Tag: Mitras

Mitra Support
Mitra Support

Welcome Pack For Mitras!

By Candradasa on Mon, 11 Jul, 2016 - 21:43

Here are a few general resources around what it is to be a Mitra to get you started, as well as some great background on Triratna itself. 

You can read an online version of the Dharma Training Course Guide, and get more detail about the general structure of Triratna. Or try exploring our timeline, and read more about our history over the past 50 years.

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File NameSize
Becoming A Mitra (PDF)484.97 KB
Becoming A Mitra (epub)3.99 MB
The Triratna Story (PDF)858.6 KB
Una guía acerca de hacerse mitra en la Comunidad Budista Triratna (PDF)1.04 MB
A Guide to Triratna Dharma Training Course for Mitras (PDF)303.23 KB
What Is A Mitra? by Padmavajra (PDF)97.21 KB
Becoming A Mitra - Frequently Asked Questions134.3 KB
Centro Budista de Cuernavaca
Centro Budista de Cuernavaca

4 new mitras at Centro Budista de Cuernavaca

By Nagapriya on Wed, 25 May, 2016 - 16:32
  • Four new mitras

4 new mitras at Centro Budista de Cuernavaca

By Nagapriya on Wed, 25 May, 2016 - 16:32

On Buddha Day, May 22, 2016, we welcomed four more mitras into the Triratna Mitra Sangha here in Mexico witnessed by around 100 people.

These wonderful people are:

Edith Palacios

Oscar Villegas

Paul Klein

Rodrigo Morales

Paul´s mother, Sabine, is already a mitra within our community and Rodrigo is just 15. We don´t know but he may be the youngest mitra in the world…
Triratna News
Triratna News

Indian mitras gather in very large numbers indeed

By Munisha on Tue, 8 Sep, 2015 - 16:44
  • Convention No 2
  • Convention No 1
  • Dr Ambedkar (Wolverhampton Buddhist Vihara)
  • Nagaketu

Indian mitras gather in very large numbers indeed

By Munisha on Tue, 8 Sep, 2015 - 16:44

How many mitras do you know? If you are reading this in India, the answer is probably, A lot!

There are around 10,000 mitras in India (where they are known as dhammamitras), including a staggering 850 women who have asked for ordination. With numbers like this, the Indian Mitra Convenors have their work cut out. This year, so far, they have organised three large mitra conventions. 

Nagaketu writes: “The first took place at the Dikshabhumi in Nagpur (site of Dr Ambedkar’s...
Croydon Buddhist Centre
Croydon Buddhist Centre

Croydon Buddha Day

By Carol Robertson on Tue, 20 May, 2014 - 13:03
  • Buddha Day Shrine
  • Lunch in the Garden
  • Great Talks
  • New Mitras L-R Terrence, Hridayamati, Alex, Tom

Croydon Buddha Day

By Carol Robertson on Tue, 20 May, 2014 - 13:03Croydon celebrated a beautiful earthy Buddha day on Sunday with the theme of Touching the Earth of Confidence. Prajnamala and the shrine team created an amazing shrine with soil, plants and flowers surrounding an image of the Earth Goddess and the Buddha. The day led by Prajnamala, Dhammavijaya and Hridayamati explored our relationship with Mara and how to work with lossening the grip. As well as having a great turn out ad amazing shared lunch, we were really blessed by...

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