For the last two Saturdays from 29 July, over 80 participants have been gathering at Nalanda Education & Outreach (NEO) Centres in Kuala Lumpur, Johor Bahru and Sungai Petani to continue their learning in BPS 204 Intermediate-level Buddhist Studies in Mandarin. The course is the first-ever conducted by Nalanda Institute.
Read moreThe second lecture of BPS 204 – Intermediate-level Buddhist Studies in Mandarin will be held this Saturday, 5 August at 2.30pm at Nalanda Education & Outreach Centres in Happy Garden, Johor Bahru and Sungai Petani. We encourage registered participants to arrive 15 minutes earlier for registration. We wish you a fruitful learning session.
Read moreBPS 204 – Intermediate-level Buddhist Studies in Mandarin commences this week at Nalanda Education & Outreach Centres in Happy Garden, Johor Bahru and Sungai Petani. We warmly welcome registered participants for the first lecture at 2.30pm on Saturday, 29 July. Participants are encouraged to arrive 15 minutes earlier for registration. We wish you a joyful learning session.
Read moreThe happiest times we recollect as a family are when we are involved in doing something wholesome and caring together. At Nalanda Education & Outreach Centre in Happy Garden, students of Family Dhamma School gather on Sundays to do just that, accruing many days of joyful moments in the company of each other, facilitators and good spiritual friends.
Read moreOn 8 to 9 July, Nalanda members and volunteers joyfully welcomed members of the Buddhist community to Wisdom Park on its first ‘Open Day’. From small families to groups travelling in busses, volunteers gladly hosted Sangha members, Buddhist leaders, Dhamma speakers, benefactors, volunteers and devotees totaling more than 800 on guided tours throughout the two days.
Read moreThroughout the day, Nalandians spent this public holiday meaningfully hosting Venerable monks at Nalanda Centre and Wisdom Park, and providing service to the community.
Read moreOn Tuesday 11 July, Nalanda leaders Sis. Buddhini, Sis. Nandini and Sis. Evelyn together with members of Nalanda Sungai Petani Branch were honoured to host Ven. Ajahn Kalyano, Abbot of Buddha Bodhivana Monastery in East Warburton, Victoria. It was Ajahn’s first visit to Sungai Petani, and devotees up north were privileged to learn from this senior monk of the Ajahn Chah lineage.
Read moreWe are honoured to host Ven. Ajahn Kalyano, for a Dhamma talk at Nalanda Education & Outeach Centre Sungai Petani, at 7.30pm Tuesday 11 July. Ajahn Kalyano was born in London. His deep interest in Buddhism brought him to Thailand after completing his studies at Bristol University. Ajahn Kalyano received ordination in the forest tradition of Ajahn Chah in 1985 and trained for many years under Ajahn Anan. In 2000, Ajahn Kalyano was invited to establish the forest tradition in Australia where he is now the Abbot of Buddha Bodhivana Monastery in East Warburton, Victoria.
Read moreFrom 29 June to 1 July, over 40 Nalanda members and devotees gathered every day at the Dhamma Camp to learn and reflect on the Buddha’s teachings with Ven. Lim Sukhito, Abbot of Bukit Mertajam Buddhist Meditation Centre. The camp on “Living a meaningful life with the Noble Eightfold Path” was hosted at Nalanda Education & Outreach Sungai Petani, for participants to better understand the Noble Eightfold Path and cultivate virtues to live a purposeful and fulfilling life.
Read moreNalanda Education & Outreach Centre, Johor Bahru is hosting a three month 'Bhavana Class for Beginners' every Wednesday from 24 May. Participants will be introduced to the Buddha's teachings on the cultivation of the mind through guided sessions.
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