The ECA Development Team

The Triratna Development Team work on behalf of the European Chairs Assembly (ECA), i.e. the Chairs/Directors of Triratna Buddhist Centres around Europe.

These Chairs are very busy people so we help them with their regular meetings and the ideas for projects that emerge from that collaboration. Some of the fruits of the ECA and the Development Team include the development of our central website thebuddhistcentre.com, the Future Dharma Fund which funds new projects around Triratna, the development of effective Safeguarding policies and procedures, a Young Buddhist’s Co-ordinator, Racial Diversity work and much more.

The current team

Maitripa

Chair in Ghent (Belgium) he is the Director of the team, liaises with other Triratna bodies, and much more

Alicia

Based in Manchester, UK, she is our Racial Diversity Coordinator and is supporting the Groups and Pioneers around Europe

Maitriyogini

Currently nomadic, she is helping Buddhist Centres across Europe and is supporting the young Buddhist project across Europe

Danakumara

Currently based in Brighton and Croydon, he is supporting the creation and development of team-based initiatives around Europe

Aryasara

Co-chair of Mid-Essex (UK), he brings a wealth of experience from working in the police to his role as safeguarding consultant 

Buddhasamagama

Based in Manchester, UK, he is our beloved book-keeper who delights in paying people in a timely fashion and creating order

Why we do this work

 

Here are three videos in which members of the Triratna Buddhist Community talk about the effects that the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha have had on their lives.

In each of these three, the first part explores how people find the Buddha to be an inspirational figure, and why it is important to keep our Buddhist Centres thriving.

In the second part, members of our community talk about how their practice of the Dharma has deepened over time, and also on their attitudes to death and dying.

In the third and final part, practitioners talk about what they love and appreciate in the Triratna Sangha.