Nalanda Buddhist Society

Happy Chinese New Year

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Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Nalanda wishing you and your loved ones

Happy Chinese New Year!

Please be informed that during the period of Chinese New Year, Nalanda Centre will be closed from 19 January to 30 January. The Centre will open on 31 January 2012, Tuesday.

During this festive celebration, let us be mindful on our spiritual practice, and celebrate with modesty, generosity and unity. As we will be meeting relatives and friends, take this opportunity to share the Dhamma and the Buddhist activities that we have involved in with them, and let them be in touch with the Dhamma.

For those who are traveling, have a pleasant and safe journey.

Read a Dhamma book today

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Title : The Life of the Buddha
Author : Bhikkhu Ñānamoli
ISBN : 955-24-0063-52

It is in conjunction with the 1st session of the Monthly Dhamma Discussions on "Getting to know the Buddha" that we introduce the book to you.

Contents :

The Birth and the Early Years

The Struggle for Enlightenment

After the Enlightenment

The Spreading of the Dhamma

The Two Chief Disciples

Anāthapindika, the Feeder of the Poor

The Formation of the Order of Nun

Old Age

The Last Year

The First Council, etc.

The book was composed entirely from the texts of the Pāli Canon, (which is commonly recognised as) the oldest, most complete, and most original collection of the Teachings of the Buddha. It portrays an image of the Buddha which is vivid, warm, and moving, and thus gives life to the narration. This book can inform or inspire.

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Pustaka Nalanda

Opening hours : Tuesday to Sunday - 10am - 6pm

Tel. No. : 03-8938-1500

13 January 2012 - Monthly Dhamma Discussions

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In order to provide an alternative platform especially for undergraduates, young adults or those who are new to Buddhism to learn Buddha-Dhamma during Friday lunch breaks, Pustaka Nalanda has lined up a series of sharings and discussions on the 2nd Friday of every month.

The first session was successfully run on 13 January 2012, 12.30 - 2.00pm. Its topic was "Getting to know the Buddha", and the presenter was Bro. Ananda Fong. Participants took the opportunity to ask questions and clarify doubts. It was an interactive session.

The 2nd session of the Monthly Dhamma Discussions is on 10 February 2012, the topic is "What Happiness Is". All are welcome to join us and learn how to gain happiness in life. For enquiries, call us at 03-8938-1500.

15 January 2012 - Service Sunday

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The Service Sunday will continue on 15 January 2012 with sharing and discussions on "Service - Veyyavacca". This time, we will explore how the great disciples of the Buddha rendered their services selflessly, out of compassion for the humankind. The Sunday's session will be conducted by Bro. Vincent Lee.

The Service will commence with sitting meditation, puja and chanting to prepare one's mind for the sharing which will follow after.

Bring along your family members or friends to participate in the Service, and be in touch with the Dhamma.

For enquiries, call us at 03-8938-1500.

8 January 2012 - Service Sunday

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Bro. Tan addressing the congregation with the new year speech.

Offering of puja items, i.e. light, water, flowers and fruits.

Sharing by Bro. Ananda Fong on "Service".

One of the presentation slides about the definition of "Service".

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"Service without expectation and delusion is central to Buddhism.

When we serve, make it an opportunity to observe.

When we serve, we observe.

We observe ourselves, our intentions, and the way we carry it out.

We use these observations with proper reflection and wise reflection.

This is the condition for us to grow spiritually."

~ Bro. Tan

13 January 2012 - Monthly Dhamma Discussions

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Interested to learn more about Buddha-Dhamma?

Pustaka Nalanda is organizing the Monthly Dhamma Discussions on the 2nd Friday of every month, from 12.00pm to 1.30pm. Come enjoy a good time with like-minded people over lunch, and be rewarded with warm friendship.

Feel free to invite friends or colleagues who may be interested. The Dhamma door is always open for all.

7 January 2012 - Buddhist Course

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BPS031 Buddhist Devotional Practice

Presenter : Mr. Vijaya Samarawickrama

Date : 7 January 2012, Saturday

Time : 3pm - 6pm

Venue : Nalanda Centre, Serdang

Meet-the-Authors

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Come and meet the authors,

listen and discuss with them face-to-face

on the issues related to family and social well-beings.

Meeting with Mr. Vijaya Samarawickrama & Dr. David R. Loy on

25 February, 11 March & 3 June 2012.

Click on the poster for more details.

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Pustaka Nalanda

Opening Hours :

Tuesday - Sunday : 10.00am - 6.00pm

4 March 2012 - Nalanda Walkathon

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We are pleased to inform you that Nalanda Buddhist Society will be organizing Nalanda Walkathon 2012 at the Bukit Jalil Recreation Park on 4 March, Sunday.

This event aims to encourage physical exercise and active lifestyle for the entire family, which is in line with Nalanda’s objective to promote physical well-being and good health.

Through this platform, we also aim to raise funds for Nalanda’s free courses, training programmes, tuition classes, and other educational services to benefit the Malaysian community. [ More reports on educational programmes in the latest issue of Nalanda Bulletin, Issue No. 7 ]

We hereby invite you and your family members or friends to support us in our endeavour to bring about positive social changes through quality education. It's great to work-out together for better health, and at the same time, contribute towards social improvement through holistic education!

Please click on the poster below for more information.

8 January 2012 - Service Sunday

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Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Namo Buddhaya.

Service Sunday will continue on 8 January 2012 at Nalanda Centre. The Service will commence with puja at 9am, followed by chanting, meditation and a Dhamma sharing.

The topic of the sharing is “Service - Veyyavacca”. One of our core values - SERVICE is living not just for ourselves, but for the welfare of others as well. Doing the needful and being altruistic in rendering services to the world.

This topic will be elaborated by Bro. Ananda Fong. A student, facilitator and former Deputy Principal of the Buddhist Institute Sunday Dhamma School (BISDS) at the Buddhist Maha Vihara, Bro. Ananda Fong was also a former President of Bandar Utama Buddhist Society (BUBS), and the Principal of its Sunday School. He gives talks regularly in Buddhist centres throughout the Klang Valley.

We welcome you to join us for the Service Sunday.

1 January 2012 - New Year Sharing & Dana

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New Year puja and chanting at 9am.

Meditation to calm down the mind.

Mr. Lee Kong Foo giving the New Year speech.

Sis. Sunanda Ong, Director of Nalanda Dharma School giving speech in conjunction with the 7th Anniversary of the School.

Performance by the students.

Audience at Level 3.

Ven. Man Ya from Taiwan and other panelists in the forum to discuss about interpersonal well-being and social harmony.

Offering of dana to the venerable.

Nalanda Bulletin - Issue No. 7

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Click on the page and read about the latest happenings in Nalanda and its upcoming events on Nalanda Bulletin Issue No. 7.

Read a Dhamma book today

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Title : Let Go ( A Buddhist Guide to Breaking Free of Habits )
Author : Martine Batchelor
ISBN : 0-86171-521-7

Contents

1. Patterns

2. Meditation

3. Grasping

4. Mental Habits

5. Lost in Emotions

6. Signals of the Body & etc.

Negative patterns of mind may manifest as fear, avoidance, depression, addiction, judgement of self or other - and any of a host of other physical, mental, or psychological troubles. Let Go aims at understanding what lies at the root of these behaviours so we can reclaim control of our lives. Each chapter concludes with an exercise or guided meditation as a tool for readers to work with negative habits in a new and creative way.

As New Year is approaching, if you make an aspiration to break free from bad or unwholesome habits, then it is the right time to pick up the book and learn the techniques step by step. As the author puts it "When we break free from the habits that limit us, a new world of possibilities opens up." Let Go!

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Pustaka Nalanda

Opening hours : Tuesday to Sunday - 10am - 6pm

Tel. No. : 03-8938-1500

1st January 2012 - Happy New Year

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We wish you and your loved ones Happy New Year!

For the members of the School, this day also marks the 7th Anniversary of Nalanda Dharma School.

During the 1st Service Sunday on 1st January 2012, we will have a dialogue session with Ven. Man Ya, discussing about interpersonal well-being and social harmony. Thereafter we will offer lunch to the venerable. You can bring vegetarian food for the lunch dana.

Programme

9.00am     Meditation, Puja & Chanting
9.30am     Hymn Singing / Speeches by President of NBS & Director of NDS
10.00am   Dialogue Session with Ven. Man Ya
11.30am   Lunch Dana
12.00pm   Lunch for Devotees

All are most welcome to join us for the 1st Service Sunday and start the year with performing wholesome activities.

Profile of Venerable Man Ya
Venerable Man Ya was born in Taiwan. She became very involved with Buddhism when she was in America. In December 1988 she was ordained at the Hsi Lai temple near Los Angeles. Since then she has taken up various roles in monastic life, including Director and Abbess of Buddhist centre and monasteries. To reach out to people from different cultures, she travels widely recently to continue her missionary works in Southeast Asia, China, Taiwan, India, Dubai, France, and the US.

