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Wesak greetings from UN Secretary General

By Munisha on Wed, 3 May, 2023 - 12:06

Wesak greetings from UN Secretary General

By Munisha on Wed, 3 May, 2023 - 12:06

A Wesak video greeting from UN Secretary General, António Guterres.

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Death of Lama Zopa, co-founder of the FPMT

By Munisha on Fri, 14 Apr, 2023 - 16:01

Death of Lama Zopa, co-founder of the FPMT

By Munisha on Fri, 14 Apr, 2023 - 16:01

The death was announced yesterday of Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche, who co-founded Kopan Monastery, Wisdom Publications, and the international organisation known as the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT). He was 76.

A teacher of the Gelug school of Buddhism, Lama Zopa was born in the Mount Everest region of Thami in 1946 and left Tibet in 1959 for Bhutan after the Chinese occupation.

The FPMT today comprises 160 Dharma centres and projects across 37 countries.

European Buddhist magazine spring edition now out

By Munisha on Tue, 11 Apr, 2023 - 11:27

European Buddhist magazine spring edition now out

By Munisha on Tue, 11 Apr, 2023 - 11:27

The spring edition of European Buddhist, the European Buddhist Union’s magazine, is available now, for free download here:

https://europeanbuddhistunion.org/ebu-spring-2023-magazine

On the theme of EcoDharma, it includes articles on

Buddhism meets the Climate Crisis
Wisdom Working for the Earth
The Way of the Ecosattva
Is Ecodharma (always) Buddhist?
Ko au te awa, ko te awa ko au
Buddhists and climate change in practice
Ecoselves: towards a spiritual and cultural transformation?
Being the Change: EBU and the Sustainable Environment on Earth for All Beings
What Ecodharma Means to Me
Nature, Mindfulness, Ecology, The culture of harmony

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European Buddhist Union + Buddhist Teachers in Europe 2022

By Munisha on Thu, 10 Nov, 2022 - 12:49

European Buddhist Union + Buddhist Teachers in Europe 2022

By Munisha on Thu, 10 Nov, 2022 - 12:49

The last weekend of September saw the annual 3-day meeting of the European Buddhist Union (EBU), followed by the meeting of Buddhist Teachers in Europe. I attended as Triratna’s Liaison officer it was a pleasure to have my old friend Vassika there for both meetings, from Triratna Paris.

These meetings took place at the Fo Guang Shan temple just outside Paris, where we were hosted with great generosity by the community of nuns from Taiwan.

Around 30 people attended the EBU...

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Vatican message for Vesakh (Buddha Day)

By Munisha on Wed, 4 May, 2022 - 15:17

Vatican message for Vesakh (Buddha Day)

By Munisha on Wed, 4 May, 2022 - 15:17

Every year in May the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue sends its annual message to Buddhists worldwide, to mark the festival we know as Buddha Day in Triratna, also known as Wesak or Vesakh.

This year’s message is entitled ‘Buddhists and Christians: Standing Together in Hopeful Resilience’.

You can read the Message here.

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'Unity in Diversity': European Buddhist Union conference 23-24 April 2022

By Munisha on Thu, 24 Mar, 2022 - 23:40

'Unity in Diversity': European Buddhist Union conference 23-24 April 2022

By Munisha on Thu, 24 Mar, 2022 - 23:40

Vassika from Triratna’s Paris centre will speak at this year’s European Buddhist Union conference on ‘Unity and Diversity in European Buddhism’.

The conference will take place at the Center for Spiritual Friendship Buddhism (Reiyukai) in Nantes, France and you can attend either in person or online.

Book your place (to attend in person or online).

You can also listen to a short interview with Vassika on this topic as part...

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Vassika interviewed for 'European Buddha' podcast

By Munisha on Thu, 24 Mar, 2022 - 23:40

Vassika interviewed for 'European Buddha' podcast

By Munisha on Thu, 24 Mar, 2022 - 23:40

Vassika is part of Triratna’s Paris sangha in France. This week she is interviewed for the podcast series ‘European Buddha’, which is a project of the European Buddhist Union.

In preparation for the EBU conference in France in April, she was asked to speak on the theme of the conference, ‘Unity in diversity in Buddhism’. Bhante’s writings show this was a feature of his thinking from his earliest days and Vassika skilfully...

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Buddhist parenting: EBU pilot project

By Munisha on Fri, 11 Mar, 2022 - 10:34

Buddhist parenting: EBU pilot project

By Munisha on Fri, 11 Mar, 2022 - 10:34

The European Buddhist Union is piloting a project for Buddhist parents who would like share experience about Dharma practice in parenting.

The first meeting will take place on Zoom this Sunday 13th March, 17.00 - 18.15 PM CET (16.00-17.15 pm UK).

To participate, please email dharmaparenting [at] europeanbuddhistunion.org and you will receive further information and the Zoom link.

The aim of the meeting is to provide a virtual room where parents or family members can share...

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Conference: Euro Buddhism and the role of Christianity

By Munisha on Fri, 11 Mar, 2022 - 10:27

Conference: Euro Buddhism and the role of Christianity

By Munisha on Fri, 11 Mar, 2022 - 10:27

Conference: Euro Buddhism and the role of Christianity
Salzburg, Austria
30th June - 4th July 2022

The European Network of Buddhist-Christian Studies (ENBCS) is dedicated to the academic study of Buddhist-Christian relations around the world. While some of its conferences have focused on issues of doctrinal dialogue and religious practice, others have had a more regional emphasis or dealt with certain challenges emerging from a modern mindset.

The 2022 conference will investigate the development...

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Ukraine: a message from the European Buddhist Union

By Munisha on Thu, 3 Mar, 2022 - 11:49

Ukraine: a message from the European Buddhist Union

By Munisha on Thu, 3 Mar, 2022 - 11:49

The committee of the European Buddhist Union invites all Buddhists to meditate or otherwise practise “to promote a feeling of peace, togetherness and awareness”, tomorrow Friday 4th March, 21:00 - 22:00 CET.

They write

“Dear friends,

the European Buddhist Union is deeply concerned and saddened about the war in Ukraine. We hope the hostilities will end soon and a peaceful solution for the crisis is found. War affects all of us in a harmful way and especially in this...

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