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Bhante visits his exhibition; now you can too - online

From Triratna News on Thu, 27 Aug, 2015 - 16:29
  • Saddhanandi shows Bhante around
  • Danasamudra helps Bhante with audio equipment
  • Bhante and Manjushri rupa
  • Saddhanandi and Bhante among his books
  • Saddhanandi, Danasamudra and Manjushri

Bhante visits his exhibition; now you can too - online

From Triratna News on Thu, 27 Aug, 2015 - 16:29

Yesterday, on his 90th birthday, Sangarakshita visited the Sangharakshita Library’s first exhibition, at Adhisthana. ‘Nine Decades: A Life in Objects’ tells the story of his life though a series of objects and audio interviews. He was shown around by Danasamudra, the librarian, and Saddhanandi, who conducted the interviews and is Adhisthana’s Chair.

A beautiful virtual version of the exhibition and audio is now available worldwide here on The Buddhist Centre Online.

See Suvajra’s pictures of Bhante’s visit, left.

View the online version of the exhibition.
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Dharmabyte: Overcoming Fear

From Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 27 Aug, 2015 - 11:00

Are we ready to face our own death, and the total transformation it symbolises? Our FBA Dharmabyte today is called “Overcoming Fear” by Sangharakshita. Fear, terror, and heroic virtues: the cremation ground as a symbol of transformation. Talk given in 1971.

From the talk “The Symbolism of the Cremation Ground and the Celestial Maidens”, part of the series “Creative Symbols of the Tantric Path to Enlightenment”.

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Croydon Digital Archive Project

From Croydon Buddhist Centre on Thu, 27 Aug, 2015 - 09:51
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Croydon Digital Archive Project

From Croydon Buddhist Centre on Thu, 27 Aug, 2015 - 09:51

Croydon has been home to FWBO / Triratna Buddhist communities and centres since 1968. Many early talks by well known speakers were recorded, both at Aryatara since 1979 and at the “new” Croydon Centre from 1981. These are now being transferred from their crumbling cassettes to digital format, as part of the Croydon Digital Archive Project, and are being made available to everyone.

We want to celebrate Bhante’s 90th birthday by releasing a previously unheard recording, made in 1990 at the...
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Nine Decades - A Life in Objects (1925-2015)

From Buddhist Centre Features on Wed, 26 Aug, 2015 - 21:34

Nine Decades - A Life in Objects (1925-2015)

From Buddhist Centre Features on Wed, 26 Aug, 2015 - 21:34

We’re very happy to mark Urgyen Sangharakshita’s 90th birthday by launching a virtual version of the ‘Nine Decades’ exhibition currently running at Adhisthana.

Listen to all nine interviews with Saddhanandi - each exploring a decade of Sangharakshita’s life through the prism of a set of objects chosen to represent the time. In these very personal conversations, Bhante reflects on his long experience of trying to translate the Buddha’s Dharma for the modern world having first...
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Parami's Perspectives No. 3 - Surrendering to the Beautiful

From Buddhist Centre Features on Wed, 26 Aug, 2015 - 12:17

Parami with Lokeshvara drawing to a close a great weekend’s coverage of the Buddhist Arts event “Conscious Surrender to the Beautiful”. Some reflections on the event, a lot of laughter, and looking ahead to what comes next…

See all the posts from the weekend

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Happy 90th birthday, Bhante!

From Triratna News on Tue, 25 Aug, 2015 - 23:18
  • Sangharakshita in the Adhisthana marquee
  • Sangharakshita in the Adhisthana marquee
  • Sangharakshita (Dennis) aged 3
  • Sangharakshita with the Order
  • Birthday card
  • Adhisthana landscape
  • Shrine tent at night
  • Library presentation
  • Early kesa
  • The Words tent
  • Welcoming new Order members
  • Folk music by the fire
  • Silent dance with headsets!

Happy 90th birthday, Bhante!

