Thank you for enrolling in the inaugural Samatha & Vipassanā Sutta Study with Meditation Workshop organised by Nalanda Institute’s Buddhist & Pāli Studies Department. Currently, the enrolment for this ground-breaking workshop has surpassed our capacity, and the application is now closed.
Read moreNalanda Institute Malaysia is honoured to invite Āyasmā Aggacitta Māhathera in March for a Sutta Study Course cum Meditation Workshop on “Samatha & Vipassanā”.
Read moreOn Saturday 30 November, Bro. Tan was invited to Buddhist Fellowship Singapore to conduct a commentarial course on ‘Mangala Sutta’ (the famous “Discourse on Highest Blessings”). 150 participants from 6 countries, including 14 Nalandians from Serdang and Johor Bahru, took part in the day-long course. Read more
Nalanda Institute Convocation Ceremony for participants of BPS 302 – Certificate in Buddhist Studies was joyously held on 30 November at Nalanda Centre. The ceremony began with an ‘ovada’ or advice from Achariya Vijaya Samarawickrama, the Director of Nalanda Institute. He complimented all graduates for their diligence and determination over the past 5 months to complete the course. Achariya Vijaya also quoted ‘Mangala Sutta‘ to the audience, which contains Buddha’s advice on the way to live a noble way of life which ultimately leads to liberation from suffering.
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Participants of Nalanda Institute’s Course BPS 302 (Certificate in Buddhist Studies) had a day-long tutorial and presentations on Tuesday, 5 November. The tutorial session taught by Bro. Ananda Fong began at 10am and lasted until lunch.
Read moreNalanda Institute's BPS136 Metta Sutta Commentarial Course was conducted for the first time at Kuching Dhamma Vijaya Buddhist Centre on 17 August. Sarawak is the 7th Malaysian state to host the Institute's course after Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Kelantan, Terengganu, Kedah and Sabah. Outside Malaysia, the Institute's course had also been conducted recently in Singapore.
Read moreA new batch of graduates join the ranks of ‘Aspiring Dhamma Speakers’ after their graduation today from the 4th “Dhamma Speakers’ Training Programme” (DSTP), organised by the Buddhist Gem Fellowship (BGF), and coordinated by Dr. Phang Cheng Kar. The graduation ceremony for 14 aspiring speakers was held at the BGF Centre in Petaling Jaya. Among the graduates were Nalanda’s Meditation Manager Sis. Sandra Yang and Communications Manager Sis. Faith Teh.
Read moreOn 11 & 12 May, an introductory course to explain the true significance of Wesak was held at Nalanda Centre in Sri Serdang and NEO @ Happy Garden respectively. Wesak Day commemorates the Birth, Enlightenment and Passing Away of the Buddha. These events took place on the full-moon day in the lunar month of Vesākha. This year, in Malaysia, Wesak Day is observed on 24 May.
Read moreAnother good turnout for the second session of the Buddhist Studies in Mandarin course.
Read moreThe first session of the General Buddhist Studies in Mandarin course was conducted on 13 January. Organised by Nalanda Institute Malaysia’s Department of Buddhist & Pali Studies, this course has received positive responses and the first session was attended by 50 participants.
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