News & Updates

2 March 2023

Gratitude & love at ‘Tea-Offering Ceremony’

On Sunday 12 February, devotees, volunteers and Dhamma School students gathered at Nalanda Centre to join the “Tea-offering Ceremony” and Gratitude Day, the first held since the pandemic.  This annual tradition is hosted by Nalanda Dhamma School and is an opportunity for us to express our appreciation to our parents, teachers and elders for their support and care.

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1 March 2023

Hosting Ven. Paññajoti at Nalanda

Nalanda will be hosting Venerable Paññajoti from Wednesday to Sunday (1 to 5 March) at Nalanda Centre. Venerable hails from Sarawak and was ordained in the Mahayana tradition in 2015. In 2018, Venerable re-ordained as a Theravada Bhikkhu under Venerable Dvipitaka Sayadaw Ashin Kovidābhivamsa in Penang, and trained in Bodhivana Buddhist Hermitage, Kuching.

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27 February 2023

Inspiring ‘Bhavana Day’ with Ven. Jutipañño

On Saturday 11 February, 85 participants joined ‘Bhavana Day’ with Ven. Jutipañño Mahāthero, at NEO Centre Happy Garden.  On this day of cultivation tailored for devotees new to meditation, Ven. Jutipañño guided participants in observing their breath and be in the present moment.

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25 February 2023

JB Branch members to convene for 10th AGM

Members of Nalanda Johor Bahru Branch will convene for their Branch Annual General Meeting on Sunday 12 March at 2pm.  The meeting will be held at Nalanda Education and Outreach (NEO) Centre, Johor Jaya and is an important platform for members to discuss and plan for the year ahead.  For more information, kindly contact your Branch Secretary.  May you have a joyful and fruitful meeting.

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22 February 2023

‘The power of great compassion’ by Prof. Stephen Jenkins

On Friday 10 February, Nalanda Centre was priviledged to host Professor Stephen Jenkins for a special lecture on “The power of great compassion”.  Prof. Jenkins, Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies at Humboldt State University, shared that compassion is a definitive quality of Buddhism and is uniquely paired with wisdom, having studied the topic of compassion for over three decades.

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20 February 2023

Hosting Ven. Ajahn Dhammasiha at Nalanda

On Wednesday 15 February, Nalanda Centre was honoured to welcome Ven. Ajahn Dhammasiha back to Nalanda Centre for a Dhamma talk.  Following the evening chanting, Ajahn started by advising us to take heed when we face the realities of life – aging, sickness and death, because these  are reminders to arouse urgency to progress along the spiritual journey. 

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19 February 2023

Best wishes to SPM candidates

Tomorrow, on Monday 20 January, over 400,000 students will start their SPM (‘O’–Level) exams, a major milestone public examination in Malaysia for secondary school students.  Nalanda wishes our Dhamma School and Free School students who are sitting for the exams as well as other candidates throughout the country – all the best! 

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18 February 2023

KL Branch members to convene for 10th AGM

Members of Nalanda Kuala Lumpur Branch will convene for their Branch Annual General Meeting on Sunday 5 March at 2pm. The meeting will be held at Nalanda Education and Outreach (NEO) Centre, Happy Garden and is an important platform for members to discuss and plan for the year ahead.

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18 February 2023

2023 Free School classes open for registration

Nalanda Free School has been providing free tuition, quality teaching, personal attention, and other educational support to academically-weak and needy students since 2010.  For the academic year 2023, we are pleased to announce that registration is now open for classes which will commence end March. 

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17 February 2023

SP Branch members to convene for 10th AGM

Members of Nalanda Sungai Petani Branch will convene for their Branch Annual General Meeting on Saturday 4 March at 11am.  The meeting will be held at Nalanda Education and Outreach (NEO) Centre, Sungai Petani and is an important platform for members to discuss and plan for the year ahead.

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