This week marks the New Year celebrations 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 joyous New Year festivities! May this coming year bring much peace, happiness, and well-being to all people around the world.
Read moreNalanda wishes venerable Sayadaws, Sayalays, and our Myanmar friends all over the world a joyous Thingyan celebration! May we mark this New Year with aspirations for spiritual growth, Wisdom and Peace.
Read moreNalanda wishes all our Thai Ajahns and friends a joyous Songkran Festival. May this coming year bring much peace, happiness, and well-being to all Thais and people around the world!
Read moreOn Saturday 28 February, Nalanda Sungai Petani Branch members held a “family gathering” in Alor Setar in conjunction with the Lunar New Year. In his speech, Branch Chairman Bro. Seng Giap thanked all members for their support in carrying out the branch’s programmes.
Read moreToday is the full-moon of the first lunar month, and thus marks the ending of the 15-day Lunar New Year celebrations. In Malaysia, this festival is popularly known as “Chap Goh Meh” (literally, ‘the fifteenth night’) in the local Hokkien dialect, and is a significant day for the Chinese community.
Read moreOn Sunday 1 March, Nalandians and devotees gathered at Nalanda Centre to celebrate the festive season. The celebration was held right after the meaningful “Tea Ceremony” by students showing respect and gratitude to their parents.
Read moreOn Saturday 14 February, Nalanda Youths came together to foster good friendship and to celebrate an early Lunar New Year. The Youth Centre was ‘lit up’ with radiant smiles and creative decorations.
Read moreNalanda Buddhist Society Malaysia wishes everyone a joyful observance of the New Year! May your days ahead be fulfilling and peaceful. May all beings be well and happy!
Read moreOn this festive occasion, Nalanda Buddhist Society wishes our Hindu friends a “Joyous Diwali” filled with amity, harmony, and peace! Enjoy a wonderful celebration with family and friends, and discover a ‘world of brightness and light’ in others, and within ourselves.
Read moreThe Mid-Autumn Festival is a major annual celebration in East Asia. For the Chinese people, it is traditionally a day for family reunion and the celebration of harmony and togetherness. Over the centuries, the festival evolved to include the display of colourful lanterns that mimic the autumn foliage, and the consumption of ‘mooncakes’ (尝月饼).
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