On Thursday 13 December 2018, we were honoured to welcome revered teachers, Ajahn Jayasaro and Ajahn Vajiro back to Nalanda Centre. Nalandians were delighted to reminisce with both venerable teachers who have been supporting Nalanda’s education mission for many years.
Read moreNalanda Centre, Youth Centre and Pustaka Nalanda in Sri Serdang will be reopened tomorrow after the week-long Lunar New Year celebrations. The Sunday Morning Service will start at 9am with meditation, chanting, and Dhamma talk. Nalanda Youth Centre will also be holding the Youth Sunday Service with a workshop on cultivating gratitude in daily life.
Read moreFrom 5 to 8 December 2018, a Teenagers’ Dhamma Camp at Wat Pracacinaram, Wakaf Bharu was jointly organised by Nalanda Dhamma School, Dhammarakkhita group, Persatuan Peranakan Cina Kelantan, and Persatuan Meditasi Mettarama.
Read moreNalanda wishes you a joyous and blessed Chinese New Year. Let us spend the holidays connecting meaningfully with our family and friends. To those who are travelling home, we wish you safe journeys. May you and your loved ones be well and happy always!
Read moreOn 2 December 2018, Nalanda was honoured to host Venerable Ajahn Achalo for a Dhamma talk on his first visit to Nalanda Centre. Ajahn Achalo reminded us that in our samsaric existence, we are affected by ignorance – the cause of all suffering. This ignorance of ‘not knowing the true nature of the way things are’ results in us perceiving things incorrectly and culminates in craving and anger. The remedy to ‘not knowing’ is simply ‘to know’; achieved through cultivating wisdom and concentration.
Read moreOn Saturday 19 January, the mood lightened at the busy markets in Seri Kembangan when two Sangha members supported by a team of Nalandians and volunteers went on alms-round. A long standing programme organised by Nalanda, Pindacāra provides an opportunity for the community to participate in this wholesome cultivation of generosity.
Read moreNalanda Buddhist Society wishes everyone a joyous and blissful Chinese New Year! May you and your loved ones be blessed with good health, happiness and peace in the year ahead. We also wish you safe travels and a harmonious holiday spent fruitfully with friends and family. 新年快乐，吉祥如意！
Read more2018 has been an amazing year at Nalanda, marking 15 years of holistic education and unyielding service to Buddha-Sāsana. We thank all members, supporters and benefactors for your continuous support for the benefit and growth of the Buddhist community.
Read moreOn Sunday 9 December 2018, Nalanda Centre warmly welcomed 10 members of Seck Kia Eenh (SKE) Temple, a long-standing Buddhist association in Melaka with a heritage that dates back to 1920. The group, led by the Temple’s President, Associate Professor Tan Kim See, was on a day-trip to visit several Buddhist centres around Klang Valley.
Read moreOn 20 November 2018, Nalanda hosted 17 members of Buddhist Business Network (BBN) led by their President, Bro. Lee Kian Hong at Nalanda Centre, Sri Serdang. After a warm welcome by Nalandian officers, the group was brought on a tour of Nalanda Centre and the recently launched K. Sri Dhammananda Centre by host Bro. Charlie Teng.
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