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The forms in which Buddhist truths are expressed always adapt according to circumstances. But the essence of Buddhism transcends culture and conditions.
Now that Buddhism has come to the West, westerners are faced with the task of creating new and viable Buddhist traditions for the modern world. Over the last thirty years the FWBO has grown to be one of the largest Buddhist movements in the West, with centres and activities in many cities around the world. See english links
There are several answers to the question, 'What is the FWBO?'
The FWBO is a Buddhist movement founded in London in 1967. It seeks to create all of the conditions needed for the effective practice of Buddhism in modern society. It has grown into a varied and energetic tradition of practice, and communal institutions.
Sangharakshita is a unique figure in the Buddhist world.
He has written on all the major aspects of the Buddhist tradition and sought to draw inspiration from them in the light of both modern scholarship and his own spiritual life. In doing so he has sought to discern the core teachings that underlie the tradition as a whole, and to re-express these in ways that are relevant, coherent, and spiritually vital.
Distinctive elements of Sangharakshita's approach to Buddhism include:
The Primacy of Going for Refuge Beyond the Monk-Lay Split
Buddhism and Western Culture
In applying their experience of Buddhism to their lives, people in the FWBO have developed living and working structures which together are creating a new society.
How we live and how we work are among the most important questions in our daily lives. The FWBO seeks to create conditions that support the practice of Buddhism in the modern world. Rather than importing the institutions that developed in the traditional Buddhist East it seeks to develop new ones that are founded on Buddhist principles.
In this way the FWBO is creating a New Society that is a radical alternative to mainstream society. All members of the Western Buddhist Order and others in the FWBO try to make their lives based on generosity rather than materialism; on contentment rather than acquisitiveness and distraction; and on simplicity rather than busy-ness.
The FWBO is a community of people who are trying together to follow the Buddha’s path. In traditional Buddhist terms, it seeks to be a true sangha or spiritual community.