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!
Read moreSince launching Nalanda’s Chinese Facebook page a month ago, we have received much support and strong encouragement from many readers. More than 600 individuals have ‘Liked’ our Mandarin channel since it was published on 5 March. Thank you for the positive feedback and enthusiastic support!
Read moreArticle by Bro. H S Tan – “Reflection, 25 March 2014”.
Every day, at airports everywhere, many passengers feel annoyed when their flights are delayed. Time is so precious, they say. Flights should not be late.
Read moreStatement from Nalanda Buddhist Society Malaysia
At 10pm (Malaysian time) on 24 March 2014, the Honorable Prime Minister of Malaysia, Y.A.B. Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, went on air to officially announce the fate of MH370 – it is now firmly established that the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 crashed into the Southern Indian Ocean with 239 people on board. None of them could have survived.
14 days have passed since the mysterious disappearance of MH370 with 239 people on board. Today, we still have no clues as to what actually happened to the passengers, and where the airplane is now.
Read moreThe Nalanda Chinese-Language Communications Team was formed a month ago to publish news articles in Mandarin. The team’s objective is to propagate Dhamma and communicate more effectively with Mandarin-speaking communities. The team launched a Chinese Facebook page 10 days ago on 5 March, which has since garnered more than 370 ‘Likes’.
Read moreThe photograph above was taken at the family home of Firman Chandra Siregar in Medan. Firman is Indonesian, and one of the passengers on board MH370. His relatives, neighbours and friends have been gathering at his house to await news of the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777.
Read moreAfter 4 agonizing days without certainty as to what really happened to flight MH370, it is understandable why many people are feeling frustrated over the long wait for answers. The internet is rife with many theories, speculations and criticisms.
Read moreLet us extend our compassionate thoughts to the passengers of MH370, their families, and loved ones. May they be blessed with mental strength and calmness. Wishing everyone much Peace in such trying times.
Read moreIt 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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