Free Buddhist Audio
Free Buddhist Audio

Dharmabyte: Conversion of a Troll

By Zac on Mon, 14 Nov, 2022 - 06:00

Ratnaprabha is a brilliant storyteller. Here, he shares the Alavaka Sutta where an troll tries to trick the Buddha with a series of spiritual questions, which the Buddha answers with calmness and clarity, converting the troll to become a Dharmapala, a protector of the Dharma. 

From the full talk entitled The Story Hatthaka given at Stockholm Buddhist Centre, 2007, as part of a two-part series with the companion talk: ...

Buddhist Centre Features
Buddhist Centre Features

5 Years of the Buddhist Centre Online: #10 Revived Indian Buddhism

By Sadayasihi on Thu, 25 Oct, 2018 - 22:53

5 Years of the Buddhist Centre Online: #10 Revived Indian Buddhism

By Sadayasihi on Thu, 25 Oct, 2018 - 22:53

“The greatest thing the Buddha has done is to tell the world that the world cannot be reformed except by the reformation of the mind of man and the mind of the world.” - Dr Ambedkar

Around the seventh century BCE Buddhism began to go into decline in India, the land of its birth. It was only in the late nineteenth century that it began to be revived: firstly, through the work of institutions such as the Maha Bodhi Society, which was...

Triratna News
Triratna News

New book by Sangharakshita: Anagarika Dharmapala

By Munisha on Mon, 2 Sep, 2013 - 13:40

New book by Sangharakshita: Anagarika Dharmapala

By Munisha on Mon, 2 Sep, 2013 - 13:40
A new book by Sangharakshita
Anagarika Dharmapala: a Biographical Sketch & Other ‘Maha Bodhi’ Writings

This new book by Sangharakshita was launched at the European Order Weekend held at Wymondham College, Norfolk, UK in July. Kalyanaprabha, who edited the book, gave a warm and inspiring introduction, which you can watch.

Launch copies sold out were sold out within two hours, but you can buy your copy online. Copies...
Community Highlights
Community Highlights

Flame in Darkness (eBook) - The Life and Sayings of Anagarika Dharmapala by Sangharakshita

Flame in Darkness (eBook) - The Life and Sayings of Anagarika Dharmapala by Sangharakshita

By Candradasa on Sun, 24 Feb, 2013 - 11:33What better way to mark our Indian month on the Buddhist Centre Online than to present this updated version of Sangharakshita’s classic book on the life and sayings of the great Indian teacher Anagarika Dharmapala, one of Sangharakshita’s choices for his ‘Great Buddhists of the Twentieth Century’ list? The perfect Dharma offering to mark the transition from our Triratna International Convention coverage to our week of happenings from the International Order Convention at ...