Tag: Sangharakshita100

‘Reimagining Buddhism’ coming soon in 2025!

By Windhorse Publi... on Thu, 3 Apr, 2025 - 11:10

‘Reimagining Buddhism’ coming soon in 2025!

By Windhorse Publi... on Thu, 3 Apr, 2025 - 11:10

We are delighted to give you a preview of an important new book by Vishvapani, which is due out in August 2025.

Reimagining Buddhism: Understanding Sangharakshita and his Teachings is a sparkling, deeply felt and penetrating account of the English Buddhist teacher, Urgyen Sangharakshita (1925–2018) – one of the most complex and brilliant figures in modern Buddhism.

Drawing on the whole of Sangharakshita’s vast output, Vishvapani argues that Sangharakshita was primarily an ‘image thinker.’ He then sets out to trace the...

Triratna News

Sangharakshita 100: A Garland of Rejoicings 💐

By Jnanadhara on Fri, 21 Feb, 2025 - 20:56

Sangharakshita 100: A Garland of Rejoicings 💐

By Jnanadhara on Fri, 21 Feb, 2025 - 20:56

The Triratna Buddhist Community was founded by Urgyen Sangharakshita and 2025 marks the one hundredth anniversary of his birth. For this special anniversary year our online celebration of Triratna Day will be a rejoicing in his life and qualities.

In each of the three sessions we will hear from three Order members - from different generations and parts of the world - about life changing encounters they had with Sangharakshita and the qualities that were communicated through those encounters.

Speakers include: Akasaka (UK/Finland),...

College of Public Preceptors

Letter from the Chair of the College – February 2025

By Mahamati on Sat, 1 Feb, 2025 - 00:00

Letter from the Chair of the College – February 2025

By Mahamati on Sat, 1 Feb, 2025 - 00:00

Dear Order members and friends,

In 1949, when visiting Bodhgaya for the first time, Sangharakshita wrote a poem called ‘The Birthplace of Compassion’. Now, seventy-five years later, on the centenary of his birth, I send this letter from this very place, where around 800 members of the Order that Sangharakshita went on to found, are gathered for an International Order Convention.

Here, where the Goatherd’s banyan-tree
O’ershadowed, was, to world forlorn,
The first child of Enlightenment,
...

Sangharakshita 100: A Celebration

What's next for the Urgyen Sangharakshita Trust?

By Prajnaketu on Wed, 28 Aug, 2024 - 15:26

What's next for the Urgyen Sangharakshita Trust?

By Prajnaketu on Wed, 28 Aug, 2024 - 15:26

Looking Ahead to 2025

Next year will mark 100 years since Urgyen Sangharakshita was born. This is not just a large number; it’s an opportunity to reflect on the impact that one lifetime can have on the world, and particularly the world of Buddhism. It’s not just about looking back 100 years, but looking forwards into the centuries to come, and how Buddhists of the future can continue to Go for Refuge to the Three Jewels through a connection with Sangharakshita.
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Sangharakshita 100: A Celebration

Remastering Sangarakshita's talks

By Free Buddhist Audio on Mon, 26 Aug, 2024 - 20:24

Remastering Sangarakshita's talks

By Free Buddhist Audio on Mon, 26 Aug, 2024 - 20:24

On 26th August, 99 years ago, Urgyen Sangharakshita was born and at Free Buddhist Audio we have an extensive collection of his lectures given in his 40+ years of public teaching.

We are getting ready to celebrate his centenary next year by remastering his talks for audiences new and old! Using various remastering tools, we share these previews of a remastered talk. You can listen to the original and remastered preview of this famous talk “Who is the Buddha?”, which...