Mahamati’s short talk introducing the Convention, touching on the theme of the ‘supra-national’ (complete with translation tangles!) and bringing news of Sangharakshita’s new home…
By lokabandhu on Fri, 16 Nov, 2012 - 09:25Saddhajoti writes from Mexico with news of Triratna’s first Pan-American Order Convention, saying - “During the last week of October, Mexico witnessed the first-ever encounter of Order Members from different countries of the Americas. The Order Members attending were from across the U.S. (San Francisco, Seattle, New Hampshire, New York, Oregon, Maine, Montana, Spokane), from Canada (Vancouver), from Mexico (Mexico City and Queretaro), plus a few visitors from Spain, New Zealand, Scotland, and England, including our two Order Convenors,...
By lokabandhu on Sun, 21 Oct, 2012 - 14:21Amrutdeep writes again from India with news of the recent death of Dhairyashil, an Indian Order Member living in Ahmedabad, in the north Indian state of Gujrat. He says - “This is to inform you all that Dhammachari Dhairyashil (age about 65) from died due illness on October 18th at 12.30 p.m. He was Ordained in 2008. His private Preceptor is Jutindhar & Public Preceptor is Chandrashil; he was practicing the Shakyamuni Sadhana. His funeral took place the same...
By lokabandhu on Sun, 21 Oct, 2012 - 11:00Amrutdeep writes from India with news of the recent death of Gaganchitta, an Indian Order Member living in Mumbai. He says - “This is to inform you all that Dhammachari Gaganchitta passed away on the morning of October 5th 7.30am. He was about 80 and got ordained on 25th Dec. 1987. His Preceptor is Kamalashila and he was practising the Shakyamuni Sadhana. His funeral took place on the same day at 3.00 P.M. Please think of him and send...
By lokabandhu on Tue, 11 Sep, 2012 - 10:21Just got this from Samacitta; she says -
“We are looking for an Order Member to join the Centre Team to promote and lead a new phase of the Centre’s outreach work.
This is a supported position for an initial one-year period, ideally from January 2013. Future years will be subject to a review and continued funding.
The job is about building a team of Order Members and Mitras to set up and run a variety of...
The first post from this weekend’s great gathering of members of the Triratna Buddhist Order in Europe! An evocative little glimpse into the world of a brand new Order member as he’s greeted by several hundred of his fellow Dharma explorers…
By Candradasa on Mon, 9 Jul, 2012 - 18:54Stephen Sloan was ordained into the Triratna Buddhist Order by his preceptors Vidhuma (Private) and Nagabodhi (Public) on 7th July 2012. He was given the name Satyada - meaning “the Giver of the Truth”. Friends, family and members of the Order delighted in the ceremony and celebrations that followed. The ordination was held at Aryaloka Buddhist Center in Newmarket, NH.
Here are some pictures of the event from our new Instagram! Follow @buddhistcenter for...
By lokabandhu on Tue, 12 Jun, 2012 - 11:58We’re delighted to announce the ordinations of 9 women and 13 men in Spain, at Triratna’s Akashavana and Guhyaloka retreat centres respectively. Here’s the details:
The following women were ordained at Akashavana retreat centre 11th June 2012:
Public Preceptor Parami: Ingrid Wiklund-Landin becomes Pavarabodhi (Pali) which means Noble Awakening. Private Preceptor Taraka
Jo Robinson becomes Shraddhasiddhi which means She whose Accomplishment is Faith. Private Preceptor Subhadramati
Public Preceptor Padmasuri: Angela Cameron becomes Candrashri which means Light...
