Nalanda Buddhist Society

11 December 2015

Today is ‘Nalanda Education Day’

The Buddha spent 45 years teaching the Dhamma to His followers.  His emphasis on the training and spiritual education of his disciples has become the example for generations of Buddhists to follow in His footsteps.

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9 December 2015

Nalanda ‘Education Day’

Every year, ‘Nalanda Education Day’ is celebrated around 11 December with a series of Dhamma programmes for adults, teenagers, and children.  This date marks the anniversary of the launching of Nalanda’s “Education Philosophy” – which calls for a holistic approach in education, balancing and combining knowledge, skills, values and culture, hence leading to integral development of people.

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7 December 2015

Felicitations to Ven. H. Gunaratana

Nalanda Buddhist Society members extend our felicitations and warmest wishes to Venerable Sri Pandita Dr. Henepola Gunaratana Māha Nāyaka Thero on his 88th birthday, today!  Popularly known as ‘Bhante G’, Ven. Gunaratana is a renowned Buddhist meditation teacher and author of several influential works, such as the best-selling ‘Mindfulness in Plain English’.

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7 December 2015

Nalanda welcomes new members

On Sunday 22 November, Nalandians in the Klang Valley gathered for their monthly Members’ Day at Nalanda Centre, Sri Serdang.  It is always a happy occasion when members meet to catch up on the Society’s happenings.  Nalanda President Sis. Evelyn took the opportunity to welcome two new members to the Society – Sis. Poh Peng and Sis. Jia Xin – and presented them with the Nalanda’s ‘Rules & Constitution’ booklet.

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5 December 2015

88th birthday of King Bhumibol

Today marks the 88th birthday of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand.  Nalanda Buddhist Society Malaysia conveys our best wishes to His Majesty, the Royal Family, and the people of Thailand on this auspicious occasion.

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1 December 2015

Abbot of Jing Long Shan visits Nalanda

The Abbot of Jing Long Shan Temple, Venerable Wen Tong (文通法师), visited Nalanda Centre for the first time on Monday, 23 November.  He was accompanied by Ven. Zhang Deng (章灯法师), President of Serdang Buddhist Association Bro.Yap, and Jing Long Shan Committee Member Bro. Roger Tan.  Jing Long Shan is a huge, established Buddhist temple located in Rawang, Selangor.

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30 November 2015

Ulu Tiram students visit Nalanda Centre

On Saturday 21 November, a group of Dhamma School students and six teachers from the Ulu Tiram Buddhist Association in Johor visited Nalanda Centre.   They have been planning the visit for a few months and was looking forward to their trip.  Nalanda officers gave the guests a warm welcome and took them on an educational tour of the Centre where they also learned about Buddhist culture and history.

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27 November 2015

Remember Paris – with a prayer for peace

An official memorial service will be held today at Les Invalides in Paris to remember the 130 innocent victims of the recent terrorist attacks there.  The remembrance will be attended by French leaders and the families of those unfortunate civilians. Let us offer our prayers to those who died in this tragic event.  May they rest in Peace.

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25 November 2015

Wise reflections for daily life

On Sunday 22 November, Bro. Benny Liow gave a talk on ‘Reflections for Daily Life’.  In his talk, he said the Buddha taught two types of reflection (attention) – wise reflection (‘yoniso manasikāra’) and unwise reflection (‘ayoniso manasikāra‘).

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24 November 2015

4th National Members’ Convention

24 – 27 December 2015 | Sungai Petani, Kedah

Calling all Nalanda members!  The 4th National Members’ Convention will be held a month from today in Sungai Petani, Kedah.  This will be the first time our National Convention is held outside Sri Serdang.  Nalandians have good reason to head north next month as we celebrate the completion and inauguration of Nalanda Education & Outreach Centre in Sungai Petani.

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