News & Updates

2 August 2023

Second lecture of Intermediate-level Buddhist Studies BPS 204

The second lecture of BPS 204 – Intermediate-level Buddhist Studies in Mandarin will be held this Saturday, 5 August at 2.30pm at Nalanda Education & Outreach Centres in Happy Garden, Johor Bahru and Sungai Petani.  We encourage registered participants to arrive 15 minutes earlier for registration.  We wish you a fruitful learning session.

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1 August 2023

Learning Dhamma with Ven. Prof. Dhammajoti

On Monday 24 July, we were honoured to host Ven. Professor K.L. Dhammajoti, a Malaysian monk of Chinese descent, and one of the leading scholars on the Abhidhamma.  In his Dhamma teaching, Ven. Dhammajoti advocated learning the Dhamma by learning and reflecting on the suttas, and putting what we learn into practice.

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31 July 2023

Dhamma-Living Camp for Young Adults 2023 – REGISTER NOW

Nalanda Youth Centre is organising the 6th Dhamma-Living Camp for Young Adults from 28 September – 1 October 2023.  This uplifting and potentially life-changing camp is tailored for college students and young working adults between ages 18 and 30. 

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30 July 2023

Dhamma teaching by Ajahn Jayasaro now available

Venerable Ajahn Jayasaro’s Dhamma teaching on Saturday 22 July at Nalanda Centre has just been  published on-line at Nalanda’s YouTube page https://www.youtube.com/@nalandabs.  We invite you to take some time to listen to the talk, and reflect on Dhamma with Ajahn, by clicking here.  May you be well and happy.

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29 July 2023

Volunteer Briefing for Family Fun Fair

We invite all Family Fun Fair volunteers to attend the Volunteer Briefing tomorrow Sunday 1pm, at Nalanda Centre.  The briefing includes an introduction to the Family Fun Fair and a familiarisation of your roles with the team leads.  We thank you in advance for being a volunteer to serve the community and wish you happy service!

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28 July 2023

Care Bags make their way to welfare homes

In the past week, Nalanda members, youths and students have been working together to prepare for Nalanda Family Fun Fair, which is just a few weeks away on Sunday 13 August.  Particularly joyful is the preparation of ‘Care Bags’ and home-cooked meals for several welfare homes. 

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27 July 2023

Memorable ‘Open Day’ at Wisdom Park

Three weeks after the ‘Open Day’, we recollect fondly the many memorable moments of welcoming and hosting the Buddhist community at Wisdom Park.  Volunteers and visitors were lightened with warm smiles and hearts as everyone shared and learned more about this campus dedicated to holistic Dhamma education for the benefit of the wider community.

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26 July 2023

First lecture of Intermediate-level Buddhist Studies BPS 204

BPS 204 – Intermediate-level Buddhist Studies in Mandarin commences this week at Nalanda Education & Outreach Centres in Happy Garden, Johor Bahru and Sungai Petani.  We warmly welcome registered participants for the first lecture at 2.30pm on Saturday, 29 July.  Participants are encouraged to arrive 15 minutes earlier for registration.  We wish you a joyful learning session.

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25 July 2023

Hosting Ajahn Jayasaro with gratitude and appreciation

On 21 to 22 July, Nalanda members and volunteers were privileged to host Ven. Ajahn Jayasaro, during a short stopover in Kuala Lumpur, on his way to Medan, Indonesia.  Members warmly welcomed Ajahn back to Nalanda Centre, after his last visit before the pandemic began, in 2019.

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24 July 2023

Parents and children engaged in Dhamma learning together

The happiest times we recollect as a family are when we are involved in doing something wholesome and caring together.  At Nalanda Education & Outreach Centre in Happy Garden, students of Family Dhamma School gather on Sundays to do just that, accruing many days of joyful moments in the company of each other, facilitators and good spiritual friends.

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