Report by Megan.
On Sunday 15 January, seasoned Dhamma speaker Datuk Charlie Chia was invited to present a talk themed ‘Happiness at Home’. The family is a very important aspect of our lives. Whatever the events that transpired throughout the day, every householder would definitely feel most recharged coming back to a peaceful and harmonious home.
Read moreNalanda celebrates and pays tribute to the pivotal role of women in all aspects of human civilization and development. Happy Women’s Day!
Read moreToday marks the third anniversary of Malaysia Airlines MH370′s mysterious disappearance. Even after intensive searching, the aircraft has not been located. Thus, many questions remain unanswered as to the fate of that flight, and its 239 passengers and crew.
Read moreOn Saturday 4 February, Nalandians were delighted to host a study tour by 80 students from SMK Gajah Berang, Malacca, and 40 students from SMK USJ 13, Selangor. The young visitors and their teachers were warmly received in the morning, and they proceeded on a tour of Nalanda Centre.
Read moreOn Saturday 14 January, Nalanda Institute held a Convocation Ceremony and Gratitude Day for graduates of BPS304 Certificate in Buddhist Studies who successfully completed their course in December 2016. The day marked the culmination of months of lectures, assignments, presentations and written evaluation throughout the whole course, and naturally the graduates received their certificates and transcripts with much joy and satisfaction.
Read moreOne of the most enduring and evocative traditions at Nalanda is the “Achariya-abhivādana” – where Nalandian officers formally pay respect to teachers past and present. The simple ceremony is performed on special occasions such as ‘Buddha Day’, ‘Dhamma Day’, ‘Sangha Day’, ‘Education Day’ (on 11 December), Nalanda’s anniversary celebration (‘Nalanda Day’, on 1 May), and memorial days of departed achariyas.
Read moreA ‘Dhammayatra’ is a spiritual pilgrimage to retrace the path taken by our Enlightened Teacher 2,600 years ago, and to discover the timeless beauty and efficacy of His marvellous teachings.
Read moreNalanda Bulletin Issue No. 38 (March 2017 edition) is now available for collection at Nalanda Centre Sri Serdang and our branch centres. This latest issue highlights events at Nalanda in January and February 2017, including photographs of Bro. Tan’s recent Dhamma-teaching tour of India. Get a copy and read the latest news and updates on our programmes. We thank our earnest Publication and Editorial team for producing this bimonthly bulletin for our reading pleasure.
Read moreNalanda Centre is honoured to host three venerable monks for Dhamma teachings this week – Ajahn Buddharakkhita from Ireland, Ven T. Seelananda Maha Thera from the U.S.A., and Ajahn Tiradhammo from Canada.
Read moreSince 2003, Nalanda has been organising and offering free courses, training programmes, tuition classes and other services to benefit the entire Malaysian community. Contributions and public donations are vital to sustain our operations and to improve our service quality. Therefore, we invite you, your family, your company and friends to be involved in this fund-raising e-Run to help raise RM300,000 towards Nalanda Education Fund for the above purposes.
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