Category: Education
Visit to Buddhist Holy Sites in India
Bodh Gaya Bodhgaya in North Eastern India is the site of the Buddha’s enlightenment and the most important of four main Buddhist pilgrimage destinations. Known as Uruvela in the Buddha’s time, the city of Bodhgaya is now a town of about 30,000 permanent residents. The two major sacred sites are the Mahabodhi …
An enthralling trip to Nepal, Episode 2 – Lumbini and Kapilavatthu
Humanitarian trip to the North
On August 26th 2012, a group of student members from the MVBT Mandarin and English Dhamma Class, devotees and Bhante Raja embarked on a humanitarian day excursion to Johor Bahru. We visited the Amitabha Centre Charity Orphanage, Love Foundation – Home for the Handicapped Children and Metta Lodge Pusat …
“The end of the world” – A Buddhist Perspective
Does a Buddhist need to be a Vegetarian?
MV Dhamma Fellowship’s Vesak Day Celebration
Vesak Day marks the birth, enlightenment and passing of the Buddha. Not unlike any other Buddhist temples, monasteries or centres, Mangala Vihara (Buddhist Temple) celebrated this year’s auspicious day with traditional events like an open house for members, devotees and the public for puja; blessing fromthe venerables; offering light and …
A Visit to Colombo Young Men’s Buddhist Association
On April 30th 2012, during the ten-day tour of Sir Lanka we made a courtesy call on Colombo Young Men’s Buddhist Association (YMBA). Mangala Vihara (Buddhist Temple) has the largest number of overseas candidates sitting for the examinations at various stages and also consistently achieved the highest percentage of success …
A good Friday meditation workshop cum retreat
Sanghika Dana
Students of the Mandarin dhamma class initiated this monthly sanghika dana as their class activity on the first Saturday of each month. Under the auspices of MV Dhamma Fellowship, the English class dhamma students were invited to join them with effect from 3rd March 2012. It is hoped that this exercise would offer …