On Saturday 22 June, Nalanda Johor Bahru Branch held its first Dhamma Family Leaders’ Training session for 18 members, getting ready for the formation of Dhamma Families in Johor Bahru later this year. Trainees learned and discussed the Buddha’s teachings to strengthen their practice. They were also trained in communication and facilitation skills, group dynamics, and the Nalanda Education Model. The leaders will facilitate Dhamma Family gatherings in future to enable deeper learning and personal transformation.
Read more‘Buddha Day’ was celebrated meaningfully at Nalanda Johor Bahru Branch with various educational and devotional programmes organised for the local community.
Read moreOn 22 December 2018, Nalanda officers from Sri Serdang, Kuala Lumpur, Johor Bahru and Sungai Petani Branches conducted a Branch meeting after participating in the Nalanda Education Workshop 4.0. President of Nalanda Buddhist Society, Sis. Evelyn Chow, chaired the meeting to ensure alignment of the Branches’ efforts with Nalanda’s direction and to discuss the support required by each Branch for the smooth coordination of their respective educational programmes.
Read moreOn 15 – 17 December 2018, the Management Team and officers of Nalanda Johor Bahru Branch conducted their management retreat at Nalanda Centre, Sri Serdang. In the 3-day gathering, the team discussed and reflected on progress made in the past years as well as planned for the upcoming years’ educational and devotional programmes.
Read moreThe popular Nalanda ‘Family Fun Fair’ in Johor Bahru was successfully held last Sunday, 16 September. A total of 81 stalls offered a variety of home-cooked delicacies, beverages, and household items to the delight of more than 3,000 shoppers and visitors.
Read moreNalanda Johor Bahru Branch is organising the 3rd ‘Family Fun Fair’ at NEO Centre Taman Johor Jaya on Sunday, 16 September. Let’s come together to celebrate ‘Malaysia Day’ by supporting a worthy cause – to raise funds for the operations of Nalanda Free School and Dhamma School in J.B.
Read moreNEO Centre Johor Bahru is honoured to host Venerable Dhammavuddho Mahathera this Thursday, 10 May for a Dhamma talk, starting at 8.00pm. Ven. Dhammavuddho is the founder-abbot of Vihara Buddha Gotama, a forest monastery in Perak founded mainly for the study, teaching, practice and propagation of the Buddha’s discourses, monastic discipline, and meditation.
Read moreThis afternoon, Nalanda Dhamma School Director Sis. Sunanda Ong led a group of 30 youths and students on a mission to Johor Bahru to help conduct a holiday Dhamma-learning camp there.
Read moreLearning Dhamma is essential for healthy and holistic development of mind and character. During the year-end holidays, Nalanda Johor Bahru Branch Dhamma School will be organising its annual teenagers’ camp from 15 to 18 December, with the interesting theme “Dhamma through drama”.
Read moreNalanda’s ‘Family Fun Fair’ at NEO Centre Johor Bahru was joyfully and successfully held on Saturday 16 September with thousands of people having a great day with family and friends, while supporting holistic education for the community.
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