Triratna Authors
Triratna Authors
There’s nearly 3000 members of the Triratna Buddhist Order. Of them, perhaps 50 are authors – with publications spanning everything from Dharma texts to poetry and autobiography. We’re proud to present some of them (more to follow!) – you’ll find their books on our main pages, under Dharma, Literature, or Stories…
Here’s our authors, presented in strictly random order…
You’ll find their books arranged in one or another of our Dharma, Literature, or Stories sections
Virananda
Author of The Island of Anti-Modernity: a humorous post-Modernist fictional romp through the ‘The Tempest’…
Bodhipaksa
Author of I Can’t Believe It’s Not Buddha!:
Anjali
Suvarnaprabha
Author of Crap, I’ve got Cancer
Padmasuri
Author of Unfolding: How I became a Buddhist and what I did next
Devamitra
Author of ‘Confessions of a Transvestite Buddhist: A Quest for Manhood’.
Manjuvajra
Author of Planting a Seed: the first 20 years of the FWBO/Triratna in America
Prakasha
Author of A Mandala of Awakening – talks and pujas on Sadhana practice in the Triratna Buddhist Order
Jayaraja
Author of The Yellow Book of Games and Energizers: Playful Group Activities for Exploring Identity, Community, Emotions and More!
Rijumati
Author of Pilgrimage to Anywhere
Saramati (Professor Alan Sponberg)
Author of Maitreya, the Future Buddha
Aloka
Artist featured in Paintings by Aloka, Drawings by Aloka, and the Windhorse Colouring Book
Manjusvara
Author of Writing Your Way, The Poet’s Way, and The Deal Runner (published posthumously)
Satyadasa
Author of ‘The Sound of One Hand’ – A Buddhist Life
Prajnamati
Co-author of A Triratna Blake Reader
Vimokshadaka
Author of The Mindfulness Process: A Guide to the Principles of Mindfulness, Relaxation and Satisfaction
A Rejoicing in Devapriya
Ashvajit
Author of In the Footstep of the Buddha
Kiranada
Author of A Year of Silence
Amaya
Author of Sitting On and The Night Swans: selected poems 1986-2011.
Vidyaraja
Author of Rites of Passage (poems)
Buddhadasa
Author of On the First Rung: Reminiscences of the early years of the Triratna Buddhist Order
Kamalamani (Emma Palmer)
Author of Meditating with Character Bodywise: weaving somatic psychotherapy, ecodharma and the Buddha in everyday life, and Other Than Mother – Choosing Childlessness with Life in Mind: A private decision with global consequences.
Vimalasara
Author of Broken Voices: ‘Untouchable’ Women Speak Out, Borrowed Body, Talking Black: Lesbians of African and Asian Descent Speak Out, The Banana Kid, Lesbians Talk Making Black Waves, Brown Girl in the Ring, and The Great Black North: Contemporary African Canadian Poetry 2013
Satyalila
Co-author of A Triratna Blake Reader, author of The unlived lives of Dora Wunbery (poems)
Dhiramati
Author of Collected Pujas by… Dhiramati. A Buddhafield classic!
Nagaraja
Author of The Calm Buddha at Bedtime: Tales of Wisdom, Compassion and Mindfulness to Read with Your Child; The Buddha’s Apprentice at Bedtime; and The Buddha at Bedtime: Tales of Love and Wisdom for You to Read with Your Child to Enchant, Enlighten and Inspire
Vimalasara
Author of Broken Voices: ‘Untouchable’ Women Speak Out, Borrowed Body, Talking Black: Lesbians of African and Asian Descent Speak Out, The Banana Kid, Lesbians Talk Making Black Waves, Brown Girl in the Ring, and The Great Black North: Contemporary African Canadian Poetry 2013.
Satyadaka
Satyadaka, translator of Rilke’s Duino Elegies and Sonnets to Orpheus, and Everything That Arises (autobiography)
Sangharuchi
Author of the Triratna Arts Catalogue 2013 and 2017
Vimokshadaka
Author of The Gears of Mindfulness: A Guide to Mindfulness Process Therapy and The Prison (an interactive science fiction eBook)
Vidyadevi
Vimalabandhu
Author of The Jewel in the Cabbage – reflections and recipes for vegan cooking, by a master chef.
Vidyamala
Founder of Breathworks and author of Living Well with Pain and Illness: using mindfulness to free yourself from suffering, Mindfulness for Health – a practical guide to relieving pain, reducing stress and restoring well-being, Mindfulness for Women – declutter your mind, simplify your life, find time to ‘be’, The Art of Mindfulness: Mindfulness in Daily Life, and Mindfulness For Creativity. Many also available as downloads.
Jayarava
Author of Visible Mantra: Visualising & Writing Buddhist Mantras, Namapada (A Guide to Names in the Triratna Buddhist Order), Talking to the Kālāmas, and Karma and Rebirth Reconsidered
Taranatha
Author of Steps to Happiness: Traveling from Depression and Addiction to the Buddhist Path
Lalitaratna
Author of There are no Fish here (Dharma talks)
Dhivan
Author of Green Eros, Eglantine Dream, and An Amber Lamp
Ananda
Author of North of the Future: Selected Poems, 1968-98, The Solitude of Small Doors – poems 2012-14, An Average Morning in the Galaxy – poems 2001-12 and a series of novels – Error Message (The Blue Walls of Heaven), Egg Man, and The Seventh Angel.
Locana
Author of Vajrayogini: Her Visualization, Rituals, and Forms