Ven. Man Ya also published many books on Buddhism in Chinese and her first English book "In Touch with Venerable Man Ya" was published in South Africa in 2003. The book deals with our everyday relationships with family, friends and colleagues, and how to make these relationships peaceful, rich, and rewarding. She also wrote articles for magazines and newspaper, focussing on different life skills, highlighting aspects of community work and social upliftment.

31 December 2011 - School Honours Day

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School Honours Day
After a year of continuous learning in Nalanda Dharma School, the School facilitators and students are coming together on 31 December 2011 to recollect and rejoice over the learning effort and commitment they have put in throughout the year. This is also the day for the students to honour the School facilitators, parents, all those who have supported the School, and most importantly, the Dhamma.

7.00pm      Appreciation Dinner
8.00pm      School Procession & Awards Ceremony
10.00pm    Photo Session

School Honours Day 2010

New Year Eve

After the School Honours Day's programme, we shall get ready to usher in the New Year. Stay with us and let us welcome the new year together in a peaceful and wholesome way.

10.15pm    New Year Eve Sharing
10.45pm    Puja and Meditation, “Calm-down” to New Year
11.00pm    New Year Aspiration / End of Programme

All are most welcome to join us for the above 2 programmes.

January 2012 Activities

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23 - 26 December 2011 - "I'm so Blessed!" Teens Development Camp

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25 December 2011 - Robes Offering @ NEO

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Opening Salutation before the Robes Offering Ceremony.

The audience spent their holiday in performing wholesome deed.

Bro. HS Tan giving a sharing on 'Avoid Evil, Do Good, and Purify One's Own Mind'. Bro. Tan also explained why do we offer to Sangha members and the right attitude when performing the wholesome deed.

The robes and requisites offerers queueing up for their turns to offer to the Sangha members.

Offering the robes with mindfulness and gladness in the heart.

Group photo with the two venerables from Sentul Buddhist Temple.

Have you read a Dhamma book today?

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Title : Dana - Giving and Getting in Pali Buddhism
Author : Ellison Banks Findly
ISBN : 81-208-1956-x

Questions of how to properly acquire and use wealth, how to properly give and receive individuals and communal gifts, how to think about using and transferring merit, and what constitutes proper food, robes, lodging, and medicine are central to "Dāna".

Contents :
1. Buddhist Donation : A religious Response to a Changing World
2. Redefining Relationships : The New Donor
3. Resources to Requisites : Gifts to the Gone Forth
4. Giving Gifts
5. Receiving Gifts
6. Making, Using, and Transferring Merit
7. Renunciation and Property
8. Monastic Strategies for Encouraging Dāna: Curbing Misbehaviour and Generating Goodwill
9. The Renunciant as Facilitator: The Case of Ānanda

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Pustaka Nalanda

Opening hours : Tuesday to Sunday - 10am - 6pm

Tel. No. : 03-8938-1500

20 December 2011 - Dhamma Lecture by Bro. Aruna K. Gamage

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“Khuddakanikāya – Its Relevance in the Academic Study of the Pāli Canon”

January to June 2012 - Monthly Dhamma Discussions

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Interested to learn more about Buddha-Dhamma? But you do not have the time at night or after work?

Good news! Starting January 2012, Nalanda is organizing Monthly Dhamma Discussions on the 2nd Friday of every month (during your Friday lunch break) from 12.00pm to 1.30pm. During the sessions, you will learn more about Buddhism.

Please feel free to invite friends or colleagues who may be interested. The Dhamma door is always open for all.

For more information, please click on the poster below.

19 & 20 December 2011 - Visit by Ven. Ajahn Kusalo

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25 December 2011 - Robes Offering @ NEO

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Time : 2.00pm

Address :

Nalanda Education & Outreach (NEO) Centre

524 A, 1st Floor, Jalan Riang 12, Taman Gembira, 58200 Kuala Lumpur [ Map ]

NEO Centre is organizing the above event to offer robes and other requisites to the Buddhist monastic. This is the laity’s expression of support to Sangha members by offering them material requisites, i.e. robes, medicine, food and shelter.

All are welcome to participate in this meritorious action.

Robes and other requisites can be purchased from Nalanda Management Office in Serdang. Call us at 03-8938-1500/1501 or email us at info@nalanda.org.my for the arrangement by 22 December 2011, next Thursday.

SIN CHEW DAILY

THURSDAY, 15 DECEMBER 2011

18 December 2011, Day 2 - Ajahn Chah Remembrance Day

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New! Click here for more photos.

Pindapata

Information counters

Books for free distribution

Sending off ajahns after the event

17 December 2011, Day 1 - Ajahn Chah Remembrance Day

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Pindapata

Manning the info counter

Books for free distribution

Exhibition

19 & 20 December 2011 - Dhamma Talks

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Venue : Nalanda Centre, Sri Serdang [ Map ]

19 December 2011, Monday, 8pm
Dhamma talk by Ven. Ajahn Kusalo

Profile of Ajahn Kusalo :
(ref : http://www.bodhikusuma.com/metta/ajahn_kusalo.html)
Ajahn Kusalo originally from New Zealand, spent much of his lay life in the building industry. In 1990, he moved to a monastery in Wellington, New Zealand and ordained as a monk in 1992. He spent five years there before moving to Amaravati in England. During that six-year stay, in addition to his regular monastic duties, he was very involved in family and youth activities, developing a range of educational resources. After he was on the road for a couple of years around Europe, he then went back to New Zealand for a year. The last two years have been spent in Canada mainly in Toronto and a Forest Hermitage south of Thunder Bay
We invite you to offer dana to Ajahn on 20 December 2011, Tuesday, 9am.

20 December 2011, Tuesday, 8pm
Dhamma Lecture by Bro. Aruna K. Gamage
“Khuddakanikāya – Its Relevance in the Academic Study of the Pāli Canon”

Profile of Bro. Aruna :
Bro. Aruna is a Researcher for the Dhammachai Tipitaka Project based in Thailand. He is also the teaching assistant and a PhD candidate in Graduate School of Buddhist Studies, International Buddhist College, Thailand. He obtained his MPhil Degree in Pāli, MA Degree in Buddhist Studies and First Class Honour BA Special Degree in Pāli from University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. He has also given lectures in Sri Lankan renowned universities.

During his educational and scholastic involvements, he has received various academic awards, authored books and published various research papers, mainly on Pāli, Tipitaka & Commentaries, Sub-Commentaries, Hybrid Sanskrit and Classical Sanskrit.

[For a brief report of his first dhamma lecture at Nalanda on 21 August 2011, please click here]

Read a Dhamma book today

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Title : Living Dharma
Author : Ven. Ajahn Chah
Topic : Concepts, Teachings & Practice

Contents :

Making the Heart Good

Why are We Here

Our Real Home

The Four Noble Truths

Meditation

Living in the World with Dhamma

'Tuccho Pothila' - Venerable Empty-Scripture

Still, Flowing Water

Toward the Unconditioned

"Use your heart to listen to these teaching - not your ears.'

[Click on the images below for the direct messages from Ven. Ajahn Chah]

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Pustaka Nalanda

Opening hours : Tuesday - Sunday - 10am - 6pm

Phone No. : 03-8938-1500

17 & 18 December 2011 - Ajahn Chah Remembrance Day (ACRD)

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Welcome to an opportunity for goodness & reflection at a 2-day event.
[ Log on to http://www.justin.tv/ajahnchahrd ]

Every year during the week leading up to the anniversary of Ajahn Chah's death on 16 January, there is a great gathering at his monastery, Wat Nong Pah Pong, in north-east Thailand when many of his disciples come together for six days of Dhamma practice.

In Malaysia, the AJAHN CHAH REMEMBRANCE DAY is a special day devoted to the legacy of Dhamma talks, students, and monasteries left behind by Ajahn Chah.

The first AJAHN CHAH REMEMBERANCE DAY in Malaysia was held on 16 January, 2010, in Kuala Lumpur, followed by a second one held on 22 January, 2011 at Uttama Bodhi Vihara, Bandar Utama, Petaling Jaya.

This year’s event, the third one in Malaysia, is especially significant as it marks the 20th anniversary of this great monk’s passing.

The two-day event on the 17th & 18th of December 2011, will be held at SJK (C) Yuk Chai (Taman Megah) school hall (click on the map below).

1. Dhamma Talks, Paritta Chanting & Meditation
At least 21 forest monks of the Thai Forest Tradition in the lineage of Venerable Ajahn Chah, from Australia, Canada, Malaysia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, and Thailand will be in attendance at the ACRD. Dhamma talks will be offered by Luang Por Viradhammo (Canada), Luang Por Sucitto (UK), Tan Ajahn Nyanadhammo (Thailand), Tan Ajahn Kalyano (Australia), Tan Ajahn Dhammasiha (Australia), and Tan Ajahn Siripanyo (Thailand).

There will also be paritta chantings for blessings and guided meditation sessions.

2. Pindapata – In the school compound and starts at 9.00am sharp
The tradition of the Forest Monks going on alms round, "Pindapata" in Pali, will be part of the program on both days of the ACRD. Cooked rice will be offered to the Sangha at 9.00am sharp at SJK (C) Yuk Chai (Taman Megah). All are encouraged to be early at the venue to collect your plates of rice from the designated counters. Upon completion of the offering, plates are to be returned to the designated counters in order to be reused for your meals.

