Sangharakshita’s 100th Birthday

Saturday 30 August – Sunday 31 August

2025 marks a century since the birth of our founder, Sangharakshita.

This is a momentous occasion for our movement, which we'll be celebrating over two days.

Join us for films, talks, poetry and puja, and learn more about the teacher who's brought us together in the Dharma.

Dantacitta, Varadhi & Maitridharani will be leading the celebrations from 1.30pm on Saturday, till Sunday afternoon.

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Venue: Melbourne Buddhist Centre/ 23 David Street, Brunswick

By Donation (Give what you can)

Please bring your own lunch/dinner to share

All are welcome — come for all or part of the weekend

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Date/Time	Activity
Saturday 30th August	"Meeting Bhante"
1.30pm	Welcome & Introduction to Urgyen Sangharakshita
1.50pm	Threefold Puja
2.15pm	Qualities of a Teacher — drawing on Sangharakshita's talk "Is a Guru Necessary?"
4.00pm	Meeting Sangharakshita — stories woven with extracts from his life
6.00pm	Sevenfold Puja — led by Siladasa
Dinner	Shared BYO Dinner
Sunday 31st August	"In Bhante's Words"
10.00am – 12.00pm	A Taste of Freedom
12.00pm	Shared BYO Lunch (cake provided)
12.45pm	Distinctly Triratna
2.00pm	Sangharakshita's Poetry & Dharma
3.00pm	Final Celebration Puja

The Team