Death of Dharmottara

Dear Order friends,

I am sad to inform you that Dharmottara died today, 21st August at about 19:30. She died peacefully at home in the presence of friends after a long illness with cancer. Her practice during the last few years impressed many of us, especially the way she used difficulties as opportunities and found joy and deepened friendships in the midst of a very challenging illness.

Dharmottara was 76 years old and had...

2019 Young Women’s Dharma Life Course at Adhisthana

Have you ever wondered what it was like in the very early days of our Movement when Bhante was on fire about creating the New Society through practicing intensely together in the 3Cs (Communities, Centres and Co-operative Right Livelihood Businesses)? These days they are fewer opportunities for young people to be exposed to all 3 of the ‘C’s at once, which is why, five years ago, Adhisthana set up the Young People’s Dharma Life Course.

Here Taravandana, the coordinator of the...

Sakyadhita Conference: Gender Equity for Monastic and Lay Buddhist Women

Sakyadhita is a Buddhist women’s organisation founded in 1987. The 16th Sakyadhita conference took place near Sydney, Australia in June, with a number of women from the Triratna Buddhist Order in attendance: Kusalacitta from Sydney, as well as Tarahridaya and Karunadeepa from Pune in India. Dharmamodini was there to run a stall for Bodhi Books and Gifts.

Sakyadhita means ‘daughters of the Buddha’, and it aims to promote gender equity for monastic and lay women with a focus on education,...