Nalanda Centre is honoured to host Venerable Ajahn Cagino on Sunday, 6 April for the following programmes :

7.30 am – Pindacara

9.00 am – Sunday Morning Service

10.00 am – Dhamma Teaching

11.30 am – Lunch Dana

Ven. Ajahn Cagino (born in 1967, Seremban Malaysia) was a renowned professional photographer before he was ordained in 1997. He has since accumulated 21 vassa and is a member of Ajahn Chah monastic community.

Ven. Ajahn Cagino wandered over 4,000 km on foot in the forest of Thailand, documenting the daily lives of forest monks through his photography. In 2010, he founded the Dhammagiri Foundation in Mae Hong Son in northern Thailand, a Buddhist children’s home that provides Dhamma education for hill tribe children.

In 2014, he established Wat Hongson Wanaram (the 302nd branch of Wat Nong Pah Pong).  Ven. Ajahn Cagino took residence in a hermitage at Wat Phra That Doi Kham (Reclining Buddha Temple) in Chiang Mai, dedicating himself to intensive practice.

Join us in welcoming Ajahn Cagino for a day of Dhamma practice. Let us come together to offer dāna and learn from him. You may bring vegetarian food or fruits as offerings.  For more information, please contact Nalanda Office at 03-8938-1500.

Update on 5 April :

Due to changing circumstances, we would like to inform that the Mandarin Dhamma talk on Sunday 6 April will be conducted by Phra Mahāpuñño who is from Terengganu, Malaysia.  He ordained as a samanera under Ajahn Cagino in 2018 at Wat Hongsong Wanaram. In 2020, he received full ordination under Luang Pu Anek at Thai Forest Monastery, Wat Pa Sai Ngam. Currently, Phra Mahāpuñño resides at Wat Hongson Wanaram, focusing on meditation practice. With a mission to propagate the Dhamma, Phra Mahāpuñño teaches the Dhamma to the children at Dhammagiri Foundation.