Pustaka Nalanda

3 February 2025

Reflection on ending pain, feeling joy with Ach. Vijaya

Saturday, 18 January marked the first ‘Meet the Author’ session for 2025 hosted by Pustaka Nalanda.  Members and devotees had an opportunity to learn from Achariya S. Vijaya, who brought us into his thought journey behind the book he authored ‘A Buddhist Reflects on Ending Pain, Feeling Joy.’

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17 January 2025

Join ‘Meet the Author’ with Ach. S. Vijaya tomorrow

We invite you to join us tomorrow for a review by Achariya Vijaya Samarawickrama on the book authored by him – “A Buddhist Reflects on Ending Pain, Feeling Joy”.  Organised by Pustaka Nalanda, the ‘Meet the Author’ session will start at 2.30pm at Nalanda Centre.

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8 January 2025

Meet the author session

Pustaka Nalanda has invited Achariya Vijaya Samarawickrama to review the book entitled “A Buddhist Reflects on Ending Pain, Feeling Joy”.  A hard copy of the booklet can be obtained from Pustaka Nalanda (limited copies) for reading.

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1 November 2024

Exploring spirituality with Ach. Vijaya

On Saturday 26 October, Pustaka Nalanda hosted a ‘Meet the Author’ session for avid learners to learn with the author of ‘A Buddhist Reflects on Spirituality’, Achariya Vijaya Samarawickrama.

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16 October 2024

Meet the author session

Pustaka Nalanda has invited Achariya Vijaya Samarawickrama to review the book entitled “A Buddhist Reflects on Spirituality”.  A hard copy of the booklet can be obtained from Pustaka Nalanda (limited copies) for reading.

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4 September 2024

Pustaka Nalanda re-opened to the community

We are happy to announce that Pustaka Nalanda is now open to the community after the completion of upgrade and maintenance works.  In a simple ceremony, the library was re-opened by Ven. B. Sri Saranankara and Director of Pustaka Nalanda Bro. Ananda Fong together with the Society’s leaders on Saturday 31 August.

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12 August 2024

Pustaka Nalanda is undergoing upgrading work

To accommodate the growing number of important Buddhist reference books and readership, Pustaka Nalanda is undertaking upgrading work for the next two weeks.  The library will reopen to the public on 26 August 2024.

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21 October 2017

Tagging 4,000 books in a day

On Wednesday 18 October, Pustaka Nalanda (the Library) embarked on its annual stock-taking exercise by five librarians with the help of volunteers.  This exercise is part of a good library management system whereby all books are physically located, examined and repaired where necessary, accounted for, and placed back at the proper shelves.

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13 May 2017

Thank you for sponsoring these books

We would like to thank all generous devotees who sponsored three booklets – “Kamma in Buddhism”, “Living in the Present”, and “Getting Started in Mindfulness with Breathing” – for printing and distribution this Wesak.

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11 October 2016

Commemorating Prof. T. W. Rhys Davids

On Sunday 4 September, the Director of Pustaka Nalanda Bro. Ananda Fong gave a talk on the contributions of Professor Thomas William Rhys Davids (1843 – 1922), founder of the Pāli Text Society (PTS) based in London.  This was part of Pustaka Nalanda’s programme to commemorate historical personalities who had contributed significantly to the propagation of Buddhism over the last century.

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