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Buddha Festival 2013 celebrated in Nagpur

By lokabandhu on Tue, 26 Mar, 2013 - 05:39

Buddha Festival 2013 celebrated in Nagpur

By lokabandhu on Tue, 26 Mar, 2013 - 05:39Ritayush writes from Nagpur, heartland of the Buddhist revival in India, where Triratna’s Nagpur Buddhist Centre recently celebrated their very successful 2013 Buddha Festival. Due to the success of their past Festivals in 2011 and 2012 they were able to hold the Festival at the historic Deeksha Bhoomi, site of Ambedkar’s historic mass conversion to Buddhism in 1956. He writes -

“It is very important that these three Buddha Festivals were organized at the Deeksha Bhoomi, where the historic...

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Indian TV features Sangharakshita

By lokabandhu on Thu, 7 Mar, 2013 - 09:56

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Indian TV features Sangharakshita

By lokabandhu on Thu, 7 Mar, 2013 - 09:56Vidyaruchi writes with news of three interviews with Sangharakshita, made for India’s Lord Buddha TV station. He says - “Following the recent Order Convention at Bodh Gaya, we are pleased to present “United for the Dhamma”, a series of three interviews given by Urgyen Sangharakshita with Maitrivir-Nagarjuna, an Indian Dhammachari.

Made in the summer of 2011, their discussions touch on many of the issues, difficulties and opportunities facing those trying to practise and propagate...

Jobs, Volunteering & Communities

An exciting new opportunity - Karuna is recruiting for a Head of Fundraising

By Andrea@Karuna on Tue, 5 Mar, 2013 - 14:50

An exciting new opportunity - Karuna is recruiting for a Head of Fundraising

By Andrea@Karuna on Tue, 5 Mar, 2013 - 14:50Karuna was formed in 1980 as the Triratna Buddhist Community’s response to the suffering of India’s Dalit community. For 30 years, Karuna has worked with some of South Asia’s most disadvantaged people, sending over £1 million every year to support Dalit and tribal communities fulfill their potential through our social and Dharma projects.

We currently have a full time vacancy for a Head of Fundraising

Karuna Trust is a dynamic Buddhist charity working in partnership with grassroots led...

Community Highlights

Buddhist Voices from India - A Discussion with Kalyanadharini and Vidyadharini

By Candradasa on Tue, 5 Mar, 2013 - 10:46

Another ‘Buddhist Voices’ episode from the end of the Triratna Buddhist Order Convention 2013 at Bodh Gaya in India. A pretty fantastic discussion with two ‘dharinis’ - young, inspired Indian Dharmacharinis who speak boldly about the challenges faced by women practising the Dharma in India.

A wonderful conversation too around issues of leadership and taking one’s place in the sangha in order to come alive and help others. Very exciting listening!

Recorded at Bodh Gaya, India,...

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Lokamitra - The Sangha and the Structure of Social Change

By Candradasa on Sun, 3 Mar, 2013 - 16:17

Lokamitra is the ideal person to talk about the amazing transformative influence of the Dharma on people’s lives. Its power to effect change in Indian society in seemingly intractable areas like caste offers a hopeful glimpse of the future for any Buddhist community with aspirations to embody the Buddha’s teachings on the pre-eminence of mind in shaping the world we inhabit.

Looking at both Sangharakshita’s teaching on Buddhism and ‘The New Society’ and Dr. Ambedkar’s Dhamma revolution,...

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Convention Boo No. 1 - An aural sampler of first night!

By Candradasa on Mon, 25 Feb, 2013 - 00:14

From all over the world members of the Triratna Buddhist Order have come to Bodh Gaya in Bihar, India to celebrate their community and sense of shared aspirations and values. From the traditional mythic seat of the Buddha’s Enlightenment we’ll have a week of coverage as all these women and men from many cultures re-dedicate themselves to the task of facing down suffering and engaging with the best in each other and in the world.

Here’s a first smorgasbord...

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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 ...

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Live blogging from Triratna’s International Council in India

By lokabandhu on Thu, 21 Feb, 2013 - 14:21

Live blogging from Triratna’s International Council in India

By lokabandhu on Thu, 21 Feb, 2013 - 14:21It’s been a quiet period for Triratna News recently, with just one bulletin in the past three weeks. However there’s a lot going on in Triratna and on thebuddhistcentre.com, with the second-ever meeting of Triratna’s International Council taking place in India this past week. Some 30 representatives from the US, Mexico, Australasia, Europe and the UK, and India have been gathering to review Triratna worldwide and to explore its next steps - for many, their first...

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India Boo No. 6 - Lokamitra on the future in India

By Candradasa on Wed, 20 Feb, 2013 - 18:22

A very special extended edition of the podcast with Lokamitra, one of the first generation of Order members and founder of so much of the Triratna Movement in India. A chance then, on a day of explorations around leadership and the future, to turn our attention to India. Any conversation with Lokamitra tends to the fascinating and this is no exception. Much to ponder, and a chance to celebrate a complex, generous man whose work has benefitted so...