You are also encouraged and welcome to bring your own plate of cooked rice to offer at the pindapata, or bring your own plates / containers for the rice and your meals.

3. Delivery of food for Dana - from 7.00am to 8.30am
Devotees are encouraged to participate in the dana (meal-offering) by offering cooked food (vegetarian or non-vegetarian), cut fruits, desserts, etc. as offering of meal to the Sangha.

The following advice is to be noted:
- Dana food is to be delivered to the "Food Receiving" counters at the venue between 7.30am to 8.30am on both days.
- Personal containers are to be labeled with your names and to be collected from the designated counters AFTER completion of dana.

4. Free shuttle bus service is provided at Nalanda Buddhist Society
The schedule is as follows:
Nalanda to Yuk Chai: depart from Nalanda at 7am on 17 & 18 December (both days).
Yuk Chai to Nalanda: depart from Yuk Chai to Nalanda at 9pm on 17 December (Saturday) and 5pm on 18 December (Sunday).

For shuttle service, please register with:
Sis. Hui Shien (Mobile: 012-954 8649, Email: hssee@nalanda.org.my) or
Sis. Sook Fen (Mobile: 012-221 9622, Email: sfyee@nalanda.org.my).

We look forward to your support and participation. Please bring along your family and friends.
May the Blessings of the Triple Gem be with you and your family always.

9 - 11 December 2011- "善苗萌心田"儿童欢乐营

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认真上课

草场上有我们的欢笑声

集思广益

同组的兄弟姐妹

瑜伽课

我给牛宝宝喂奶

骑小马，不害怕

布城植物园一游

11 December 2011 - Dedication Ceremony of Nalanda Happy Garden

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Welcome to NEO - Nalanda Education & Outreach Centre @ Happy Garden!

'NEO' literally means “new”. It is a new centre catering to a large Buddhist community in the vicinity of Happy Garden, OUG, Kuchai Lama, Sri Petaling and Old Klang Road, providing a place for the community to learn and understand Buddhism.

11 December 2011 was the aupicious day when we dedicated the place to the Triple Gem, for the learning, practice and propagation of Buddha-Dhamma.

The altar "Persada Sri Sambuddha Jayanti"

Bro. Choong Li leading the congregation in the opening salutation, taking the Three Refuges and observing the Five Precepts.

Mr. Lee Kong Foo, President of Nalanda Buddhist Society, giving a welcoming speech.

Dr. Oo, Chairman of the Buddhist Community Alliance (BCA) giving a speech.

Ven. Sri Saranankara presiding over the Dedication Ceremony of NEO .

Recitation of 'Jaya Mangala Gatha' by students of Nalanda Dharma School.

Mr. Lee Teck Beng, Vice President of Nalanda Buddhist Society giving a speech in Mandarin.

Pouring of water signifies the dedication of the place to the Buddhist community.

Devotees and Nalandians interacting after the Ceremony.

Interaction among the devotees at the Reading Lounge.

"If you care a lot about the world, give a little of your time."
NEO is a platform for us to learn and to contribute, thus making this world a better place.

Course Schedule - January to June 2012

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Click on the poster for larger view

10 December 2011 - Meetings of Ajahns and Ayyas

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Meeting between Ven. Bhikkhu Khemanando from Medan, North Sumatera, and Ven. Ajahn Pavaro from Canada

Meeting between Ven. Ajahn Pavaro and the two Ayyas, Ayya Santini and Ayya Silavati from Indonesia

Khanti ca Sovacassata,

Samana nanca dassanam

Kalena dhamma sakaccha

Etam mangala muttamam

~ Mangala Sutta ~

10 December 2011 - Convocation Ceremony

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New ! - Click here to view more photos at the Picasa Web Album

The Convocation Ceremony for the graduates of LMS 442 Certificate in Teaching (in Dharma School) was completed successful on 10 December 2011, Saturday, 4.30pm. It was a testimony of their dedication, hard work and achievement for the one-year course which consists of 7 modules, namely Philosophy of Education, Leadership in Education, Class Management, Counseling in Education, Education Technology, Educational Psychology and Practical Assessment.

Ven. Ajahn Khemanando from Indonesia and Ven. Ajahn Pavaro from Canada were present during the Ceremony

Mr. Tan Siang Chye, the course coordinator gave a speech

Mdm. Ng Swee Har, a representative of the graduates, gave a thank you speech

Dr. HS Tan, the Founding Director of Nalanda Institute, gave a sharing and advice to the graduates

The invited guests and the family members of the graduates

Presentation of Graduates - LMS 442 Certificate in Teaching (in Dharma School).
Nine graduates were awarded the Certificate in Teaching and 2 others were awarded the Certificate in Teaching (in Dharma School) with Merit.

The Best Overall Performance Award was given to Ms. Sherine Wong.
Besides, two graduates were also awarded for their 100% attendance for the whole duration of the course.

Special gifts were given to Ms. Maggie Chan and Mdm. Mudita Chan (in the picture) for their consistent voluntary work during the course.

Graduates with the venerables and the lecturers

Heartiest congratulation and appreciation to all who have contributed to the success of the Teaching programme. Anumodana!

9 December 2011 - The Uposatha Service @ NEO

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NEO - Nalanda Education & Outreach Centre
524 A, 1st Floor,
Jalan Riang 12,
Taman Gembira,
58200 Kuala Lumpur
Tel No : 03-7971-7151

Ven. Ajahn Pavaro was invited to give a dhamma sharing during the very first full-moon uposatha service at NEO @ Happy Garden

Presentation of flowers - a gesture of appreciation to the generosity of Mr. A K Lee and family

Ven. Ajahn was giving a short sharing to the devotees at the reading lounge.

Coming up...
Dedication Ceremony of NEO Centre on 11 December 2011, Sunday, 2pm.
All are welcome to attend this auspicious event.

9 December 2011 - Full-moon Uposatha Service

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Uposatha Service & Dhamma talk by Ven. Ajahn Pavaro
Date: 9th December 2011, Friday
Time: 8.00pm
Venue : Nalanda Education & Outreach (NEO) @ Happy Garden [ Click here for the location map ]

(Note: No Uposatha Service at Nalanda Centre, Serdang)

View news about NEO @ Happy Garden at Nalanda blog site:
http://nalandabs.blogspot.com/2011/09/neo-happy-garden.html
http://nalandabs.blogspot.com/2011/12/3-december-2011-gotong-royong-at.html

For enquiries, kindly call Nalanda Management Office at +603-8938 1500.

Thank you and Sukhihotu!

"Lead-A-Ship" Camp

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LEADERSHIP CAMP FOR TEENAGERS

1 - 4 December 2011

Participants making friend and having fun during the ice-breaking session

Calming oneselves before the sharing session

Participants recollected things they have learnt in the group reflection session

Participants went through seven obstacle tests

Jungle trekking at Hulu Langat

Sharing by Ms. Tan Ee Yean on "Effective Speaking Skills"

Sharing by Mr. Dennis Loong on "Setting Goals"

Sharing by Ms. Annie Tan on "Today is a New Day in My Life"

Sharing by Mdm. Lim Kah Hong on 'The Power of Enthusiasm"

The participants enjoyed all the talks

"Lead-A-Ship" Camp group photo

More updates to the December 2011 Activities

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Full-moon Uposatha Service & Dhamma talk at Nalanda Centre @ Happy Garden

[ Click here for the location map ]

9 December 2011, Friday, 8pm

Breakfast dana to Ven. Ajahn Pavaro

10 December 2011, Saturday, 7am

Breakfast dana to Ven. Ajahn Pavaro, Ayya Santini & Ayya Silavati (update)

11 December 2011, Sunday, 7am

Dedication Ceremony of Nalanda Centre @ Happy Garden

11 December 2011, Sunday, 2pm

Meditation & Dhamma talk by Ven. Ajahn Kusalo

19 December 2011, Monday, 8pm

Dana to Ven. Ajahn Kusalo

20 December 2011, Tuesday, 9am

Dhamma talk by Bro. Aruna K. Gamage

20 December 2011, Tuesday, 8pm

Robes Offering Ceremony at Nalanda Centre @ Happy Garden

25 December 2011, Sunday, 2pm

3 December 2011 - Making an Impact @ Happy Garden

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Mr. Lee Kong Foo started cleaning the road sign 'Jalan Riang 12'

Bro. Lee Teck Beng, other brothers and sisters continued the effort along the way

'It's almost done!'

The brothers and sisters were also trimming the potted plants, scrapping and cleaning the lamp posts, car park payment machine and others to clean the surrounding area before the dedication ceremony of Nalanda Centre at Happy Garden on 11 December 2011, 2pm.

The road sign - It's done! A miracle of effort from the volunteers. Well-done!

