News & Updates

25 March 2026

Nalanda A.G.M. this Sunday

We invite all Nalanda members for the 23rd Annual General Meeting. We look forward to welcoming you back to our spiritual home!

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24 March 2026

A meaningful Sunday together

Join us this Sunday on 29 March for a meaningful day at Nalanda. Start the day with Pindacāra with Ven. Ajahn Visālo. From 9am to 12pm, learning sessions include Sunday Service with Bro. Benny Liow, Youth Dhamma Chat with Ven. Ajahn Visālo, and a Parenting Workshop with Bro. Aggaphala Yap (registration required). At 11.30am, there will also be opportunity to offer lunch dāna. Nalanda members are invited to join the 23rd A.G.M. of Nalanda Buddhist Society at 2pm.

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23 March 2026

Progressing Metta Bhavana with Kalyana Mitta

In the past weeks, participants of the Metta Learning Sessions have been gathering on Wednesday evenings to learn this important skill by exploring its every step. Guided by Sis. Sunandā Ong and Sis. R. Paruadi, each session commenced with chanting, guided Metta Bhavana and talks which progressively deepened our understanding of Metta.

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22 March 2026

Meditation & Dhamma talk with Ven. Ajahn Visālo

We invite you to join us on Wednesday, 25 March to meditate and learn from Ven. Ajahn Visālo. The evening service will commence at 8pm with chanting, meditation followed by a Dhamma talk by Ven. Ajahn Visālo. We look forward to welcoming you at Nalanda Centre. All are welcome!

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21 March 2026

Selamat Hari Raya ‘Aidilfitri’

On this first day of Syawal, Nalanda Buddhist Society wishes our Muslim friends a joyous celebration of ‘Aidilfitri’. May this celebration bring faith, gratitude, and forgiveness with family and friends. We also wish everyone traveling to visit and rejoice with your loved ones a safe journey. Selamat Hari Raya!

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20 March 2026

Notice: No Pindacara this Saturday

Kindly take note that there will not be Pindacāra at Bazar Rakyat Seri Kembangan on Saturday, 21 March as Nalanda members and volunteers will be away for a Dhamma Retreat. The next Pindacāra programme at Bazar Rakyat Seri Kembangan will take place on Saturday, 18 April. Thank you.

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19 March 2026

Sunday Service – learning about self-reliance on the Buddha’s Path

On Sunday 8 March, in line with the monthly theme of deepening our refuge and reflection, Sis. Santī Cheang delivered a timely Dhamma talk on ‘Self-Reliance on the Buddha’s Path’. She reminded devotees and practitioners to take full personal responsibility and apply diligent self-effort towards liberation from suffering.

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19 March 2026

Phagguṇa New-Moon Uposatha

Today is the Phagguṇa New-Moon Uposatha, a meaningful occasion in the Buddhist calendar for renewal, reflection and diligent practice. On this day, Buddhist practitioners are encouraged to observe the Eight Precepts, cultivate mindfulness and deepen our understanding of the Dhamma.

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18 March 2026

Ven. K. Sri Dhammananda 20th Memorial Observance commences today

This year marks 20 years since the passing of the late Ven. K. Sri Dhammananda (1918 – 2006), the late Sangha Nāyaka of Malaysia and Singapore, and Nalanda’s late Spiritual Advisor, Ven. Dhammananda, who had spent his life building and nourishing the growth of the Theravāda Buddhist community in Malaysia.  Under his spiritual leadership, many Buddhist societies were established since the 1960s and continue to benefit Dhamma learners and practitioners today.

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18 March 2026

Reflection on Nalanda Patron’s Day

On Wednesday 18 March 2026, Nalanda Buddhist Society commemorated Nalanda Patron’s Day, the first of the seven observance days in its annual calendar.  Despite it being a working day, Society leaders, members, volunteers, and youth leaders gathered at Buddhist Maha Vihara to offer dāna and conduct a spiritual ceremony.

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