Triratna Safeguarding
Triratna Safeguarding

Safeguarding and your charity's response to the war in Ukraine

By ECA Safeguarding on Fri, 11 Mar, 2022 - 11:04

Safeguarding and your charity's response to the war in Ukraine

By ECA Safeguarding on Fri, 11 Mar, 2022 - 11:04

UPDATE: This event was recorded and Safeguarding is mentioned at 1’ 5” in.

Watch the video.

Thursday 17th March, 2022 4:30pm UK time

Your charity may be wondering how to respond to the war in Ukraine and the resulting humanitarian emergency. There are Safeguarding dimensions to this, especially if you are taking in refugees: children and adults who will be very vulnerable.

In this free webinar lawyers from Bates Wells will summarise some of the key issues you may need to...

Buddhist Centre Features
Buddhist Centre Features

Metta and Solidarity with Our European Sangha

By Centre Team on Tue, 8 Mar, 2022 - 08:07

Metta and Solidarity with Our European Sangha

By Centre Team on Tue, 8 Mar, 2022 - 08:07

Tuesday 8th March 2022

2 hours: USA PST 11:00 | Mexico 13:00 | USA EST 14:00 | IE & UK 19:00 | Europe 20:00 CET | Kyiv: 21:00  |  Moscow: 22:00  |  India. 00:30 (next day) | Australia AEDT 06:00 (next day) | New Zealand NZDT 08:00 (next day)

About the event
A session of practice live from Adhisthana. An opportunity to gather together around the world and stand...

Triratna in the Buddhist World
Triratna in the Buddhist World

Ukraine: a message from the European Buddhist Union

By Munisha on Thu, 3 Mar, 2022 - 11:49

Ukraine: a message from the European Buddhist Union

By Munisha on Thu, 3 Mar, 2022 - 11:49

The committee of the European Buddhist Union invites all Buddhists to meditate or otherwise practise “to promote a feeling of peace, togetherness and awareness”, tomorrow Friday 4th March, 21:00 - 22:00 CET.

They write

“Dear friends,

the European Buddhist Union is deeply concerned and saddened about the war in Ukraine. We hope the hostilities will end soon and a peaceful solution for the crisis is found. War affects all of us in a harmful way and especially in this century
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Triratna News
Triratna News

Triratna Ukraine: it's bigger than you think

By Munisha on Thu, 23 Oct, 2014 - 00:31

Triratna Ukraine: it's bigger than you think

By Munisha on Thu, 23 Oct, 2014 - 00:31Ukraine is sadly best known lately as a war zone - but that’s in the east. In the south there are seven mitras.

British public preceptor Saddhaloka recently made a one-week visit to Odessa, Ukraine’s third largest city, on the shore of the Black Sea. He writes:

“Back in 2000 Dima Hovansky and a group of friends who practise the martial art Shorinji Kempo were pursuing their interest in Buddhism. On an alternative book...
Triratna News
Triratna News

Triratna celebrates first joint Polish-Ukrainian-Russian retreat

By lokabandhu on Tue, 17 Sep, 2013 - 10:05

Triratna celebrates first joint Polish-Ukrainian-Russian retreat

By lokabandhu on Tue, 17 Sep, 2013 - 10:05Suvannavira, an Order Member living in Moscow, writes with the news of an important step forwards in Triratna’s establishment in ‘his’ part of the world. He says -

“Late July saw us celebrate something new here: our very first joint Polish-Ukrainian-Russian retreat, held in the beautiful green countryside of Kominkowy Spichlerz near Krakow in Poland. It was conceived by Saddhaloka, who fulfilled a long standing ambition to bring together practitioners from the Triratna Buddhist Sanghas of Krakow in Poland,...
Triratna News
Triratna News

Helping the first Polish-Ukrainian-Russian retreat

By Munisha on Mon, 10 Jun, 2013 - 09:58

Helping the first Polish-Ukrainian-Russian retreat

By Munisha on Mon, 10 Jun, 2013 - 09:58Suvannavira teaches the Dharma in Moscow. He writes:

In an exciting new development for Central/Eastern Europe, Saddhaloka (UK) and Nityabandhu (Poland) are leading the first Triratna retreat for our sanghas in Russia, Poland and the Ukraine. The retreat will take place at the end of July, in Poland.

We need the help of a translator, and this is where you can help. Could you meet some of the travel costs for Jenya Lipilina,...