From Triratna News on Tue, 25 Aug, 2015 - 23:18

On this day, 26th August, in 1925, Dennis Philip Edward Lingwood was born in Tooting, south London, UK. His life has changed those of hundreds of thousands of people worldwide.

We know him as Urgyen Sangharakshita, or, simply, “Bhante”: our teacher, founder of the Triratna Buddhist Order and Community; a leading figure in ‘western’ Buddhism and in Dr Ambedkar’s ’Peaceful revolution’ among some of India’s most disadvantaged people. The Order he founded now numbers over 1,900.

Birthday celebrations are taking place in Triratna...
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Les 90 ans de Sangharakshita

From Espace Sangha de Paris on Tue, 25 Aug, 2015 - 22:01
  • Les tentes
  • Dans la tente faisant office de salle de méditation et de rassemblement
  • Un objet de la 9ème décade

Les 90 ans de Sangharakshita

From Espace Sangha de Paris on Tue, 25 Aug, 2015 - 22:01

Aujourd’hui, Sangharakshita a 90 ans !

Pour célébrer cela, un rassemblement de quelque 400 membres de l’Ordre s’est tenu pendant 4 jours autour du week-end dernier à Adhisthana, le centre de retraite situé dans la campagne près de Birmingham, où vit aujourd’hui Sangharakshita - le fondateur de notre ordre et de notre communauté...
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A 90th Birthday Celebration

From Coogee Buddhist Group on Tue, 25 Aug, 2015 - 04:17

A 90th Birthday Celebration

From Coogee Buddhist Group on Tue, 25 Aug, 2015 - 04:17

On Wednesday this week Sangharakshita – the founder of our Buddhist Order turns 90

So there’s a special puja at the Sydney Buddhist Centre this Wednesday night and then more celebrations at our retreat centre over the weekend. 

I’ve attached a link here so that you can read more if you are interested.

I will be going out to Vijayaloka on either Friday night or Saturday day

http://us6.campaign-archive2.com/?u=a9fd9916c938b2466ec76e8d6&id=dcd1d36e3f

Meditation will be on as per usual this week:

Thursday     7 – 8.30 pm     

Sunday         8 – 8.50 am

And here’s a lovely share...
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Public Ordinations - Bhaja, India, January 2015

From College of Public Preceptors on Mon, 24 Aug, 2015 - 14:44
  • Private Preceptor Vijaya (centre) with the women she privately ordained - Padmalochana, Anomashuri, Amoghadarshini, Vajradharini, Aryavati, Aryavajri
  • Public Preceptor Karunamaya with the women she privately ordained - Pasadajyoti, Shuddhavajri, Abhayajyoti, Sujana
  • Public Preceptor Jnanasuri (bottom row, centre) with the women she privately ordained - Prashanti, Vajrajaya, Yashonanda, Jayapriya, Yashottama, Uttpala, Modini
  • Public Preceptors Jnanasuri and Karunamaya (bottom row, 2nd and 3rd from left) with Private Preceptor Vijaya, the 17 women they ordained at Bhaja and their support team.

Public Ordinations - Bhaja, India, January 2015

From College of Public Preceptors on Mon, 24 Aug, 2015 - 14:44

On 4 January 2015, 17 women were publicly ordained at Bhaja Retreat Centre in India by Public Preceptors Jnanasuri and Karunamaya. This is the largest number of women to be ordained at one time in India. Sadhu! Sadhu! Sadhu!
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Dharmabyte: Love and Emptiness

From Free Buddhist Audio on Mon, 24 Aug, 2015 - 11:00

Love is a force affecting a miraculous transformation. Our FBA Dharmabyte today is called “Love and Emptiness” by Padmavajra. This is the first in a five part series by Padmavajra on all aspects of the Metta Bhavana practice and ‘The Great Love’ in Buddhist discourse and practice – from metta (loving kindness) itself to Bodhichitta. His starting point here is to source notions of love in traditional teaching from the Pali Canon and...

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