Dhammachari Lokamitra
Lokamitra was ordained as a member
of the western Buddhist order by sangharakshita in 1974
in London. Since 1978 he has been living in India helping
to develop and guide dharma (under the name of TBMSG
& FWBO) and social projects (under the name of Bahujan
Hitay) as well as wing of the order. This work has taken
place largely amongst Dalits, people who until recently
and even now in some places called and treated as untouchables.
at present he is concentrating on three projects ,developing
the Nagrjuna institute in Nagpur which trains people
in the application of Buddhist principles to social
questions, rehabilitation work for the Gujarat earthquake,
and the Manuski training and resource center in Pune,
Aimed at facilitating NGO's focusing on Dalits and other
oppressed groups.
Lokamitra lives and works in Pune,
India, assisting to develop a Buddhist community and
various social work programs. He is also involved in
developing the Nagrjuna Institute in Nagpur, devoted
to training in Buddhist dharma and the application of
Buddhist principles in to social action. For many years
Lokamitra was the field director of the Karuna Trust
(U.K.) which funds educational and health projects for
the underprivileged in the Indian sub-continent
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