Read a Dhamma book today

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Title : Mindfulness with Breathing ( A Manual for Serious Beginners )
Author : Venerable Buddhadasa Bhikkhu
Translator : Venerable Santikaro Bhikkhu
ISBN : 978-0-86171-111-6

This book contains step-by-step guidance and explanation on how to be mindful with our breathing when we are meditating, with reference to Ānāpānasati Sutta.

"Please investigate the truths within yourself, within this body and mind that you imagine to be yourself. Within each of us, various natures are compounded into a body, into a being. And there is the natural law that controls these natures. Further, according to the law of nature, there are the duties that must be performed correctly. Lastly, there are the results of the performance of these duties. If one's duties are performed correctly, the result will be well-being, tranquility, and ease. If they are performed incorrectly, the result will be dukkha, unsatisfactoriness, anguish, pain and frustration..."

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Pustaka Nalanda
Feel free to visit our website at http://nalanda.org.my/pustaka/ to find out more about the book collection. You are also most welcome to borrow books from the Library. It opens six days a week from Tuesday to Sunday, 10am – 6pm.

4 December 2011 - Service Sunday

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"Integrity Begets Respect" - this is the topic of the dhamma sharing during the Service Sunday on 4 December 2011. Integrity is living by righteous means, principles and values; respect is being respectful of our elders, teachers, fellow practitioners, and all sentient beings. How can someone with integrity beget respect? Find out more this Sunday.

We have invited Bro. Tan Siang Chye to share on this topic. Bro. Siang Chye holds a Bachelor's and a Masters degree in design. At present, he works at Taylor's Design School. He is also a lecturer in Philosophy of Education at Nalanda Institute. Besides he serves as the head of the Dhammaduta sub-committee at Subang Jaya Buddhist Association.

The Service Sunday will start at 9am. The dhamma sharing will start after a short sitting meditation, puja and chanting.

We welcome all to attend.

November - Service Sundays

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Monthly Theme for the Service Sunday Dhamma Sharings :

"Integrity - Living by righteous means, principles and values"

6 November - Bro. Vincent Lee shared and led a discussion on the topic

20 November - Bro. Benny Liow gave a Dhamma sharing on Sappurisa Sutta from Majjhima Nikaya No. 113, about the characters of a true man.

27 November - Mr. Vijaya gave a sharing on "Kataññu Sutta", about gratitude.

Read a Dhamma Book Today

2011-11-27T16:15:00.000+08:00

Title : See it, Know it, Watch it go...
Author : Jeff Oliver
ISBN : 974-344-298-7

Vipassana

A Recipe for Wisdom

See it, means to pay attention to anything that naturally and predominantly occurs in your body and mind in the present moment.

Know it, means to try to understand whatever you pay attention to. If you don't understand it this time, you will later on. Keep trying, please be patient.

Watch it go, means to not only let it go but to continue to observe and know how your physical processes and mental states change, naturally. All conditioned things are impermanent. Whatever comes to be, ceases to be; this is a natural law.

Contents :

1. Vipassana Preparation and a Successful Retreat
2. The Four Elements
3. Thinking
4. The Five Hindrances or Five Friends
5. Anger
6. General Mindfulness

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Pustaka Nalanda
Opening hours : Tuesday - Sunday - 10am - 6pm
Phone No. : 03-8938-1500

24 November 2011 - Visit by Sayalay Susila

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We welcomed Sayalay Susila to Nalanda Centre.

Upon invitation by Nalanda, Sayalay is conducting a three-day meditation retreat at the Hilltop Buddhist Centre. The retreat started on 25 November, Friday, and will end on 27 November 2011, Sunday.

Friends, strive on diligently, for the liberation from different bondages.

23 November 2011 - Dhamma talk by Jeff Oliver

2011-11-26T09:32:00.001+08:00

"Your boss does not make you stress; work does not make you stress; driving does not make you stress; children don't make you stress; parents don't make you stress. It is your attitude towards these, your response towards these, and I have to say that it's your lack of understanding towards these that cause you stress."

Participation of the MMU undergraduates in the dhamma talk by Jeff Oliver. As many of them were at Nalanda for the first time, Bro. Tan brought them around for the building tour and inspired them with the richness of Buddhist doctrines, arts and culture.

Ajahn Chah Remembrance Day 20th Anniversary

2011-11-25T13:50:00.001+08:00

17 & 18 December 2011

SJK (C) Yuk Chai

Jalan SS24/1, Taman Megah,

47301 Petaling Jaya, Selangor.

Please click on the poster for its two-day programmes

Location map to SJK (C) Yuk Chai

Volunteer Recruitment

This year, Nalanda is honoured to be given the opportunity to support this event, which will be held at SJK (C) Yuk Chai, Taman Megah, PJ. Nalandians will serve as kappiya, usher and manage books distribution counter during the event.

If you are interested to volunteer your service, kindly register with Sis Hui Shien (Mobile no.: 012-954 8649, Email: hssee@nalanda.org.my) or Sis Sook Fen (Mobile no.: 012-221 9622, Email: sfyee@nalanda.org.my) by 30 November 2011.

27 November 2011 - Service Sunday

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Riding on the monthly theme of 'Integrity', we have invited Mr. Vijaya Samarawickrama to share with us Kataññu Sutta - Gratitude, in relation to person with or without integrity. He will speak during the Service Sunday on 27 November 2011.

Mr. Vijaya is a prominent figure in the Buddhist circle, well-known for his jovial and humorous personality. Besides being the patron of the Sasana Abhiwurdhi Wardhana Society, he is also the Director of Nalanda Institute. He has presented Malaysia in numerous Buddhist conventions and conferences, both locally and abroad. He has also given numerous inspiring dhamma talks throughout Malaysia, in Singapore and Australia.

The Service will start at 9.00am with meditation and puja. We welcome all to join us for this Sunday morning community gathering.

Vote for a Good Cause : Nalanda Free School Project

2011-11-23T08:00:00.005+08:00

Dear Friends,

Warmest greetings!

The Nalanda Free School (NFS) Project was initiated in June 2010 with a few experimental tuition classes taught by volunteers. The objective of NFS is to provide quality teaching by caring tutors, and offer personal attention to aid student’s learning and comprehension. In January 2011, after receiving encouraging response from students and parents, we increased the number of classes to 22. NFS currently has 25 volunteer tutors providing free academic tuition classes for 391 primary and secondary school students weekly. In addition, NFS organizes seminars, workshops, and camps to further enhance learning ability and development of these needy students.

In a bid to expand our services to the public and bring NFS to the next level of excellence, we require additional funding and sponsorship. NFS is currently trying to raise funds from the Magnum “Youth-in-Charge” eCSR program. For every Ringgit raised through our own fundraising initiative, Magnum will top up an equal amount, i.e. a dollar-for-dollar fund contribution.

Magnum’s evaluation team has identified 4 big projects and 2 smaller projects worthy of support. We are glad to inform that NFS is one of the 4 big meritorious projects shortlisted. However, in order to be selected as a winning project for the “Youth-in-Charge” program, NFS needs to pass through the online public voting. Projects with the most votes will be the final recipients of this funding.

Kindly help NFS to realize its aspirations by registering as a voter for the Magnum “Youth-in-Charge” program. Just follow the few simple steps as stated below:

Step 1 : Logon to http://www.e-csr.magnum.com.my/registration.

Step 2 : Fill in the online registration form and click ‘Register’.

Step 3 : Logon to your email account, retrieve the email from Magnum Cares and click on the ‘link’ embedded in the email body to activate your account.

Step 4 : Once activation is completed, click on vote icon.

Step 5 : Cast your vote for B8-Nalanda Free School Project.

Please take note that each voter is required to vote for 2 big projects and 1 small project and rank them in order of preference. The project that a voter ranks 1st will receive 4 points, and the 2nd in ranking will receive 2 points.

Voting is open from 22 November 2011 to 9 December 2011. Your participation in the voting process is very much appreciated. Do help to disseminate this email to your immediate circle of families and friends who may be supportive of the project.

Thank you for your kind support!

With gratitude,

Sis. Nandini Tan

Nalanda Free School Project

23 - 26 December 2011 - Teens Development Camp "I'm so Blessed!"

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Please click here to download the Camp Information & Notes to Participants.

Please click here to download the Application Form.

23 November 2011 - Dhamma talk by Jeff Oliver

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Nalanda Buddhist Society has invited Bro. Jeff Oliver to give a dhamma talk at Nalanda Centre on this Wednesday, 23 November, 8pm. The title of the talk is "Forgiveness as a way of Life".

Bro. Jeff Oliver is a meditation teacher from Australia, and has been practising Vipassana meditation for more than ten years. Bro. Jeff's sharings are based on both ancient and modern ways of mind-cultivation, with emphasis on qualities such as appreciation, forgiveness, "metta" - the unconditional love and wisdom. Jeff has shared his knowledge and experiences in many countries, including Japan, Australia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, South Africa, and Turkey. He is also the author of "See it, Know it, Watch it go...".

To tap into the wisdom of the speaker, we welcome you all to attend the talk, and invite your friends or relatives to come along.

Nalanda Free School - Student Enrolment for Year 2012

2011-11-19T11:56:00.006+08:00

Interested primary and secondary school students can now enrol for the free tuition classes for Year 2012. Enrolment is open until 15 December 2011.

