it gets under way…

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Full Moon Puja at the Vajrasana

From Community Highlights on Tue, 26 Feb, 2013 - 15:49

At the Triratna Order Convention, Bodh Gaya, 2013, we gathered under the full moon at the Vajrasana - the seat of the Buddha’s Enlightenment itself - and performed Puja in English and Hindi as a united Order, east and west…

NB. There was a microphone/p.a. issue all evening so some of the sound is a bit distorted in parts! But it gives a certain flavour of a very noisy puja in a very noisy but still magic place!