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Indian computer heroines make good!

By Munisha on Sun, 9 Jun, 2013 - 09:32

Indian computer heroines make good!

By Munisha on Sun, 9 Jun, 2013 - 09:32Shakyajata lives most of the year in Manchester, UK. However, she spends her winters in India, helping young people training at the Aryaloka Computer Education project run by Aryaketu.

Shakyajata writes:
Six young women trained at Aryaloka Computer Education’s third branch in Bhilgaon, Nagpur, recently completed their training. After a brief visit to their home villages, in a matter of days five of these Chhattisgarhi women came together again in the state capital of...

Triratna News

Celebrating Ambedkar's birthday - April 14th

By lokabandhu on Sat, 13 Apr, 2013 - 05:25

Celebrating Ambedkar's birthday - April 14th

By lokabandhu on Sat, 13 Apr, 2013 - 05:25Tomorrow - April 14th - sees the 122nd anniversary of the birth of Dr. Ambedkar, inspiration to many millions of India’s ‘Dalits’ and leader of their mass conversion to Buddhism in 1956. As our way of celebrating this important date in Triratna’s calendar, we’re delighted to offer you this link to ‘Ambedkar’, the 2000 movie by Jabbar Patel. It’s the story of his life, struggles, and ultimate conversion to Buddhism - and winner of three India National Awards...

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Special Movie showing Sunday April 7th

By lokabandhu on Thu, 4 Apr, 2013 - 12:47

Special Movie showing Sunday April 7th

By lokabandhu on Thu, 4 Apr, 2013 - 12:47We’ll be showing a very special movie on Sunday night April 7th, starting 7pm. All welcome - especially if you have an interest in India. The movie is ‘Ambedkar’, named of course after Dr. Ambedkar, the great Indian social reformer and convert to Buddhism. Here’s what Zinemaya says - “Ambedkar is one of the finest historical films made in Independent India. This movie takes place between the years 1901 to 1956, a period of great social upheavals and...

Community Highlights

Buddhist Voices from India - Jnanasuri Interview

By Candradasa on Tue, 5 Mar, 2013 - 07:20

As part of our ‘Buddhist Voices’ series we’re delighted to present this extended interview with Dharmacharini Jnanasuri, one of the very first Indian women to be ordained into the Triratna Buddhist Order and a pioneering Dharma worker for many years, before and since joining our community.

The interview focusses initially on the historic mass conversion to Buddhism in 1956 by the Scheduled Caste people of Maharashtra, conducted by their great leader Dr. Ambedkar...

Aryaloka Computer Education India

Balak Bhiva trailer

By aryaketu on Mon, 4 Mar, 2013 - 07:34

Balak Bhiva trailer

By aryaketu on Mon, 4 Mar, 2013 - 07:34This is the trailer for our first animated movie. We have been working on it since 2011. It is based on the life of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar. The DVD will be launching soon in the month of Oct-2013.

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Lokamitra - The Sangha and the Structure of Social Change

By Candradasa on Sun, 3 Mar, 2013 - 16:17

Lokamitra is the ideal person to talk about the amazing transformative influence of the Dharma on people’s lives. Its power to effect change in Indian society in seemingly intractable areas like caste offers a hopeful glimpse of the future for any Buddhist community with aspirations to embody the Buddha’s teachings on the pre-eminence of mind in shaping the world we inhabit.

Looking at both Sangharakshita’s teaching on Buddhism and ‘The New Society’ and Dr. Ambedkar’s Dhamma revolution,...

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Lokamitra's Presentation on the Work of Nagaloka (Powerpoint)

By Candradasa on Wed, 20 Feb, 2013 - 09:58

Here’s the Powerpoint slideshow that accompanied Lokamitra’s most inspiring talk…

File Name	Size
Powerpoint Version of Lokamitra's Presentation	16.66 MB

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Lokamitra's Presentation on the Work of Nagaloka (Audio)

By Candradasa on Tue, 19 Feb, 2013 - 18:21

Lokamitra is a true pioneer of Dhamma work. A founding figure of Triratna in India, home of the Buddha, he’s been steadily working together with teams of friends to revitalise Buddhism in its native land. His life has been dedicated particularly to helping ‘Scheduled Caste’ people escape the hell of their situation by embracing the teachings of the Buddha and the example of their great visionary leader, Dr. Ambedkar.

Here he talks...

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Lokamitra's Presentation on the Work of Nagaloka (Slideshow Pictures)

By Candradasa on Tue, 19 Feb, 2013 - 18:12

Lokamitra's Presentation on the Work of Nagaloka (Slideshow Pictures)

By Candradasa on Tue, 19 Feb, 2013 - 18:12

Here are the slides Lokamitra played as he gave his inspiring talk on working to liberate the new Buddhists of India from the horrors of the caste system. The sort of presentation that makes you want to change your life! Engaged Buddhism at its best…

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The 'Hanging Garden' Shrine Room

By Candradasa on Sun, 17 Feb, 2013 - 17:44

The 'Hanging Garden' Shrine Room

By Candradasa on Sun, 17 Feb, 2013 - 17:44

Some shots of the utterly lovely ‘Hanging Garden’ shrine room (the smaller of two in this style). Or to give it its proper name - Sambodhi Parayana Shala

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