He was the founder of the Triratna Buddhist Community, which was known until 2010 as the Friends of the Western Buddhist Order, or FWBO.
त्यांनी 'त्रिरत्न बौद्ध कम्युनिटी'ची स्थापना केली, जी २०१० पर्यंत 'वेस्टर्न बुद्धिस्ट ऑर्डर' (FWBO) या नावाने ओळखली जात होती.