Tag: Ambedkar

College of Public Preceptors

Chair's Letter – November 2023

By ratnadharini on Thu, 30 Nov, 2023 - 16:56

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Chair's Letter – November 2023

By ratnadharini on Thu, 30 Nov, 2023 - 16:56

Dear Order members and friends,

November is when the international meeting of the College takes place at Adhisthana, and this recent meeting was especially rich and satisfying. I’m going to attempt to describe how it unfolded day by day…

However at the beginning of the month I was still on the Pan American Convention in Mexico. I wanted to visit Chintamani retreat centre on the way back into Mexico City, and in the end around 20 of us were very generously hosted there for...

Windhorse Publications

'Teachers of Enlightenment' and going for refuge as part of a global sangha - a conversation with Vajratara

By Windhorse Publi... on Wed, 24 May, 2023 - 11:37

'Teachers of Enlightenment' and going for refuge as part of a global sangha - a conversation with Vajratara

By Windhorse Publi... on Wed, 24 May, 2023 - 11:37

Listen to this episode +much more!

The Dharma is a universal teaching and an array of practices for liberation. In history, it is embodied by teachers who respond to the particular forms of suffering and bondage that they are born into, human and social.

In its spread between India and what could broadly be called the West, the Triratna Buddhist movement and order is rather unique in contemporary convert Buddhism.

In this episode, Dhammamegha is in conversation with Vajratara about...

Community Highlights

New video blog from Urgyen House: A Year of Wonders

By Centre Team on Fri, 17 Mar, 2023 - 21:28

New video blog from Urgyen House: A Year of Wonders

By Centre Team on Fri, 17 Mar, 2023 - 21:28

A Year of Wonders

The 2,500th anniversary of the Buddha’s attainment of perfect Enlightenment was a year of great significance for Sangharakshita.

In this latest video blog from Urgyen House, Paramartha introduces some remarkable treasures from Urgyen House that help illuminate a year that connects Sangharakshita with the Dalai Lama, Dhardo Rinpoche, Dr Ambedkar and Je Tsongkhapa.

Watch previous video blogs

Triratna India

Dr. Ambedkar and His Guided Movement for Liberation

By Centre Team on Thu, 14 Apr, 2022 - 20:28

Dr. Ambedkar and His Guided Movement for Liberation

By Centre Team on Thu, 14 Apr, 2022 - 20:28

A wonderful article by Maitriveer-Nagarjuna to mark an important day remembering Babasaheb Dr. B.R. Ambedkar and the millions he helped lead out of caste oppression. The struggle continues!

On the 14th of April every year, the followers of Babasaheb all over the world will celebrate the Jayanti with joy and festivity. It is well-known fact that Babasaheb Dr.B.R.Ambedkar was against hero worship and blind faith in any individual.
Nonetheless, history tells every great liberator becomes iconic after the demise to
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Triratna News

Dr. Ambedkar, Buddhism, and the Post-Pandemic World: Live Online, 15-16 October

By Maitriveer Nagarjuna on Tue, 12 Oct, 2021 - 20:10

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An invitation to celebrate the 65th Dhammachakra Pravartan Din Online
The pandemic has not only exposed social fault-lines and weaknesses in a way that can no longer be ignored but also exacerbated many of them, not only in India but throughout the world. Concurrently, and perhaps enabled by it, the international geopolitical situation seems to have made a considerable shift. India and the world are faced with old questions they can no longer ignore, and new questions they have to face...

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Buddhist Centre Features

Forging a Path for Women in India (The Dharma Toolkit Podcast, Episode 40)

By Centre Team on Tue, 15 Jun, 2021 - 11:58

A conversation exploring the central role of strong personal friendships in creating a culture that encourages women and girls in India to take seriously their own aspirations - whether in Buddhist training or life in general.

Abhayanavita and Tarahridaya are wonderful leaders and exemplars in this work, speaking across generations, across gender, and across caste to help inspire the new Buddhists of India.

From extremely difficult conditions each has forged her own path towards safety, respect and acceptance. And in a time of terrible...

Karuna Fundraisers

India in Crisis- How can we help?

By Sanghanath on Thu, 20 May, 2021 - 14:39

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India in Crisis- How can we help?

By Sanghanath on Thu, 20 May, 2021 - 14:39

Join our long-term project partner, Aryaketu, for an inspiring and informative talk on his new emergency ambulance project ‘Your Life Now On Our Wheel’ TONIGHT @ 7pm-8pm.
Register here: https://appeals.karuna.org/get-involved

Free Buddhist Audio

FBA Podcast: The Bodhisattva Ideal In India

By Sadayasihi on Sat, 8 May, 2021 - 06:00

In this moving and rousing talk, Dhammachari Amoghasiddhi illustrates how the Dhamma can radically transform people’s lives, liberating them from a hellish existence, particularly in India.

Using the examples of his own life, as well as the lives of Bhante Sangharakshita, Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar and others, he explains that if we want to live a meaningful life, we must open up to the suffering of others and do everything we can to help alleviate their suffering.
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