by maitripa Last year at the Order Convention, I was so struck by the amazing Amitabha thangka in the shrineroom in Wymondham. Having just come back from my ordination retreat in Guhyaloka, I was overjoyed to see such a beautiful image of Amitabha in exactly the form that I visualise in sadhana. In the thangka, […]
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by Vishvapani Over the last few years I’ve been rereading and writing about Sangharakshita. I started thinking I had something to say about him that would integrate criticisms with appreciation and might be helpful to others in Triratna. But the more I tried to identify what I wanted to say, the deeper I found myself
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The 2,500th anniversary of the Buddha’s attainment of perfect Enlightenment was a year of great significance for Sangharakshita. 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.
Sangharakshita would often quote Dr. Johnson in his talks and writings. His portrait was displayed in Sangharakshita’s bedroom at Urgyen House. In this video blog Paramartha explores the connection between Sangharakshita and his eighteenth-century literary hero. You can also see the video on the Urgyen House website. Urgyen House, at Adhisthana, has proved a popular
Sangharakshita died on 30th October 2018. Until his body was returned to be buried at Adhisthana, a vigil was held around the clock, with at least one member of the residential community here always meditating in the shrine room. Every evening Sthanashraddha, Sangharakshita’s last secretary, would ritually place a beautiful china cup of tea on
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