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Nagapriya

Nagapriya

Nagapriya was born in the UK in 1969. While studying for a philosophy degree in Leeds, he began practising with the Triratna Buddhist Community and was ordained as a Dharmachari in 1992. He later studied for a master’s in the history of religions at the University of...
Dhammarati

Dhammarati

Dhammarati currently lives and works at Adhisthana in the UK, and usually visits once a year for Ordination Training Retreats. He was our president for over 15 years, and remains a good friend to the Sangha. He is also a public and private preceptor.
Bodhilila

Bodhilila

Bodhilila has been meditating and practising mindfulness for 27 years. She is a fully accredited Breathworks mindfulness trainer as well as a qualified counsellor, teacher and massage therapist. She worked for many years as a classical musician and more recently as a...
Amaragita

Amaragita

Amaragita has been in love with meditation for the last 33 years. She loves to have conversations with people that open up possibility. She is a mother of two children and has been ordained in the Triratna Buddhist Order for 20 years. She leads retreats for mothers,...
rodashruti

rodashruti

rodashruti was introduced to the Dharma in 1986 by her then-girlfriend, a Jodo Shinshu Buddhist who handed her a book called Everyday Suchness. That same girlfriend introduced her to the concept of cultural appropriation. Struggling with how to approach Buddhist...