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Acceptance of the Whole Buddhist Tradition (Dharmabytes Podcast)

By Centre Team on Mon, 14 Apr, 2025 - 10:44

Vishvapani’s usual good-natured and reflective approach is just the thing to start us off as he looks at how Sangharakshita’s initiative in founding the FWBO might be viewed in terms of the unity of Buddhism.

Excerpted from the talk Three Jewels Buddhism - Finding the Heart of the Dharma Traditions given at the Triratna Buddhist Order Weekend, Wymondham College, March 2008.

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We Are Just Buddhists - An Ecumenical Approach (Dharmabytes Podcast)

By Centre Team on Tue, 8 Apr, 2025 - 11:28

In his first public appearance since his eyesight began to deteriorate, Sangharakshita begins this new talk with reflections on his blindness, displaying remarkable equanimity and humour in the process. His main subjects, however, are six particular aspects of Buddhist life and practice which are given distinctive emphasis in the spiritual movement he has founded. Here, he defines the ecumenical approach to Buddhism that our practicing spiritual community takes. Excerpted from the talk The Six...

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No Protection Needed (Dharmabytes Podcast)

By Centre Team on Mon, 24 Mar, 2025 - 14:44

Buddhism is sometimes seen as weak or negative. Using examples from the Pali Canon and Mahayana texts, this lecture shows that, on the contrary, heroic and positive qualities are essential in the Buddhist spiritual aspirant’s quest for Enlightenment. Here, Sangharakshita tells the story of Devadatta who was trying to kill the Buddha. Excerpted from the talk The Heroic Ideal in Buddhism given in 1969.

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Buddhavagga (from the Dhammapada)

By Centre Team on Wed, 19 Mar, 2025 - 13:07

Beautifully read by Sangharakshita, these readings are taken from the oldest scriptural texts and evoke the real spirit of early Buddhism - the struggles, the joys and the triumphs of ordinary people who followed the path to Truth. Appears in Readings from the Pali Canon recorded in 2000 to mark the Digital Legacy project to begin transferring Dharmachakra’s archive to digital format!

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Classic Sangharakshita’ series

By Windhorse Publi... on Tue, 18 Mar, 2025 - 15:48

Classic Sangharakshita’ series

By Windhorse Publi... on Tue, 18 Mar, 2025 - 15:48

We are delighted to announce the release of a brand new edition of Living with Awareness, Sangharakshita’s well-loved exposition on the Satipatthana Sutta.

This new edition, available in paperback and eBook formats, uses text updated during the Complete Works of Sangharakshita project, and is the first in a new ‘Classic Sangharakshita’ series launching this year to mark the centenary of the author’s birth.

In Living with Awareness Sangharakshita outlines the transformative power of mindfulness communicated in the Satipatthana Sutta, linking it to the Four...

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The 5 & 10 Positive Precepts in Many Languages

By Viryabodhi on Fri, 14 Mar, 2025 - 11:48

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Hi there,

With the support of Future Dharma, the ECA (European Chairs Assembly) and the Adhisthana community we have produced a Booklet with the 5 and 10 Positive Precepts, as we recite them in Triratna, in many languages.

The Booklet will be launched on TRIRATNA DAY 6 April 2025.

Here you will find the cover and a pdf of the printed version. The printed version will be available at Adhisthana for pick up by local Triratna Centres and...

File Name	Size
Cover – The 5 & 10 Positive Precepts in many languages	696.95 KB
The Booklet in pdf format	12.61 MB

Sangharakshita 100: A Celebration

Stories of Sangharakshita

By Maitriyogini on Fri, 14 Mar, 2025 - 11:00

Stories of Sangharakshita

By Maitriyogini on Fri, 14 Mar, 2025 - 11:00

Sanghadevi shares some important interactions and observances of Bhante Sangharakshita through his involvement in the Movement and Order.

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Great Ocean

By Suryaprabha on Tue, 11 Mar, 2025 - 23:48

Great Ocean

By Suryaprabha on Tue, 11 Mar, 2025 - 23:48

A series of four full length films on the life of Urgyen Sangharakshita.

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The Relation Between Buddhism and Art

By Centre Team on Mon, 3 Mar, 2025 - 12:11

The Relation Between Buddhism and Art

By Centre Team on Mon, 3 Mar, 2025 - 12:11

The new video release now live on the Triratna Video Library

The Urgyen Sangharakshita Trust’s third monthly contribution to Sangharakshita 100 is another video in the ‘Unseen Sangharakshita’ series now live on trirtanvideolibrary.org.

This talk is called ‘The Relation Between Buddhism and Art’.

For his first talk in Kraków, Poland, Sangharakshita chose to explore the relationship between Buddhism and art. The lecture was held at a centre for Japanese Culture and so Sangharakshita first spoke of his youthful encounters with the...

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Sangharakshita 100: A Garland of Rejoicings 💐

By Jnanadhara on Fri, 21 Feb, 2025 - 20:56

Sangharakshita 100: A Garland of Rejoicings 💐

By Jnanadhara on Fri, 21 Feb, 2025 - 20:56

The Triratna Buddhist Community was founded by Urgyen Sangharakshita and 2025 marks the one hundredth anniversary of his birth. For this special anniversary year our online celebration of Triratna Day will be a rejoicing in his life and qualities.

In each of the three sessions we will hear from three Order members - from different generations and parts of the world - about life changing encounters they had with Sangharakshita and the qualities that were communicated through those encounters.

Speakers include: Akasaka (UK/Finland),...

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