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THE AMIDA ORDER

TEACHERS
Dharmavidya David Brazier (Rev. Dr.) is Dharma teacher to the Amida Trust. He holds a doctorate in Buddhist psychology and is author of a number of books.
Prasada Caroline Brazier (Rev. Sr.) is an amitarya in the Amida Order, M.Phil., author of the book Buddhist Psychology and other writings.
Modgala Duguid (Rev. Sr.) is an amitarya in the Amida Order, psychologist, active in the Amida Trust's engaged projects and compaigning work.
Sujatin Johnson (Rev.) is a minister in the Amida Order.


VISITING TEACHERS
Jisho Ando (Rev.), Tokyo, a priest of the Jodoshinshu School of Pureland Buddhism visited The Buddhist House in October 2004 to give teachings. He is a good friend of our community.
Mary Midgley is a patron of the Amida Trust and internationally known author and philosopher of ethics
Kemmyo Taira Sato (Rev. Prof.) is a patron of the Amida Trust and Shin Buddhist priest in charge of the Three Wheels Temple.
Subhuti , Chair of the Preceptors College of the Western Buddhist Order, has visited The Buddhist House on more than one occasion. He has given lectures on the situation of Ambedkarite buddhists in India.
Denys Teundroup (Lama), Superior of the Kargyu Rimay Congregation and abbot of Karma Ling Monastery in France visited The Buddhist House in October 2004 to give Vajrayana teachings.

A Pureland Buddhist Order
The Amida Order is a communion of Buddhist practitioners following the Pureland Way. The structure of the Order provides for
Amitaryas who follow a rule of 42 precepts and live full time religious lives
Novices who are training to become amitaryas
Ministers and Chaplains, who are ordained persons living in society carrying out Dharma work in their community and
Lay Members, who have made a serious commitment to the Buddhist path and taken up significant roles within the sangha.

Other groups of people associated with the Order include
Supporters of Amida Trust, who donate time, money, energy and other things to the work of the Amida congregation
Retreatants and Students who participate in the many programmes offered by the Trust and
Volunteers, who spend time working with the Trust either through the Overseas Volunteering Scheme or in more ad hoc ways, for varying periods of time.
Voluntary Service Scheme
In 2004, Amida Trust launched a completely new Buddhist Voluntary Service Overseas Scheme. This scheme links together work the Trust had been doing in Asia, Africa and elsewhere. Volunteers come for initial training at The Buddhist House in Leicestershire, UK, and then go on placement overseas on an Amida supervised work scheme or in a scheme run by one of Amida Trust's partner organisations. The Scheme involves co-operation between socially engaged Buddhists from different schools of Buddhism in different parts of the world and is thus a contribution to intra-Buddhist harmony and internationalism as well as a way of getting involved in worthwhile work helping under-privileged groups and gaining experience. Currently we are considering placements in India, Zambia and Vietnam. There are also opportunities nearer to home in France and UK.
Details.
Buddhist Psychotherapy Training
Amida Trust sponsors a unique psychotherapy training programme based on the researches of David and Caroline Brazier. For full details see the dedicated web site at
www.buddhistpsychology.info.
Also: Amida Calendar
Pureland Buddhism Study Course
This is a distance learning programme offered free to Amida members via internet and e-mail. More detail on page two
Buddhist Religious Vocation
At the centre of the Amida network is a community of dedicated practitioners willing to follow the Dharma life wherever it leads. There are opportunities within Amida for people who want to train in Buddhist ministry, and/or want to follow a full time Buddhist life. If you think that you may have a vocation for such a life, do come and spend some time at The Buddhist House and test it out. In living the Buddhist life you will find the most profound satisfactions and challenges life can offer.

