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Fifth\u00a0Decade: 1965-1975<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Listen to the whole interview. Or to excerpts below.<\/em><\/p>\n

NB. There was a fault on the original recording here where parts of words and sentences throughout were cut off. We’ve restored most of\u00a0the sense of what Sangharakshita and Saddhanandi were saying but it’s a bit jumpy in parts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Object 1: An early FWBO Newsletter<\/h2>\n

The front Cover features\u00a0a photo of some members of the then Western Buddhist Order (now Triratna Buddhist Order<\/a>). In remembering it Sangharakshita\u00a0talks about commitment\u00a0and the inclusiveness of the WBO.<\/p>\n

Object 2: An original kesa<\/h2>\n

The kesa\u00a0is given at the time of ordination into the Triratna Buddhist Order. Sangharakshita evokes its origins as a symbol of that commitment and its relationship to formal Buddhist robes.<\/p>\n

Object 3: The\u00a0sign from Sakura<\/h2>\n

The original sign\u00a0from outside the basement of the shop in Monmouth Street, London \u2013 \u00a0venue of the FWBO (Friends of the Western Buddhist Order) during its\u00a0first five years. Sangharakshita also discusses the long\u00a0sabbatical he took at the end of that period.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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