On Saturday 15 November, students of BPS402 – Higher Certificate in Buddhist Studies Course were at Nalanda Centre to present their group assignments. Seven groups were formed among the participants and the topic was ‘Expansion of Buddhism in South-east Asia’.
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On Saturday 15 November, devotees and volunteers gathered at the Seri Kembangan morning market for our monthly ‘Pindacāra’ (monks going on alms-round). On this morning, four members from Nalanda Sungai Petani Branch joined the ‘Pindacāra’ programme for the first time. They were eager to learn and to experience the joy of helping out at the ‘Pindacāra’ programme.
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Nalanda Buddhist Society observed our annual ‘Sangha Day’ on Sunday, 9 November. On this important occasion, the Buddhist laity took the opportunity to express gratitude and support for the Sangha (monastic community) by offering robes and other requisites, thus practising generosity and humility through the acts of giving.
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The year may be coming to an end soon but Nalanda Dharma School facilitators are surely looking forward and ready for 2015! On Saturday 8 November, 11 current and new Dharma School volunteers gathered at Nalanda Centre for a Facilitators’ Induction Programme. The Director of Dharma School, Sis. Sunanda Ong conducted the session with the aim of acquainting new volunteers with the School’s objectives, approach and motto. Through ice-breaking activities, the initial silence of awkwardness transitioned to laughter and joy among the volunteers.
Read moreThe Nalanda Free School was established in June 2010 by a group of dedicated volunteers to provide free tuition and other educational support to academically-weak and needy students. We aim to provide quality teaching by caring tutors, and offer personal attention to help students' learning and comprehension by offering tutorials in important subjects such as languages, mathematics and science.
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On Saturday 8 November, USM Senior Lecturer Dr. Yeoh Kar Kheng delivered a talk on ‘Mindfulness’ at NEO Centre, Johor Bahru. Devotees arrived early with much anticipation of an interesting talk.
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On Saturday 8 November, two of Nalanda Institute’s distinguished lecturers, Achariya Vijaya Samarawickrama and Achariya Tan Siang Chye delivered the lecture on ‘Buddhist Arts & Culture’. Students eagerly attended this last lecture of the 5-month BPS402 – Higher Certificate in Buddhist Studies course.
Read moreOn Saturday 1 November, Nalanda hosted ‘Xuan Zang – Journey to the West’ musical at Istana Budaya. More than 1,200 guests had a wonderful time attending the musical and were inspired by the true identity of Master Xuan Zang.
Read moreOn 2 November, students of Nalanda Free School, parents and volunteer teachers filled the Srivijaya Hall at Level 3 to attend the School Honours & Appreciation Day. As the 2014 school year had come to an end, this is the occasion to pay tribute to the achievements of the students. 4 categories of awards were presented to students from each class after careful evaluation by their teachers. The awards were the “Full Attendance Award”, “Best Student Award”, “Most Improved Student Award” and the “Most Enthusiastic Learner Award”.
Read moreOn Sunday 2 November, Nalandians from Sri Serdang, Kuala Lumpur, Johor Bahru and Sungai Petani Branches gathered at Nalanda Centre for Service Sunday. After Service Sunday, Nalandians gathered for some updates on the latest developments of the Society. Bro. Tan shared about the progress of the Nalanda Centre Expansion Project and some upcoming programmes. Branch representatives also took this opportunity to update members on the progress of the programmes carried out by their respective branches.
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