On Saturday, 21 November, BPS303 – Certificate in Buddhist Studies participants sat for the written examination which was held concurrently at Nalanda Centre and Kota Bharu Mettarama Centre in Kelantan. It was the last hurdle for the participants who had been diligently attending lectures and completing their personal and group assignments since the course started in early July.
Read moreThe Abbot of Jing Long Shan Temple, Venerable Wen Tong (文通法师), visited Nalanda Centre for the first time on Monday, 23 November. He was accompanied by Ven. Zhang Deng (章灯法师), President of Serdang Buddhist Association Bro.Yap, and Jing Long Shan Committee Member Bro. Roger Tan. Jing Long Shan is a huge, established Buddhist temple located in Rawang, Selangor.
Read moreOn Saturday 21 November, a group of Dhamma School students and six teachers from the Ulu Tiram Buddhist Association in Johor visited Nalanda Centre. They have been planning the visit for a few months and was looking forward to their trip. Nalanda officers gave the guests a warm welcome and took them on an educational tour of the Centre where they also learned about Buddhist culture and history.
Read moreOn Saturday 21 November, youths from various higher educational institutions came for a talk on Buddhist leadership as part of a “Fellowship Undergraduate Network” (F.U.N.) session organised by Nalanda Youth Centre. In his talk, Nalanda founder Bro. Tan explained the aspects of wisdom, integrity and compassion in effective leadership.
Read moreAn official memorial service will be held today at Les Invalides in Paris to remember the 130 innocent victims of the recent terrorist attacks there. The remembrance will be attended by French leaders and the families of those unfortunate civilians. Let us offer our prayers to those who died in this tragic event. May they rest in Peace.
Read moreConstruction of Nalanda Education & Outreach Centre in Sungai Petani is entering its last phase. 82% of scheduled work has been completed, and the Centre is on schedule for its officiating ceremony next month!
Read moreThe 26 participants of BPS 303 – Certificate in Buddhist Studies from Kota Bharu, Kelantan, are certainly an inspiration to all students of Dhamma. Even though theirs was a distant-learning course, it did not put a damper to their spirits. This was especially evident on Saturday 21 November when many arrived for their examination one hour early despite the wet weather. A participant said that she had to drive more than an hour just to get to Kota Bharu Mettarama Centre where the examination was held.
Read moreOn Sunday 22 November, Bro. Benny Liow gave a talk on ‘Reflections for Daily Life’. In his talk, he said the Buddha taught two types of reflection (attention) – wise reflection (‘yoniso manasikāra’) and unwise reflection (‘ayoniso manasikāra‘).
Read more24 – 27 December 2015 | Sungai Petani, Kedah
Calling all Nalanda members! The 4th National Members’ Convention will be held a month from today in Sungai Petani, Kedah. This will be the first time our National Convention is held outside Sri Serdang. Nalandians have good reason to head north next month as we celebrate the completion and inauguration of Nalanda Education & Outreach Centre in Sungai Petani.
Read moreOn 10 November, Nalandians were delighted to welcome 38 members of the Firefly Mission Singapore, led by its President, Dr. Ng Yee Kong. They were returning from their annual trip to Sasanarakkha Buddhist Sanctuary in Taiping for the ‘Kathina’ celebrations. They had picked an auspicious day to visit as it was also Deepavali.
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