Tag: Who is the Buddha?

Who is the Buddha? (FBA Podcast)

By Centre Team on Sat, 4 May, 2024 - 11:00

After an account of the Buddha’s life, Sangharakshita asks how, if at all, such a man can be defined or categorised. This talk was given in 1968 as part of the series Introducing the Three Jewels of Buddhism

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Triratna in Italian, for just £265

By Munisha on Mon, 25 Dec, 2017 - 16:48

Triratna in Italian, for just £265

By Munisha on Mon, 25 Dec, 2017 - 16:48

So far there isn’t a single Triratna book in Italian but you can easily change that. Mitra Val Cartei is translating Who is the Buddha? into Italian. She just needs the last £265 to make it happen. (That’s €333 or US$ 354.)

Born and brought up in Italy, Val is a mitra training for ordination in Brighton, UK. She’s a published author in both English and Italian, now working with Triratna’s Translations Board, who say she is enthusiastic, inspired...

Portsmouth Buddhist Center

New Four-Week Course: Who Was the Buddha and Why Does He Matter?

By shraddhavani on Wed, 18 Jan, 2017 - 15:24

New Four-Week Course: Who Was the Buddha and Why Does He Matter?

By shraddhavani on Wed, 18 Jan, 2017 - 15:24

Our next four week beginners course starts this week!

Join us on Thursday evenings 7-9 PM, January 19 - February 9, to learn basic meditations for developing mindfulness and positive emotion and get acquainted with the historical figure who is the inspiration for Buddhist practice the world over. Siddhartha Gautama, who became the Buddha more than 2,500 years ago, offers a model for approaching the challenges inherent in life and relationships with deep calm and profound kindness – positive qualities we can...

Triratna News

Windhorse Publications: the changing world of Buddhist books

By Munisha on Fri, 21 Nov, 2014 - 13:50

Windhorse Publications: the changing world of Buddhist books

By Munisha on Fri, 21 Nov, 2014 - 13:50In the approach to a certain December festival The Buddhist Centre Online’s Ethical Christmas campaign highlights ways to make generosity even more ethical than usual.

How about buying Buddhist books (online or at your local Triratna centre) from Triratna’s book publishers in Cambridge, UK, Windhorse Publications? As a small Buddhist charitable company they’re distinctive.

Publishing Assistant Hannah writes: “Like other Triratna enterprises, we’re a ‘Team-Based Right Livelihood’; a business guided by Buddhist ethics...