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

Mahamati

General Executor of Sangharakshita’s will and secretary for Sangharakshita. Chair of Triratna College of Public Preceptors (from Dec 2024)

Mokshapriya (Director)

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.

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Paramartha (Chair)

General Executor of Sangharakshita’s will and longtime companion of Sangharakshita.

Prajnanita

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

Kalyanaprabha

Co-ordinator of literary executors. Editor Sangharakshita’s Ibis Publications (2010-2015) and co-editor of the Complete Works.

Vidyadevi

Editor of many of Sangharakshita’s books from 1993 - 2013. Editor of the Complete Works.

Prajnaketu

Director, Urgyen Sangharakshita Trust.

Nagabodhi

Director of Windhorse Publications (Sangharakshita’s main publisher) 1974 - 1998. Author of "Sangharakshita: The Boy, The Monk, The Man".

Subhuti

Subhuti worked closely with Sangharakshita for most of Triratna's history and has written and lectured extensively on Sangharakshita's legacy.

Vajratara

Chair of India Dhamma Trust. Tiratanaloka ordination team.

Vidyaruchi

Personal assistant to Sangharakshita 2009-2013 and writer.

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

Prajnaketu

Director, Urgyen Sangharakshita Trust. Triratna European Young Buddhist's Coordinator 2014-2020.

Suryanaga

Communications and Systems Manager. Designer, Sangharakshita.org.

Visarada

Finance manager.

Shantavira

Donations Manager. Copy-editor and typesetter for Sangharakshita's publications.

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.