Ordinations at Saddhamma Pradip 

Namo Buddhay, Jaibhim.
 
We are delighted to let you know the names of the new Dharmacharinis who were publicly ordained at Saddhamma Pradip, Bhaja, in Pune on 25th March 2024.
 
Public Preceptor Shubhajaya:
 
Lata Kasabe becomes Vimoksha meaning “Liberated”
Private preceptor Abhayavati
 
Anuradha Kate becomes Vipulratna meaning “One who has an abundance of jewels”
Private preceptor Abhayavati
 
Rohini Sawant becomes Anomacitta meaning “One who has an...

Death of Saranajaya

Dear fellow Order Members,

Sadly, we are letting you know that Saranajaya died peacefully at home yesterday, 29th March, at 1.55 pm GMT.  She was at home in Paisley near Glasgow and her husband Suvarnamanas was at her side chanting the Avalokitesvara mantra. 

Saranajaya was born in Burma in 1941 and lived there for the first year-and-a-half of her life. She then lived in South Africa during the war until the family came...

Ordinations at Sudarshanaloka in New Zealand

Dear Friends,

We are delighted to announce that the ordinations of the following six men took place at Sudarshanaloka Retreat Centre in New Zealand on 28th March 2024:

Public Preceptor Purna:

David Raubenheimer becomes Dharmaprakāśa (fourth ’a’ is long, acute accent over the ’s’), a Sanskrit name meaning “He who is bright and shining with and through the Dharma”
Registered spelling: Dharmaprakasha
Private preceptor: Guhyasiddhi

Public Preceptor Siladasa:

Glenn Cecil becomes Puṇyanāga (dot under the first ‘n’, second ‘a’ is long), a Sanskrit name meaning “Naga who displays the...