We are delighted to announce that the ordinations of the following six men took place at Sudarshanaloka Retreat Centre in New Zealand on 28th March 2024:
Public Preceptor Purna:
David Raubenheimer becomes Dharmaprakāśa (fourth ’a’ is long, acute accent over the ’s’), a Sanskrit name meaning “He who is bright and shining with and through the Dharma” Registered spelling: Dharmaprakasha Private preceptor: Guhyasiddhi
Public Preceptor Siladasa:
Glenn Cecil becomes Puṇyanāga (dot under the first ‘n’, second ‘a’ is long), a Sanskrit name meaning “Naga...
We are delighted to let you know the names of the new dharmacharinis publicly ordained in Mexico on 23rd October.
Public Preceptor Karunadevi
MJ Moore becomes Prajñākavī, a Sanskrit name meaning “Poet of Wisdom” Registered spelling: Prajnakavi Private preceptor: Padmatara
Kelly Cowger becomes Ākāśanāthā, a Sanskrit name meaning “One who has open space as a protector” Registered spelling: Akashanatha Private preceptor: Aryadrishti
We are delighted to let you know the names of the new dharmacharinis ordained at Tiratanaloka on 13th October.
Public Preceptor Parami
Liz Graham becomes Vidyadhi (long ‘a’, long final ‘i‘), a Sanskrit name meaning “She who has knowledge and wisdom”. Registered spelling Vidyadhi Private preceptor Taravandana
Ele Thompson becomes Aryadaya (long first and final ‘a’ ), a Sanskrit name meaning “She who has the kindness and compassion of the noble ones”. Registered spelling Aryadaya ...
Two men were privately ordained at Aryaloka on Wednesday 27th October during an Ordination Training Retreat, and publicly ordained on Sunday 1st October.
Mark Ludak becomes Sīlasiddhi ‘He who is accomplished in virtuous conduct’
Private preceptor: Dharmachari Paramānanda Public preceptor: Dharmachari Viradhamma
Frank Gladu becomes Shantibhakta ‘He who is devoted to peace’
Private preceptor: Dharmachari Suddhayu Public Preceptor: Dharmacari Dhammarati
I’m very pleased to announce that, in a well attended ceremony at the Manchester Buddhist Centre on 13th August 2023, Julie Franklin became Dharmacharini Aryatara.
Aryatara is a Sanskrit name meaning “Noble Saviouress”. The first, third and fourth a’s are long.
The Private Preceptor was Suryaka and Dayanandi was the Public Preceptor.
On the 6th August around 80 sangha members, friends and family, attended the Public Ordination of Marion Pidgeon of the Mid-Essex Sangha. The ceremony took place in the lovely new Mid-Essex Buddhist Centre in Chelmsford, England.
Marion Pidgeon became Abhayavani (long 4th ‘a’ and long ‘i’. Dot under the ’n’), a Sanskrit name meaning “The Fearless Voiced One”.
Registered spelling Abhayavani. Private Preceptor Vanaraji Public Preceptor Parami
We are delighted to inform you that Paulina Castañeda, Elena Pliego and Montserrat Arellano from Mexico have been invited to an ordination retreat in September this year at Adhiṣṭhāna.
A memorial and celebration of Ashvajit’s life will be held at Adhisthana and live-streamed on Wednesday 9th August. This will be followed by a ceremony at a crematorium in Pershore. Everyone is invited to attend either event or both. The day is being organised by a team consisting of Amogharatna, Akasaraja, Mahamati and Yashodeva.
The schedule is as follows:
Arrival at Adhisthana 11.00 – 12.00
Ceremony at Adhisthana 12.00 – 14.00
Informal Lunch 14.00 – 15.00
Crematorium 16.00 – 17.00
It is important that we keep to the time plan, as the times for the...
