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Buddhist Action Month 2015

See what Bristol Buddhist Centre has in store for BAM

By Munisha on Thu, 14 May, 2015 - 14:31

See what Bristol Buddhist Centre has in store for BAM

By Munisha on Thu, 14 May, 2015 - 14:31

Visit the Bristol Buddhist Centre’s website to see what Triratna Bristolians are planning for June: film, vegan feast day, an introduction to Dr Ambedkar, metta and letter writing for prisoners of conscience, etc.

Triratna News

Bristol exhibit Five-Buddha Mandala paintings

By lokabandhu on Sun, 16 Dec, 2012 - 06:26

Bristol exhibit Five-Buddha Mandala paintings

By lokabandhu on Sun, 16 Dec, 2012 - 06:26Clare writes from Triratna’s Bristol Buddhist Centre with news of a remarkable exhibition of Buddhist paintings - the culmination of their autumn series on the ‘Five-Buddha Mandala’. She says - “We just hosted the last of our series of talks on the Five-Buddha Mandala. During the evening, Kumuda, a local Order Member and artist gave a talk about his two series of paintings of the Five-Buddha Mandala, discussing both the ‘male’ and ‘female’ Buddha images he has painted,...

Jobs, Volunteering & Communities

Bristol Women’s Community needs new members

By lokabandhu on Tue, 21 Aug, 2012 - 10:25

Bristol Women’s Community needs new members

By lokabandhu on Tue, 21 Aug, 2012 - 10:25Bristol Women’s Community needs new members!
From October 2012

• Are you a female Triratna mitra?
• Have you been thinking that you’d like to explore community living?
• Do you live in Bristol? Or maybe you are considering relocating?

If so, we’d love to hear from you!

Who are we? Kate and Dayajoti

If you are interested, please contact Kate:
07870 671 045 or kate.german [at] yahoo.co.uk

Bristol Buddhist Centre

Sangha works! Help repaint the shop

By jvalamalini on Tue, 7 Aug, 2012 - 00:10

Sangha works! Help repaint the shop

By jvalamalini on Tue, 7 Aug, 2012 - 00:10If you’d like to give some time to help the Centre, we need volunteers this Wednesday and Thursday to help with the shop redecoration project. The floor is looking lovely, many thanks to Martin & Kumuda; now we’d like the walls refreshed. It can be fun to work together, and satisfying to feel you’ve made a difference. We have 2 hour sessions from 10.30 and 2.00 each day - let us know if you could help.

Triratna News

Bristol launch ‘Vajra Volunteers’ scheme

By lokabandhu on Sat, 28 Jul, 2012 - 05:33

Bristol launch ‘Vajra Volunteers’ scheme

By lokabandhu on Sat, 28 Jul, 2012 - 05:33Silajala from Triratna’s Bristol Buddhist Centre writes with news of their latest initiative - the ‘Vajra Volunteers’ scheme, which sounds like a great initiative that could be copied all over Triratna! He describes it thus: - “Do you have odd jobs that you just never seem to get round to? Of course you do! Silly question really isn’t it? You know the sort of thing: repairing the garden fence, clearing out the loft, re-decorating the kitchen, clearing the...

Triratna News

Bristol Buddhist Centre appeal for stories, photos to celebrate 30th anniversary

By lokabandhu on Fri, 12 Aug, 2011 - 06:13

Bristol Buddhist Centre appeal for stories, photos to celebrate 30th anniversary

By lokabandhu on Fri, 12 Aug, 2011 - 06:13Jvālāmālinī, chair of Triratna’s Bristol Buddhist Centre, writes with a request to anyone who’s ever been involved in or connected with the Bristol Sangha - she’s looking for stories of their history, reminiscences, photographs for their celebrations in November. She says -

“This year is the 30th anniversary of FWBO Bristol and I want to celebrate that. We will have a birthday party event on the Saturday evening of our Sangha weekend - Saturday 12th November...

Triratna News

Manjusvara - Three Poems And A Funeral

By lokabandhu on Wed, 3 Aug, 2011 - 06:34

Manjusvara - Three Poems And A Funeral

By lokabandhu on Wed, 3 Aug, 2011 - 06:34July 6th saw Triratna’s Bristol sangha celebrating the funeral of Manjusvara, who died leading a retreat at Dhanakosa. Kamalamani has sent us an account of the day, and we’ve discovered three poems by Manjusvara in the latest edition of the Bristol Buddhist Centre’s on-line newsletter, which we reproduce below. Bristol’s Newsletter contains a moving ‘Rejoicing In Manjusvara’ by Ananda, his friend and colleague for many many years, during which he describes his friend as “the most generous person I ever...

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