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Introducing Jnanasuri & Karunamaya - Kalyana Mitrata with super powers...

By Vidyatara on Tue, 10 Jun, 2014 - 22:02

Introducing Jnanasuri & Karunamaya - Kalyana Mitrata with super powers...

By Vidyatara on Tue, 10 Jun, 2014 - 22:02This is the first interview in our series introducing the members of the Preceptors’ College:

Jnanasuri and Karunamaya are the two Public Preceptors responsible for the women’s Ordination process in India. Together with Private Preceptors Vajrasuri and Vijaya plus a team of 15, they support the 800-900 women training for ordination across India. Here they talk about what inspires them, what makes them happy and why they need super powers…

Community Highlights

The Resurrection of FWBO Newsreel 2

By Munisha on Wed, 4 Jun, 2014 - 10:53

The Resurrection of FWBO Newsreel 2

By Munisha on Wed, 4 Jun, 2014 - 10:53Continuing our re-release of Clear Vision’s FWBO Newsreels from the 1990s, we bring you Newsreel 2 (55 mins) released in spring 1992, with reports on

the FWBO in Australia (Melbourne and Sydney)
Order conventions
the launch of Facing Mount Kanchenjunga
major changes at the Croydon Buddhist Centre
Kalyanavaca’s ordination at Taraloka, and
a special feature on Sangharakshita’s January tour of India

Over 20 years ago, Clear Vision was founded by Mokshapriya to produce professional video for the FWBO, later to become Triratna. As well as videoing...

Triratna News

25 ordinations in India

By Munisha on Sat, 31 May, 2014 - 14:21

25 ordinations in India

By Munisha on Sat, 31 May, 2014 - 14:21We are delighted to inform you that the following 25 men were publicly ordained at Bhaje (India) on 25th May 2014.

1 Chandrakant Tambe (Khed) becomes Shakyaprabha (Having the lustre of the Shakya clan); private preceptor Ratnashil; public preceptor Yashosagar.
2 Yogiraj Khobaragade (Thane) becomes Yashovajra (Vajra-like spiritual glory); private preceptor Ratnashil; public preceptor Yashosagar.
3 Pravin Gavane (Thane) becomes Nagadhvaja (A Banner of the Nagas i.e. the serpent or an elephant or a great man); private preceptor Ratnashil;...

Malayalam

Dedication Ceremony Refuges and Threefold Puja

By lokabandhu on Sun, 27 Apr, 2014 - 22:48

Here’s a PDF with Malayalam translations of Triratna’s Dedication Ceremony, Refuges and Precepts, and Threefold Puja. Many thanks to Sudhi Pooniyil of Alleppey, Kerala for supplying these.

For Triratna texts in many other languages, including Hindi, Marathi and Telegu please see the Translations Project homepage.

File Name	Size
Malayalam Triratna ceremonies.pdf	675.86 KB

Karuna Fundraisers

Sanghanath needs 3 men for a Karuna door knocking appeal starting on 24th May

By Andrea@Karuna on Tue, 15 Apr, 2014 - 12:50

Sanghanath needs 3 men for a Karuna door knocking appeal starting on 24th May

By Andrea@Karuna on Tue, 15 Apr, 2014 - 12:50This is Sanghanath. I am currently leading a Karuna men’s appeal in London with 5 great men – Barney, Kevin, Nikoli, Michael and Jeremy.

It’s always a privilege to see Karuna fundraisers connect with Karuna’s work in India and turn fundraising into a spiritual practice.

A Karuna appeal can be challenging but such a beneficial spiritual practice. Taking Metta out onto the doorsteps with whatever and whoever you meet. It has often been a life-changing experience for many...

People to People, Nagpur, India.

First Time in the life ! - Financial inclusion of women by formation of Self Help Group of Vadaar Community

By tejadhamma on Mon, 31 Mar, 2014 - 18:30

First Time in the life ! - Financial inclusion of women by formation of Self Help Group of Vadaar Community

By tejadhamma on Mon, 31 Mar, 2014 - 18:30

Vadar Community (tribes) Women got opportunity First time to participate in SHG
Anushri (Coordinator of Women Empowerment Project of PTP) formed Self Help Group of the Vadaar Community Women who are excluded economically and socially. Women are forced to depend on everything in this community. This is first Self Help Group of those women which...

People to People, Nagpur, India.

Disaster Relief Work in Progress

By tejadhamma on Sun, 30 Mar, 2014 - 19:19

Disaster Relief Work in Progress

By tejadhamma on Sun, 30 Mar, 2014 - 19:19

Thank you donors; because of your kind generous donation PTP enabled to support Vadar Community who are most needy & underprivillaged. Those tribes are getting feeling that they are also like others and should enter in the main stream of the society.
Your support helped to get hut/houses to those people !
Thank you so much from the bottom of our...

Triratna News

A Dhamma revolutionary wedding in India

By Munisha on Wed, 19 Mar, 2014 - 00:20

A Dhamma revolutionary wedding in India

By Munisha on Wed, 19 Mar, 2014 - 00:20Shakyajata writes: “Dr B.R. Ambedkar, the great leader of the ‘outcaste’ (or ‘Dalit’) people of India, recommended in many of his writings a very specific way to put an end to the ‘hell of caste’ from which so many people still suffer in modern India. This ‘infallible’ method, he said, was exogamy: inter-caste marriage.

On 13th February, a Triratna marriage took place in India which was inter-cultural, even inter-racial, as well as inter-caste.

Tarun and Daya had...

People to People, Nagpur, India.

Help to Victims of the Disaster in Nagpur

By tejadhamma on Mon, 17 Mar, 2014 - 09:45

Help to Victims of the Disaster in Nagpur

By tejadhamma on Mon, 17 Mar, 2014 - 09:45

Still in Need of Help to Victims of the Disaster in Nagpur

Friends… Greetings and metta !

Many heavy storms and hail hit Nagpur recently, doing a lot of harm in the in the slum where we are working with the Vadaar (wanderer) community. We have been helping to improve their childrens’ education and bring them into the mainstream of society. The...

People to People, Nagpur, India.

"Practical Metta" to help to the Victims of Disasters

By tejadhamma on Sun, 16 Mar, 2014 - 15:56

"Practical Metta" to help to the Victims of Disasters

By tejadhamma on Sun, 16 Mar, 2014 - 15:56

“Practical Metta in Action to get relief to the victims of terrible disaster”

PTP is helping the victims of Vadar Community (Wanderer/DNT) to rebuild after a terrible disaster in Nagpur. This community very rarely gets help from others, and many lost their houses due to heavy storms and hail. Our generous donors extended their helping...

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