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Seven Papers by Subhuti with Sangharakshita

By Candradasa on Fri, 12 Apr, 2013 - 21:52

To round off our ‘Triratna anniversaries’ week, here is the appropriately definitive complete set of seven papers by Subhuti and Sangharakshita, documenting their conversations over the past few years about the whole basis of our approach to the Dharma within the Triratna Buddhist Community.

In Subhuti’s words, each attempts to follow through the implications of Sangharakshita’s statement, in the first paper, What is the Western Buddhist Order?, that the Triratna Buddhist Order...

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How Triratna Works

By lokabandhu on Fri, 5 Apr, 2013 - 15:43

Here’s a new paper by Lokabandhu, attempting to summarise in a few pages how Triratna worldwide works. It’s an overview of its mission, size, activities, structure, roles, responsibilities, and funding…! Comments welcome - and will be incorporated into a revised version in due course…

Download as a PDF

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'A Supra-personal Force or Energy Working Through Me'

By Candradasa on Mon, 24 Dec, 2012 - 23:22Or to give it its full title:
‘A Supra-personal Force or Energy Working Through Me’: the Triratna Buddhist Community and the Stream of the Dharma’…

The final instalment of Subhuti’s round of articles based on discussions with Sangharakshita, clarifying and exploring further aspects of Sangharakshita’s teaching, which is the foundation of the Triratna Buddhist Community’s system of practice.

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Sangharakshita himself writes:

“I...

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All Four Papers from Subhuti and Sangharakshita

By Candradasa on Mon, 24 Dec, 2012 - 23:14

Updated December 2018 to include a new revision of ‘Initiation Into A New Life’.

Here are all four of the articles written over the past couple of years by Subhuti following his conversations with Sangharakshita, clarifying and taking further expositions of Sangharakshita’s teaching as the basis of the Triratna Buddhist Order and Community. Essential reading!

File Name	Size
01 Re-imagining the Buddha	334.84 KB
02 Revering and Relying Upon the Dharma	225.27 KB
03 Initiation Into A New Life (2018 Revision)	184.41 KB
04 'A Supra-personal Force or Energy Working Through Me'	272.39 KB

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The newest Mitras!

By Candradasa on Thu, 30 Aug, 2012 - 21:53

Say hello to Bettye & Oz, the newest members of the international Triratna Mitra Sangha! ‘Mitra’ means friend, and Bettye & Oz, good friends to the Portsmouth Buddhist Centre in New Hampshire, give us a few words straight after a lovely simple ceremony to express their commitment to the Buddha’s path as they understand it in their lives… Congratulations!

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A Buddhist Manifesto: The Principles of the Triratna Buddhist Community (PDF)

By Candradasa on Mon, 30 Jul, 2012 - 12:14

Here’s the downloadable eBook version of Subhuti’s important new booklet on the core principles of the Triratna Buddhist Community.

You can also buy an inexpensive paper copy if you’d like something for your bookshelf.

File Name	Size
A Buddhist Manifesto: The Principles of the Triratna Buddhist Community (PDF)	396.01 KB

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A Buddhist Manifesto: The Principles of the Triratna Buddhist Community

By Candradasa on Mon, 30 Jul, 2012 - 12:06Subhuti’s important new booklet about the core principles of Triratna, based on his conversations with Sangharakshita. Essential reading. Download the eBook or read more about the genesis of his ‘manifesto’!

The world today is very different from that in which Buddhism originated and flourished over the millenia. Buddhists now practise and teach the Dharma in an age of urbanisation, globalisation, mass communication, and rapid technological change. The challenge we face today is to...

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ECA Boo No.1 - What is the European Chairs' Assembly?

By Candradasa on Wed, 25 Jul, 2012 - 21:55

Welcome to the first audioboo live from Vajrasana Retreat Centre in Suffolk, England, opening up the wonderful world of the bi-annual European Chairs’ Assembly. Lokabandhu and Candradasa on what Triratna Chairfolk do and why they come together in such good harmony… Join us every day for reports on an amazing gathering of Dharma women and men!

You can also subscribe to our audioboos from around Triratna as a podcast in iTunes!

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The Triratna Story by Vajragupta

By Candradasa on Mon, 23 Apr, 2012 - 21:43“This is a courageous and important book. Written by a serious adherent, and commissioned by the Triratna Community itself, it defies all expectations to tell the brilliant, troubled, and inspiring history of this unique Western Buddhist movement with a thoroughness and honesty that, frankly, would not have been possible had it been written by an outsider. This is a valuable and instructive text for anyone interested in looking beyond the idealism of the Buddhist teachings to what actually happens when...

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Towards Effective Triratna Online Learning (2011)

By Candradasa on Sat, 21 Apr, 2012 - 17:48

These are extended consultation notes for anyone interested in setting up their own ‘Courses’ as part of their Project on thebuddhistcentre.com. It outlines the approach we’ll be taking on the site and offers a general discussion of the issues to take into account when planning online study.

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Towards Effective Triratna Online Learning (PDF)	71.2 KB

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