Tag: European Chairs Assembly 2016

Dr Ambedkar, Sangharakshita and the Buddhist Revolution - Part 1

By mokshini on Sun, 4 Sep, 2016 - 22:23

Even within Triratna it may be some that not all of us are familiar with Dr Ambedkar - and if are, we may most likely associate him with his role as a statesman and social reformer. But towards the end of his life Dr Ambedkar converted to Buddhism and with him hundreds of thousands of other people. As a result of his conversion there are now millions of new Buddhists in India. His conversion was the start of...

Triratna’s European Chairs meet at Adhisthana

By Munisha on Fri, 2 Sep, 2016 - 22:37

Triratna’s European Chairs meet at Adhisthana

By Munisha on Fri, 2 Sep, 2016 - 22:37

In their second meeting this year, members of Triratna’s European Chairs’ Assembly (ECA) are spending the week at Adhisthana. We are around 45 women and men: leaders of Triratna urban centres, retreat centres and other enterprises, the Development Team they employ and some guests.

We bring you interviews or reports from the meeting, over on our Features space.

Hear Parina from the Netherlands explain what the ECA does (6 minutes).

Besides playing...