News & Updates

30 May 2018

Minister visits Nalanda to greet devotees on ‘Buddha Day’

Nalanda Centre was honoured to receive a visit by the Minister of Communications and Multimedia, Yang Berhormat Tuan Gobind Singh Deo on Wesak ‘Buddha Day’.  He is also the Member of Parliament for Puchong, which covers Sri Serdang where Nalanda Centre is located.

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29 May 2018

‘Buddha Day’ Programme at Nalanda

Happy is the appearance of Buddhas’.  Today we commemorate the anniversary of Buddha’s Enlightenment 26 centuries ago, and mark the beginning of Buddhist Year (B.E.) 2562.  We joyfully invite you to join us for the following meaningful spiritual programmes:

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28 May 2018

‘Buddha Day’ Message B.E.2562

By Achariya Vijaya Samarawickrama, Chairman of Nalanda Education Committee.

“A Life of Humility, Modesty and Moderation”

Malaysian Buddhists are gathering this week to usher in the year 2562 of the Buddhist Era, which is calculated from the Mahaparinibbāna (Great Passing Away) of the Blessed One, Buddha Gotama.  The day known as Vesakhā full-moon ‘Buddha Day’ marks the anniversary of His Enlightenment.  There is great joy for us as we recollect with gratitude the contributions of the Enlightened One to free beings from the shackles of Samsara.

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27 May 2018

Unique Heritage Procession

The ‘Buddha Day’ Heritage Procession at Nalanda Centre is a unique cultural and spiritual experience that attracts thousands of participants yearly.  Once a year, the Buddha’s Sacred Relic will be brought out to lead the procession in Sri Serdang.  This year, it will be held on Tuesday, 29 May, from 7.00pm to 8.30pm.

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26 May 2018

Food offering to the community

Every year on Wesak ‘Buddha Day’, Nalanda members and devotees are encouraged to cook and prepare meals to offer to visitors so as to cultivate loving-kindness, generosity and humility.  Not only do we prepare the food with mettā, we are also the ones personally offering it to the public with respect.  This mass food offering has been a Nalandian tradition since our inception.

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24 May 2018

Dhamma-learning workshops

Nalanda founder Bro. Tan will lead discussions on selected passages from the Pāli Tipitaka to widen and deepen our understanding of Buddha’s teachings.  The workshop will be held at Nalanda Centre on Tuesday, 29 May, from 3.00pm to 4.30pm.

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23 May 2018

Support the development of Buddhism in Malaysia

Thinking of supporting a worthy and impactful project this Wesak?  Consider donating towards Wisdom Park where we are building facilities to train future community leaders and lay Dhamma teachers.  Indeed, the growth and success of Malaysian Buddhism depends very much on these two essentials – the availability of good leaders and effective teachers.

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22 May 2018

Blood Donation & Organ-Pledge Campaign

Do you know that with a pint of blood you donate, 3 lives can potentially be saved?  Welcome to our “Blood Donation & Organ-Pledge Campaign” which will be held at Nalanda Centre, Sri Serdang this Sunday, 27 May, from 10 am to 4 pm.

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21 May 2018

4 days of spiritual celebration

Wesak month full-moon commemorates the Blessed One’s Enlightenment 26 centuries ago, and marks the beginning of Buddhist Year (B.E.) 2562.  Nalanda will observe ‘Buddha Day’ from 26 May (Saturday) to 29 May (Tuesday) with many wholesome activities.  We joyfully invite you to join us for the following programmes starting this weekend:

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20 May 2018

6 weeks of Mettā meditation

Nalanda Youth Centre is grateful to Bro.Tan for guiding us in the “Meditation Day” programme on 19 May, where 183 youths aged 16 to 29 spent a wholesome day learning about Mettā (Loving-kindness) and practising it together.

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