We invite everyone to participate in a special programme to celebrate ‘Buddha Day’ spiritually. Join us on “Facebook Live” for the following highlights of the event:
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Join us in welcoming the dawning of Wesak ‘Buddha Day’ with an evening service on Wednesday, 6 May, at 8.30PM on Nalanda “Facebook Live”. The service features a short meditation and chanting session, and Dhamma talk by Achariya Tan Siang Chye, the Director of Nalanda Institute, on the “Qualities of the Enlightened Buddha”.
Read moreVesakhā full-moon is the auspicious ‘Buddha Day’ which commemorates three important events in the Life of our Great Teacher – His birth in the year 623 BCE; His Enlightenment in 588 BCE; and His Parinibbāna in 543 BCE. ‘Buddha Day’ on 7 May 2020 also marks the beginning of a new Buddhist Year, or more commonly expressed as Buddhist Era (B.E.) 2564. But how exactly do you derive the Year 2564?
Read moreWe are very grateful to announce the launch of a new website dedicated to ‘Buddha Day’ 2020 Celebration. Please visit www.wesak.org.my
Read moreIn the past, devotees would hang colourful Buddhist flags around temples as Wesak ‘Buddha Day’ was approaching. This year, under the shadows of a pandemic and the national lock-down, celebrations will undoubtedly be very subdued. Buddhist centres are not putting up the flags because religious gatherings are still not allowed this month in Malaysia.
Read moreIn just a few days, Buddhists worldwide will be celebrating the sacred ‘Buddha Day’. This joyous occasion which falls on the full-moon day of Vesakhā month commemorates the anniversary of Buddha’s Enlightenment twenty-six centuries ago. It also marks the beginning of a new Buddhist Year – the Buddhist Era (B.E.) 2564. Watch this short video clip to find out what the theme for this year’s celebration is.
Read moreEvery year, a few days before Wesak Full-moon ‘Buddha Day’, a theme will be announced for that particular year’s celebration. The purpose of having a theme is to focus devotees’ attention to an important aspect of Dhamma learning and practice that will help us grow spiritually. The theme will subsequently be explained and elaborated upon in Dhamma talks over the entire year.
Read moreThis Thursday 30 April, we invite everyone to go “live” on Nalanda Facebook to witness the launching of the 2020 Wesak ‘Buddha Day’ Theme. In conjunction with the launching, Bro.Tan will be giving a talk on ‘achieving tranquility in unsettling times’.
Read moreToday is the New-moon Uposatha Day of the holy Vesakhā Month. That means we are just two weeks away from the most important day in the Buddhist calendar – the Vesakhā Full-moon ‘Buddha Day’, also known as ‘Wesak Day’ in Malaysia.
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