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Adhisthana Kula
Adhisthana Kula

Triratna Controversy FAQ

By Centre Team on Thu, 6 Dec, 2018 - 15:33

Version 2.0, published October 2018
- Added 14 new questions
- General minor textual changes to the introduction and text as part of incorporating the new questions.
- Correcting small details in older questions based on new information.
- Added a new section about the Triratna Panel Process work as part of Triratna Safeguarding.
- Updated the text to take account of Sangharakshita’s death in October 2018.

From the introduction 
We’ve assembled this FAQ in response...

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Triratna Controversy FAQ Version 2.0 (PDF)217.97 KB
Triratna Controversy FAQ Version 2.0 (ePub)41.59 KB
Triratna Controversy FAQ Version 2.0 (Kindle reader)222.83 KB
Triratna Controversy FAQ Version 2.0 (Kindle app)212.09 KB
European Chairs' Assembly
European Chairs' Assembly

Munisha's Safeguarding talk to the European Buddhist Union 2018

By Munisha on Sun, 21 Oct, 2018 - 09:42

Triratna’s European Chairs’ Assembly employs me both as Triratna’s ‘Liaison officer’, responsible for co-operation with other Buddhist traditions, mainly in Europe. In that capacity I attend meetings of the European Buddhist Union and the Network of Buddhist Organisations UK.

+Follow this work at Triratna in the Buddhist World on TBCO.

As I am also Triratna’s overall Safeguarding officer, I gave a talk at the September 2018 meeting of the European Buddhist Union at Adhisthana, explaining the...

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Safeguarding talk to the European Buddhist Union 20182.65 MB
Triratna News
Triratna News

Triratna Safeguarding policies and Ethical guidelines 2018

By Munisha on Thu, 24 May, 2018 - 14:56

Continuing work begun in 2013, Triratna’s Ethics kula and Safeguarding team present the 2018 updated model Ethical guidelines and model policies for Safeguarding children and adults in Triratna.

The Ethical guidelines are an internal statement of our values, complementing our model Safeguarding documents, which follow national requirements of charities in England and Wales.

These documents are made available to every Triratna Centre and Group, to use as the basis for their own documents.

Further documents are in development, concerning, for example: disability; bullying and harassment; the Safeguarding of...

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Triratna Model Child protection policy 201894.05 KB
Triratna Model Child protection code of conduct 201855.55 KB
Triratna Model Safeguarding adults policy 2018116.02 KB
Triratna Model ethical guidelines 201881.12 KB
Community Highlights
Community Highlights

Resources Around Historical Controversy In Triratna

By Centre Team on Thu, 16 Feb, 2017 - 20:01

​Download archive updated November 2020 to include the full report from the Adhisthana Kula on ethical issues from Triratna’s history.

Visit the dedicated space for the Adhisthana Kula report

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A number of friends have gotten in touch to ask where they can get easy access to resources around controversy arising from Triratna’s past, including responses to allegations of historical sexual misconduct and other issues that are still discussed at Buddhist Centres and online.
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Archive Of Public Responses And Resources Around Controversy (zip file)6.2 MB
Addressing Ethical Issues in Triratna - A Report by the Adhisthana Kula (PDF)820.66 KB
Triratna Controversy FAQ - Version 2.0 (PDF)223.34 KB
Triratna Controversy FAQ - Version 2.0 (ePub)41.73 KB
Triratna Controversy FAQ - Version 2.0 (Kindle reader)221.02 KB
Triratna Controversy FAQ - Version 2.0 (Kindle app)210.43 KB
FAQ - häufig gestellte Fragen zu Kontroversen um Triratna - Version 2.0 (PDF, Deutsch)234.73 KB
Mitra Support
Mitra Support

Resources Around Controversy In Triratna

By Candradasa on Wed, 15 Feb, 2017 - 16:15

​Download archive updated November 2020 to include the full report from the Adhisthana Kula.

Visit the dedicated space for the Adhisthana Kula report

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A number of Mitras have gotten in touch to ask where they can get easy access to resources around controversy arising from Triratna’s past, including responses to allegations of sexual misconduct and other issues that are still being discussed at Centres and online. Here’s a survey of all relevant public...

File NameSize
Archive Of Public Responses And Resources Around Controversy (zip file)6.2 MB
Addressing Ethical Issues in Triratna - A Report by the Adhisthana Kula (PDF)820.66 KB
Triratna Controversy FAQ - Version 2.0 (PDF)223.34 KB
Triratna Controversy FAQ - Version 2.0 (ePub)41.73 KB
Triratna Controversy FAQ - Version 2.0 (Kindle reader)221.02 KB
Triratna Controversy FAQ - Version 2.0 (Kindle app)210.43 KB
FAQ - häufig gestellte Fragen zu Kontroversen um - Version Triratna 2.0 (PDF, Deutsch)234.73 KB
Triratna Resources
Triratna Resources

Vegetarianism - Ethics and Practice

By mokshini on Sat, 3 Dec, 2016 - 17:35

Texts and resources around the ethics of being vegetarian and vegan

Also see Vegan Buddhists and Friends 

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The Compleat Vegetarian (PDF)154.52 KB
Triratna International Council
Triratna International Council

Safeguarding children and vulnerable adults 2016

By Munisha on Tue, 13 Sep, 2016 - 07:34

Ensuring the sexual, physical and psychological safety of young people and vulnerable adults is an expression of the First Precept: avoiding causing harm; cultivating loving kindness.

Mindful of their responsibilities in this area, over the last four years Triratna’s European Chairs’ Assembly has been developing its model policies for the protection of children and ‘vulnerable adults’, sent to every Triratna Centre and enterprise in Europe, and also shared with Triratna Centres around the world.

The 2016 versions were presented to the meeting of the International Council in August and...

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General advice UK 201659.22 KB
General advice worldwide 201648.89 KB
Triratna child protection policy 201668.45 KB
Triratna child protection code of conduct 201643.43 KB
Triratna vulnerable adults policy 201671.07 KB
Triratna International Council
Triratna International Council

Triratna model ethical guidelines

By Munisha on Mon, 12 Sep, 2016 - 21:13

Updated March 8th 2017 to add a translation into French.

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Here are the model ethical guidelines for Triratna centres and enterprises worldwide, which were presented at the International Council and European Chairs’ Assembly in August and September.

As ‘model’ documents, they are a suggested form of words which may be adopted just as they are, adapted or translated into other languages.

They have been published along with the latest version of Triratna’s model documents for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.

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Model ethical guidelines 201679.16 KB
Modèle de recommandations éthiques (2016)87.95 KB
European Chairs' Assembly
European Chairs' Assembly

Safeguarding children and vulnerable adults 2016

By Munisha on Sat, 3 Sep, 2016 - 22:22

Ensuring the sexual, physical and psychological safety of young people and vulnerable adults is an expression of the First Precept: avoiding causing harm; cultivating loving kindness.

Mindful of their responsibilities in this area, over the last four years the European Chairs’ Assembly (ECA) has been developing its model policies for the protection of children and ‘vulnerable adults’, sent to every Triratna Centre and enterprise in Europe, and also shared with Triratna Centres around the world.

The 2016 versions were presented to the meeting of Triratna’s International Council in August and the...

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Triratna child protection general advice - UK 201659.22 KB
Triratna child protection general advice - worldwide 201648.89 KB
Triratna child protection policy 201668.45 KB
Triratna child protection code of conduct 201643.43 KB
Triratna vulnerable adults protection policy71.07 KB

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