Click on the poster for more details.

For enquiries, please contact Sis. Nandini Tan at 03-8938-1501.

Have you read a Dhamma book today?

2011-11-18T14:27:00.000+08:00

Book Title: How to Train a Wild Elephant & Other Adventures in Mindfulness
Author: Jan Chozen Bays
Topic: Meditation

Mindfulness can reduce stress, improve physical health and improve our overall quality of life. Though it is being acknowledged as such, people still say, “I’d love to practise mindfulness, but I’m so busy I can’t seem to find the time.”

In this book, the author, Jan Chozen Bays will show us a series of simple practices to help us cultivate mindfulness as we go about our ordinary, daily lives. Exercises include : taking three deep breaths before answering the phone, noticing and adjusting your posture throughout the day, eating mindfully, and leaving no trace of yourself after using the kitchen or bathroom. Each exercise is presented with tips, reminders, and short life lessons.

“In a brilliant, practical, and elegant way, Bays has answered the question most frequently asked by students of meditation, ‘How do I bring this practice into my daily life?’ Here is a jewel box of insightful, wise, beautiful, and compassionate ways to do so.” – Jack Kornfield

Pustaka Nalanda
Feel free to visit our website at http://nalanda.org.my/pustaka/ to find out more about the book collection. You are also most welcome to borrow books from the Library. It opens six days a week from Tuesday to Sunday, 10am – 6pm.

20 November 2011 - Service Sunday

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Dear Brothers and Sisters,

The Service Sunday will resume on 20 November 2011, 9am at Nalanda Centre.

Besides meditation, puja and chanting, we have invited Bro. Benny Liow to give a Dhamma sharing on Sappurisa Sutta from Majjhima Nikaya No. 113, to further elaborate on the theme - "Integrity".

Bro. Benny Liow is the editor of the Buddhist magazine, Eastern Horizon, and author/compiler of six other publications on different aspects of Buddhism. He graduated from both Universiti Sains Malaysia and University of Malaya, and is now employed as the Executive Director of a leading multi-national corporation.

We invite you to come and learn about the Buddha's teaching on the characters of a true man and the characters of an untrue man.

13 November 2011 - Robes Offering Ceremony

2011-11-14T19:27:00.002+08:00

To know more about the significance of robes offering, please refer to the latest issue of Nalanda Bulletin, page 15 of Issue No. 6. It is available online at http://www.nalanda.org.my/bulletin/issue6/index.html

Morning puja and chanting

Taking the Three Refuges and the Five Precepts

Speech by Bro. Wong Tum Keong

Speech by the representative of the venerable monks

Offering of robes and other requisites to Sangha members.

Mr. Lee Kong Foo, the president of Nalanda Buddhist Society, offered the requisites on behalf of the Society, in appreciation to all sponsors, donors, benefactors, Bro. HS Tan, members, devotees, and in dedication to the late Sis. GG Tan, Sis. Julie Ang, Sis. Jennie Cheong and Sis. Lee Ah Yem; Bro. Wong Tum Keong, representing all devotees, offered the requisites for the well-beings of all the Thai flood victims.

Have you read a Dhamma book today?

2011-11-12T19:41:00.000+08:00

Book Title : A Concise History of Buddhism
Author : Andrew Skilton
Topic : History & Geography

The book contains narration that describes the diverse manifestations of Buddhism – in its homeland of India, and in its spread across Asia, from Mongolia to Sri Lanka, from Japan to the Middle East.

How and when did the many schools and sub-sects of Buddhism emerge? How do the ardent devotion of the Pure Land schools, the magical ritual of the Tantra, or the paradoxical negations of the Perfection of Wisdom literature, relate to the direct, down to earth, teachings of Gautama the ‘historical’ Buddha? Did Buddhism modify the cultures to which it was introduced, or did they modify Buddhism?

If these questions still intrigue you, do find out the answers from the book.

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Other Announcements from Pustaka Nalanda

Potthaka Dana
To equip the Pustaka for Buddhist study and research purposes, we have many new additions to the collections of Pustaka Nalanda. If you would like to sponsor the book(s) below, please call us at 03-8938-1500/1501.

For other information about Pustaka Nalanda, please visit our website at http://nalanda.org.my/pustaka/.

10 November 2011 - Uposatha Puja & Mandarin Dhamma talk

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Devotees congregated at the shrine hall for the full-moon uposatha puja and chanting. It was led by Bro. Tan.

Ven. Vupasama gave a Mandarin Dhamma talk about the development of Buddhist scriptures and the comparison between the scriptures found in Pāli and Mahayana traditions, in particular the Samyutta Nikaya (Pāli tradition) and Samyukta Āgama (Mahayana tradition).

10 November 2011 - Visit by Ven. Vupasama and other Sangha Members

2011-11-10T23:48:00.002+08:00

We welcomed the visit of Ven. Vupasama and four other Sangha members to Nalanda Centre. Bro. HS Tan, the founder of Nalanda Buddhist Society was present to meet the venerables, and later conducted the building tour for the entourage. During the tour, besides explaining the significance of the features found in Nalanda, Bro. Tan also shared about the history of Buddhism in Malaysia with the venerables.

6 November 2011 - Nalanda Free School "Honours & Appreciation Day"

2011-11-09T12:08:00.003+08:00

Nalanda Free School had its first School Honours & Appreciation Day on last Sunday.

We thanked all the teachers for their dedicated services, and awarded the students who excelled in the School.

Performance from the students of Nalanda Dharma School

All the School members including teachers, facilitators, parents and students were celebrating the night.

Token of appreciation to all the dedicated teachers

Speech by the Honorary Principal of Nalanda Free School, Dr. Tan Ho Soon

There were three categories of awards - Most Improved Award, Most

Enthusiastic in Learning Award, and Full Attendance Award

Group Photos

Press Release on Robes Offering Ceremony 供奉袈裟庆典

2011-11-08T16:52:00.002+08:00

NANYANG SIANG PAU

KL / SEL EDITION

THURSDAY, 3 NOVEMBER 2011

SIN CHEW DAILY

SUNDAY, 6 NOVEMBER 2011

GUANG MING DAILY

WEDNESDAY, 9 NOVEMBER 2011

9 - 11 December 2011 - 儿童欢乐学习营

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The Children's Learning Camp will be conducted in Mandarin.

For registration, download the form, fill in the particulars, and email the form to sunanda@nalanda.org.my or fax to 03-8938-1502.

For payment, you can direct bank-in/transfer to Maybank Berhad 5121-4702-3622, payable to Nalanda Buddhist Society. Thereafter, please email the transaction document to us for our record purpose.

For other enquiries, please contact Sis. Sunanda at the Nalanda Office (03-8938-1500).

10 November 2011 - 随佛比丘佛法分享会 Dhamma talk by Ven. Vūpasama

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各位师兄、师姐:

这个即将到来的农历十月十五（10.11.2011)，星期四，随佛比丘会到 Nalanda 佛教会来与我们分享佛法。当天晚上8时，欢迎您与家人朋友一起来共沾法喜。

主讲师父，随佛比丘为华人，出家于缅甸上座部僧团，为缅甸法師 Baddanta Zagarabhiwuntha 长老的弟子，现为台湾內觉禅林、美国纽约內觉禅觉会的导师，相近共学的僧团为奉守原始佛法「中道僧团」。

随佛比丘修学佛法至今近四十年，曾经修学汉传佛教约十多年，不僅对隋唐以后之佛教各宗宗义有著深入的学习与体会，同时对于公元一世纪以后流传之菩萨道，当中的「般若」、「瑜伽」与「如來藏」等三系思想，亦有着及为深入的了解。特別是对「般若经」、「中论」的思想与「禅宗」的禅法，有着相当深入的体会与教学经验。

更详细的资料，请参阅 http://www.arahant.org/middle10.html

祝福您！

Namo Buddhaya.

We are inviting Ven. Vūpasama to give a Dhamma talk on the coming Uposatha day, 10 November 2011, Thursday, at Nalanda Centre. The Uposatha Service will start at 8pm with uposatha puja and chanting.

Please help to circulate this news among your relatives and friends, and encourage them to attend the talk.

You can click on the link http://www.arahant.org/middle10.html to know more about the venerable.

Thank you.

6 November 2011 - Visit by Vajrayana Buddhist Council of Malaysia

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New Additions to Pustaka Nalanda

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These are three of the recent additions to the collection at Pustaka Nalanda.

You may write to the Pustaka for further details on how to make your contribution or endowment for the expansion of our catalogue.

Contact:

Pustaka Nalanda

Library & Reading Lounge

3357, Jalan 18/31,

Taman Sri Serdang,

43300 Seri Kembangan, Selangor

Tel. No. : 03-8938-1500

Website : http://nalanda.org.my/pustaka

E-mail : pustaka@nalanda.org.my

Lend a Hand to Thailand

2011-11-04T12:10:00.000+08:00

Please click on the poster below, and see how you can help to relief their suffering and rebuild their lives.

