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Dharmachari Devapriya: 1981-2012

By lokabandhu on Sat, 3 Nov, 2012 - 07:51

Dharmachari Devapriya: 1981-2012

By lokabandhu on Sat, 3 Nov, 2012 - 07:51Dharmachari Devapriya died peacefully in hospital in London on Thursday November 1st at noon. He was ordained by Sangharakshita in 1981 and had played a significant part in many aspects of the Triratna Buddhist Community for over three decades, especially in establishing the very successful ‘Dharma Parents’ retreats for families and children at Buddhafield and elsewhere.

His old friends Paul Boyce, Annie Munro, Rehana, Carl Davies, Kamalashila, Satyajit, Yashobodhi, and Rosie, plus his sister Akasacitta, were with him when...

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Dhairyashil, Triratna Buddhist Order Member Mar 2008-Oct 2012

By lokabandhu on Sun, 21 Oct, 2012 - 14:21

Dhairyashil, Triratna Buddhist Order Member Mar 2008-Oct 2012

By lokabandhu on Sun, 21 Oct, 2012 - 14:21Amrutdeep writes again from India with news of the recent death of Dhairyashil, an Indian Order Member living in Ahmedabad, in the north Indian state of Gujrat. He says - “This is to inform you all that Dhammachari Dhairyashil (age about 65) from died due illness on October 18th at 12.30 p.m. He was Ordained in 2008. His private Preceptor is Jutindhar & Public Preceptor is Chandrashil; he was practicing the Shakyamuni Sadhana. His funeral took place the same...

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Gaganchitta, Triratna Buddhist Order Member Dec 1987-Oct 2012

By lokabandhu on Sun, 21 Oct, 2012 - 11:00

Gaganchitta, Triratna Buddhist Order Member Dec 1987-Oct 2012

By lokabandhu on Sun, 21 Oct, 2012 - 11:00Amrutdeep writes from India with news of the recent death of Gaganchitta, an Indian Order Member living in Mumbai. He says - “This is to inform you all that Dhammachari Gaganchitta passed away on the morning of October 5th 7.30am. He was about 80 and got ordained on 25th Dec. 1987. His Preceptor is Kamalashila and he was practising the Shakyamuni Sadhana. His funeral took place on the same day at 3.00 P.M. Please think of him and send...

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New resources posted...

By Candradasa on Mon, 15 Oct, 2012 - 18:48

New resources posted...

By Candradasa on Mon, 15 Oct, 2012 - 18:48Hi all, a brief note to say I’ve posted to our sangha space some new resources (on the nidanas and skandhas, the Buddha’s unanswered questions, and St. Augustine!) that should help tie up any loose ends from the first two talks in our ‘Religion Without God’ series… Remember, you’ll have to log in and + join this Group to access the extra materials from the series and contribute responses and posts of your own...

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Death and the Self, and the Buddha's Unanswered Questions

By Candradasa on Mon, 8 Oct, 2012 - 18:47

This is – as usual! – a brilliant and entertaining talk from Vaddhaka on the 10 (sometimes 14) unanswered questions I mentioned in passing in my first talk on ‘Religion Without God. I’ll probably refer to these again later in the series so I thought I’d post this talk here as a reference and resource. It also includes the wonderful story of the Buddha’s teaching about removing the poisoned arrow from your eye, as...

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Durangama, April 1944 - August 2012

By lokabandhu on Sun, 9 Sep, 2012 - 05:44

Durangama, April 1944 - August 2012

By lokabandhu on Sun, 9 Sep, 2012 - 05:44Durangama, a long-standing member of the Triratna Buddhist order, died last month. He was ordained by Sangharakshita back in 1973, in the very early days of the Order, and lived in London, where he worked as a mural artist painting among other pieces the Hackney Peace Carnival Mural and Fitzrovia Murals.

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Will-writing service for Triratna

By lokabandhu on Mon, 2 Jul, 2012 - 06:22

Will-writing service for Triratna

By lokabandhu on Mon, 2 Jul, 2012 - 06:22Following yesterday’s story about Triratna’s Abhayaratna Trust and their mission to raise funds to support members of the Triratna Buddhist Order experiencing poverty or hardship in old age, Satyadasa, a qualified solicitor, writes from London with the news of a bespoke and confidential Will-Writing service he’s offering UK members of the Triratna Buddhist Community, under the trading name Greengate Wills.

He says - “A Will is something most people agree is a good idea...

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Virananda: Dharmachari 1978-2012

By lokabandhu on Tue, 24 Apr, 2012 - 12:03

Virananda: Dharmachari 1978-2012

By lokabandhu on Tue, 24 Apr, 2012 - 12:03

Sudaka writes from Barcelona with news of the sad death of Dharmachari Virananda, a member of the Triratna Buddhist Order for over 30 years. He says - “Virananda died at 18.15 Thursday 19 April 2012 here in Barcelona in the hospital del Mar, in the company of Rijumati, Claire (his sister), Nagesvara, one of his chess-playing friends, and Alber, a local friend.

His funeral will be at midday on Wednesday 25th in Barcelona. There will be a ceremony at...

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Dhammachari Vajrasambhava, 1970-2012

By lokabandhu on Thu, 12 Apr, 2012 - 15:07

Dhammachari Vajrasambhava, 1970-2012

By lokabandhu on Thu, 12 Apr, 2012 - 15:07Kumarjeev writes from India with news of the death of Order Member Vajrasambhava, saying “Dear brothers and sisters, Vajrasambhava passed away on April 9 this month. Please send your metta for him and his family. He has a daughter Visakha, 19, studying Ayurvedic medicine, and son Suvajra, 15, studying in 11th standard. His children and wife Vidya are the family left behind him.

Vajrasambhava was ordained in 2008 and lived near Mumbai in Maharastra. With metta, Kumarjeev”

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Vajradhara: 1957-2011

By lokabandhu on Mon, 21 Nov, 2011 - 11:54

Vajradhara: 1957-2011

By lokabandhu on Mon, 21 Nov, 2011 - 11:54Acalaraja and Achalapriya write with sad news of the death of Vajradhara, saying - “Dharmachari Anagarika Vajradhara died peacefully in his sleep at home on the night of November 17th, after a long illness bravely borne. He practiced the Vajrapani sadhana. He was instrumental in starting Shantikula, the Triratna centre in Johannesburg South Africa. He was indeed a diamond thunderbolt in this life and a vigorous and thorough teacher and a beautiful friend to many.

Thank you...

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