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Letter from the College of Public Preceptors

By college on Wed, 1 Apr, 2026 - 00:21

Letter from the College of Public Preceptors

By college on Wed, 1 Apr, 2026 - 00:21

This month’s letter comes from Parami, one of the Deputy Chairs of the College: Parami first met Triratna in Glasgow, Scotland in 1977 after seeing a Change your Life! poster. After moving into a community in London, Parami went on to be ordained by Sangharakshita in 1980. She has lived her life serving Triratna, which included moving to Spain in 1992 and becoming chair of the Valencia Buddhist Centre. Since then she has become both a Private and Public Preceptor, served as...

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Public Preceptor Appointments

By college on Wed, 1 Apr, 2026 - 00:20

Public Preceptor Appointments

By college on Wed, 1 Apr, 2026 - 00:20

The College of Public Preceptors is pleased to announce that the following two Order Members have been appointed as a Public Preceptor.

Suddhayu - The correspondent for the process was Viradhamma.

Akasamati - The correspondent for the process was Vajrajyoti.

You can read more about Suddhayu and Akasamati below.

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Suddhayu writes:

A mentor introduced me to Taoism and Buddhism when I was a teenager. After reading many books, I sought instruction in meditation and community with likeminded folk. I happened to be living a few towns over from the...

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Letter from the College of Public Preceptors

By college on Sun, 1 Mar, 2026 - 00:30

Letter from the College of Public Preceptors

By college on Sun, 1 Mar, 2026 - 00:30

This month’s letter comes from Nagapriya, a member of the College of Public Preceptors. Nagapriya first met Triratna in Leeds, England in 1988 when he was studying for a degree in philosophy. After moving to Manchester, he was ordained in 1992. He worked for some years at the Manchester Buddhist Centre and then at Dharmavastu Study Centre. Since 2013, he has been based in Mexico where he co-founded Centro Budista de Cuernavaca. He is also co-founder and director of Editorial Dharmamegha,...

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Letter from the College

By college on Sun, 1 Feb, 2026 - 00:20

Letter from the College

By college on Sun, 1 Feb, 2026 - 00:20

This month’s letter is from Mahamati - Chair of the College of Public Preceptors

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Dear Order members and friends,

I first contacted Triratna in September 1976, as a 21 year-old student in Norwich, when it was still called the Friends of the Western Buddhist Order. I recall the atmosphere around the FWBO and the feeling that, if I took all my idealism and enthusiasm and threw myself into this young Buddhist movement, I would be part of something tremendously exciting. It would be...

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Letter from the College of Public Preceptors- November

By college on Sat, 1 Nov, 2025 - 00:15

Letter from the College of Public Preceptors- November

By college on Sat, 1 Nov, 2025 - 00:15

Dear Order members and friends,

In 1976 I was a twenty-one year old student studying philosophy and sociology, engaged in left-wing campus politics and attending ‘encounter groups’ for personal growth. I was puzzled and troubled because changing the world and personal growth seemed to be in separate camps. A fortunate introduction led me to the Norwich Buddhist Centre soon after its opening, and after my first attempt at meditation and friendly conversation over tea, ‘The Meaning of Spiritual Community’...

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Ordinations at Akashavana

By Paramachitta on Tue, 30 Sep, 2025 - 13:57

Ordinations at Akashavana

By Paramachitta on Tue, 30 Sep, 2025 - 13:57

Dear Order members,

We are delighted to announce the public ordinations of the following people at Akashavana in Spain on 12th September 2025:

Public Preceptor: Paramachitta

Niki Moores becomes Dharmasingha (long last ‘a’)
Registered name: Dharmasingha
Meaning: She who is a lion of the Dharma
Private Preceptor: Kalyacitta

Karen Jones becomes Liladharani (each ‘i’ is long and first ‘a’ is long)
Registered name: Liladharani
Meaning:...

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Ordinations at Padmaloka

By Vidyadaka on Thu, 31 Jul, 2025 - 11:16

Ordinations at Padmaloka

By Vidyadaka on Thu, 31 Jul, 2025 - 11:16

We are delighted to announce that the ordinations of the following people took place on 24th July, at Padmaloka retreat centre.

Public preceptor Vidyadaka:

Aidan Dunsdon, from Stroud, becomes Indramati
Registered spelling: Indramati
A Sanksrit name meaning ‘He who has a mind like Indra’
Private preceptor: Bhadra

Colin Mawhinney, from Leeds, becomes Śāntibhāsa (long first and second ‘a’)
Registered spelling: Shantibhasa
A Sanskrit name meaning ‘Light of...

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Ordinations in New Zealand

By Vajrajyoti on Thu, 31 Jul, 2025 - 11:12

Ordinations in New Zealand

By Vajrajyoti on Thu, 31 Jul, 2025 - 11:12

Dear Friends,

We are delighted to announce the public ordinations of two women at Sudarshanaloka Retreat centre on Wednesday 23rd July 2025.

Justine Farrington from Aukland becomes Śraddhikā, meaning “she who has faith”
Registered spelling: Shraddhika
Private preceptor: Vajrajyoti
Public preceptor: Malini

Beck Sinclair from Aukland becomes Sāradayā, meaning “she whose essence or strength is kindness”
Registered spelling: Saradaya
Private preceptor: Akasamati
Public preceptor: Vajrajyoti

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