Triratna Buddhist Community

On May 28 the FWBO became the TRIRATNA BUDDHIST COMMUNITY! 

The San Francisco Buddhist Center is part of a Buddhist movement founded in the West in the late 60s by Sangharakshita, and known for many years as the Friends of the Western Buddhist Order (FWBO). As the movement grew, with centers from Australia to India to Mexico to Sweden, a new name was needed, one that could be used the world over, and that reminded us of our central ideals. TRIRATNA means ‘Three Jewels’ and refers to the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha — the Ideal of Enlightenment, the Path leading to Enlightenment, and the Community of those following the Path.

See also What is an Order member?

Sangharakshita and many of his disciples have written books on Buddhism and the practice of Buddhist life in the modern world, many of which are published by Windhorse publications.

The main site for the Triratna Buddhist Community is fwbo.org. There is also an online collection of Sangharakshita's poetry and other writings at sangharakshita.com. Some more websites of interest:

People and News

Triratna People Personal websites of people associated with the Triratna Buddhist Community
Triratna News events, happenings, people and places
Article in The Guardian (UK) "Untouchables embrace Buddha to escape oppression".

Written Word and Audio

Buddhist articles Articles and essays on Buddhist spiritual practice Free Buddhist Audio MP3 and podcasts
Urthona Arts magazine
Western Buddhist Review Academic journal

Social projects & misc.

The Jambudvipa Trust Envisioining an Indian society free of caste and other social barriers
Gratitude Unlimited A site for expressing thanks

Going on Retreat (in the UK)

Going on Retreat Provides details for all eight Triratna Buddhist Retreat Centres in the UK