We are happy to announce that the ‘Pindacāra’ programme in Seri Kembangan will resume next Saturday 16 March at the Pasar Basah Bazar Rakyat.  This programme was started in 2012 and had continued at OUG and Happy Garden markets (every first Saturday of the month) after the pandemic lock-downs; the ‘Pindacāra’ at Seri Kembangan was put on hold due to the closure of the open-air market here.

Come and join us in this wholesome programme together with your loved ones.  You can gather at Nalanda Centre at 7.30am or go to Bazar Rakyat market (https://maps.app.goo.gl/qo4wjvpPrEHQ8ZUf6) at 8.30am.  After the alms-round, we also invite you to join us in the offering of lunch dana to venerable monks at Nalanda Centre.  You may bring along cooked food and fruits to offer.  All are welcome.

Further information : ‘Pindacāra’ is the practice of Theravada monks going on alms-round to collect their daily meal.  ‘Pindacāra’ is a compound Pāli word.  ‘Pinda’ means lumps of food (contained in a monk’s alms-bowl).  ‘Cāra’ means to walk about for the purpose of collecting alms-food.  Hence, ‘Pindacāra’ means to collect food by going on alms-round.

The main purpose of these alms-rounds is to share and enable the general public on proper and wholesome ways to support Buddhist monastics.  At the same time, we also encourage the public to visit temples, approach monks, and listen to Dhamma teachings.