Freda Bedi: The Making of a Buddhist Nun
Andrew Whitehead
12 August 2016
Fifty years ago, an English woman, Freda Bedi, became one of the first Westerners to be ordained as a Tibetan Buddhist nun some time after
Buddhism in the UK Fire and Rescue Services
Bodhicarini Upasika Jayasili Jacquetta Gomes
4 March 2016
Working to increase faith awareness among FRS personnel and volunteers and to nurture mutual respect among all faiths
The London Riots: Where are the Voices for Peace?
Alastair Gornall
16 August 2011
The riots that took place in London and in many other cities across England last week have been a source of much debate, discussion and
Riots in England: We Need a Compassionate Response
Ittoku
16 August 2011
The London riots began on Saturday the 6th, with the worst of the attacks being on Monday night, where more than a dozen locations in
Buddha on the Thames: Buddhist Studies in Europe and the UK
Ittoku
4 October 2010
Buddhism is still very much a minority religion in London. Interest in Buddhism began with Wesleyan missionaries and preachers of other denominations, who sought to