Holistic Education for Integral Human Development
Educational excursion for young working adults
Educational excursion for young working adults
Group photo at the Main Shrine Hall of the Buddhist Mahā Vihāra in Brickfields. The Vihāra was where Nalanda’s late Spiritual Advisor Ven. K. Sri Dhammananda based his Dhammaduta activities for over 50 years.
On 30 November, 20 young working adults from Nalanda Youth Centre embarked on a learning excursion to Buddhist Maha Vihara, Brickfields and Sasana Kijang, Bank Negara Malaysia.
At the Vihara, the youths learnt about the remarkable history of the temple – which the late Ven. K. Sri Dhammananda was based in for over 50 years – and about Buddhist architecture, values and culture. The youths also had the opportunity to offer lunch dāna and make offerings to the Sangha.
Bro. Yeo Disheng welcoming and briefing the youths on the day’s programme.
Paying respects at the stupa that inters the ashes of the late Venerable K. Sri Dhammananda.
Bro. Lau Kai Kong, a veteran Dhamma School teacher at Buddhist Institute Sunday Dhamma School (BISDS), shared a prolific and detailed journey of how Buddhism spread from India to Malaysia, the history of the Vihāra and the contributions of the late Ven. K. Sri Dhammananda.
Bro. Ajita Lim pointing out the bas-relief carvings in the Asoka Hall that depict various significant Buddhist scenes.
Bro. Ajita Lim sharing about the significance of the moonstone (sandakada pahana) found at the entrance of ancient Sri Lankan structures.
Offering lunch dāna to the residing Sangha members.
They later visited Sasana Kijang which hosts the Bank Negara Malaysia Museum. The interactive and well-curated galleries showcase the history of Malaysia’s financial system, how money is made and circulated, the measures and policies taken to maintain monetary stability, as well as ways to protect our personal wealth. It was an informative and engaging tour of the core mechanisms that underpin our daily activities and keep the nation moving forward.
The excursion was truly educational for the youths while providing a platform to form closer bonds of friendship. Sadhu anumodāna!
Youth Leader Bro. Yap Kuan Yi and Youth Secretary Bro. Edmund Low representing the group to offer robes and requisites to the Sangha members.
A quintessentially Malaysian lunch together in Little India.
Visiting the Bank Negara Malaysia Museum – at the entrance which features a remarkable tunnel made of Malaysian currency notes.
Interactive and informative tour of Malaysia’s central bank and its functions.
Getting a taste of trading on the stock market.