Pertaining to Wacana Buddhist Conferences organised by Nalanda Institute.
In the past months, the WACANA Programme Team has been meeting often to plan for the sixth Buddhist Conference, upcoming on 20 December 2025. The team led by Director of Nalanda Institute Malaysia, Bro. Tan Siang Chye, assessed the needs and challenges of the community, and further consulted with respected teachers as well as Buddhist leaders to compose a meaningful event for the Buddhist community.
Read moreNalanda Institute Malaysia and Theravāda Buddhist Council of Malaysia are organising WACANA 2025 Buddhist Conference on Saturday 20 December, in Menara KEN, TTDI Kuala Lumpur. The theme for this year’s conference is “Awakening to Community Well-being : Contemporary Approaches ”. Find out more at wacana.nalanda.org.my and register today!
Read moreToday was a day of joyful service as Nalanda members and volunteers came together to plan and prepare for upcoming events and projects. We extend our appreciation to everyone for their commitment and support towards holistic Buddhist education. We also look forward to receiving the Family Fun Fair volunteers tomorrow for the pre-event briefing at 11am. See you tomorrow.
Read moreNalanda Institute Malaysia and Theravāda Buddhist Council of Malaysia are organising WACANA 2025 Buddhist Conference on Saturday 20 December, in Menara KEN, TTDI Kuala Lumpur. The theme for this year’s conference is “Awakening to Community Well-being : Contemporary Approaches ”.
Read morePeriodically, Nalanda Institute Malaysia organises WACANA as the premier Malaysian Buddhist Conference, bringing together dynamic, knowledgeable members of the Sangha and lay Buddhist leaders to discuss pertinent issues affecting Buddhism today.
Read moreOn 1 July, Āyasmā Aggacitta gave the keynote presentation at WACANA 2017 Buddhist Conference, where he outlined the importance of distinguishing the ‘essential teachings’ of the Buddha from later cultural accretions. The text of his presentation is available here for our study and reflection. We would like to thank Venerable Aggacitta for giving us permission to publish the keynote presentation.
Read moreJust a week ago on 1 July, Nalanda Institute and the Theravāda Buddhist Council of Malaysia jointly organised the successful and truly inspiring WACANA 2017. More than 600 people participated in this largest Buddhist Conference in Malaysia this year, which was themed “The Buddha-Word: Discovering the Essential”.
Read moreNalanda Buddhist Society has just printed another 17,000 copies of Ajahn Buddhadāsa’s booklets, namely “Nibbāna for Everyone” (NEW release), “Kamma in Buddhism”*, “Living in the Present”*, and “Getting Started in Mindfulness with Breathing”* (*all second editions) for free distribution throughout Malaysia. In addition, Nalanda Institute also published a new book – “The Buddha-Word : Discovering the Essential” – for WACANA 2017 Buddhist Conference held on 1 July.
Read moreWACANA 2017 Buddhist Conference successfully concluded yesterday (1 July) with much rejoicing and compliments from the speakers, participants, and volunteers. We are grateful to devotees who came from all over Malaysia, as well as participants from Singapore, Indonesia, Hong Kong, India, Sri Lanka, and Australia, to take part in the high-spirited Conference. Thank you for your enthusiastic support!
Read moreNalanda Institute officers and volunteers are in high spirits with anticipation to host more than 600 participants of WACANA 2017 tomorrow. Preparations for the biggest Buddhist conference of the year in Malaysia are almost complete. We expect a hundred outstation and overseas guests to arrive in Kuala Lumpur today by road, rail, and air; many of them will be putting up at Saujana Hotel in Subang and Nalanda Centre tonight.
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