Sangharakshita

Sangharakshita was a singular figure in the Buddhist world after the Second World War. For 20 years he lived in India, where he was ordained and studied with a range of Buddhist teachers. He wrote and lectured prolifically both in Europe and in Asia. In the light of modern scholarship and his own spiritual experience, he brought out and emphasized what he saw as core teachings that underlie and unify the Buddhist tradition as a whole. In founding the Friends of the Western Buddhist Order (now known as the Triratna Buddhist Community) in 1967, he sought to clarify the essentials and outline ways of practice that are spiritually alive and relevant to the 21st century.

Read a more detailed account of his life and legacy here.