Community rules & privacy
This space is for Dhamma, Buddhist practice and Ti-Ratana community activities. Participation currently requires an adult account (18+).
- Keep posts and comments related to Dhamma or Ti-Ratana. Unrelated promotions, spam and personal disputes may be removed.
- Practise respectful speech. No harassment, threats, hate, impersonation or pressure to disclose private experiences.
- Distinguish personal interpretations from attributed teachings. Credit sources and respect differences between traditions.
- Share only material you have permission to share. Do not post private learner records, contact details, restricted teaching material or images of others without permission.
- Use Report to raise a concern. Moderators may hide content, close discussions or refer account suspension to a principal administrator. Contact admin@ti-ratana.org to request review.
Kalyāṇamitta
Kalyāṇamitta is the Pāli term for a good or spiritual friend (Sanskrit: kalyāṇamitra). Here, the tab shows members you follow and their posts. Following is a personal choice, not a certification of anyone’s teaching authority.
Read SN 3.18 on spiritual friendship
Who can see what?
Discussion posts, comments and opted-in community profiles are visible to signed-in members. The member directory contains display names and introductions, not email addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth or grades. Shared discussion links still require sign-in.
Your account identity and access permissions are managed by Ti-Ratana Account. Google verifies your identity; your Google password is never collected here. Sign-in does not grant student or internal access.
Account and community records are stored on the hosting platform. We do not promise that storage is limited to Malaysia. Reports and moderation records are restricted to authorised staff. Removed content is hidden from members and retained for moderation review; automatic retention deletion is not yet configured.
To request a copy of your information, correction, profile withdrawal or account removal, contact admin@ti-ratana.org. Community notifications by email are not enabled.