International Order Retreat at Bodhgaya 1-8 February 2015

By vajratara on Tue, 21 Oct, 2014 - 09:45The India Dhamma Trust invite all Dhammacharis and Dhammacharinis worldwide are invited to attend an International Order Retreat to be held at the Three Jewels Centre at Bodhgaya. Subhuti will lead the retreat with a team from India and the West.

We will be holding the reteat at Bodhgaya so that we can spend each evening at the Buddha’s feet, meditating and doing puja together. We will centre our time as much as possible at the Three Jewels...

The Women's Ordination Team in India

By vajratara on Sun, 31 Aug, 2014 - 14:18Here’s a picture of the Women’s Ordination Team in India and their support taken at a recent Ordination Team meeting in Bhaja. They do an amazing job helping support women who are training for Ordination, sometimes in very demanding circumstances. Here is a bit about them: There are at present only 3 full-time workers in the team: Tarahridaya and Vijaya, as well as Karunamaya who is not in the picture. There is also Jnanasuri who does a great deal at...

Telling the story of India's Dhamma Revolution in Europe

By Munisha on Wed, 2 Jul, 2014 - 00:02Amalavajra writes from the India Dhamma Trust, which raises money for the ordination training of Indian Buddhists:

“Amrutdeep, a senior Indian Order member and Public Preceptor, recently completed a successful tour of six Triratna Centres in the Netherlands, France, Belgium and Germany. Coinciding with Buddhist Action Month, his visit fitted the Month’s overarching social action theme very well.

Visiting the sanghas at Metta Vihara, Arnhem, Amsterdam, Paris, Ghent and Essen, he told the story of Dr...