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Chair's Letter – October

By ratnadharini on Fri, 1 Nov, 2024 - 01:00

Chair's Letter – October

By ratnadharini on Fri, 1 Nov, 2024 - 01:00

Dear Order Members and Friends,

This is the last update that I’ll be writing as Chair of the College of Public Preceptors so I’ll begin by writing about this current month and then go on say something about the last five years more generally.

Last month I wrote about my three weeks in New Zealand which was the first half of my trip to the other side of the world; my three weeks in Australia began...

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Ordination at the Newcastle Buddhist Centre, UK

By padmavajra on Tue, 1 Oct, 2024 - 13:24

Ordination at the Newcastle Buddhist Centre, UK

By padmavajra on Tue, 1 Oct, 2024 - 13:24

Dear friends,

I am delighted to announce the public ordination of Norman Powell at the Newcastle Buddhist Centre in the UK on Saturday 28th September 2024.

He becomes Jayapala
‘Victorious Protector’
Public preceptor Padmavajra
Private preceptor Akuppa

Sadhu! Sadhu! Sadhu!

With metta,

Padmavajra

College of Public Preceptors

Ordinations at Guhyaloka

By Mahamati on Tue, 1 Oct, 2024 - 13:21

Ordinations at Guhyaloka

By Mahamati on Tue, 1 Oct, 2024 - 13:21

Dear Friends,

I am delighted to announce the ordinations of the following ten men at Guhyaloka on Thursday 26th September 2024.

With metta,

Mahamati
(Public preceptor for all ten men)

Ron Chartier becomes Buddhagosha
‘He who has the voice of the Buddha’
Private preceptor Shantinayaka

Hans Wijtman becomes Jayabandhu
‘He who is a friend of victory’
Private preceptor Arthamitra

Shaun Moran becomes Kusaladhi
‘He who has a wisdom...

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Ordinations at Akashavana

By vajratara on Tue, 1 Oct, 2024 - 13:16

Ordinations at Akashavana

By vajratara on Tue, 1 Oct, 2024 - 13:16

Dear Friends,

We are delighted to announce the following public ordinations which took place at Akashavana on Friday 13th September.

Public Preceptor: Vajratara

Hannah Phillips becomes Moksadharini (‘s’ as in ‘sh’, long second a, retroflex n)
Registered spelling: Mokshadharini
Meaning: (She who touches) the earth of liberation
Private Preceptor: Amaragita

Pretti Desai becomes Nagavajri (long first a, long i)
Registered spelling: Nagavajri
Meaning: She who is a vajra of the nagas or dragons
...

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Ordinations at Aryaloka

By ashokashri on Sun, 8 Sep, 2024 - 15:20

Ordinations at Aryaloka

By ashokashri on Sun, 8 Sep, 2024 - 15:20

Dear friends,

We are delighted to announce that three Dharmacarini Ordinations took place at Aryaloka Buddhist Center on Saturday 7th September.

Nancy Artz becomes Drdhajyoti (dot under r)
‘She who is a firm, strong and steady light’
registered spelling Dridhajyoti
Private Preceptor Dharmasuri
Public Preceptor Amala

Rohini Shah becomes Sukhamaya (long final a)
‘She who is full of happiness and joy’
Registered spelling Sukhamaya
Private Preceptor Dharmasuri
Public Preceptor Ashokashri

...

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Ordination at the Manchester Buddhist Centre

By Dayanandi on Sun, 8 Sep, 2024 - 15:12

Ordination at the Manchester Buddhist Centre

By Dayanandi on Sun, 8 Sep, 2024 - 15:12

Dear Order Members,

I am delighted to announce that the Public Ordination of ex-Cia Vinten of the Manchester Buddhist Centre, UK, took place on Sunday 4th August 2024 following a special short Ordination Retreat at Adhisthana.

She first came along to the original Manchester Buddhist Centre in 1981, where she met Suvajra and Ratnaguna, and they were both present at the ceremony. Among other guests there were 41 Order Members there, and it was quite an afternoon.

She was given the...

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Ordinations at Padmaloka

By Dharmadipa on Sun, 8 Sep, 2024 - 15:06

Ordinations at Padmaloka

By Dharmadipa on Sun, 8 Sep, 2024 - 15:06

Dear Order Members,

I am delighted to announce the ordinations of the following five men at Padmaloka on Friday 2nd August 2024.

with metta,

Dharmadipa

Public preceptor Satyaraja

Tim Wright becomes Danacharin “He who practises giving”
(long first and third ‘a’)
Private Preceptor Sujana

Steve Odell becomes Upayalila “He for whom skilful means is play”
(long first ‘a’ and ‘i’)
Private Preceptor Jinapalita

David Float becomes Shubhadasa “He who is a servant of beauty”
(long second ‘a’)
Private Preceptor Priyananda

Damien Dufourd becomes Padmanara “Man of the Lotus”
Private Preceptor Padmavajra

Ian JD becomes Shraddhin “He who has trusting faith and confidence”
Private Preceptor Danapriya

Buddhist Centre Features

New Podcast: Happiness and Transformation

By Candradasa on Mon, 19 Aug, 2024 - 14:00

Prayer to Manjushri, Bodhisattva of Wisdom
May all beings experience happiness and its causes
Be free from suffering and its causes,
Never be parted from happiness
And dwell in the condition of equanimity

Ever since his introduction to Buddhism in 1976, Mahamati has been attracted to collective, collaborative contexts. He was, from the start, delighted to find a group of people with whom he could live his whole life, practising and working together with a vision for the transformation...

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Ordination in Germany

By Kulanandi on Thu, 25 Jul, 2024 - 09:43

Ordination in Germany

By Kulanandi on Thu, 25 Jul, 2024 - 09:43

Dear Order Members,

I am delighted to announce that the Public Ordination of ex-Tracy Buckow of the Essen Centre, Germany, took place on Wednesday 24th July 2024 within a short Ordination Retreat in Vimaladhatu and she was given the name:

Utpaladaya (long final ‘a’) meaning ”she whose compassion is like a blue lotus”

Private Preceptor: Jayalalita
Public Preceptor: Kulanandi

Sadhu!

College of Public Preceptors

Public Preceptor Appointment: Vidyadaka

By akasajoti on Fri, 14 Jun, 2024 - 11:23

Public Preceptor Appointment: Vidyadaka

By akasajoti on Fri, 14 Jun, 2024 - 11:23

Dear Order members + friends,

The College of Public Preceptors is delighted to announce the appointment of Vidyadaka as a Public Preceptor.

You can read more about Vidyadaka in his own words, below.

With metta,
Ratnadharini

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Vidyadaka writes:

When I first came across Triratna in 1998, aged 26, I was working for MTV/VH1 in Camden Town, London, doing graphic design and shooting title sequences. I had already been travelling in Asia and had come across...

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