Today marks the 140th day since the Nalanda Centre Building Expansion Project began. Work is progressing smoothly on all levels, especially at Level 4 and the roof structure. The Building Committee has indicated that Levels 2 & 3 may be completed earlier and handed over to Nalanda by mid-October. This timely development will come in handy as Nalanda Centre will be hosting major events in the last quarter of the year, such as “Sangha Day”, holiday camps, members’ convention, and group visits. Read more
On Sunday 21 September, Nalanda Buddhist Society members from Sri Serdang and Kuala Lumpur Branch gathered for a ‘family’ reunion at our ‘spiritual home’ – Nalanda Centre – for another Members’ Day. The gathering started with a piece of good news – our youths’ effort in producing a video titled ‘Hope’ for Siddharthan Care Centre won the best short film category in a recent competition. The inspiring video was shown to Nalandians, and everyone rejoiced at the achievement of Bro. Andrew Tan, Bro. Gan Jia Cheng and Sis. Tan Ee Yean. Read more
Today marks the first anniversary of renowned meditation teacher, Acharya Satya Narayan Goenka’s passing on 29 September 2013. Nalanda Buddhist Society would like to pay tribute to a prodigious teacher who had created the conditions for millions of practitioners to experience the technique and bliss of ‘Vipassana Meditation’ first taught by the Buddha 2,600 years ago!
Read moreOn Sunday 21 September, volunteers and stall operators of the recent Nalanda Family Fun Fair 2014 were treated to a tea party to appreciate their contribution towards the success of the event. About 60 people attended the tea party which was held at the Youth Centre.
Read moreWe cordially invite everyone to participate in Service Sunday tomorrow starting at 9.00am, at Nalanda Centre Sri Serdang. Achariya Tan Siang Chye, the Director of Nalanda Institute, will deliver a Dhamma talk on “Knowledge”.
Read moreReport by Muditā | Photographs by Gan Jia Cheng
On Saturday 20 September, devotees gathered at the Seri Kembangan morning market for our twice-monthly ‘Pindacāra’ (monks going on alms-round) programme. The rain which came in the early morning did not dampen the spirits of many devotees who turned up with offerings to the venerable monks.
Read moreNalanda Institute’s BPS402 Higher Certificate Course participants have recently advanced into Module 2 of the programme covering the “Historical Development of Buddhism”. On Saturday 6 September, Achariya Vijaya Samarawickrama conducted Lecture 6 on the subject of “Pre-Buddhist Indian Religious Thoughts”.
Read moreOn 16 September “Malaysia Day”, Nalandians took advantage of the public holiday to have another round of cleaning and gardening at Nalanda House. Their most impressive effort was in building a planter box in front of Nalanda House, using bricks recycled from the ongoing Nalanda Building Expansion Project. The three-tiered planter box is 12 feet long by 5 feet wide, with nine compartments for different types of plants. It was a brainchild of Nalanda’s ‘gardener-in-chief’, Bro. Vincent Lee.
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On Sunday 7 September, Nalanda Kuala Lumpur Branch organized a Mid-Autumn Festival gathering which saw a good turnout of parents and children from the Junior Dharma School. The objective of this gathering was to foster bonding and to promote Buddhist values and culture. Besides, the Branch Committee took this opportunity to thank all devotees and members for their contribution in the recent Nalanda Family Fun Fair held on 24 August.
Read moreOn Sunday 7 September, devotees gathered at Nalanda Centre for Service Sunday with a Dhamma talk by Bro. Charlie Chia. After pūja, chanting and meditation, Bro. Charlie Chia shared about the way to be a happy and successful person. One needs the conditions of good kamma, being in the right environment, and making the right effort to be ‘successful’.
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