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Urthona issue 28 due out soon

By lokabandhu on Thu, 20 Oct, 2011 - 13:59

By lokabandhu on Thu, 20 Oct, 2011 - 13:59The new issue of Urthona, Triratna’s annual arts magazine is nearing completion and will be available in November.

This year’s very rich issue has three main themes. We cover the intriguing activity known as Psychogeography - something anyone can do on their home patch - tuning into the layers of memory, history and nature in landscape and city scape, looking for the mysterious presences of place that deeply affect who we are. We feature wonderful paintings of dynamic seascapes...

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New Buddhist images appear at Padmaloka

By lokabandhu on Mon, 5 Sep, 2011 - 05:51

New Buddhist images appear at Padmaloka

By lokabandhu on Mon, 5 Sep, 2011 - 05:51Sanghanistha writes from Triratna’s Padmaloka Retreat Centre in Norfolk UK, with news of some major new additions to their shrine room - and more to come! He says -

“If you haven’t been to Padmaloka recently you will have missed our latest additions to the shrine room. Aloka’s new paintings of Vajrapani, Akshobya and Manjushri. Situated on the Eastern wall of the shrine room, facing the Amitabha triptych, these paintings are part of our iconography project,...

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Seeking Aloka's Paintings... and their owners

By lokabandhu on Sat, 20 Aug, 2011 - 06:56

Seeking Aloka's Paintings... and their owners

By lokabandhu on Sat, 20 Aug, 2011 - 06:56

Lynne Beckley, a mitra from Triratna’s Ipswich Buddhist centre, writes with an unusual request - she’s seeking to contact all the owners of paintings by Aloka, probably Triratna’s most prolific and longest-established artist. She says -

“I’m producing a photobook, on behalf of Aloka, ……….a collection of his works in one book, available for anyone to buy.

“The idea is dependent upon getting enough centres & individuals to kindly share their art commissions. So I do hope all the centres ...

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New Buddha in Valencia

By lokabandhu on Mon, 15 Aug, 2011 - 06:00

New Buddha in Valencia

By lokabandhu on Mon, 15 Aug, 2011 - 06:00Amalamati, chairman of Triratna’s Centro Budista de Valencia in Spain writes with news of their beautiful new Buddha figure. He says - “Our celebrations for the Triratna Community Day in Valencia this year were marked by a very special event: the inauguration of a magnificent new Sakyamuni Buddha rupa.

“The 2/3 sized bronze figure is the work of Virginia Gonzalez, a professional sculptress who works as an artist for the well-known Spanish ceramics company Lladro. Virginia is...

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