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Mitras take over Padmaloka!

By lokabandhu on Fri, 21 Dec, 2012 - 06:35Dharmashalin writes from Padmaloka, Triratna’s long-established retreat centre in Norfolk UK with some unexpected news: the Mitras have taken over! He elaborates:

“At the beginning of December, during a gap in Padmaloka’s busy schedule, we had an event here that may be the first of its kind: a group of GfR Mitras hosting a retreat at Padmaloka! The four mitras concerned have been living at Padmaloka this year, doing the 2012 Triratna One Year Intensive. They...

Five Ordinations at Padmaloka

By lokabandhu on Thu, 4 Oct, 2012 - 05:36Padmaloka, Triratna’s men’s retreat centre in Norfolk UK, write with news of five recent ordinations into the Order, saying - “The following men had their Public Ordination on Thursday, 27th September:

Public Preceptor Satyaraja:
Martin Dubois becomes SHRADDHAGHOSHA, “Voice of Shraddha”
(Private Preceptor Dharmadipa)

Sven Fasth becomes VAJRAMUNI, “Diamond Sage”
(Private Preceptor Viryabodhi)

Keith Green becomes VISHANGKA, “He Who is Fearless”
(Private Preceptor Mokshapriya)

Public Preceptor Dhammarati:
Ross Mackay becomes MAITRINAGA,...

New Buddhist images appear at Padmaloka

By lokabandhu on Mon, 5 Sep, 2011 - 05:51Sanghanistha writes from Triratna’s Padmaloka Retreat Centre in Norfolk UK, with news of some major new additions to their shrine room - and more to come! He says -

“If you haven’t been to Padmaloka recently you will have missed our latest additions to the shrine room. Aloka’s new paintings of Vajrapani, Akshobya and Manjushri. Situated on the Eastern wall of the shrine room, facing the Amitabha triptych, these paintings are part of our iconography project,...