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Enormous boost for Triratna translations

By Munisha on Sat, 15 Aug, 2015 - 21:32

Enormous boost for Triratna translations

By Munisha on Sat, 15 Aug, 2015 - 21:32

It’s a strange but common experience to enter a Triratna Buddhist Centre bookshop in Spain, Finland or Belgium - and many other non-English-speaking countries - and see rows of Triratna books in English, alongside – maybe – a few in the local language.

It can be a big enough step to enter a Buddhist Centre. Who needs a language barrier too?

As you’ll know, we’re raising £100,000 for Sangharakshita’s 90th birthday, to fund the publication of his Complete Works over the next 5-7 years. This...

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Triratna Translations Project celebrates 30th language

By Munisha on Wed, 29 Jul, 2015 - 16:16

Triratna Translations Project celebrates 30th language

By Munisha on Wed, 29 Jul, 2015 - 16:16

The Triratna Translations Project aims to translate the main texts and ceremonies used in the Triratna Buddhist Community into as many of the world’s languages as possible. With the translation of the Threefold Puja into Burmese it’s reached its 30th language. (This short puja was written by Bhante long ago, for the Finnish sangha, who found the Sevenfold Puja too elaborate.

It’s an ambitious project, but Lokabandhu, the project’s online co-ordinator says “We’re a worldwide community and between us...

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Buddhism in Albanian

By lokabandhu on Sat, 25 Jul, 2015 - 22:24

Buddhism in Albanian

By lokabandhu on Sat, 25 Jul, 2015 - 22:24

Many thanks to Aryavasin for his translations of many basic Triratna texts into Albanian. You’ll find them on his dedicated website https://budizmishqip.net. Here’s a selection:

The Five Precepts (Pesë Parimet)

The Heart Sutra (Sutra e Zemrës)

The Three-fold Puja (Puxha e Trefishtë)

The Dedication Ceremony (Ceremonia e Dedikimit)

There’s also a wide range of other Buddhist texts and introductions to meditation, taken from thebuddhistcentre.com.

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Translation project update

By lokabandhu on Sun, 5 Jul, 2015 - 14:13

Translation project update

By lokabandhu on Sun, 5 Jul, 2015 - 14:13

Here’s a summary of all languages currently represented in the Triratna Translation Project - with Myanmar our latest addition!

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Sangharakshita's diary

By Munisha on Tue, 7 Apr, 2015 - 15:35

Sangharakshita's diary

By Munisha on Tue, 7 Apr, 2015 - 15:35

Sangharakshita’s secretary, Ashavajit, writes from Adhisthana, in Herefordshire, UK:

“A late winter chill lingers here in south-west England, but the sun is getting progressively brighter and warmer, and leaves and buds are preparing to burst forth. The temperature in Bhante’s sun lounge at Adhisthana has been quite high during some of the brighter days, and the Bodhi tree there has been putting out quite a spray of heart shaped leaves.

The rather chilly and damp weather outside, however, has meant that Bhante has...

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New Triratna books in Swedish

By Munisha on Fri, 27 Feb, 2015 - 19:07

New Triratna books in Swedish

By Munisha on Fri, 27 Feb, 2015 - 19:07Imagine reading your mitra study material in a foreign language. Well, actually this is quite normal for a lot of Triratna Buddhists, in countries such as Sweden - where many people’s English is so good they can even read A Survey of Buddhism in English.

However, it makes a big difference to read the Dharma in your own language, as Viryabodhi explains, writing from Stockholm, about his latest publication in Swedish: a well-known book by Sangharakshita entitled Buddhas lära....

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Buddhist Ceremonies in many languages

By lokabandhu on Wed, 7 May, 2014 - 05:16

Buddhist Ceremonies in many languages

By lokabandhu on Wed, 7 May, 2014 - 05:16Triratna is active in over 30 countries worldwide, with members of the international Triratna Buddhist Community embracing an extraordinarily wide range of languages, cultures, and lifestyles - yet united by a shared set of Buddhist practices and ceremonies. This is celebrated in a new book, ‘Buddhist Ceremonies in many languages’, containing translations of the main Triratna texts in no less than 28 languages.

Printed in full colour, it’s available at cost price from print-on-demand publishers lulu and...

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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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Triratna Translations project now 30 languages and counting

By lokabandhu on Tue, 31 Dec, 2013 - 14:02

Triratna Translations project now 30 languages and counting

By lokabandhu on Tue, 31 Dec, 2013 - 14:02The Buddhist Centre Online now hosts well over 100 spaces featuring one or another aspect of life and practice in the Triratna Buddhist community. One that has been quietly growing throughout 2013 is the Triratna Translations project - now featuring 30 languages and counting.

The project aims to translate the main texts and ceremonies used in the Triratna Buddhist Community into as many of the world’s languages as possible. It recently celebrated its 30th language with the...

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Triratna Translations - project update, December 2013

By lokabandhu on Tue, 31 Dec, 2013 - 13:20

Triratna Translations - project update, December 2013

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