Ceremonies
The Amida Order conducts:
Marriages
Child Namings & Blessings
Funerals
Memorial Services
House Blessings
Other Ceremonies for Special Occasions
Ceremonies are conducted according to the Buddhist faith. In keeping with contemporary usage, each service is unique and individually planned with those primarily concerned. If you think that you might like to have your ceremony conducted in a Buddhist manner, please discuss with us what may be possible. E-mail Sr Prasada
NAMO AMIDA BU
Ordination and Admissions

On 10th December 2004, ceremonies were held at The Buddhist House in which Matthew Albiges was admitted to the Order receiving the Buddhist name Madrakara, which means “one who gives delight”, and in which Amrita Dhammika became a chaplain of the Order.
Who's Who

The Order of Amida Buddha currently consists of twelve persons:

Head of the Order:
Rev. Dr. Dharmavidya David Brazier

Amitaryas:
Rev. Prasada Caroline Brazier
Rev. Modgala Duguid

Novice Amitarya:
Rev. Susthama Kim

Minister:
Rev. Sujatin Elspeth Johnson

Chaplain:
Rev. Amrita Linda Dhammika

Lay Members:
Joan McCann
Mike Fitter
Gina Clayton
Leo Kouwenhouen
Joy Marsden
Madrakara Matthew Albiges
HOZA
Hoza means Dharma Meeting. Many kinds of Hoza occur at The Buddhist House and other Amida centres: evening meetings, day meetings, introductory weekends, five, seven and nine day retreats, and longer practice periods. See the pages for Retreats and for The Buddhist House.
SUTRA STUDY CLASS
On Monday evenings at The Buddhist House and by arrangement elsewhere on other occasions, there are classes in which a member of the community reads and leads a seminar upon a sutra. In the current series the sutras are from the Majjhima Nikaya. All welcome.
SUNDAY SERVICE
There is a Buddhist service every Sunday at The Buddhist House, Narborough (see Calendar). The service lasts about one hour and includes dedications and invocations, refuges and precepts, nembutsu and meditation, a reading and a Dharma talk, and hymns or chants. Participants may bring offerings or make a donation. The service is followed by a meal and you are welcome to stay on for this.
BRUNCH & BUDDHISM
This is an event taking place on a Sunday morning. There is a Buddhist service at 9am followed by a gathering over brunch. Participants bring food contributions (vegetarian). Participants browse the Sunday papers and discuss issues of current affairs from a Buddhist perspective. These are friendly events and suitable for any interested person. Discussion may go on until about 1pm or even into the early afternoon.
Centres and Groups

The Buddhist House
12 Coventry Road, Narborough, Leicestershire, LE19 5GB, UK. Telephone 0116.2867476. amida@
amidatrust.com is the mother house of the Order. For further information go to The Buddhist House

Sukhavati in Finsbury Park, London is used for Amida events in London. Contact Madrakara;

Amida France is a rural retreat centre in the Berry region of central France. It is home to the Order's summer gathering. If you would like to spend a pleasant retreat period with like minded people in tranquil surroundings, hear Dharmavidya's summer teaching series, or attand the Arts Fortnight, contact Prasada

Amida Delhi c-3/162 Yumana Vihar, PO. Yumana Vihar, Delhi 110053, India is the centre for Amida's work in India. In India Amida works in co-operation with other Buddhist sanghas to bring aid to the poorest sections of society.

Tithandizane Project is a primary health care centre sponsored by Amida Trust in Eastern Province, Zambia.

The Amida Sanctuary is the Amida centre in Newcastle upon Tyne in the north of England. It is organised by Rev. Sujatin, a minister of the Order. You can reach her at Sujatin.

Amida Sheffield is co-ordinated by Mike Fitter and Gina Clayton, who are lay members of the Order.

Amida Belgium is a group of Amida supporters who generally meet in Antwerp. Information from Karin

Amida Hertford: A new group has recently formed in Hertford in the south of England. For information contact Susthama

Vancouver Groups: Amida has two associated groups in Vancouver, one concerned with studying Pureland Buddhism and the other concerned with socially engaged Buddhism. For further information contact Mike Talbot

Join Amida Trust
General membership of the Amida Trust is open to anybody who wants to support the Trust's work. Members receive three mailings per year including the magasine Pure Land Notes, receive discounts on some Amida sponsored courses and events and are entitled to participate in several active e-discussion groups.
To Join please complete the Subscription Form