This donation campaign is ongoing now until 5 December 2011.

Thank you for your contribution.

6 November 2011 - Service Sunday

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Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Greetings.

We welcome you to join us for a sharing session on “INTEGRITY” during the Service Sunday on 6 November 2011. The congregation, with Bro. Vincent Lee, will discuss the questions below:

a) Is integrity an overrated virtue these days?
b) Is it the only virtue that we need? &
c) Why is integrity an important virtue?

Before the sharing, we will sit for meditation, chanting and puja to begin the day with the wholesome frame of mind.

Please invite your family members or friends to participate in this weekly service which serves as a platform for cultivation of spirituality in our daily lives.

November 2011 Activities

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November Highlights:

Robes Offering Ceremony

13 November, Sunday, 9am - 12pm

Dhamma Talk by Jeff Oliver

"Forgiveness as a Way of Life"

23 November, Wednesday, 8 - 10pm

Bhavana Day

3-day Meditation Retreat

25 - 27 November, Friday - Sunday, Hilltop Buddhist Centre

For other regular activities, please click on the poster below.

30 October 2011 – Visit to Malaysia Agro Exposition Park Serdang (MAEPS)

2011-11-02T11:29:00.001+08:00

To boost the learning spirit of school members, Nalanda Dharma School had organized a visit to Malaysia International Commodity Conference and Showcase 2011 (MICCOS) located at MAEPS.

Answering quiz questions

Learning from the exhibits

Interviewing the officer on duty

Understanding the process of wood carving

Performing experiment

Hands-on experience

1 - 4 December 2011 - "Lead-A-Ship" Camp

2011-11-01T17:48:00.001+08:00

If your children are between 15 - 17 years old, they can sign up for the Camp.

During the Camp, they will learn how to win friends, influence people and succeed in the changing world.

Click on the poster for other details.

For registration, download the form, fill in the particulars, and email the form to sunanda@nalanda.org.my or fax to 03-8938-1502.

For payment, you can direct bank-in/transfer to Maybank Berhad 5121-4702-3622, payable to Nalanda Buddhist Society. Thereafter, please email the transaction document to us for our record purpose.

For other enquiries, please contact Sis. Sunanda at the Nalanda Office (03-8938-1500).

26 October 2011 - KMBS New Building Renovation Blessing Ceremony

2011-10-30T23:19:00.002+08:00

Bro. HS Tan, Nalanda representatives and BCA members participated in Kinrara Metta Buddhist Society's New Building Renovation Blessing Ceremony. The significant event was graced by 8 sangha members led by Ven. B. Saranankara.

May all noble work undertaken be smooth and successful! Bhavatu Sabba Mangalam!

30 October - Nalanda Free School "Family Sports Day"

2011-10-30T22:04:00.009+08:00

Teachers, students, and parents of Nalanda Free School enjoyed exciting games that gave them a chance to get active whilst spending quality time together outdoors.

25 - 27 November 2011 - Bhavana Day

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Click on the poster for more information about the three-day meditation retreat.

The participants of the retreat will be guided by Sayalay Susila.

It will be held at Tan Yew Lai Hilltop Buddhist Centre.

The programme will be emailed to you upon confirmation of your registration.
For registration, please provide your full name, gender, handphone/telephone no. and email address to bhavana@nalanda.org.my or call 03-8938-1500 / 016-202-5319 (Sis. Sandra Yang).

Have you read a Dhamma book today?

2011-10-28T14:42:00.000+08:00

Book Title : Funny Monk’s Tales ( Short Stories with a Touch of Mindfulness )
Author : Ven. Sujiva
Topic : Stories (Jataka tales, etc) & Comics
Status : Available at Pustaka Nalanda

This book contains a collection of short stories on how mindfulness can play a role in one’s life.

The stories include :

1. Grandfather’s Grandmother’s Stories
2. Animal Farm Stories
3. The Twilight Zone : Ghost Stories
4. Love Stories
5. The Pious World: Stories of Faith
6. The Seeker’s Story

There is a difference between one who knows what mindfulness is and one who does not. Greater will be the distinction if he is one who really instills that practice into his life.

Pustaka Nalanda
New books are constantly being added to our library catalogue. Feel free to visit our website at http://nalanda.org.my/pustaka/ to find out more about the new additions. You are most welcome to borrow the book above from the Library. It opens six days a week from Tuesday to Sunday, 10am – 6pm.

13 November 2011 - Robes Offering Ceremony

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According to Buddhist tradition, the period from July to October every year is when Buddhist monastics observe the “Vassa” or ‘rains retreat’. In ancient times, the Indian monsoon season prevented Buddhist monks and nuns from wandering. Thus, the Buddha instructed His disciples to temporarily settle in a monastery for three months, and to apply themselves strictly to their spiritual practice.

Following the end of the rains retreat, the laity supports the Sangha community by offering them material requisites, such as robes, medicine, food and shelter. In return, the lay supporters hope to gain merits and the accomplishment of noble aspirations.

Nalanda is organising a Robes Offering Ceremony and Sanghika Dana at Nalanda Centre on Sunday, 13 November 2011, from 9am - 12pm. You may bring cooked vegetarian food to offer to the Sangha. We have also prepared 50 sets of robes and 150 packets of requisites for you to purchase and offer to the monks on this joyous occasion.

Kindly contact the Management Office at 03-8938-1500 to purchase the robes and/or requisites.

Text from the Nalanda Bulletin, Issue No. 6, November 2011.
For online reading of the Bulletin, please click here.

30 October 2011 - Service Sunday

2011-10-26T20:58:00.004+08:00

Time : 9.00am
Venue : Nalanda Centre [ Location Map ]
Programme : Meditation, Offering, Chanting & Dhamma Sharing

Dear friends,

Warmest greetings and Happy Deepavali (Festival of Lights).

With light there is vision; with courage there is hope. Would you like to know how Venerable Punna demonstrated the uplifting spirit of courage to go forth and preach the Dhamma to the people of Sunaparanta country and eventually built a Buddhist community there?

We welcome you to participate in this coming Service Sunday where our speaker Bro. Ananda Fong will share with us the value of 'Courage' by referring to MN145 Punnovada Sutta: Advice to Punna. Bro. Ananda Fong has vast experience working with teachers from different Sunday Dharma Schools, having helped develop Dharma School teachers' training modules and Buddhist speakers' training programme. He regularly gives Dhamma talks in Buddhist centres throughout the Klang Valley.

Come join us for the Service Sunday and make your weekend a wholesome one by learning the Dhamma and increasing our faith in the Three Jewels.

22 October 2011 - SPM Mandarin Examination Workshop

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21 October 2011 - Visit by Gurun Buddhist Association Sunday School Teachers

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Besides the visit, there was a discussion session among the teachers from Gurun Buddhist Association Sunday School and Nalanda Dharma School. Bro. Tan, the Founder, and Sis. Sunanda, the current Director of Nalanda Dharma School were present to share experience with the entourage.

Have you read a Dhamma book today?

2011-10-21T11:04:00.001+08:00

Book Title : Concept of Great Man (Mahāpurisa) in Buddhist Literature and Iconography
Author : Ven. Dr. Bellanwila Wimalaratana Thera
Topic : Philosophy
Status : Available at Pustaka Nalanda

This book is about a study of the origin and development of the Mahāpurisa (Great Man) concept in Buddhism. This book consists of 7 chapters below :

Chapter 1: The Concept of Mahāpurisa
Chapter 2: Development of the Mahāpurisa Cencept and the Mahāyāna Theory of Trikāya
Chapter 3: The Mahāpurisa as Buddha and Cakkavatti
Chapter 4: The Thirty-two Characteristics
Chapter 5: Iconographical Representations of the Thirty-two Characteristics
Chapter 6: Ethical Foundation of the Mahāpurisa Concept
Chapter 7: Conclusion

Pustaka Nalanda
You can access our collection of books through the Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC) at http://nalanda.org.my/pustaka/. You are most welcome to borrow the book above from the Library. It opens six days a week from Tuesday to Sunday, 10am – 6pm. For further information, please call 03-8938-1500 or email pustaka@nalanda.org.my

23 October 2011 - Service Sunday

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Time : 9.00am
Venue : Nalanda Centre [ Location Map ]
Programme : Meditation, Offering, Chanting & Dhamma Sharing

Dear friends,

Courage is the ability to be strong and determined in the face of adversities and challenges in life. When anxiety, fear, pain, and even death are confronting us, can we face all these courageously?

The Service Sunday will start with a short meditation session, offering and chanting. During the Service, Dr. Phang Cheng Kar will be giving a talk titled “Braving Death – the Courage to Confront Death and Anxiety”. Dr. Phang is a senior medical lecturer at the UPM Medical School, and a psychiatrist at the Kuala Lumpur and Kajang Hospitals. He is also the Founder and President of the Kuala Lumpur Buddhist Mental Health Association (BMHA).

Service Sunday is the time for communal gathering and learning the dhamma collectively to benefit oneself and others. So, bring along your family members and friends.

We welcome your participation on this Sunday.

