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The Death and Funeral of Urgyen Sangharakshita

By sanghadhara on Tue, 18 Dec, 2018 - 23:41

The Death and Funeral of Urgyen Sangharakshita

By sanghadhara on Tue, 18 Dec, 2018 - 23:41

Clear Vision works to document the life of the Triratna Buddhist Community, keeping us connected around the world and over the years, by creating and sharing a visual record of events and protecting the video and image archive of our Founder, Order and Movement.

Immediately after Bhante’s death we began to document the preparations for his vigil and funeral, and to do all we could to ensure that thousands of people in our worldwide community were able to witness the...
Sangharakshita Memorial Space
Sangharakshita Memorial Space

Funeral of Urgyen Sangharakshita by Guilhem Monin

By Centre Team on Thu, 13 Dec, 2018 - 17:40

Funeral of Urgyen Sangharakshita by Guilhem Monin

By Centre Team on Thu, 13 Dec, 2018 - 17:40

Urgyen Sangharakshita. 26 Aug 1925 - 30 Oct 2018.

Funeral and burial at his home, Adhisthana, on November 10th 2018. 

A short tribute put together by Guilhem Monin.
Sangharakshita Memorial Space
Sangharakshita Memorial Space

Dhardo Rinpoche's school marks Bhante's death

By Munisha on Sat, 17 Nov, 2018 - 15:29

Dhardo Rinpoche's school marks Bhante's death

By Munisha on Sat, 17 Nov, 2018 - 15:29

The pupils at the ITBCI school in Kalimpong, northern India, recite mantras for Bhante, led by the headmaster, Jampel Khalden. The school was founded for Tibetan refugee children by Bhante’s teacher, the late Dhardo Rinpoche.

(Bhante was buried with his head resting on Dhardo Rinpoche’s yellow monastic robe.)

See all ‘Voices from the Buddhist world’ posts....
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The Funeral and Burial of Urgyen Sangharakshita - Complete Live Stream

By Candradasa on Tue, 13 Nov, 2018 - 08:00

The Funeral and Burial of Urgyen Sangharakshita - Complete Live Stream

By Candradasa on Tue, 13 Nov, 2018 - 08:00

Thanks to everyone - the many thousands - who tuned into our live stream on the day of Urgyen Sangharakshita’s funeral and burial. And to those who have been watching and re-watching since. It’s been moving to read the continuing flood of messages and appreciation from around the world. 

On the day we were faced with a number of unexpected (and some expected!) technical difficulties, and the live stream was effectively broken up across different channels, posts and platforms. Here then is...
Sangharakshita Memorial Space
Sangharakshita Memorial Space

Alternative Stream for Sangharakshita's Funeral (Updated)

By Centre Team on Sat, 10 Nov, 2018 - 14:16

Alternative Stream for Sangharakshita's Funeral (Updated)

By Centre Team on Sat, 10 Nov, 2018 - 14:16

Update: You can now watch a complete version of the live stream here

You can also watch live via Facebook on our page there or on The Buddhist Centre Online here.

The embed here is another phone feed. Rest assured we are filming the whole ceremony for a proper film record.

This feed is from our main cameras which are working intermittently with the network. If this stream goes down again you can...
Sangharakshita Memorial Space
Sangharakshita Memorial Space

Live Stream of Sangharakshita's Funeral and Burial Service

By Centre Team on Sat, 10 Nov, 2018 - 08:35

Live Stream of Sangharakshita's Funeral and Burial Service

By Centre Team on Sat, 10 Nov, 2018 - 08:35

Update: You can now watch a complete version of the live stream here

The Funeral of the Venerable Urgyen Sangharakshita
August 26, 1925 - October 30, 2018

Our online coverage starts just before the funeral ceremony begins, at around 12.20pm UK time. There will be a live video stream of the ceremony, as well as a regular stream of updates on social media throughout the day.

Download the...
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Bhante's Wish - Support The Complete Works

By Jai Teather on Thu, 8 Nov, 2018 - 14:59

Bhante's Wish - Support The Complete Works

By Jai Teather on Thu, 8 Nov, 2018 - 14:59

Granting Bhante’s Wish

Windhorse Publishing is raising £90,000 to ensure the completion of Sangharakshita’s Complete Works.

At last Sunday’s order weekend, Maitreyabandhu asked everyone to give £250. This raised 20,000 in pledges from 75 people, an average of over £250 each.

Together we can do this, let’s keep that momentum going. £21,700 has been raised so far, with pledges being fulfilled daily, please visit the following link and give generously.

Give to the Complete Works fund...
Sangharakshita Memorial Space
Sangharakshita Memorial Space

Bhante's Wish

By Jai Teather on Wed, 7 Nov, 2018 - 17:59

Bhante's Wish

By Jai Teather on Wed, 7 Nov, 2018 - 17:59

Granting Bhante’s Wish

Windhorse Publishing is raising £90,000 to ensure the completion of Sangharakshita’s Complete Works.

At last Sunday’s order weekend, Maitreyabandhu asked everyone to give £250. This raised 20,000 in pledges from 75 people, an average of over £250 each.

Together we can do this, let’s keep that momentum going. £21,700 has been raised so far, with pledges being fulfilled daily, please visit the following link and give generously.

Give to the Complete Works fund...
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Clear Vision Trust

Sanghrakshita memorial tribute

By Amaradaya@Clear... on Tue, 6 Nov, 2018 - 17:04

Sanghrakshita memorial tribute

By Amaradaya@Clear... on Tue, 6 Nov, 2018 - 17:04

Compiled from a small fraction of Clear Visions extensive Sanghrakshita image and video archive, we pay tribute to our teacher after his passing on Oct 30th 2018.

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