Ordinations in India

Dear Order Members,

Here is the list of new order members ordained at Nanded Urgyen Sangharakshita Meditation Centre on the 13th March 

Public Peceptor Chandrashil:

Maroti Ambaji Kadam becomes Vinayadhara - Upholder of discipline 
private preceptor Chandrabodhi

Siddhartha Tukara Lokde becomes Anantmati - Of infinite wisdom
private preceptor Anomadassi

Ishwardas R Punekar becomes Akshayamuni - Indestrucible sage
private preceptor Jnandhvaja

Ranjeet Arun Deshmikh becomes Guhyachaksu...

Public Ordination Announcement 

We are delighted to announce that the following four people had their public ordinations on Sunday April 3rd 2022 at the Vijayaloka Buddhist Retreat Centre outside Sydney, Australia.

Veronica Toescu  becomes Satyabodhinī     
Name meaning ‘She who awakens through the truth’
Registered spelling Satyabodhini
Private Preceptor Vidyatara 

The a has the short vowel sound as in ‘cut’
The dh has a noticeably pronounced h as in ‘roadhouse’
The i is short as in ‘hit’
The ī is long as in ‘police’

Cynthia Troup becomes Karunāṇītā
(there is also a dot under the first n)                   ...

Public Ordinations took place at Achalabhumi Retreat Center

Dear Order Members, 

Public Ordinations took place at Achalabhumi Retreat Center, Bihali, Maharashtra in India on 30th March 2022.

Public preceptor Amrutdeep 

Private preceptor Amrutdeep
G S Nagrare from Nagpur becomes Satyamitra

Public preceptor Amoghsiddhi 

Private preceptor Nagaketu
Vijaya Kamle from Nagpur becomes Chandradip
Sheshrao Bhagat from Wardha becomes Srawanbodhi
Sawarkar Nagpur becomes Vivekbandhu 

Private preceptor Jnanaratna
Haridas Gajbhiye from Amrawati becomes Ajitaratna

Private preceptor Ratnasiddhi
Sahebrao Kamle from Varud becomes Kushalbodhi
Vinod Fakirde Nagpur becomes Aryaratna

with metta,
Nagaketu