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Free Buddhist Audio

With Loyalty to My Teachers (FBA Podcast)

By Centre Team on Sat, 19 Apr, 2025 - 11:00

Satyaraja begins the series of talks on the four acceptance verses with an inspiring, careful, and systematic exploration of the verse ‘With Loyalty to my Teachers, I Accept this Ordination’. He investigates the centrality of the relationship with Bhante Sangharakshita, our own preceptors and the world and culture which we join at the sacred moment of ordination. This talk was given as part of the series What is the Order? Given at ...

Free Buddhist Audio
Free Buddhist Audio

Ordination and the Unity of the Sangha (FBA Podcast)

By Centre Team on Sat, 12 Apr, 2025 - 11:00

Subhadramati gives a talk for Cambridge Sangha night as part of a series on the Six Distinctive Emphasis of the Triratna Buddhist Community. A talk full of energy, insight and inspiration on Ordination within Triratna. Given at Cambridge Buddhist Centre,  2016.

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College of Public Preceptors

Ordinations at Chintamani

By virasiddhi on Tue, 4 Feb, 2025 - 13:17

Ordinations at Chintamani

By virasiddhi on Tue, 4 Feb, 2025 - 13:17

Dear Friends,

We are delighted to announce that the ordinations of the following people took place at Chintamani, Mexico, on 5th January 2025. 

With metta, Virasiddhi


Public Preceptor Virasiddhi:

Abelardo Mancinas becomes Gambhīradāsa
Registered spelling: Gambhiradasa

A Sanskrit name meaning ‘He who serves the profound; Él que sirve a lo profundo’

Private preceptor: Nagapriya 

Adolfo Echeverría becomes Dharmaratna
Registered spelling: Dharmaratna

A Sanskrit name meaning ‘Jewel of the Dharma; La joya del Dharma’

Private preceptor: Nagapriya

Raul Chimil becomes Ākāśamati
Registered spelling: Akashamati

A Sanskrit name meaning ’The mind that is open like space; La...

College of Public Preceptors
College of Public Preceptors

Ordination at the Sheffield Buddhist Centre, UK

By Jayagupta on Sun, 24 Nov, 2024 - 11:20

Ordination at the Sheffield Buddhist Centre, UK

By Jayagupta on Sun, 24 Nov, 2024 - 11:20

Dear Friends in the Order,

We are happy to announce the public ordination of Andy McEleny at the Sheffield Buddhist Centre in the UK on Monday 18th November.

Andy McEleny becomes Amalaghosha  - He whose speech is stainless.

Public Preceptor Padmavajra

Private Preceptor Jayagupta

With metta,

Jayagupta

College of Public Preceptors
College of Public Preceptors

Ordinations at Sudarshanbhumi Retreat Centre

By nagaketu on Sun, 24 Nov, 2024 - 11:15

Ordinations at Sudarshanbhumi Retreat Centre

By nagaketu on Sun, 24 Nov, 2024 - 11:15

Dear Friends in the Order,
 

We are very happy to announce the public ordinations of the following men at Sudarshanbhumi Retreat Centre, Jakhegaon, Nagpur on 11th October 2024.


Public preceptor: Amoghasiddhi

Dhammapal Maitrikar becomes Ksantinaga
Meaning: Naga of patient acceptance
Private Preceptor: Nagaketu

Nitesh Meshram becomes Amrutkumar
Meaning: Prince of the Deathless (Nirvana)
Private preceptor: Nagaketu

Kailas Humane becomes Nitibhushan
Meaning: He...

College of Public Preceptors
College of Public Preceptors

Ordinations at Tiratanaloka

By sucimani on Sun, 24 Nov, 2024 - 11:08

Ordinations at Tiratanaloka

By sucimani on Sun, 24 Nov, 2024 - 11:08

Dear Friends,

The following public ordinations which took place at Tiratanaloka on Tuesday 1st October:

Public Preceptor: Sucimani 

Liz Kiff becomes Viryadaya (long first “i” and last “a”)
Registered spelling: Viryadaya
Meaning: She who has energy and kindness
Private Preceptor: Saddhanandi

Claire Easingwood becomes Hrdayadhi (dot under the “r”, long “i”)
Registered spelling: Hridayadhi
Meaning: She whose wisdom comes from the heart
Private Preceptor: Sridakini
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