Tag: new zealand

Chair's Letter – April 2023

By ratnavyuha on Tue, 2 May, 2023 - 10:57

Chair's Letter – April 2023

By ratnavyuha on Tue, 2 May, 2023 - 10:57

This month’s update from the College comes from Ratnavyuha – a Public Preceptor living in Auckland, who is not long back from leading an ordination course at Sudarshanaloka. He is one of the Deputy Chairs of the College. Ratnavyuha met Triratna at Aryaloka in North America, and a few years later moved to train for ordination in the UK, working at Windhorse Trading, and being ordained at Guhyaloka in 1999. In 2004 he moved to Oceania where he has been based ever...

Triratna News

Public Ordination at Sudarshanaloka

By Vajrajyoti on Fri, 1 Apr, 2022 - 09:24

Public Ordination at Sudarshanaloka

By Vajrajyoti on Fri, 1 Apr, 2022 - 09:24

Dear friends,

I am very happy to announce the public ordinations of five women at Sudarshanaloka Retreat Centre yesterday afternoon, 1 April 2022.

Public Preceptor Malini:

Tomoko Buce becomes Sraddharocani (acute accent on the s, macron on the second a and the i), a Sanskrit name meaning she who is radiant with faith.
Registered spelling: Shraddharocani
Private preceptor: Akasamati

Public preceptor Vajrajyoti:

Lisa Kelly becomes Gambhirachitta (macron on the first i and...

College of Public Preceptors

Public Ordination at Sudarshanaloka

By Vajrajyoti on Fri, 1 Apr, 2022 - 09:22

Public Ordination at Sudarshanaloka

By Vajrajyoti on Fri, 1 Apr, 2022 - 09:22

Dear friends,

I am very happy to announce the public ordinations of four women at Sudarshanaloka Retreat Centre yesterday afternoon, 1 April 2022.

Public Preceptor Malini:

Tomoko Buce becomes Sraddharocani (acute accent on the s, macron on the second a and the i), a Sanskrit name meaning she who is radiant with faith.
Registered spelling: Shraddharocani
Private preceptor: Akasamati

Public preceptor Vajrajyoti:

Lisa Kelly becomes Gambhirachitta (macron on the first i and...

College of Public Preceptors

Ordination in New Zealand

By ratnavyuha on Sun, 20 Mar, 2022 - 18:42

Ordination in New Zealand

By ratnavyuha on Sun, 20 Mar, 2022 - 18:42

Dear friends,

I am delighted to announce that the former Brian Moreton was publicly ordained today at the Thames Buddhist Centre.

He becomes Karunalata (the second and third ’a’ are long as in “father”), a Sanskrit name meaning ‘he who is a firebrand of compassion‘.

His private preceptor is Guhyasiddhi and his public preceptor is myself

with Metta,

Ratnavyuha

Triratna News

Ordination in New Zealand

By ratnavyuha on Sun, 20 Mar, 2022 - 18:37

Ordination in New Zealand

By ratnavyuha on Sun, 20 Mar, 2022 - 18:37

Tag: new zealand

Pages