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Fathers’ Retreat UK: Living Wisely

By Candradasa on Wed, 9 Jul, 2025 - 21:08

Fathers’ Retreat UK: Living Wisely

By Candradasa on Wed, 9 Jul, 2025 - 21:08

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‘Ultimately, however, you can place complete trust only in someone whose virtues are solid enough to survive any change in circumstances whatsoever. The Buddha has this rock-like quality… A Buddha may express himself in ways that are not what you expect or even welcome, but you can nonetheless entrust your ultimate welfare to him and his teaching. Likewise, the spiritual community, by virtue of its connection

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Buddhist Centre Features
Buddhist Centre Features

Guhyaloka For The Ages: Episode One

By Candradasa on Wed, 14 May, 2025 - 15:28

We’re back after a long hiatus with a brand new occasional series of Buddhist Voices featuring the men who made Guhyaloka!

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Guhyaloka—the ‘Secret Valley’—has been the Triratna Buddhist Community’s primary place for men’s ordination since 1987. Over 600 men have become Order members there. It has therefore been vitally important in helping to shape what the Triratna community offers the world today. 

For it to thrive into the future, Guhyaloka needs to undergo major...

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Guhyaloka For the Ages

Guhyaloka for the Ages

By jyotika on Mon, 12 May, 2025 - 20:11

Guhyaloka for the Ages

By jyotika on Mon, 12 May, 2025 - 20:11

Guhyaloka - the ‘Secret Valley’ - has been the Triratna Buddhist Community’s primary place for men’s ordination since 1987. Over 600 men have become Order members there. It has therefore been vitally important in helping to shape what the Triratna community offers the world today. 

But for it to thrive into the future, Guhyaloka needs to undergo major renovations, all of which require financial support. 

To find out how you can help, please visit ...

Triratna News
Triratna News

Snowdon: First Ever Trackless Expedition!

By Amalavajra on Tue, 2 Jul, 2024 - 10:33

Snowdon: First Ever Trackless Expedition!

By Amalavajra on Tue, 2 Jul, 2024 - 10:33

Trackless is a new team-based right livelihood business running Buddhist expeditions for men under 35.

We launched last month with a three day hike in Snowdonia, culminating in a night alone in a bivvy bag on top of a mountain. 

We were completely offline, with periods of meditation, silent walking, and explorations of the Buddha’s life and teachings, as well as local myth.

Amalayodhin, one of the LBC’s Men’s Mitra Convenors, brought JZ (31) and Fred (28). Francis, our qualified Mountain Leader,...

Triratna News
Triratna News

Recent Ordinations

By Sadayasihi on Mon, 4 Mar, 2019 - 14:54

Recent Ordinations

By Sadayasihi on Mon, 4 Mar, 2019 - 14:54

We are pleased to announce the recent ordination celebrated at Adhisthana on Thursday 28th February 2019. Helen Rey from the Seattle Sangha becomes Prasadadhi (long second ‘a’ and long ‘i’), a Sanskrit name meaning ‘She whose Wisdom is clear, bright, pure.’ Punyamala was both Private and Public Preceptor. 🎉

Other recent ordinations from around the Triratna world include Joy Fratelle from Port Fairy who was publicly ordained at Melbourne Buddhist Centre on Saturday 23rd February 2019. Joy becomes Maitrībodhinī (sixth and last letter both long ī). Her name...

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Padmaloka Retreat Centre

An Invitation to our February Men's Great Gathering weekend.

By Candradipa on Sun, 23 Dec, 2018 - 10:12

An Invitation to our February Men's Great Gathering weekend.

By Candradipa on Sun, 23 Dec, 2018 - 10:12

In this video, co-leaders Akuppa and Padmasagara invite you to our first Men’s Great Gathering weekend of 2019 from 15th-17th February.

The weekend is open to those familiar with the Mindfulness of Breathing and Metta Bhavana meditation practices and open to Buddhist ritual as practised within Triratna.

Triratna News
Triratna News

Public Ordinations at Guhyaloka

By Sadayasihi on Mon, 1 Oct, 2018 - 11:18

Public Ordinations at Guhyaloka

By Sadayasihi on Mon, 1 Oct, 2018 - 11:18

We are delighted to announce the names of twelve new Dharmacharis who were ordained on Saturday 29th September at Guhyaloka Retreat Centre.


Preceptor Público / Public Preceptor: Moksananda

Juan Carlos Martinez se convierte en Visuddhiketu
nombre pali que significa “Estandarte de purificación”
(Ortografía occidentalizada Visuddhiketu)
Preceptor Privado: Virasiddhi.

Juan Carlos Martinez becomes Visuddhiketu
a Pali name meaning “Banner of purification”
(Westernised spelling Visuddhiketu).
Private Preceptor: Virasiddhi.

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Triratna News
Triratna News

Ordination at Guhyaloka, Spain

By Munisha on Mon, 20 Mar, 2017 - 08:45

Ordination at Guhyaloka, Spain

By Munisha on Mon, 20 Mar, 2017 - 08:45

On Saturday 18th March, 2017, in a public ordination ceremony at Guhyaloka Retreat Centre in Spain

Ruben Sánchez became Yaśomani: “He who is an excellent jewel”
(Westernised spelling Yashomani).
Private preceptor Moksananda
Public preceptor Moksananda

Ruben Sánchez se convirtió en Yaśomaṇi: “El que es una joya excelente”
(Ortografía occidentalizada Yashomani ).
Preceptor privado: Moksananda
Preceptor público: Moksananda

Con metta,
Maniraja

Triratna News
Triratna News

Ordination at Guhyaloka, Spain

By Munisha on Mon, 20 Mar, 2017 - 08:38

Ordination at Guhyaloka, Spain

By Munisha on Mon, 20 Mar, 2017 - 08:38

In a public ordination ceremony at Guhyaloka Retreat Centre in Spain, on  Saturday 18th March, 2017

Ruben Sánchez became Yaśomani: “He who is an Excellent Jewel”
(Westernised spelling Yashomani).
Private preceptor Moksananda
Public preceptor Moksananda

Ruben Sánchez se convirtió en Yaśomaṇi: “El que es una Joya Excelente”
(Ortografía occidentalizada Yashomani ).
Preceptor privado: Moksananda
Preceptor público: Moksananda

Con metta,
Maniraja

Triratna News
Triratna News

Women, Men and Angels: an apology

By Munisha on Mon, 6 Mar, 2017 - 13:38

Women, Men and Angels: an apology

By Munisha on Mon, 6 Mar, 2017 - 13:38

Updated March 28th: Watch a fuller video conversation here with Subhuti exploring the details of his regret and his apology in the company of his good friend Maitreyi.

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Parami is one of the Triratna Buddhist Order’s two Order convenors. She writes:

“In 1994, a book called Women, Men and Angels was published, with the subtitle: ‘An inquiry into the relative spiritual aptitudes of men and women’. It was written by Subhuti, a senior Triratna...

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