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Saturday's dedication shrine

By Munisha on Sat, 3 Aug, 2013 - 18:59
  • Offerings and rupas
  • Offerings
  • Bhante's rupa

Saturday's dedication shrine

By Munisha on Sat, 3 Aug, 2013 - 18:59Order members worldwide were invited to send very small Buddha rupas to be offered in today’s dedication ceremony. You can see them all here on the shrine designed by Vidyatara using very authentic local building materials! Bhante’s rupa is the tiny one in the large Buddha’s lap.
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Some things are worth waiting for

By Munisha on Sat, 3 Aug, 2013 - 18:43
  • Queuing for lunch
  • Families welcome
  • The first of two flags from Bodhgaya is hoisted to the library ceiling

Some things are worth waiting for

By Munisha on Sat, 3 Aug, 2013 - 18:43Here’s Saturday’s lunch queue - and there are some other things that take a long time here in beautiful rural Herefordshire, where the internet access is some of the slowest in the country…

The challenge facing your faithful reporting team - Lokabandhu, Ivan Trujillo and me - is best summed up in a message that appeared on my computer screen this morning: “Downloading 6 files. 14 hours remaining.”
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Dedication Ceremony at Adhisthana

By lokabandhu on Sat, 3 Aug, 2013 - 18:16
The Order’s Dedication Ceremony of Adhisthana, led by Parami, with chanting of the Refuges and Ten Precepts, plus the Avalokitesvara and Bodhicitta Mantras. The ceremony was preceded by a talk from Dhammarati in which he rejoiced and thanked the many people involved in the project - this will be posted separately…
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Adhisthana interviews...

By lokabandhu on Sat, 3 Aug, 2013 - 18:07
Here’s two very different interviews with Order Members attending Adhisthana’s Dedication Ceremony today - Vimalasara, from Canada, seeing it for the first time, and Ajjavin the mastermind behind the building project…
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Pictures from the Adhisthana Dedication Weekend - Part 1

By Candradasa on Sat, 3 Aug, 2013 - 16:07

Pictures from the Adhisthana Dedication Weekend - Part 1

By Candradasa on Sat, 3 Aug, 2013 - 16:07
A selection of great images from the first couple of days: the Open Afternoon for the local community and the Order dedication day. 

Many thanks to Dhammadinna, Dhammarati, Danasamudra, Ivan and Munisha!
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Adhisthana Boo No. 2

By lokabandhu on Sat, 3 Aug, 2013 - 13:38
Having another take on things here at the launch!
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Adhisthana Boo!

By lokabandhu on Sat, 3 Aug, 2013 - 11:44
The Triratna Buddhist Order’s dedication of Adhisthana - August 3rd 2013
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Adhisthana Launch Under Way!

By Munisha on Fri, 2 Aug, 2013 - 18:37

Adhisthana Launch Under Way!

By Munisha on Fri, 2 Aug, 2013 - 18:37The Adhisthana dedication weekend began today with an afternoon tea for invited local people. Over 80 people came to look around, listen to a talk by Sanghadeva and eat scones and cream.

They included former staff at the school for autistic children which occupied the house before us, local residents, and the last person to be born in the house before it was sold to an oil company.

Although there’s still much to be done, the...
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Adhisthana: new video and dedication weekend

By Munisha on Tue, 30 Jul, 2013 - 12:03

Adhisthana: new video and dedication weekend

By Munisha on Tue, 30 Jul, 2013 - 12:03Adhisthana, Triratna’s newest retreat centre and home to our founder, Sangharakshita, opens this weekend in Herefordshire, UK, with a two-day dedication weekend. The Buddhist Centre Online will be reporting and we hope to see lots of you there!

You can follow events online via our spaces on Highlights, Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, Instagram, and Google +

To whet your appetite, the Clear...
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Sangharakshita's Diary, July 2013

By Munisha on Sun, 28 Jul, 2013 - 02:00

Sangharakshita's Diary, July 2013

By Munisha on Sun, 28 Jul, 2013 - 02:00Ashvajit writes:
Summer has truly arrived at Adhisthana this month, and the wonderful Herefordshire trees all around here are in full leaf. Bhante’s health, though still not completely predictable, continues on an upward trend. He has been sitting outside more often, enjoying the warmth and the gentle breeze, noticing Sanghadeva working on the area in front of the Old House, or Yashodeva overseeing the transport of one of the Borobodur-style rupas to the large shrine room. He has even taken...

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