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Letter from the College of Public Preceptors- May

By Mahamati on Thu, 1 May, 2025 - 00:01

Letter from the College of Public Preceptors- May

By Mahamati on Thu, 1 May, 2025 - 00:01

Dear Order members and friends,

Question: Some are suggesting that the Zeitgeist is different now and people are less inclined to work in Team-based Right Livelihood Businesses or live in single-sex communities so therefore we should be changing our approach.

Sangharakshita: The question is, how would you change your approach with regard to Right Livelihood? And anyway, even if people don’t want to work in team-based businesses or live in single-sex communities, that is irrelevant. After all, most people don’t want to practise the Dharma. One...

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Ordinations at Chintamani

By virasiddhi on Tue, 4 Feb, 2025 - 13:17

Ordinations at Chintamani

By virasiddhi on Tue, 4 Feb, 2025 - 13:17

Dear Friends,

We are delighted to announce that the ordinations of the following people took place at Chintamani, Mexico, on 5th January 2025.

With metta, Virasiddhi

Public Preceptor Virasiddhi:

Abelardo Mancinas becomes Gambhīradāsa
Registered spelling: Gambhiradasa

A Sanskrit name meaning ‘He who serves the profound; Él que sirve a lo profundo’

Private preceptor: Nagapriya

Adolfo Echeverría becomes Dharmaratna
Registered spelling: Dharmaratna

A Sanskrit name meaning ‘Jewel of the Dharma; La joya del Dharma’

Private preceptor: Nagapriya

Raul Chimil becomes Ākāśamati
Registered spelling: Akashamati

A Sanskrit name meaning ’The mind that is open like space; La...

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Letter from the Chair of the College – February 2025

By Mahamati on Sat, 1 Feb, 2025 - 00:00

Letter from the Chair of the College – February 2025

By Mahamati on Sat, 1 Feb, 2025 - 00:00

Dear Order members and friends,

In 1949, when visiting Bodhgaya for the first time, Sangharakshita wrote a poem called ‘The Birthplace of Compassion’. Now, seventy-five years later, on the centenary of his birth, I send this letter from this very place, where around 800 members of the Order that Sangharakshita went on to found, are gathered for an International Order Convention.

Here, where the Goatherd’s banyan-tree
O’ershadowed, was, to world forlorn,
The first child of Enlightenment,
...

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Ordination at the Sheffield Buddhist Centre, UK

By Jayagupta on Sun, 24 Nov, 2024 - 11:20

Ordination at the Sheffield Buddhist Centre, UK

By Jayagupta on Sun, 24 Nov, 2024 - 11:20

Dear Friends in the Order,

We are happy to announce the public ordination of Andy McEleny at the Sheffield Buddhist Centre in the UK on Monday 18th November.

Andy McEleny becomes Amalaghosha - He whose speech is stainless.

Public Preceptor Padmavajra

Private Preceptor Jayagupta

With metta,

Jayagupta

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Ordinations at Sudarshanbhumi Retreat Centre

By nagaketu on Sun, 24 Nov, 2024 - 11:15

Ordinations at Sudarshanbhumi Retreat Centre

By nagaketu on Sun, 24 Nov, 2024 - 11:15

Dear Friends in the Order,

We are very happy to announce the public ordinations of the following men at Sudarshanbhumi Retreat Centre, Jakhegaon, Nagpur on 11th October 2024.

Public preceptor: Amoghasiddhi

Dhammapal Maitrikar becomes Ksantinaga
Meaning: Naga of patient acceptance
Private Preceptor: Nagaketu

Nitesh Meshram becomes Amrutkumar
Meaning: Prince of the Deathless (Nirvana)
Private preceptor: Nagaketu

Kailas Humane becomes Nitibhushan
Meaning: He...

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Ordinations at Tiratanaloka

By sucimani on Sun, 24 Nov, 2024 - 11:08

Ordinations at Tiratanaloka

By sucimani on Sun, 24 Nov, 2024 - 11:08

Dear Friends,

The following public ordinations which took place at Tiratanaloka on Tuesday 1st October:

Public Preceptor: Sucimani

Liz Kiff becomes Viryadaya (long first “i” and last “a”)
Registered spelling: Viryadaya
Meaning: She who has energy and kindness
Private Preceptor: Saddhanandi

Claire Easingwood becomes Hrdayadhi (dot under the “r”, long “i”)
Registered spelling: Hridayadhi
Meaning: She whose wisdom comes from the heart
Private Preceptor: Sridakini
...

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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...

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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

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