Tag: communal living

Jobs, Volunteering & Communities
Jobs, Volunteering & Communities

Space in Women's Community, East London

By Kavaradhi on Sat, 11 Sep, 2021 - 00:01
  • Community Members
  • Shrine Room
  • Our house in the middle of our street
  • Back garden

Space in Women's Community, East London

By Kavaradhi on Sat, 11 Sep, 2021 - 00:01

Ever thought of living in a Buddhist Community? Place available at Maitrimandal, an LBC women’s community 

One permanent space for Order Members and Mitras is available in our lovely, friendly community, near the LBC, in the heart of east London. 

We are a community of Order Members and experienced GFR Mitras (plus 1 elderly cat). We live on a tree-lined street, 3 minutes from a glorious park. We also share a beautiful garden with 2 neighbouring communities. 

We all contribute to household tasks such as food-shopping, cleaning,...
Triratna News
Triratna News

Living out Buddhist values

By Sadayasihi on Tue, 9 Apr, 2019 - 14:52
  • Members of the Suvana Cohousing Project
  • During a visit to Marmalade Lane - another cohousing project in Cambridge
  • An article about the Suvana Cohousing Project in the 'Cambridge Independent'
  • Cohousing infographic - from Suvana Cohousing blog: http://suvana.org

Living out Buddhist values

By Sadayasihi on Tue, 9 Apr, 2019 - 14:52

Since announcing the project in Triratna News last September, the project to develop Buddhist cohousing in Cambridge, the Suvana Cohousing Project, has continued to gain momentum.

Their vision is to build a new type of community, where 20-30 households create a beautiful place with a mixture of dwelling types all benefiting from shared facilities and minimal impact on the earth’s resources.

Although they have yet to find a development site, the group of Order Members and Mitras who are involved in the Suvana cohousing...
Triratna News
Triratna News

Suvana Co-housing Project in Cambridge

By Sadayasihi on Wed, 12 Sep, 2018 - 10:46
  • Duwamish Co-housing, Seattle, Washington. Photo credit: Joe Mabel.

Suvana Co-housing Project in Cambridge

By Sadayasihi on Wed, 12 Sep, 2018 - 10:46

A group of Order Members and Mitras from the Cambridge Sangha have been meeting for about nine months with the vision of creating a different kind of community.  They have formed the Suvana co-housing project - ‘Suvana’ meaning ‘happy realm’.

Tejasvini (chair of the project) writes: “We imagine living separately (own front door) but together (in the same street or square), with many other shared facilities.

It will be newly built, sustainable, low carbon footprint, the community inspired by...