Death of Taracitta

Dear friends in our precious Order,

Dharmacarini Taracitta from Essen, Germany, died peacefully in the evening of Thursday 22nd January. She was 77 years old. She was ordained on August 24th 2002 in Tiratanaloka. Her private preceptor was Anoma, her public preceptor Dhammadinna. Her Sadhana is Green Tara, whom she dearly loved.

As a journalist, Taracitta had interviewed the Dalai Lama in India in 1979 and subsequently developed an interest in meditation and learnt to meditate in the Zen tradition. In 1989 she first...

International Order Office Annual Report 2025

International Order Office Annual Report 2025

We warmly invite you to read about the activities of the International Order Office for the last year.

The International Order Convenors (IOCs) and the International Order Office are in service to the Order, and are funded by the generosity of Order members, who give dana to support our activities. This report is an overview of some areas of work we have been involved in during 2025.  

For example, read about The...

Appointment of Saraka as International Order Convenor

Dear Order members,

It is with great delight that we can announce the appointment of Dharmacharini Saraka as an International Order Convenor, working alongside Vajrapriya.

You can read a full summary of the process, and the consultation letter here. 
The Order was given six weeks to comment on the appointment.

We are happy to say that the consultation period is now over. Thank you to the many Order members who engaged in...