On Sunday 25 February, members of Nalanda Johor Bahru Branch gathered for their 11th Annual General Meeting joyfully at NEO Centre, Johor Bahru. The meeting was also attended by the Nalanda President Sis. Buddhinī Tan, Honorary Secretary Sis. Livin Leow and Assistant Secretary Sis. Santī Cheang.
Read moreOn Sunday 25 February, Nalanda Family Dhamma School held its inaugural tea-offering ceremony in conjunction with the Lunar New Year. This year, we welcome 26 registered families with over 80 parents, children and facilitators come together for Dhamma learning and practice.
Read moreOn Saturday 24 February, members of Nalanda Sungai Petani Branch gathered for their 11th Annual General Meeting held at NEO Centre, Bandar Mutiara. The meeting was also attended by the Nalanda President Sis. Buddhini Tan, Honorary Secretary Sis. Livin Leow and SP Branch Coordinator Sis. Evelyn Chow.
Read moreNalanda Dhamma School marked the start of their 2024 year with a tea-ceremony on Sunday, 25 February. The day started with communal chanting before forming individual learning groups – Bro. Tan Siang Chye delivered a talk on parenting based on the Buddha’s teachings, Bro. Disheng delivered a talk to the Youths on the duties of a child to their parents, while the Dhamma School conducted their sessions with the teenage and junior students.
Read moreOn Saturday 24 February, Nalanda was honoured to host Venerable Tan Chao Khun Samai for an alms-round on our monthly Pindacara route at Taman OUG morning market, a Dhamma Chat in Nalanda Community Centre, and a tour of Nalanda Centre, Sri Serdang. In just one day, Tan Chao Khun Samai made a mark on many members of the community through his teachings and benevolence in accepting offerings.
Read moreDo you feel strained at work and want to find out how to cope better? Perhaps you are facing challenges and would like to learn from others how to overcome them. Come and join the ‘Happy Young Adults’ Programme, organised by Nalanda Youth Centre for young adults to learn how to manage stress at work and in life, and to excel in well-being.
Read moreToday marks the historical occasion where the Buddha preached the ‘Ovada Patimokkha’ – the summary of His Teachings – at the famed Veluvana Monastery in Rājagaha more than 2,600 years ago. The Buddha taught the spontaneous gathering of 1,250 Arahant bhikkhus the outline of Dhamma practice – “To abandon evil; cultivate virtues; and to purify one’s own mind”.
Read moreToday is the full-moon day of the first lunar month, marking the celebration of “Chap Goh Meh” (literally, ‘the fifteenth night’) in the local Hokkien dialect. On this significant day for the Chinese community, families traditionally mark the festival with another round of reunion dinners, and make aspirations for a happy and peaceful year ahead.
Read moreOver the next two weekends, Nalanda Branches in KL, JB, and SP will be holding their 11th Annual General Meetings. All registered members of the Branches are invited to this important meeting to chart the way forward, and to elect the Branch Management Committee for 2024-2026.
Read moreLast weekend, on the 18 to 19 February, we hosted 24 members and volunteers of Gurun Buddhist Association on their visit to Wisdom Park. Led by their President Bro. Tan King Leong & Deputy Bro. Heng Meng Huan, the group consisted of the association’s Dhamma School teachers and their children, who were on route to Borobudor, Indonesia for a learning trip.
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