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Order Members @ EBC

The Term "Friends of The Western Buddhist Order" covers all of us who work, practice, or simply attend any FWBO group or centre. "The Western Buddhist Order" refers only to those who have been ordained. Those who have been ordained* are given a Sanskrit name as part of the (thorough and sometimes long) process of becoming ordained. On this page we introduce the faces of the four order members who you might see at EBC, with an attempt to help you pronounce their names!

Pasada has moved from the Edinburgh Sangha to Glasgow where he lives and practices.
 
sasanaratna   kalyanavaca   amitasubha  


Sasanaratana
"Sass-an-a-rat-an-ah"

 

Kalyanavaca
"Kal-yah-nah-vach-ah"
  

Amitasubha
"Am-it-ah-shu-bah"
  

Danasara
"Dah-nah-sar-ah"



Kamalajoti
"Kah-mah-la-jo-ti"

*The WBO is a radical alternative to the model found in many forms of Buddhism in Asia, where practitioners are either monastic or lay. The Order is open to any man or woman who is sincerely and effectively committed to the Buddhist path, not just to those seeking a monastic lifestyle.

Some Order members are full-time meditators, living a monastic-type life in a rural retreat centre; others live with friends, or with their families, or alone. Most Order members have ordinary jobs, expressing their values in a range of professions and vocations. A minority work full-time in Buddhist Right Livelihood businesses, or are supported to work at their local FWBO centre. Edinburgh is no exception.