Tag: Dhamma

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Dharmabyte: Medical Work in India as Dhamma Practice

By Rijupatha on Wed, 21 Jan, 2015 - 14:51
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As part of a series on Right Livelihood, today’s FBA Dharmabyte entitled “Medical Work in India as Dhamma Practice” features Karunaprabha, an Indian Order Member, who tells the story of how her medical work in the slums of Pune led to her becoming a Buddhist.
Triratna News
Triratna News

Triratna hosts first residential retreat in Odisha, India

By lokabandhu on Thu, 2 Jan, 2014 - 05:48
  • Lokamitra inaugurates the retreat in Bolangir
  • retreatants listen to a Dhamma talk on the Bolangir retreat
  • Asoka surveys the battlefield - and converts to Buddhism
  • An ancient Buddhist stupa in Odisha

Triratna hosts first residential retreat in Odisha, India

By lokabandhu on Thu, 2 Jan, 2014 - 05:48The Indian state of Odisha is located in the remote north-east of the country, many miles beyond the usual Westerners’ ‘tourist trail’ and in many ways cut off from the rest of India. However young men and women from Odisha have for some years now been making the long journey south to study Buddhism and social work at the Nagarjuna Training Institute (NTI), Triratna’s training campus in Nagpur, and the first graduates have now begun returning home to begin...
Norwich Buddhist Centre
Norwich Buddhist Centre

Dhammapalam Gatha by Bodhivajra

By Suryadarshini on Wed, 24 Jul, 2013 - 12:51
A teaching of the Dharma chanted in Pali, the Dhammapalam Gatha translates as ‘verses that protect the truth’. Set to music, this is a piece that beautifully evokes the heart of the Buddha’s teachings.

Bodhivajra recorded this chant; listen for enjoyment, or listen to learn the words (reproduced below).

Dhammapalam Gatha
Verses that Protect the Truth

verses in Pali

Sabbapapassa akaranam
Kusalassa upasampada
Sacittapariyodapanam
Etam Buddhanam sasanam.

Dhammam care sucaritam
Na nam duccaritam care.
...
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Dhammapalam Gatha.mp33.65 MB
Community Highlights
Community Highlights

The 'Hanging Garden' Shrine Room

By Candradasa on Sun, 17 Feb, 2013 - 17:44
  • The entrance
  • Sambodhi Parayana Shala
  • Rupa
  • Offering
  • Offering bowl
  • Dr. Ambedkar & Urgyen Sangharakshita

The 'Hanging Garden' Shrine Room

By Candradasa on Sun, 17 Feb, 2013 - 17:44
Some shots of the utterly lovely ‘Hanging Garden’ shrine room (the smaller of two in this style). Or to give it its proper name - Sambodhi Parayana Shala
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Community Highlights

Live Blogging From India!

By Candradasa on Wed, 13 Feb, 2013 - 17:23
  • India
  • A Dhamma Address
  • Street Dhamma
  • Nagpur Hostel by Dhammarati
  • Flags
  • The Procession
  • Dr. Ambedkar

Live Blogging From India!

By Candradasa on Wed, 13 Feb, 2013 - 17:23Jai Bhim!

Over the next two weeks, along with many members of the Triratna Buddhist Order from around the world, most of the team here at the Buddhist Centre Online will be in India. We’ll be attending two important Triratna events there (see below for details), and we’d love to bring a flavour of them to the whole international community. This project will be our main space as we live blog,...
Triratna News
Triratna News

'A Supra-personal Force or Energy Working Through Me': the Triratna Buddhist Community and the Stream of the Dharma

By Candradasa on Mon, 24 Dec, 2012 - 23:30

'A Supra-personal Force or Energy Working Through Me': the Triratna Buddhist Community and the Stream of the Dharma

By Candradasa on Mon, 24 Dec, 2012 - 23:30Subhuti has just published the final instalment of his round of articles based on discussions with Sangharakshita, clarifying and exploring further aspects of Sangharakshita’s teaching, which is the foundation of the Triratna Buddhist Community’s system of practice.

Read it online now or download along with the rest of the series…

Sangharakshita himself writes:
”I am glad to see that Subhuti has now completed ‘A Supra-Personal Force: The Triratna...
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'A Supra-personal Force or Energy Working Through Me'

'A Supra-personal Force or Energy Working Through Me'

By Candradasa on Mon, 24 Dec, 2012 - 23:22Or to give it its full title:
‘A Supra-personal Force or Energy Working Through Me’: the Triratna Buddhist Community and the Stream of the Dharma’…

The final instalment of Subhuti’s round of articles based on discussions with Sangharakshita, clarifying and exploring further aspects of Sangharakshita’s teaching, which is the foundation of the Triratna Buddhist Community’s system of practice.

Download the rest of the series

Sangharakshita himself writes:

“I...
Triratna News
Triratna News

Karuna creates new Dhamma Seed Fund

By lokabandhu on Tue, 9 Oct, 2012 - 05:36

Karuna creates new Dhamma Seed Fund

By lokabandhu on Tue, 9 Oct, 2012 - 05:36Day 2 of our ‘India Week’ on Triratna News features the Karuna Trust’s new ‘Dhamma Seed Fund’, set up to make grants to new Buddhist groups across India, however small. It complements the larger ‘Dhamma’ grants given to other parts of the Triratna Buddhist community in India, notably our main retreat centres there, Bhaja and Bor Dharan. The new fund is closely linked to the work of the Nagarjuna Training Institute, Triratna’s campus facility in India...
Portsmouth Buddhist Center
Portsmouth Buddhist Center

Viradhamma on the Work of the Nagaloka Institute, India

By Candradasa on Fri, 27 Apr, 2012 - 23:38
In case you missed it, here is Viradhamma talking at the Portsmouth Buddhist Center a few weeks ago about his work to support the extraordinary Nagaloka Institute project in India, which provides education and Buddhist training to young people from the some of the poorest communities in India. It was an incredibly inspiring evening and he was overwhelmed at the genrosity of the seacoast Sangha. Together with our friends at Aryaloka we provided enough in donations to...

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