Nalanda

1 September 2014

Building Progress – 110 days on; 70 more to go!

The Nalanda Building Expansion Project is progressing steadily 111 days after work started. The building construction has reached Level 4 and is on schedule to be completed in another 70 days.  We look forward to its successful completion because bigger and better facilities mean many more people will be able to benefit from holistic Buddhist education.

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31 August 2014

Honouring Nalanda’s late Spiritual Advisor

K. Sri Dhammananda Memorial Day

Sunday, 31 August 2014

“It is difficult indeed to subdue one’s pride; but it is advisable to reduce it.  If you are able to sacrifice your pride, then you can find inner peace and experience true happiness.”

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30 August 2014

Malaysia – My Country, My Home

On 31 August 2014, we celebrate Malaysia’s 57th Independence Day.  Arguably, it has been a difficult year for Malaysia with the twin accidents of MH370 and 17 still fresh in our thoughts.  Yet we have faith that with collective will and unity, we can overcome such tragedies as one nation and people.

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29 August 2014

Vote for a Better Community!

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29 August 2014

Close friends from afar came to help

During last weekend’s Nalanda ‘Family Fun Fair’, we were touched by our Kelantanese friends who came from so far by train, bus and plane to support the event!  An advance party of 8 devotees came to camp at Nalanda Centre for 2 days to help with the preparations.  And they did not come empty handed – together they brought along 2,000 pieces of home-made ‘tao pao’ (a local Kelantanese delicacy), 50kg of various fruits, and 300 coconuts!

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28 August 2014

Day of Commemoration & Reflection

31 August 2014 marks the 8th anniversary of the passing away of Nalanda’s late Spiritual Advisor – Most Venerable Dr. Kirinde Sri Dhammananda Nāyaka Thero.  On this day, Nalandians gather to commemorate his lifetime’s missionary work and celebrate his spirit and teachings with a Dhamma talk by Bro.Tan, Sanghika Dāna, and dedication of merits.  Join us at Nalanda Centre on 31 August for the “K. Sri Dhammananda Memorial Day” Service Sunday.  All are welcome!

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27 August 2014

Nalanda Centre Expansion – 50% mark surpassed

Today marks the 105th day work began on the Nalanda Centre Expansion Project.  We are glad and thankful to share that to date, 52% of the overall work has been successfully completed.  Work is progressing rapidly on the upper floors of the building, with the Level 4 Dhamma Hall gradually taking shape.

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27 August 2014

KL Team contributes to ‘Family Fun Fair’

This year’s Nalanda ‘Family Fun Fair’ held over 23-24 August was a whole new level of experience for members of Nalanda Kuala Lumpur Branch.  Since the planning stage of this event, our KL Team members had been fully integrated into the Organising Committee, working alongside and receiving valuable guidance from our experienced colleagues from Sri Serdang headquarters.

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26 August 2014

Nalanda JB Team at ‘Family Fun Fair’

Over the weekend on 23-24 August, 25 volunteers from Nalanda Johor Bahru Branch went to Sri Serdang to support the Nalanda ‘Family Fun Fair’ – the Society’s largest annual fund-raising event.  Funds raised at the Fair go towards the on-going Nalanda Centre Building Expansion Project and to support educational programmes of Nalanda Institute, Dharma School, and Free School.

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26 August 2014

In Memory of Sisters-in-Dhamma

25 August marked the 5th anniversary of the passing of our dear friends Sis. G G Tan, Julie Ang, Jennie Cheong, and Lee Ah Yem in an accident in Ladakh, India.  Nalandians marked the solemn occasion by gathering for pūja, chanting and a Dhamma sharing by Sis. Sandy Lim at Nalanda Centre last night.  Today we shall perform Sanghika Dāna and share merits with the departed sisters-in-Dhamma.  Wherever they are, may they be well and peaceful.  Sotthi.

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