ABOUT US
West Wales Buddhist Group
Who Are We?
West Wales Buddhist Group
West Wales Buddhist Group is a growing, lively community of Buddhists meeting in Aberystwyth, offering meditation teaching and exploration of how putting the Buddha’s ancient but practical wisdom into practice can help us in our lives.
We attract people from across West Wales, including Aberystwyth, Machynlleth, Aberdyfi, Lampeter, wider Mid Wales and as far south as Narberth.
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Where Are We?
We meet at the Ty Cwrdd Y Crynwyr / Quaker Meeting House, Penparcau, Aberystwyth, SY23 1SZ.
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Parking is available on the nearby roads, and there's a regular bus service from town.
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Triratna Buddhist Community
About Our Tradition
This is the 21st century - not ancient India or medieval Japan.
The Triratna Buddhist Community is a worldwide movement of people who try to put the the Buddha’s teachings into practice in this society and this world.
Triratna is a Sanskrit term meaning ‘Three Jewels’: the Buddha, Dharma (teachings) and Sangha (the community of all those who follow the teachings).
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Triratna was founded in 1967 as the Friends of the Western Buddhist Order (FWBO) by Urgyen Sangharakshita, and was renamed the Triratna Buddhist Order and Community in 2010, as it had grown beyond the West, and is now represented on all the world’s inhabited continents.
Sangharakshita was a great and inspiring teacher, both a traditionalist and an innovator. Part of his success lay in his ability to experiment, keeping the essence of Buddhism while letting go of out-dated cultural forms. Yet this experimentation also led him to become at times a controversial figure, dividing opinion.
Triratna Buddhist Order
'Commitment is primary, lifestyle is secondary'
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The Triratna Buddhist Order is a community of committed practitioners who place the practice of Buddhism at the heart of their lives, no matter what their lifestyles. Some live with their families and work in conventional jobs, others live in communities and work together in Buddhist teams, others live and practise in retreat centres with a more monastic focus.