This page primarily offers resources for those organising visits by schoolchildren to Buddhist Centres. Resources for ‘Young Buddhists’ are in a separate section. Safeguarding policies for Children and Vulnerable Adults can be found here.
Ask a Buddhist, Clearvision’s website with one-minute video-clip answers to schoolchildren’s 20 most-asked questions. The answers are by Buddhists from a range of traditions, not just Triratna.
The Bristol Centre’s Vitarka project has prepared three resource lists for teachers – each is a list of Buddhist...
The London Buddhist Centre has developed a simple two-page summary of its core functions and who’s responsible for delivering them. See attached pdf.
Facilitating Strategy and Vision
Amaraketu, who was chair of the Bristol Buddhist Centre, has provided this guide to developing a successful strategy and vision in your council and/or sangha. It is also available as a powerpoint presentation (attached) This has lots of pretty pictures and interesting visuals that are not reproduced below!
In the notes below, the bold text is what appears...
If you’re new to the business of organising a weekend retreat these notes may be useful.
Venue checklist some things to look for when planning a weekend retreat or visiting a possible venue see the document attached: weekend_retreats_venue_checklist
Finding a venue There’s various (UK-based) websites that can help you find a venue – www.groupaccommodation.com – excellent site with many large venues in UK and Europe www.exclusive-hire.yha.org.uk – UK Youth Hostels available...
We all want to be at peace with those about us. We want to “live united”. We hold goodwill and harmony close to our hearts as inherent parts of our vision and faith.
So how do we each live without fear and aggression in a world which constantly presents the challenge of difference?
We have many individual and collective resources for working towards...
I compiled this summary of how Triratna’s System of Practice might be communicated both at different levels of experience, and using the CAPS tool: different learning styles - Concepts/Attitudes/Practices &Symbols and Stories
Most Triratna centres in the UK are run as registered charities. When you become a Council member you become a charity trustee. Being a Council member carries legal responsibilities and duties. This handbook sets out briefly and simply the responsibilities and duties of a Council member in the light of the Charity law and provides information on some of the other...
The preferred charity structure for Triratna Buddhist Centres in the UK is a CIO - charitable incorporated organisation, which combine the benefits of being a charity with those of being registered as a company (reduced liability of the trustees) - more details here.
Info on previous versions of the Triratna constitution, which most Triratna Centres in the UK will have adopted in 2012:
In February 2012 the Charity Commission approved a new ‘standard’ Constitution for use by...
