Another delve into the video archives of Clear Vision for their third FWBO Newsreel, which reported on the period March-August 1992, when there were just over 500 Order members worldwide. Twenty-years later we number around 1900. Click Play for:

• FWBO 25th birthday celebrations in London, featuring performances of a drama by Kovida, and of the oratorio Carpe Diem by Bodhivajra.
• the opening of the Manchester Buddhist Centre's then new shrine room, UK
• ordinations in India and Spain
• the purchase of land at Sarnath for a Dharma centre, restaurant and boys' hostel
• a report from the Auckland Buddhist Centre, New Zealand
• anagarika ceremonies at Padmaloka, UK
• a Karuna reception at the London Buddhist Centre, UK, for VP Singh, former Indian prime minister
• a sponsored Three Peaks climb (UK) to celebrate the FWBO's 25th anniversary
• the history of the formation of a women's ordination process in the UK
• the FWBO at the Glastonbury Festival, UK (Buddhafield didn't yet exist.)
• a report from Aryaloka Retreat Center, USA

Don't miss the charming hand-painted graphics and the Buddhist commercial breaks!