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
Rijumati
Author of Pilgrimage to Anywhere
Sangharuchi
Author of the Triratna Arts Catalogue 2013 and 2017
Padmasuri
Author of Unfolding: How I became a Buddhist and what I did next
Taranatha
Author of Steps to Happiness: Traveling from Depression and Addiction to the Buddhist Path
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.
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.
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
Vimalabandhu
Author of The Jewel in the Cabbage – reflections and recipes for vegan cooking, by a master chef.
Prakasha
Author of A Mandala of Awakening – talks and pujas on Sadhana practice in the Triratna Buddhist Order
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
Manjuvajra
Author of Planting a Seed: the first 20 years of the FWBO/Triratna in America
Virananda
Author of The Island of Anti-Modernity: a humorous post-Modernist fictional romp through the ‘The Tempest’…
Prajnamati
Co-author of A Triratna Blake Reader
Vidyaraja
Author of Rites of Passage (poems)
Bodhipaksa
Author of I Can’t Believe It’s Not Buddha!:
Satyalila
Co-author of A Triratna Blake Reader, author of The unlived lives of Dora Wunbery (poems)
Locana
Author of Vajrayogini: Her Visualization, Rituals, and Forms
Devamitra
Author of ‘Confessions of a Transvestite Buddhist: A Quest for Manhood’.
Amaya
Author of Sitting On and The Night Swans: selected poems 1986-2011.
Buddhadasa
Author of On the First Rung: Reminiscences of the early years of the Triratna Buddhist Order
Satyadasa
Author of ‘The Sound of One Hand’ – A Buddhist Life
Vimokshadaka
Author of The Mindfulness Process: A Guide to the Principles of Mindfulness, Relaxation and Satisfaction
Vimokshadaka
Author of The Gears of Mindfulness: A Guide to Mindfulness Process Therapy and The Prison (an interactive science fiction eBook)
Vidyadevi
Dhiramati
Author of Collected Pujas by… Dhiramati. A Buddhafield classic!
Anjali
Satyadaka
Satyadaka, translator of Rilke’s Duino Elegies and Sonnets to Orpheus, and Everything That Arises (autobiography)
Lalitaratna
Author of There are no Fish here (Dharma talks)
Jayaraja
Author of The Yellow Book of Games and Energizers: Playful Group Activities for Exploring Identity, Community, Emotions and More!
Manjusvara
Author of Writing Your Way, The Poet’s Way, and The Deal Runner (published posthumously)
Kiranada
Author of A Year of Silence
Saramati (Professor Alan Sponberg)
Author of Maitreya, the Future Buddha
Dhivan
Author of Green Eros, Eglantine Dream, and An Amber Lamp
Ashvajit
Author of In the Footstep of the Buddha
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.
A Rejoicing in Devapriya
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
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.
Suvarnaprabha
Author of Crap, I’ve got Cancer
Aloka
Artist featured in Paintings by Aloka, Drawings by Aloka, and the Windhorse Colouring Book
Triratna InHouse Publications aims to showcase the amazing range of talent within our community and Order, at least as expressed in literary form. We offer Dharma, personal stories, literature and poetry, translations and more...
