Felicitation

6 July 2014

His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama’s birthday

Today is the 79th Birth Anniversary of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama.  We wish the Spiritual Leader of Tibetan Buddhists a long fruitful life with good health, joy and peace!

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1 July 2014

7th Anniversary of Nalanda Institute Malaysia

1 July 2014 marks the 7th Anniversary of Nalanda Institute Malaysia.  Since its establishment in 2007, the Institute has been organizing many short and medium-term courses up to Higher Certificate level, commentarial courses, meditation workshops, pilgrimages to India and Nepal, study tours locally and abroad, and leadership and management training programmes aplenty.

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30 June 2014

New Director of Nalanda Institute appointed

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Achariya Tan Siang Chye as the third Director of Nalanda Institute Malaysia, effective 1 July 2014, for a 3-year term.

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7 June 2014

Dirgahayu Tuanku!

Nalanda Buddhist Society members offer our felicitations to Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong (His Majesty the King of Malaysia) Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah on the occasion of His Majesty’s official birthday on 7 June 2014.  May His Majesty reign peacefully with good health and long life.  Daulat Tuanku!

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15 May 2014

‘Selamat Hari Waisak’ 2558/2014

Today, Buddhists throughout the vast archipelago of Indonesia celebrate Holy Waisak Day.  Nalanda Buddhist Society Malaysia would like to extend our warmest greetings and best wishes to all Sangha members and Buddhist devotees in Indonesia.  May the anniversary celebrating the Enlightenment of our Great Teacher the Buddha galvanize us towards right effort and determination in finding peace within ourselves, and harmony in our communities.

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13 April 2014

Nalandians visit temples for Sinhala New Year

On Friday 11 April, Nalandian officers and devotees visited the Sri Lanka Buddhist Temple in Sentul and the Buddhist Māha Vihāra in Brickfields in conjunction with the Sinhala New Year celebration.  Bro. Tan and Deputy President Bro. Lee Teck Beng led the Nalandians to pay respects to the Māha Sangha and to wish the Sri Lankan venerables a joyous new year.

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12 April 2014

Best Wishes for the New Year!

This week marks the new year for our friends in Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and many in Malaysia, too.  Nalanda wishes all our venerables, teachers, and friends a joyous New Year festivities!  May this coming year bring much peace, happiness, and well-being to all people around the world.  With metta, anumodantu!

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7 March 2014

Nalanda celebrates International Women’s Day

It was Mao Zedong who famously quipped that “Women hold up half the sky!”  Statistically, women indeed constitute half of humanity.  However, in terms of influence, the female gender exerts proportionately more.

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4 March 2014

Berjaya Founder’s Day at Times Square KL

On Saturday 22 February, Nalanda is honoured with an invitation to participate in the 4th Berjaya Founder’s Day celebration at Berjaya Times Square, Kuala Lumpur.  Berjaya Founder’s Day is an annual celebration of philanthropy, volunteerism and community service.  It is a special celebration in conjunction with the 62nd birthday of Berjaya Group’s founder, Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Vincent Tan Chee Yioun.

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27 February 2014

Prostheses Centre opens at Bandar Utama

On Sunday 23 February, Bandar Utama Buddhist Society (BUBS) celebrated a significant milestone as the first prostheses centre of its kind in Malaysia was officially opened at Uttama Bodhi Vihāra in Bandar Utama, Petaling Jaya.  BUBS’ “Limbs for Life” Project is a noble effort to provide amputees with artificial legs so that they can walk again.  The gift of prostheses is actually a gift of mobility, freedom, and self-confidence for many!

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