About the Trust
The Urgyen Sangharakshita Trust exists to share the life and work of Sangharakshita with the world.
Prior to 2021, the Trust was known as the ‘Uddiyana Trust’, and was responsible for Sangharakshita's care in his old age until his death in 2018. Read more about these activities in Uddiyana's annual reports.
Trustees
General Executor of Sangharakshita’s will and secretary for Sangharakshita. Chair of Triratna College of Public Preceptors (from Dec 2024)
Founder of Clear Vision Trust, now running the Triratna Picture Library and Video Library and has led the project to preserve Urgyen House for visitors.
General Executor of Sangharakshita’s will and longtime companion of Sangharakshita.
Director of Adhisthana
Our Trust works closely with and supports Sangharakshita's literary executors, who are entrusted with the management and publishing of Sangharakshita's written work since his death.
Literary Executors
Appointed by Sangharakshita in 2003.
Advisor
Subhuti worked closely with Sangharakshita from the earliest days of the Triratna Buddhist Community and has written and lectured extensively on Sangharakshita's legacy. His published work includes Sangharakshita: a New Voice in the Buddhist Tradition.
Appointed by Sangharakshita in 2003.
Retired
Vidyadevi was editor of many of Sangharakshita’s books from 1993-2013, as well as editor of his Complete Works and compiler of its Concordance.
Appointed by Sangharakshita in 2003.
Advisor
Nagabodhi was Director of Windhorse Publications, the main publisher of Sangharakshita’s works, from 1974-1998.
Appointed by Sangharakshita in 2010.
Retired
Sagaraghosha worked with the Cambridge University Press for many years. Together with Sangharakshita, she developed the first ideas towards a Complete Works.
Appointed by Sangharakshita in 2014.
Kalyanaprabha worked with Sangharakshita to bring out his last five books and was a co-editor of his Complete Works. From 2020 she has been the Literary Executors' Coordinator and a member of the International Triratna Translations Board.
Appointed 2021
Prajnaketu was Director of the Urgyen Sangharakshita Trust from 2022-2024. He has a particular interest in the skilful use of AI and is author of Cyberloka.
Appointed 2023
Vidyaruchi was personal secretary to Sangharakshita 2009-2013. His writings include a commentary on Sangharakshita’s A Survey of Buddhism.
Appointed 2023
Vajratara has given scores of talks on the teachings of Sangharakshita. She is a member of the College of Public Preceptors.
Appointed 2025
Nagapriya is co-founder and director of Editorial Dharmamegha, a small publishing firm whose work includes Spanish translations of Sangharakshita’s works. He is a published writer, as well as editor of Sangharakshita’s seminars; and a member of the College of Public Preceptors.
Subhuti is also a literary executor as well as a Trustee.
Our executive team are responsibile for the day-to-day running of our activities.
Executive Team
Like many Triratna charities, our team operates on a ‘Give what you can, take what you need’ basis. Most people listed above give their time freely out of devotion to our teacher, Urgyen Sangharakshita, while a few are paid some basic living costs (support) for the days they work for the Trust. No-one is currently working full-time for the Trust.
The ongoing costs of running the Trust are funded by your donations.