Nalanda Buddhist Society

24 April 2024

Blood Donation Drive

A pint of blood saves up to 3 lives!  Blood donation is safe, painless, simple, and one of the most wholesome deeds one can do. We invite you to participate in the Blood Donation Drive at Nalanda Centre on Sunday 26 May, in conjunction with Buddha Day Observance.

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24 April 2024

Buddha Day programmes at Nalanda (B.E. 2568)

Namo Buddhaya! Join us to celebrate this most auspicious day at Nalanda together with Buddhists around the world to commemorate the anniversary of Buddha’s Enlightenment. This year’s Buddha Day carries the theme of ‘Peace Begins with Me’, and we invite you to come explore how we can cultivate and strengthen serenity within so that harmony and goodwill can abound around us.

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22 April 2024

Hosting Ven. Ayya Santinī

Venerable Ayya Santinī, Abbess of Wisma Kusalayani in West Java will be residing at Nalanda Centre Sri Serdang from 24 to 25 April.  We invite you to join the Dhamma talk by Ayya Santinī on Wednesday 24 April, 8pm to learn with a well-regarded meditation teacher and Dhamma speaker from Indonesia.  Do also join us to offer breakfast dana to Ayya at 7am on Thursday 25 April.  All are welcome.

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22 April 2024

Commemorating Earth Day at Nalanda

Just yesterday, on Sunday 21 April, over 120 Nalanda members, devotees, youths and Dhamma School students as well as parents came together to give back to Mother Nature as a tribute for her boundless gifts. 

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21 April 2024

Exploring contemplation with Ajahn Kusalo

On Wednesday 17 April, members and devotees had the opportunity to learn from Ven. Ajahn Kusalo, who gave a Dhamma talk on the importance of investigation and contemplation.  Ajahn pointed out that the mind is clouded with perceptions and preconceptions about everything and everyone around us, based on past experiences in our lives. 

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20 April 2024

Earth Day celebrations this weekend

Today, over 80 Family Dhamma School students, parents, facilitators and volunteers celebrated Earth Day at Wisdom Park.  Energetic in their service, everyone contributed to the upkeeping of the grounds of this educational campus and planted trees to commemorate Earth Day.  Director of Nalanda Dhamma School, Sis. See Hui Shien led a reflection gratitude and on our role to keep the earth a safe place for all.

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19 April 2024

Wonderful ‘kalyana mittata’ at Convention

The gathering of members and core volunteers last week at the 10th National Nalanda Members’ Convention was a heartfelt reunion of our broader Dhamma family.  Kalyana mittā bound by a common goal and mission, joyfully reconnected with each other at the start of convention, and continued to encourage one another in their learning and reflection throughout the four days.

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19 April 2024

Dhamma talk by Ajahn Achalo

Nalanda Centre is honoured to host Ven. Ajahn Achalo, Abbot of Anandagiri Forest Monastery in Petchabun Thailand, for a Dhamma talk next Friday 26 April at 8pm.  All are welcome.

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18 April 2024

Grounded in realities to realise possibilities at National Members’ Convention

During the long holiday weekend from 10 to 13 April, over 90 Nalanda members and core volunteers came together for the 10th National Nalanda Members’ Convention at Wisdom Park.  Keeping to the theme of ‘Towards a Buddhist Missionary’, the group delved deeper into personal and organisational transformation through learning, reflections and team building activities.

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17 April 2024

Join us to learn from Ajahn Kusalo tonight

Ajahn Kusalo has just arrived at Nalanda Centre this evening.  Led by Sis. Nandini Tan, members warmly welcomed Ajahn Kusalo who last visited us in December 2022.  We invite you to join us tonight to learn and reflect on the Dhamma with Ajahn Kusalo.  The evening service starts at 8pm.  All are welcome!

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