The Family Fun Fair and the BCA Health Programme

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To view more photos of the events, please click here to visit our Picasa Web Album

Nalanda Bulletin - Issue No. 6

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Click on the page below and read from our latest Bulletin the report about the inaugural Symposium on History of Buddhism in Malaysia (from page 1 - 3) which was held from 16 - 18 September 2011. It was well-received by devotees from Kedah, Kelantan, Penang, Perlis, Perak and Kuala Lumpur.

Besides you can also read about the latest happenings in Nalanda and its upcoming events on this issue of Bulletin. To get a copy of this Bulletin for your relatives or friends, please call us at 03-8938-1500 or write to us via email at info@nalanda.org.my.

13 October 2011 - Mandarin Dhamma talk by Ven. Hui Men

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This talk entitled "死神来了，怎么办?" was successfully held at Kompleks 3K in Serdang Raya, Seri Kembangan on 13 October 2011, last Thursday. The talk was a joint effort between Nalanda Buddhist Society and Serdang Buddhist Association.

16 October 2011 - Family Fun Fair & BCA Health Programme

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We welcomed the morning with morning puja and chanting

At the Family Fun Fair

BCA Health Programme - health screening, consultation, health talk and blood donation.

Have you read a Dhamma book today?

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Book Title : The Wisdom of Sustainability – Buddhist Economics for the 21st Century

Author : Sulak Sivaraksa

Topic : Philosophy

Status : Available at Pustaka Nalanda

Based on decades of thought, writing and political leadership, The Wisdom of Sustainability outlines how economic success ought to be measured by Gross National Happiness, rather than Gross Domestic Product. Focussing on small-scale, indigenous and sustainable alternatives to globalization, Sulak Sivaraksa offers alternatives for restructuring our economics based on Buddhist principles and in a way that will promote personal development.

The book has 8 main chapters :
1. Heavenly Messengers
2. Creating a Culture of Peace
3. Development from the Bottom Up
4. Re-envisioning Education
5. Moral Governance
6. Real Security
7. Buddhism in a World of Change
8. The Breath of Peace

Excerpt : from Chapter 2 “Creating a Culture of Peace”
… To create a culture of peace, we must begin by acknowledging the violence in our own hearts and then learn to disarm it. Greed, hatred, or ignorance is at the core of every violent action. Wisdom and compassion are at the base of every act of non-violence…

Pustaka Nalanda

You can access our collection of books through the Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC) at http://www.nalanda.org.my/pustaka. You are most welcome to borrow the book above from the Pustaka Nalanda. It opens six days a week from Tuesday to Sunday, 10 – 6pm.

Nalanda Bulletin - Issue No. 6

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Click on the page and read about the latest happenings in Nalanda and its upcoming events on Nalanda Bulletin Issue No 6.

13 November 2011 - Robes Offering Ceremony & Sanghika Dana

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Nalanda Buddhist Society is organizing the event to offer robes and other requisites to the Sangha community after their annual retreat, as a tribute to their significant contributions to the Buddha-Sasana.

All are welcome to participate in this meritorious action.

Robes and other requisites can be purchased from Nalanda Management Office.

Call us at 03-8938-1500 or email to info@nalanda.org.my

Press Release on Family Fun Fair

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NANYANG SIANG PAU

KL / SEL EDITION

MONDAY, 10 OCTOBER 2011

CHINA PRESS

SUNDAY, 9 OCTOBER 2011

13 October 2011 - 慧门禅师佛学讲座 Mandarin Dhamma Talk

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Nalanda佛教会及沙登佛教会将在10月13日（星期四），联办慧门禅师佛学讲座会“死神来了, 怎么办?”。讲座会将在当晚上8时至10时进行，地点于沙登3K礼堂。入场免费，欢迎大家踊跃出席！

There is a Mandarin Dhamma talk by Ven. Hui Men on 13 October, Thursday at Kompleks 3K in Serdang Raya, Seri Kembangan (Click here for location map). The talk is jointly organised by Nalanda Buddhist Society and Serdang Buddhist Association. Kindly disseminate the information to your relatives and friends. All are welcome!

16 October 2011 - Family Fun Fair

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The Family Fun Fair is a week away! We at Nalanda are preparing and finalising the details to meet you and your family members during the fun fair.

To set the ball rolling, we have started the sales of a few items at Nalanda House (opposite Nalanda Centre). The items include cutlery, portable DVD player, slippers, sport shoes, and decoratives items. Funds collected will be channeled to more Dhamma learning activities, children and youth camps, seminars, as well as free tuition classes.

Items on sale :

Besides, coupons for the Family Fun Fair can be obtained from Nalanda Centre. Each card is valued at RM10. Your contribution will definitely go a along way in promoting holistic education and is very much appreciated! Thank you for your support.

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Date : 29 September 2011

With what you give, we can continue with the noble cause of Holistic Education for children, teenagers, adults and elders!

Hence, we welcome your active participation and contribution to the Family Fun Fair, the annual fund-raising project of Nalanda Buddhist Society for the continuation of Dhamma learning activities, seminars, camps, workshops, publications, and the operation of free tuition classes for needy students.

You can contribute generously to this worthy event by :
您可以协助的是:

• Setting up stalls 开设摊位及零售物品
• Donations in cash or kind 捐助或赞助商品
• Serving as a volunteer 成为义工
• Selling coupons to relatives / friends 销售固本
• Bring your family members, relatives and friends to the event 与家人, 亲戚朋友到来支持

Attractions during the fair include:

Food & beverages 食品饮料
Handicrafts 手工艺品
Performances 表演
Garments 衣物

Stationeries 文具

Games & Children’s Corner 游戏及儿童天地

For enquiries, please contact:
任何询问,请联络:

Mr. Lee Teck Beng 016-235-9333
Mr. Vincent Lee 012-211-3907
Ms. Nandini Tan 03-8938-1500

Please share the news with your family members and friends. Your contribution will affect eternity; we can never tell where your influence stops (modified from Henry Adam’s quote)

16 October 2011 - "Joyful Living, Healthy Lifestyle"

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Dear friends,

Greetings!

Aimed at promoting physical and mental well-being, Buddhist Community Alliance (BCA) is organizing a Health Programme from 10am to 4pm on 16 October 2011 (Sunday) at Nalanda Centre. This non-profit health event serves to create greater awareness on healthy living among the general public.

The Health Programme will highlight key health issues through public talks and an exhibition supported by Family Medicine Department of UKM Medical Centre (PPUKM) and the Ministry of Health, Malaysia. The event also strives to educate the public about the associated health and risk behaviours that may influence the quality of life for children and adults in later years.

As prevention is always better than cure, the organiser has arranged for free health screening and consultation to 300 participants of the day. Clinical test on blood glucose, cholesterol, blood pressure, Body Mass Index (BMI) and body fat distribution will be provided onsite. Be the first 300 to register and start taking control of your health!

Professional counselling session too has been lined up for the public at no charge. Our licensed counsellors will provide confidential counselling support to needy individuals as well as families.

To healthy adults, let’s do something wonderful on this day – give life by donating blood! Every year, thousands of lives are saved or transformed through blood transfusion by generous donors. Come perform your duty, don’t leave it to someone else!

All are welcome to join us at Nalanda Centre! For further enquiries, please call Mr. Richard Lee at +6016-908 7499 and Ms. Sunanda Ong at +6012-678 5100.

Joyful Living, Healthy Lifestyle!

With joy,
Sunanda Ong
BCA Health Programme Coordinator
Mobile no. +6012-678 5100
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BCA Health Programme is jointly held by five BCA members namely, Buddhist Missionary Society (Kajang Branch), Kinrara Metta Buddhist Society, Nalanda Buddhist Society, Seremban Sudhamma Buddhist Society, and Sungai Long Buddhist Society.

8 & 9 October 2011 - Weekend's Programmes at Nalanda

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8 October 2011, Saturday, 1pm - 3pm
Volunteer Briefing for Family Fun Fair & BCA Health Programme
The Family Fun Fair & BCA Health Programme are only a week away. If you want a new experience to keep your Sunday wholesome, why not volunteer your service at the Family Fun Fair on 16 October 2011? There will be a briefing plus training session for volunteers on this Saturday, 8 October, 1 - 3pm. For enquiries, please contact Bro. Pee Che Yong at 012-382-8806.

9 October 2011, Sunday, 9am – 11am
Service Sunday
The weekly Service Sunday will commence with meditation and morning puja session. Next, there is a sharing entitled "A Moment of Courage" by Sis. Barbara Yen, an advisor and counsellor at the Buddhist Gem Fellowship Counselling Unit. All are welcome to join the Service Sunday!

13 October 2011- 慧门禅师佛学讲座“死神来了,怎么办?”

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Nalanda佛教会及沙登佛教会将在10月13日联办慧门禅师佛学讲座会“死神来了,怎么办?”。讲座会将在当晚8-10pm进行, 地点于沙登3K礼堂。入场免费,欢迎大家踊跃出席！

Click on the poster for Ven. Hui Men's Dhamma activities in Klang Valley.

