After 12 years of service as the base for our Dhamma School (since January 2005), Nalanda House will soon be demolished and rebuilt as the ‘K. Sri Dhammananda Centre’ to cater for bigger student enrolment and continued expansion of activities.
Read moreNalanda Buddhist Society Malaysia offers our deepest condolence to the royal family and people of Kedah over the demise of Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah, the beloved Sultan of Kedah Darul Aman. His Royal Highness passed away at 2.30pm today, aged 89.
Read moreOn Friday 8 September, Nalanda founder Bro. Tan visited Venerable Cattamalo Mahathera at Bodhi Vihara near Kuala Terengganu. He was joined there by members of Mettārama Meditation Centre from Kelantan, as well as Terengganu devotees. Ven. Cattamalo, 83, was very happy to receive the visitors, and had a discussion on Dhamma with everyone.
Read moreThe Nalanda Volunteer Centre (VC) was formally established on 1 May 2017 with the objective of engaging and growing our volunteer force. A ‘Volunteer Induction Programme’ was organised on 29 July for regular volunteers to strengthen the spirit and culture of community service.
Read moreNalanda Buddhist Society members offer our felicitations to Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong (His Majesty the King of Malaysia) Sultan Muhammad V on the occasion of His Majesty’s official birthday on 9 September 2017. May His Majesty reign peacefully and successfully with good health. Dirgahayu Tuanku!
Read moreMany Dhamma School teachers will readily admit that teaching Dhamma to today’s children and teenagers is a very daunting task. With plenty of sensual objects to distract them, coupled with little life experience and ever shorter attention spans, the younger generation seems to have “a lot more dust in their eyes” to see the need for Dhamma in their lives.
Read more‘Dhammacakka Day’ is an annual observance day at Nalanda where we commemorate the preaching of the first discourse by the Buddha after His Enlightenment – the ‘Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta’. Falling on 9 July, it also marked the conclusion of the annual 6-week Gimhāna Retreat observed by Nalandians. We were fortunate to have Bro. Tan deliver the concluding teachings of this year’s Gimhāna Retreat followed by a study of the ‘Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta’.
Read moreOn Saturday 15 July, Nalandians gathered with much enthusiasm for the monthly ‘Pindacāra’ programme at Jalan Besar morning market in Seri Kembangan. The educational programme aims to inform the public on proper ways to support the Buddhist monastic order. Market-goers once again had the opportunity to offer food to venerable monks from the Sri Lanka Buddhist Temple in Sentul.
Read moreThe 29th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games have come to a wonderful close on Wednesday, 30 August. We are proud of the achievements of the host country Malaysia for organising a friendly and successful games. We are also happy for all the officials and athletes for their efforts and performances which enthralled sports fans for 2 weeks.
Read moreToday, 31 August 2017, Malaysians throughout the country and abroad mark our nation’s 60th Independence Day. Nalanda Buddhist Society wishes all citizens a Happy ‘Merdeka Day’!
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