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Introducing the Triratna Translations Board

By Munisha on Wed, 20 Apr, 2016 - 15:42

Introducing the Triratna Translations Board

By Munisha on Wed, 20 Apr, 2016 - 15:42

Bhante’s 90th birthday fundraising last year raised well over £100,000 for the publication of his Complete Works, a job which is well under way and to which Bhante himself added more money specifically for translations. (You can too!) Suvannavira writes from Moscow about the work of the newly formed Triratna Translations Board.

“In a world where so many seem to speak English, why bother translating books by Bhante and his disciples into other languages? Imagine coming to...

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Triratna Ukraine: it's bigger than you think

By Munisha on Thu, 23 Oct, 2014 - 00:31

Triratna Ukraine: it's bigger than you think

By Munisha on Thu, 23 Oct, 2014 - 00:31Ukraine is sadly best known lately as a war zone - but that’s in the east. In the south there are seven mitras.

British public preceptor Saddhaloka recently made a one-week visit to Odessa, Ukraine’s third largest city, on the shore of the Black Sea. He writes:

“Back in 2000 Dima Hovansky and a group of friends who practise the martial art Shorinji Kempo were pursuing their interest in Buddhism. On an alternative book...

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Life is King in Russian too

By Munisha on Thu, 16 Jan, 2014 - 16:40

Life is King in Russian too

By Munisha on Thu, 16 Jan, 2014 - 16:40Suvannavira is Triratna’s emissary to Russia. Living in a hostel in Moscow, he teaches Dharma and meditation - and publishes Sangharakshita’s books in Russian, and has translated all the Foundation Year materials for the mitra study course! He writes:

“Poets and poems have long been loved and revered in Russia. Most dear is Alexander Pushkin, considered the Russian Shakespeare. Be careful if you are asked by Russian if you ‘know’ the poems of Pushkin. They don’t mean...

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Russian Dharma Translation Project bears fruit

By lokabandhu on Sat, 6 Oct, 2012 - 15:39

Russian Dharma Translation Project bears fruit

By lokabandhu on Sat, 6 Oct, 2012 - 15:39Suvannavira writes from Moscow, where a small Triratna Buddhist group is steadily taking shape under his guidance - and where their Russian Buddhist web presence far outweighs their physical numbers, thanks to his web skills and their Russian Dharma Translation Project. He’s sent us an update on their latest initiatives, written by Saddhaloka -

“The Russian Translation Project got underway in the late 1990s when, during a visit to St Petersburg, a Russian translation of Sangharakshita’s “Guide...

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Russian translations

By lokabandhu on Mon, 25 Jun, 2012 - 12:55

Russian translations

By lokabandhu on Mon, 25 Jun, 2012 - 12:55Welcome to the Russian page of thebuddhistcentre’s Translation Project. We’re collecting basic Buddhist texts and ceremonies as used in the Triratna Buddhist Community, including of course Russian, in as many of the world’s languages as possible. You’ll find an excellent Russian-language introduction to both Buddhism and Triratna already online at www.buddhayana.ru. Here’s some links to specific texts:

Buddhism
Basic Buddhist texts
The Dedication Ceremony Церемония посвящения
The Refuges and Precepts Прибежище и...