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Triratna Women
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International Women's Day 2021: Moksadhi

By Moksadhi on Wed, 10 Mar, 2021 - 14:14

International Women's Day 2021: Moksadhi

By Moksadhi on Wed, 10 Mar, 2021 - 14:14

My name is Moksadhi. I was ordained at Akashavana, Spain in 2019 and l live at Dhanakosa Retreat Centre in the Loch Lomand and Trossachs National Park in Scotland. There are currently 7 of us on the team, living and working here. My working hours are spent mainly in the office but outside that I love to be outdoors - swimming, strolling, running, hiking, drinking tea. I also seem to spend a lot of time with friends on zoom!

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Triratna Women
Triratna Women

International Women's Day 2021: Parami

By parami on Wed, 10 Mar, 2021 - 11:27

International Women's Day 2021: Parami

By parami on Wed, 10 Mar, 2021 - 11:27

Hi, I’m Parami and, in 1980, I was ordained on a weekend retreat by Sangharakshita. I live in Glasgow, Scotland on my own in a flat in a high rise block in a very working class area (back to my roots). I’m lucky that 3 other Dharmacharinis (Order Members) live in the same high rise block and, before lockdown, we meditated together a couple of mornings a week. A friend called it a vertical community. My days are varied with different...
Triratna Women
Triratna Women

International Women's Day 2021: Akshobhini

By Akshobhini on Wed, 10 Mar, 2021 - 08:55

International Women's Day 2021: Akshobhini

By Akshobhini on Wed, 10 Mar, 2021 - 08:55

Kia ora, Namaste, my name is Akshobhini, I was ordained 3.5 years ago at Akashavana, Spain. I live in Auckland, New Zealand, where I have lived for the last 10 years. I live with my husband Dh Sujiva and our 8 year old son, Kabir. I am a Dharmacarini (Order member) of British East-African Indian (Gujarati) descent, a mother, and a medical doctor (Paediatrician). I attend a weekly Chapter (Order meeting) and have a creative practice of making malas in...
Triratna Women
Triratna Women

International Women's Day 2021: Dhiraprabha

By dhiraprabha on Tue, 9 Mar, 2021 - 18:07

International Women's Day 2021: Dhiraprabha

By dhiraprabha on Tue, 9 Mar, 2021 - 18:07

I’m Dhiraprabha. In 1983, I lived by the sea in North Norfolk, England, and taught in the local primary school. I loved it, especially the wide open skies, and never wanted to live in a city. Five years later I found myself in East London drawn by the desperate shortage of teachers “just for two years” - but I remained there until I retired in 2019. I was introduced to the London Buddhist Centre by Maitreyi in 1997 and was...
Triratna Women
Triratna Women

International Women's Day 2021: Jnanesvari

By Jnanesvari on Tue, 9 Mar, 2021 - 12:43

International Women's Day 2021: Jnanesvari

By Jnanesvari on Tue, 9 Mar, 2021 - 12:43

I’m Jnanesvari. I was ordained in 2006 in Dunkeld in Scotland. I live in Kilcoole, about 30 km South of Dublin on the coast in Ireland. I live with my two children, aged 9 and 11 and their dad. I work as a project manager in infectious diseases and I also have a small event management company which is mostly used to train doctors and health care professionals. I bring up my kids, teach the dharma a little, play volleyball...
Triratna Women
Triratna Women

International Women's Day 2021: Mokshini

By mokshini on Tue, 9 Mar, 2021 - 08:36

International Women's Day 2021: Mokshini

By mokshini on Tue, 9 Mar, 2021 - 08:36

My name’s Mokshini. I was ordained in 1999, during a 2 week training-for-ordination retreat at Tiratanaloka. In September 2018 I moved to Berlin, and since February 2020 I’ve been living in a women’s community with five other delightful beings. I am training to be a community nurse for senior citizens; once I finish – towards the end of this year - I plan to divide my time working for a living and extending my involvement in Dharma activities.

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Triratna Women
Triratna Women

International Women's Day 2021: Moksatara

By moksatara on Mon, 8 Mar, 2021 - 18:01

International Women's Day 2021: Moksatara

By moksatara on Mon, 8 Mar, 2021 - 18:01

I’m Moksatara. I was ordained in June 2015, at Akashavana retreat centre in Spain. My Private Preceptor is Punyamala. I live in Sheffield in the UK. I currently live with my partner Vidyavachin and our four month old son Philip and I currently spend my days parenting.

The lockdown began shortly after I found out I was pregnant. Thankfully I had just been on retreat at Taraloka, as this became my last “in-person” retreat for a while. With the birth of my son...
Triratna Women
Triratna Women

International Women's Day 2021: Vidyavardhini

By Vidyavardhini on Mon, 8 Mar, 2021 - 12:42

International Women's Day 2021: Vidyavardhini

By Vidyavardhini on Mon, 8 Mar, 2021 - 12:42

I am Vidyavardhini, I live in Pune near Bhaja retreat centre (Maharashtra), India. I was ordained on 15th January 2017 at Bordharan retreat center, Nagpur. Mostly I travel all over India because I love traveling and meeting people, so I hardly stay at home. When I first contacted the sangha I decided to move to Maharashtra twelve years ago to understand and practice Buddhism from that time. It was clear that after some time, I had to go back to Bihar (because I am...
Triratna Women
Triratna Women

International Women's Day 2021: Varadhi

By Centre Team on Mon, 8 Mar, 2021 - 08:04

International Women's Day 2021: Varadhi

By Centre Team on Mon, 8 Mar, 2021 - 08:04

To celebrate International Women’s Day we are sharing stories from women in the Triratna Buddhist Order. We’re hearing from women around the world, in a number of different contexts, sharing what the last year has been like for them, since the global coronavirus pandemic began.

“Hi! My name is Varadhi. I was privately ordained at my Private Preceptors shrine room in greater Sydney and publicly ordained in my friend and next-door neighbours’ shrine room in Melbourne, Australia. I...
College of Public Preceptors
College of Public Preceptors

Going for Refuge, Sincerity and Effectiveness | The Eight Guidelines

By akasajoti on Mon, 1 Mar, 2021 - 11:31

Going for Refuge, Sincerity and Effectiveness | The Eight Guidelines

By akasajoti on Mon, 1 Mar, 2021 - 11:31

Ratnavyuha, from Auckland, New Zealand, and Ratnadharini from the UK, discuss themes of Going for Refuge, Sincerity and Effectiveness in the first in a series of informal, personal, conversations between Public Preceptors about the Eight Guidelines for Ordination Training.

The Eight Guidelines offer a framework through which Order Members and Mitras can reflect on and communicate about their going for refuge and process of training for Ordination into the Triratna Buddhist Order. In this series, members of the Preceptors’ College from...

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