The full moon of the Jettha month is fast approaching, and soon we will be entering the third week of the Gimhāna Retreat, which began on 27 May. We warmly invite you to join the Uposātha Full Moon Service on Tuesday 10 June, featuring a Dhamma Talk by Sis. Nandinī Tan, who will guide us in contemplating the interesting topic: “What Makes the Mind Powerful.”
Read moreOn Sunday 18 May, every level of Nalanda Centre was buzzing with activity as the community gathered for the last day of the Buddha Day Observance. Volunteers had started preparing shortly after dawn to welcome Pusat Darah Negara doctors and nurses, as well as devotees and the public for the Blood Donation Drive.
Read moreIn conjunction with Nalanda’s 11th National Members’ Convention, Nalanda Centre and Pustaka Nalanda will be closed for 3 days from Saturday 31 May to Monday 2 June. The Centre and Library will reopen on Tuesday, 3 June at 10am.
Read moreFor seven weeks after the Buddha’s Enlightenment on Wesak full-moon in May, He contemplated on the Dhamma with His perfectly clear faculty of comprehension. Then, He travelled for seven days from Uruvela to Sarnath, where He preached the ‘Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta’ on Asalha Day, the full-moon in July.
Read moreOn Saturday 10 May, the first programme of Nalanda’s Buddha Day Observance B.E. 2569 commenced early in the morning at Nalanda Centre with 60 participants joining the Gradual Training Sutta Study and Meditation Workshop guided by Āyasmā Aggacitta. The participants and facilitators who had begun preparations with pre-workshop discussions online, joyfully met up to learn in-person from Āyasmā.
Read morePusat Darah Negara staff has just arrived and together with volunteers have set up the Blood Donation Drive at Nalanda Centre from 10am to 4pm. The first batches of blood donors are already doing their good deed. We invite you and your loved ones to join us today and donate blood, a life-saving gift that we can give out of compassion and kindness. Do also visit the Buddha Jayanti and Wisdom Park Exhibitions on display until today.
Read moreJust a pint of blood can save up to 3 lives! Blood donation is safe, painless, simple, and noble. It is also one of the most wholesome deeds one can perform this Wesak. We can make a life and death difference for others in need by coming forward to donate blood.
Read moreFor the past week since Saturday 10 May, visitors to Nalanda Centre have been touring the Buddha Jayanti Exhibition, organised by Nalanda Dhamma School. Showcasing the carefully designed work of the School’s facilitators, students and parents, Teenage Dhamma School students guide each visitor to uncover about the messages of developing wisdom and compassion in each exhibit.
Read moreOn the morning of Sunday 11 May, Nalanda members and devotees came together for the Buddha Day Eve Service to prepare in spirit and mind to welcome and celebrate Buddha Day. Sis. Paruadi Ramasamy gave a Dhamma talk on the significance of Wesak, for devotees to gain a better understanding on why and how we can observe Wesak meaningfully.
Read moreThe Buddha Jayanti Exhibition has just been launched this morning and we invite you to come and view the exhibitions prepared by Nalanda Dhamma School. The Buddha Jayanti Exhibition is a special highlight of Wesak Observance to share the Buddha’s teachings in creative ways.
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