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Ordination at the Newcastle Buddhist Centre, UK

By padmavajra on Tue, 1 Oct, 2024 - 13:24

Ordination at the Newcastle Buddhist Centre, UK

By padmavajra on Tue, 1 Oct, 2024 - 13:24

Dear friends,

I am delighted to announce the public ordination of Norman Powell at the Newcastle Buddhist Centre in the UK on Saturday 28th September 2024.

He becomes Jayapala
‘Victorious Protector’
Public preceptor Padmavajra
Private preceptor Akuppa

Sadhu! Sadhu! Sadhu!

With metta,

Padmavajra
College of Public Preceptors
College of Public Preceptors

Ordinations at Akashavana

By vajratara on Tue, 1 Oct, 2024 - 13:16

Ordinations at Akashavana

By vajratara on Tue, 1 Oct, 2024 - 13:16

Dear Friends,

We are delighted to announce the following public ordinations which took place at Akashavana on Friday 13th September.

Public Preceptor: Vajratara 

Hannah Phillips becomes Moksadharini (‘s’ as in ‘sh’, long second a, retroflex n)
Registered spelling: Mokshadharini
Meaning: (She who touches) the earth of liberation
Private Preceptor: Amaragita

Pretti Desai becomes Nagavajri (long first a, long i)
Registered spelling: Nagavajri
Meaning: She who is a...
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College of Public Preceptors

Ordination at the Manchester Buddhist Centre

By Dayanandi on Sun, 8 Sep, 2024 - 15:12

Ordination at the Manchester Buddhist Centre

By Dayanandi on Sun, 8 Sep, 2024 - 15:12

Dear Order Members,

I am delighted to announce that the Public Ordination of ex-Cia Vinten of the Manchester Buddhist Centre, UK, took place on Sunday 4th August 2024 following a special short Ordination Retreat at Adhisthana. 

She first came along to the original Manchester Buddhist Centre in 1981, where she met Suvajra and Ratnaguna, and they were both present at the ceremony. Among other guests there were 41 Order Members there, and it was quite an afternoon. 

She was given...

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