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Triratna@50

Triratna50 In The North!

By sanghadhara on Mon, 10 Apr, 2017 - 15:40

Sanghadhara at the UK Northern region event in Sheffield to mark the 50th anniversary of Triratna as a Buddhist community. Talking to Dharmamayi and Moksatara (Padmasagara couldn’t make it!). Catching up on highlights from the day, and reflecting on what it’s like as younger Order members to hear stories from “the old days”.

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An Account of Croydon Buddhist Centre in the 1980s by Vishvapani

By Vishvapani on Thu, 9 Feb, 2017 - 17:48

Croydon Hockneys...

An Account of Croydon Buddhist Centre in the 1980s by Vishvapani

By Vishvapani on Thu, 9 Feb, 2017 - 17:48

In the wake of recent testimony, I am re-posting here an article I wrote for Dharma Life magazine in 1998, which describes my experience at the Croydon Buddhist centre in the 1980s

In September 1997 The Guardian published a critical article about the Friends of the Western Buddhist Order (now called the Triratna Buddhist Community) – that included a long description of an FWBO centre that went wrong. It was ‘a cult’, I read, characterised by ‘collective...

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Subhuti talks to Saccanama about the history and development of the Preceptors' College

By Saccanama on Fri, 20 Nov, 2015 - 12:52

In the last interview from the November Preceptors’ College meeting, Subhuti talks to Saccanama about how the College has developed over the last 25 years and how he sees it developing in the future.

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FBA Podcast: The Voice of the Buddha

By Rijupatha on Thu, 7 May, 2015 - 18:02

FBA Podcast: The Voice of the Buddha

By Rijupatha on Thu, 7 May, 2015 - 18:02

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We’ve all read the words of the Buddha – but what did he SOUND like? What might it have been like to actually hear him…? In our FBA Podcast this week, Ratnaguna gives us a beautifully imaginative and well-researched evovation of the Buddha entitled “The Voice of the Buddha”.

Talk given on the 2012 Triratna International Retreat, under the overall theme ‘Imagining...

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FBA Podcast: An Introduction to the Triratna Community

By Rijupatha on Sat, 18 Apr, 2015 - 11:00

FBA Podcast: An Introduction to the Triratna Community

By Rijupatha on Sat, 18 Apr, 2015 - 11:00

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Dharmashalin brings us this week’s FBA Podcast: “An Introduction to the Triratna Community.” A broad overview of the conditions and history behind the Triratna Buddhist Community, comes with a healthy side order of questions about narrative and how we tell stories.

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The Buddha's Footprint

By Christine on Tue, 17 Feb, 2015 - 19:56

This is a thorough read on the historical role that early Buddhism played to the economic and political development of Asia, from the perspective of environmental impact. It’s not the view that we’re normally taught, and I found it a bit challenging for this reason.

http://www.tricycle.com/special-section/buddhas-footprint

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Dharmabyte: Hiding the Dharma in Story

By Rijupatha on Tue, 27 Jan, 2015 - 03:03

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In today’s FBA Dharmabyte, “Hiding the Dharma in Story,” Vajratara reminds us how life’s inspirations are found in the stories passed on to us. From the talk, “Purna and the Perfumed Chamber – Stories From Early Sanskrit Buddhism”, given on March 2012 UK Women National Order Weekend. The theme of the weekend was...

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