在海报上，可以查看慧门禅师佛学巡回讲座会及一日工作坊的时间表.

Bhavana Day in November

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Dear Friends,

The long-awaited three-day meditation retreat - Bhavana Day is coming on 25, 26, 27 November 2011.

In Ānāpānasati Sutta, Majjhima Nikaya 118, the Buddha addressed the Bhikkhus, "I am content, Bhikkhus, with this progress; I am content at heart, Bhikkhus, with this development, Therefore, strive still more strenuously to attain the unattained, to achieve the unachieved, and to realize the unrealized… (Source: http://what-buddha-said.net/drops/V/Magnificent_Meditation.htm). From here, we can get a glimpse of tranquility and encouragement to practise meditation.

We are glad to have Sayalay Susila to conduct the three-day stay-in meditation retreat at Tan Yew Lai Hilltop Buddhist Centre.

Sayalay Susila started her meditation during her university time in 1988. In 1994, she began to learn Meditation, Abhidhamma, Suttas, and Pali from the renowned Pa Auk Sayadaw at Pa Auk Meditation Centre in Myanmar, where she continued to practise for 14 years.

The details of the retreat will be emailed upon confirmation of your registration. For registration, please email to bhavana@nalanda.org.my or call at 03-8938 1500 / 016-202 5319 (Sandra Yang).

Looking forward to see you in practising to attain abundance of peace and bliss.

1 October 2011 - SPM Examination Workshop - Chemistry

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SPM Chemistry Examination Workshop conducted by Ms Khor Swee Moi.

Student participants were fully captivated by the insightful sharings of the Speaker.

Students were divided into small groups and given topics for further deliberation.

Comparing notes during group discussion session.

Having successfully completed the exam workshop, we wish all participants the very best in their SPM examination.

October 2011 Activities

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October Highlights :

Mandarin Dharma Talk by Ven. Hui Men

13 October, Thursday, 8 - 10pm, 沙登3K礼堂

Family Fun Fair &

BCA Health Programme "Joyful Living, Healthy Lifestyle"

16 October, Sunday, 10am - 4pm, Nalanda Centre

[ Click here for details ]

Nalanda Free School Family Sports Day

30 October, Sunday, 7 - 10am

NEO @ Happy Garden

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“Holistic education for integral human development” - Considering the need to extend our educational services to a wider community, Nalanda Buddhist Society will be opening the first of its Nalanda Education & Outreach (NEO) Centres in Happy Garden, Kuala Lumpur.

NEO is a new concept, suburban community service and learning centre which aims to promote Buddhist activities and teachings in the neighbouring locale.

The NEO @ Happy Garden will offer the following services to the public :

1. Weekly Dharma Classes for school-going children
2. Free tuition classes under the Nalanda Free School Project
3. Meditation sessions with Dharma talks
4. Library and reading lounge
5. Periodic religious services, alms and robes offering to the Sangha.

For the planned educational services to be materialised and available to the public, we welcome your generous support and contribution in establishing the NEO @ Happy Garden.

You may donate any amount towards the cost of setting up the Centre, or choose to sponsor certain items listed in the “Sponsorship List”. Please click on the lists below.

Please indicate which item on the list you would like to sponsor. Kindly fill up the form and return it to Nalanda’s office at the address stated. Partial donation of items or a general donation of any sum is also welcome.

For enquiries, please call Nalanda Management Office at 03-8938-1500 or email to info@nalanda.org.my.

Volunteer Recruitment
Besides, there are various volunteering opportunities available at the new centre. You can volunteer as teachers for the free tuition classes, librarians, assistant administrators or helpers. Kindly contact Sis. Nandini at 03-8938-1501 or Bro. Pee Che Yong at 012-382-8806 for further details.

16 October 2011 - Joyful Living, Healthy Lifestyle

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Programme highlights : Health talks, blood donation, health screening and counselling, and family counseling service

25 September 2011 - Visit by Ven. P. Gnanarama

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Ven. P. Gnanarama Thero, the Principal of Buddhist and Pali College of Singapore visited Nalanda Centre. Bro. Lam Chih Fung showed the Venerable around and presented the publications of Nalanda to Ven. Gnanarama.

24 September 2011 - PMR Examination Preparation Seminar

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Nalanda Free School has invited Sis. Soh Jo Yong, an experienced motivator and counsellor, to conduct a PMR examination preparation seminar on September 24, Saturday.

The 3-hour seminar aimed to motivate and ensure the students are well prepared for the coming PMR examination which will be held on 4 to 11 October. The students were taught several relaxation and self reflections techniques during the seminar. After learning these new techniques, the seminar participants are more equipped and encouraged to face the coming exam.

All of us from Nalanda wish the PMR exam candidates a very best of effort!

16 - 18 September 2011 - Symposium on Buddhism in Malaysia

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DAY 1 : 16 September 2011, Friday

Traveling & Lecture 1

While we stopped over in Ipoh, we invited devotees from the Ipoh Buddhist Dhamma Association to join us for lunch and fellowship.

And the rest is definitely more than a glimpse into the ancient past…

Besides learning the Rise and Fall of Malayan Buddhist Polities – Srivijaya, Kedah and Langkasuka, we were also rekindled with ancient civilisations which are part of the legacy of the human race.

With his amazing ability to memorise the details and his skilful ways to elaborate on the chain of events, Bro. HS Tan brought us back to the past, relating the influence of Roman, Indian and Chinese civilisations to the rise and fall of various ancient kingdoms in Southeast Asia, e.g. Kedah, Langkasuka, Funan, Malayu (Jambi) and Srivijaya.

At Gurun Buddhist Association, 8 -10pm

Lecture 1 : "The Rise of Srivijaya and other Malayan Buddhist Polities".

The audience from Kedah, Kelantan, Penang, Perak, Perlis and Kuala Lumpur attended the lecture.

Mr. Vijaya, the Director of Nalanda Institute, presented the souvenir to Mr. Khaw, the President of Gurun Buddhist Association for co-organising the Symposium.

To many of us, during the two lectures, and the visits to the archaeological sites, history, geography, geology and other fields of study were no longer as dull as what they used to be during the school days.

With more understanding and appreciation towards the ancient civilisations, the rich archaeological sites of Bujang Valley are no longer a mere myriad of stone foundations but a whole ‘complex’ or ‘town’ which comes alive, wanting to show us its glorious past.

Day 2 : 17 September 2011, Saturday

Archaeological Site Visits & Lecture 2

Explanation about the foundation of an archaeological site in Bujang Valley.

The entourage visited the Bujang Valley Archaeological Museum.

The group photo at the Bujang Valley.

The latest discovery of an archaeological site at Sg Batu, dated back to AD110, and has proven the oldest ever establishment of Buddhism in Southeast Asia.

At Central Kedah Buddhist Association, 8 - 10pm

Central Kedah Buddhist Association was another co-organiser of the Symposium.
Speech by the President, Mr. Chong.

Lecture 2 : “The Decline of Srivijaya and the Disappearance of Buddhist Polities in the Malay Peninsula”

The audience from Kedah, Kelantan, Penang, Perlis, Perak and Kuala Lumpur.

Day 3 : 18 September 2011, Sunday

Visit to Sammaditthi Meditation Grove

Our contribution to the meditation grove in supporting the construction of the new building.

We hope that this Symposium has created awareness about the existence of many Malayan Buddhist Polities across the Malaysian Archipelago from the 3rd to 13th Centuries CE. And let us share this historical imprint with our Dhamma friends so that everyone can have a deeper appreciation towards the history of Buddhism in Malaysia.

From all of us in the entourage,

Appreciation and Gratitude to Bro. HS Tan, Uncle Vijaya, Charlie, Joanne, Sandy, Gurun Buddhist Association, Central Kedah Buddhist Association, and all sponsors and benefactors for making this Symposium a success.

The group with the magnificent view of Gunung Jerai as the background setting.

16 - 18 September 2011 - Nalanda Youth Dynamic Learning Camp

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"You Can, Love!"

The Youth Camp was organised by students from Nalanda Dharma School. A variety of lively activities were carried out to bring out the message of loving-kindness to the participants and to allow them to experience the meaning of true love.

The participants were divided into four groups. Each group was to come up with a group name, logo and cheers relating to love.

Participants were evaluated based on their teamwork, clarity of presentation and creativity.

LOVE!

A workshop going by the title of “What is Love?” was conducted by Sis. Ong Sing Yee. It was an entertaining one with participants discovered more about love and relationships.

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.

A second workshop was conducted by Bro. Johnson Mah who spoke about “Maintaining a Healthy Relationship.” He said that respect and understanding is vital in all relationships. He also emphasised on the golden rule, which is, ‘Do unto others as you would have them do unto you’.

For approximately two hours, the participants thoroughly enjoyed the mixing and moulding, particularly the younger ones as it was an entirely new experience.

Discussion session on “Love Problems Teenagers Faced Today”.

On the final day of the camp, the participants presented their campaigns to the devotees attending the Service Sunday and also distributed the cookies they baked to the audience.

The Camp ended with a prize-giving ceremony to the best overall group and to the most outstanding participant.