News & Updates

6 April 2013

Junior Dharma School Stay-in Programme

Over a three-day period from 26 – 28 March, Nalanda Dharma School organised a Stay-in Programme for our junior students from the Happy Garden, Kuala Lumpur (KL) branch.  As part of the stay-in, the students had an outing to the KL Bird Park, lunch at Lake Gardens, and visited the Malaysian Association for the Blind (MAB).  

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31 March 2013

Visit by Buddhist Fellowship Indonesia and Buddhist Reborn

On Sunday, 31 March, members of Buddhist Fellowship Indonesia and Buddhist Reborn visited and spent the day at Nalanda Centre in Sri Serdang. It was a full day of friendly discussions as we got to know each other better and exchanged information and ideas related to Buddhism.

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30 March 2013

Dhamma Talk by Luang Por Dumrong and Luang Por Jundee

Nalanda is honoured by the visit of Luang Por Dumrong, Luang Por Jundee and Tan Ajahn Moshe on 30 March. The venerables are from the Thai Forest tradition and disciples from the late Ajahn Chah lineage.

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29 March 2013

Career Talk for Youths

On 17 March 2013, a career talk with the topic “Plan Your Education and Career Now” was held at Nalanda Centre. The speaker, Mr. Lok Eng Hong, pointed out that the world is ever-changing very quickly. We should keep up with the news every day and be competent to cope with the rapidly changing market demands. Employers can interpret a person’s character by merely viewing the first page of one’s resume. 

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28 March 2013

Arrival of Luang Pu Tohn

Nalandians welcoming the arrival of Luang Pu Tohn with great reverence. The arrival of one of the most venerated monks in Thailand, Luang Pu Tohn of the Thai forest tradition at KLIA was received with great warmth and reverence by the Thai Buddhist community in Kuala Lumpur as well as by Malaysian devotees.  Luang Pu Tohn is in Kuala Lumpur at the kind invitation of Khun Dr. Romdej Phisalaphong, the First Secretary at the Royal Thai Embassy in Kuala Lumpur. 

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25 March 2013

The Young Buddhist Quiz

How well do your children know the Dhamma? Nalanda Institute Malaysia is organising The Young Buddhist Quiz on 31 August 2013. This friendly competition is open to Malaysian youths aged 13 - 16.

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24 March 2013

Nalanda’s 10th Annual General Meeting

Nalanda Buddhist Society Malaysia Board of Management 2013-2015.  Congratulations on being elected!  The Board has already convened their first meeting at 2pm today, mere hours after the AGM.

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23 March 2013

“The Present”

I always have the perspective that "Now" is the best gift ever, and Spencer Johnson made it more obvious.   For instance, Spencer wrote something about "being in the present, pay attention to what is important now, enjoy the moment" which was reflected on the young boy in his story.  He realized that his work was getting easier bit by bit by just focusing on the task at the moment.

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21 March 2013

Nalanda Dharma School Trip

Education can take place beyond the classroom.  On 10 March, students of Nalanda Dharma School had an outing to the Kuala Lumpur Crafts Complex to broaden their horizons on the handicraft industry.  Apart from visiting the exhibitions, students were also given a chance to try their hands on making some simple crafts.

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19 March 2013

Nalanda Patron’s Day

18 March 2013 marks the 95th birth anniversary of Nalanda’s late Spiritual Advisor, the Most Venerable Kirinde Sri Dhammananda Nayaka Thero. This day is also Nalanda Patron’s Day, an annual event to commemorate and appreciate all our donors, benefactors and volunteers who have contributed tremendously to the growth of Nalanda over the years. 

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