On 9 and 10 September, Nalanda Youth Centre hosted a group of youth members from Buddhist Fellowship Singapore. Their short but fruitful visit was an opportunity for Nalandian youths to reconnect with our spiritual friends from across the causeway, and to exchange ideas on how to reach out to the youth community with Dhamma.
Read moreNalanda Dhamma School is organising an inspiring learning camp for teenagers from 30 November to 3 December 2017, themed “Connect Within”. The purpose of the camp is to inculcate faith in the ‘Three Jewels’ and to establish Right Understanding in their young minds.
Read moreOn Saturday 21 October, 80 members of Firefly Mission from Singapore led by their President Dr. Ng Yee Kong visited Nalanda Centre as part of their ‘Kathina’ season merit-making tour of Malaysia. It was Firefly’s sixth consecutive year visiting Nalanda, and one of the events Nalandians look forward to annually.
Read moreThursday 31 August marked the 11th anniversary of the passing of Nalanda’s late spiritual adviser, Venerable K. Sri Dhammananda, as well as being Malaysia’s 60th National Day. Nalanda founder Bro. Tan delivered a Dhamma talk on gratitude to commemorate these two occasions.
Read moreThe Royal Cremation ceremony for the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand will take place on 26 October. We join people across the world in bidding him final farewell. Though he had passed on, King Bhumibol’s legacy endures in the thousands of royal projects he initiated in his seven decades on the throne. His memory will no doubt live on in the hearts and minds of millions of Thais.
Read moreIn October every year, Nalanda Free School volunteer teachers, students and parents get together to celebrate the achievements of our students by presenting them tokens of encouragement and support. It is also a time for students to show gratitude to their teachers and school volunteers.
Read moreOn 30 September, Nalanda Youth Centre organised a special gathering to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival. Everyone enjoyed a sumptuous potluck dinner, before delving into a Dhamma sharing on “Right Friendship” by Sis. Sunanda Ong.
Read moreThe Mid-Autumn Festival was celebrated on 4 October this year. At Nalanda Book Café, many families held reunion dinners, enjoying healthy vegetarian meals in a peaceful environment. The café’s seasonal decoration with Chinese lanterns created a homely touch to their heart-warming gatherings.
Read more‘Sangha Day’ is an annual celebration at Nalanda honouring the virtues and contributions of the monastic community. Buddhist devotees express gratitude to monks and nuns who strive diligently in practising the Dhamma, and teaching it for the benefit of mankind, by providing them with four necessary requisites – food, robes, shelter, and medicine.
Read moreOn Wednesday 18 October, Pustaka Nalanda (the Library) embarked on its annual stock-taking exercise by five librarians with the help of volunteers. This exercise is part of a good library management system whereby all books are physically located, examined and repaired where necessary, accounted for, and placed back at the proper shelves.
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