By Achariya Vijaya Samarawickrama, Chairman of Nalanda Education Committee.
“A Life of Humility, Modesty and Moderation”
Malaysian Buddhists are gathering this week to usher in the year 2562 of the Buddhist Era, which is calculated from the Mahaparinibbāna (Great Passing Away) of the Blessed One, Buddha Gotama. The day known as Vesakhā full-moon ‘Buddha Day’ marks the anniversary of His Enlightenment. There is great joy for us as we recollect with gratitude the contributions of the Enlightened One to free beings from the shackles of Samsara.
Read moreThe ‘Buddha Day’ Heritage Procession at Nalanda Centre is a unique cultural and spiritual experience that attracts thousands of participants yearly. Once a year, the Buddha’s Sacred Relic will be brought out to lead the procession in Sri Serdang. This year, it will be held on Tuesday, 29 May, from 7.00pm to 8.30pm.
Read moreEvery year on Wesak ‘Buddha Day’, Nalanda members and devotees are encouraged to cook and prepare meals to offer to visitors so as to cultivate loving-kindness, generosity and humility. Not only do we prepare the food with mettā, we are also the ones personally offering it to the public with respect. This mass food offering has been a Nalandian tradition since our inception.
Read moreNalanda founder Bro. Tan will lead discussions on selected passages from the Pāli Tipitaka to widen and deepen our understanding of Buddha’s teachings. The workshop will be held at Nalanda Centre on Tuesday, 29 May, from 3.00pm to 4.30pm.
Read moreThinking of supporting a worthy and impactful project this Wesak? Consider donating towards Wisdom Park where we are building facilities to train future community leaders and lay Dhamma teachers. Indeed, the growth and success of Malaysian Buddhism depends very much on these two essentials – the availability of good leaders and effective teachers.
Read moreDo you know that with a pint of blood you donate, 3 lives can potentially be saved? Welcome to our “Blood Donation & Organ-Pledge Campaign” which will be held at Nalanda Centre, Sri Serdang this Sunday, 27 May, from 10 am to 4 pm.
Read moreWesak month full-moon commemorates the Blessed One’s Enlightenment 26 centuries ago, and marks the beginning of Buddhist Year (B.E.) 2562. Nalanda will observe ‘Buddha Day’ from 26 May (Saturday) to 29 May (Tuesday) with many wholesome activities. We joyfully invite you to join us for the following programmes starting this weekend:
Read moreNalanda Youth Centre is grateful to Bro.Tan for guiding us in the “Meditation Day” programme on 19 May, where 183 youths aged 16 to 29 spent a wholesome day learning about Mettā (Loving-kindness) and practising it together.
Read moreToday marks the beginning of Ramadhan when Muslims fast daily from dawn to dusk for a month. This practice of restraint, modesty, and renunciation is not just with regards to food, but also concerns conduct, speech and thoughts. Nalanda wishes our Muslim friends ‘Selamat Berpuasa’, and a blessed Ramadhan Al-Mubarak. Salam mettā.
Read moreMessage by Achariya Vijaya Samarawickrama, Chairman of Nalanda Education Committee
Teacher’s Day is an important occasion on Nalanda Buddhist Society’s annual calendar because we are an educational institution. Without education, we cannot have a civilization.
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