Nalanda Bulletin

17 October 2013

“Butterfly Lovers” – A Smashing Success!

On Saturday, 12 October, the “Butterfly Lovers” Musical was performed by the acclaimed Dama Orchestra to a packed hall at the Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre! It was a mesmerising night as the audience was swept away by the creative designs, talented performances, and a captivating storyline delivered with a fresh perspective and humorous wit.

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13 October 2013

Inspiring and beneficial SPM Seminar

On Saturday 12 October, Nalanda Free School organised an SPM Chemistry Examination Preparation Seminar to help Fifth-formers prepare for our upcoming exams. 78 students from 6 schools in Seri Kembangan and Kajang attended the full-day workshop at Nalanda Centre. We were honoured to have Sis. Khor Swee Moi, a dedicated volunteer teacher at Nalanda Free School, and “Guru Cemerlang (Kimia)” in 2010 (awarded by the Ministry of Education Malaysia) to conduct the course.

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7 October 2013

Nalanda Art Exhibition Successfully Concluded

The inaugural Nalanda Art Exhibition held at Nalanda Centre Sri Serdang over 3 days was successfully concluded at 8pm yesterday (6 October). Since its opening last Friday, a continuous stream of visitors had been coming to the exhibition, many of whom first-time visitors to Nalanda.

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5 October 2013

Calligraphy Exhibition reported in the ‘Star Metro’

Dear friends, an article has been published in The Star (Friday, 4 October 2013) on the very successful Chinese Calligraphy Exhibition held last week at Nalanda Centre.  Please click here for the on-line article.

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3 October 2013

A Moving Memorial Service for Dhamma Teachers

A Memorial Service and Pūja for the late Venerable Prof. Kakkapalliye Anuruddha Nayaka Thero and Acharya S. N. Goenka was conducted at Nalanda Centre on Wednesday, 2 October, with much peace and devotion.

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25 September 2013

Mesmerising Tour to Borobudur

43 devotees departed for Jogjakarta, Indonesia, on 18 September with keenness and great anticipation.  Under Bro. Tan’s adept guidance and care, the 5-day study tour was truly informative and inspiring as we visited and paid homage at magnificent Buddhist monuments in the region. We also met with local Buddhist communities and had uplifting exchanges in the Dhamma.

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19 September 2013

Nalanda Bulletin Issue No. 17

The Nalanda Bulletin Issue No.17 (September 2013) is now available for reading on-line! Copies are also available at any Nalanda Centre near you. Thank you and metta!

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17 September 2013

A programme well-accomplished

The long-awaited Buddhist Youth Leaders’ Study Tour to Bujang Valley from 14 – 16 September was joyfully accomplished!  We arrived at Nalanda Centre at 1.30am this morning (17 September) feeling inspired and greatly satisfied.  Nalanda Youth Centre would like to thank Bro. Tan for expertly guiding all of us on this amazing journey of discovery!  We would also like to thank the Nalanda Central Management in Sri Serdang, and our Sungai Petani branch Chairman Bro. Khaw Seng Giap for your great support and contributions.

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17 September 2013

Enlightening Tour to Bujang Valley

90 youths and devotees had an enlightening tour to Bujang Valley on 15 September 2013, under the guidance of Bro. H S Tan.  Our one-day trip covered several archaeologically important sites such as Sungai Batu, Merbok, and Semeling, located in Kuala Muda district of Kedah.

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8 September 2013

Serdang Buddhist Association Leaders visit Nalanda

On Sunday, 8 September, Nalanda Centre received a visit from Venerable见舍 and the Management Committee of Serdang Buddhist Association.  The group was led by the Association’s Chairman, Bro. Yap Fook Sin.  The purpose of the visit was to gain a better understanding of Nalanda’s set-up and operation model.

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