Month: April 2013

World Buddhist Leaders Response to the Growing Ethnic Violence Against Muslims in Myanmar

In response to the recent ethnic violence against Muslims in Burma’s Rakhine state, which has often been supported and perpetuated by the area’s Buddhists, the NBO executive endorse the recent statement issued by a number of international Buddhist leaders and teachers, due to be published in Burmese newspapers this week:  WORLD BUDDHIST LEADERS RESPONSE  TO THE …. Read More >

Celebrating Ambedkar's birthday, April 14th

Tomorrow – April 14th – sees the 122nd anniversary of the birth of Dr. Ambedkar, inspiration to many millions of India’s ‘Dalits’ and  leader of their mass conversion to Buddhism in 1956.  As our way of celebrating this important date in Triratna’s calendar, we’re delighted to offer you this link to ‘Ambedkar’, the 2000 movie …. Read More >