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Order Convention 2018 - New Order Members Saying Hello!

From Buddhist Centre Features on Mon, 5 Feb, 2018 - 19:04

Order Convention 2018 - New Order Members Saying Hello!

From Buddhist Centre Features on Mon, 5 Feb, 2018 - 19:04

Every time the Triratna Buddhist Order gathers for an international Convention, we have a delightful ritual where Order Members who have been ordained in the last couple of years introduce themselves. Here’s a selection of the many who said hello at the Order Convention in Bodhgaya India, 4th Feb 2018.

Thanks to Clear Vision for filming!

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Ordinations at Bodh Gaya

From Order Connection on Mon, 5 Feb, 2018 - 18:35

Ordinations at Bodh Gaya

From Order Connection on Mon, 5 Feb, 2018 - 18:35

Dear Order Members,

We are delighted to inform you of the public ordinations which took place in Bodh Gaya on Saturday 3rd of February. The ordinations took place in the Mahabodhi Temple Complex, under the Bodhi Tree. 

Dhammamitra Bharati Shetty became
Dhammacharini Mokshasara
Sanskrit name meaning: Essence of Liberation
Private preceptor: Subbhajaya
Public preceptor: Jnanasuri 

Dhammamitra Dhangaj Singh became
Dhammachari Shramanveer
Sanskrit name meaning: Hero of Shraman
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Order Convention 2018, First Evening - Welcome, Greeting New Order Members, Dedication Ceremony

From International Convention 2018 - Sinhanada, The Lion’s Roar on Mon, 5 Feb, 2018 - 17:06

We were welcomed by Lokeshvara and Parami, made the seven traditional offerings (water to drink, water to wash, a flower, a candle, incense, perfumed water, food), performed the dedication ceremony, and greeted all the new Order members ordained since 2016, as well as remembering and honouring those who have left the Order or passed away since then. And as we closed the first evening we drifted out into the Indian night chanting the mantra of Avalokiteshvara, whose thousand-armed form is the great symbol of...
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Sangharakshita's diary

From Triratna News on Mon, 5 Feb, 2018 - 12:55
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Sangharakshita's diary

From Triratna News on Mon, 5 Feb, 2018 - 12:55

Sthanashraddha is Bhante’s secretary. He writes from Adhisthana, UK:

“December
December is an unusual month here at Adhisthana, it becomes fairly quiet in the communities and quite a few people go away, either to see family or attend retreats. At the same time the centre swells and fills to capacity as the London Buddhist Centre holds its annual beginners winter retreat here. Bhante’s December largely followed a similar rhythm, being very quite with a slowing...
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New Retreat Series from Taraloka: A Path to Insight

From Community Highlights on Mon, 5 Feb, 2018 - 11:30

Prasadavati gives clear, engaging and impassioned talks taking us through the Satipatthana Sutta. In this full exploration of how to apply mindfulness practice in meditation and our lives, her depth of lived experience and love of Satipatthana shines through. Talks given on an intensive meditation retreat for women who have asked for ordination in 2017 in Taraloka.
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'From here to the beyond…': Studying the ‘Spiral Path’ in Early Buddhist Discourses OM

From Adhisthana on Sun, 4 Feb, 2018 - 16:43

'From here to the beyond…': Studying the ‘Spiral Path’ in Early Buddhist Discourses OM

From Adhisthana on Sun, 4 Feb, 2018 - 16:43

‘From here to the beyond…’: Studying the ‘Spiral Path’ in Early Buddhist Discourses

Led by Dhīvan and Sāgaramati

This study retreat marks the first led by the newly-initiated Triratna Scholars’ Network. The retreat will offer an opportunity to go behind the scenes, as it were, of Sangharakshita’s presentation of the Dharma, to look at the sources and texts connected with the ’Spiral Path’. We will examine closely the sources of this teaching in early Buddhist discourses and beyond, in relation the core teaching of...
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nieuwe boeken in het Nederlands bij Lulu.com

From Nederlands on Sat, 3 Feb, 2018 - 14:08

nieuwe boeken in het Nederlands bij Lulu.com

From Nederlands on Sat, 3 Feb, 2018 - 14:08

De volgende boeken zijn nu ook bij LULU verschenen en te bestellen:

Ethisch leven van Sangharakshita.

Van de serie Living with is alleen Living Wisely nog niet vertaald, dat gebeurt binnenkort.

Verhalen van de Vrijheid,Vesantara, 2e versie van de vertaling, in hardcover en als pocket.

Gids voor het boeddhistische leven deel 1, Sangharakshita, 2e versie vertaling, in hardcover en pocket. Binnenkort

Mitrastudiecursus basisjaar in 2 delen, hardcover en pocket .

Ga eens kijken op LULU.com bij Triratna of op website de3juwelen.org

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Getting Ready For 600 Guests...

From International Convention 2018 - Sinhanada, The Lion’s Roar on Fri, 2 Feb, 2018 - 11:44
  • Shrine Tent
  • The Needfuls...
  • The Giant Buddha 1
  • The Giant Buddha 2
  • Mahabodhi Stupa At Night

Getting Ready For 600 Guests...

From International Convention 2018 - Sinhanada, The Lion’s Roar on Fri, 2 Feb, 2018 - 11:44

A sneak peek from Bodhgaya as preparations get underway for the Order Convention celebrating our 50th anniversary!

We’ll process past the giant Buddha (64 ft!) every day on our way to the Mahabodhi Temple and the great stupa by the Bodhi tree. And, all praise to the workers and team on the Triratna Three Jewels land who are...
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Rainbows in the Sky - a new piece of writing by Sangharakshita

From Community Highlights on Fri, 2 Feb, 2018 - 11:32

Rainbows in the Sky - a new piece of writing by Sangharakshita

From Community Highlights on Fri, 2 Feb, 2018 - 11:32

In this piece completed on 22 January 2018, Sangharakshita recalls rainbows from his childhood days through to his Going Forth in 1947 and most recently as appeared over Adhisthana on his ninetieth birthday. And he affirms the place of Padmasambhava - the Rainbow-bodied one - in the life of the Order from the very beginning, and explains that a remark he made in 2009 about a re-founding of the Order “can only be in...

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