Today marks the 87th birth anniversary of the late Venerable Professor Dr. Kakkapalliya Anuruddha Nāyaka Thero, a foremost Buddhist and Pāli language scholar. He was born on this day in 1929, in a small village in north-western Sri Lanka. He was ordained a novice monk at a young age, and later received the higher ordination as ‘bhikkhu’ at age 20.
Read moreDozens of devotees came to offer lunch dāna at Nalanda Centre on 15 January in honour of Ven. Sri Pandita Henepola Gunaratana Nāyaka Thero on the 61st anniversary of him becoming a ‘Dhammaduta’ (missionary monk). In 1955, then 28 year-old Ven. Gunaratana left Sri Lanka on his first posting to serve the Buddhist community among the ‘untouchables’ in India.
Read moreToday is the 24th anniversary of Venerable Ajahn Chah Subhaddo’s passing. He was one of the most remarkable Dhamma teachers of the modern era. Even years after his demise, his teachings continue to guide thousands of monks and lay people along the path of Dhamma.
Read moreThe new school term for Nalanda Free School in Sri Serdang started on Monday, 4 January, while Free School Johor Bahru commences on 11 January. We would like to extend a warm welcome to all teachers and students for 2016!
Read moreNalandians were overjoyed to receive Ven. Sri Pandita Henepola Gunaratana Nāyaka Māha Thero when he arrived at Nalanda Centre Sri Serdang at 7.45pm yesterday evening. Earlier, venerable had left NEO Centre Johor Bahru after staying there on Friday, 8 January.
Read moreWe are very pleased to welcome Venerable Sri Pandita Henepola Gunaratana Nāyaka Māha Thero to Malaysia! Ven. Gunaratana (fondly known as ‘Bhante G’ to many of his students) is a renowned Buddhist meditation teacher and the author of several influential works, such as the best-selling ‘Mindfulness in Plain English’. He is held in high esteem in the Buddhist world as a scholar and practitioner.
Read moreEvery year, ‘Nalanda Education Day’ is celebrated around 11 December with a series of Dhamma programmes for adults, teenagers, and children. This date marks the anniversary of the launching of Nalanda’s “Education Philosophy” – which calls for a holistic approach in education, balancing and combining knowledge, skills, values and culture, hence leading to integral development of people.
Read moreNalandians joined hundreds of well-wishers in paying tribute to Venerable Sri Saranankara Nayaka Thero, Abbot of Sri Lanka Buddhist Temple in Kuala Lumpur, on his 62nd birthday today. Despite it being a working and schooling day, hundreds of devotees and students came to the temple since early morning to offer their humble wishes for Ven. Saranankara’s good health and long life.
Read moreOn Sunday 27 September, a memorial service was held in honour of two illustrious teachers – Venerable Kakkapalliye Anuruddha, a foremost and distinguished scholar in the Pāli language; and Acharya Satya Narayan Goenka, a prodigious teacher who taught millions of practitioners the technique and bliss of Vipassāna Meditation. Both great men passed away on the same day, 29 September 2013; their likes will rarely be seen again.
Read moreToday marks the second anniversary of Venerable Kakkapalliye Anuruddha’s passing. The late Venerable Anuruddha was Nalanda Founder Bro. Tan’s Dhamma and Pāli Language teacher. Although a foremost and distinguished scholar in Pāli language and literature, and having been the first Vice-Chancellor of the Buddhist & Pāli University of Sri Lanka, the late Professor Anuruddha lived most of his life in seclusion. His funeral was a very simple affair in accordance to his last wish, much in character with this humble bhikkhu.
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