Novitiate Programme at Mahindarama Buddhist Temple & Pindapata

Today marked the 6th Novitiate Programme of Mahindarama Buddhist Temple with 19 novices ranging from 62 years of age to as young as 16. The novices included members and staff volunteers from Mahindarama Sunday Pali School included :-
Steven Saw Chong Kang (Sis. Rita's husband),
Benny Ooi Chong Bian (Sis. Hoon Leng's husband),
Christopher Chua Lye Aun (MSPS School Assembly Team),
Michael Lim Cheong Yang (Student Body Chairman),
Goh Vern Lim (MSPS Student and our Vesak Concert singer).

We would like to take this opportunity to say SADHU SADHU SADHU to all on this noble step.

The programme will be led by Bhante Dhammapala, a Malaysian origin from Kuching, Sarawak who after being ordained as a bhikkhu, went to Sri Lanka for further studies and completed his bachelor and Masters degree at the Kelaniya University, Sri Lanka. Bhante completed his PhD in June this year at the Hong Kong University. He is the founder and the administrator of http://www.buddhistdoor.com/ website and also the Religious Advisor of Wang Fat Ching She in Hong Kong.

In conjunction with the Novitiate Programme, a Pindapata will be held at Mahindarama Buddhist Temple on 29 Nov at 9:00 am.

Dhamma Sermons

Now available for Download

Dhamma Sermons

by

Bhante W. Seelawansa Thero

Speaker’s Profile

Bhante W. Seelawansa Thero is a graduate in Buddhist Philosophy from the Kelaniya University, Sri Lanka. He had been a senior lecturer in Buddhist Philosophy at the Buddhist and Pali University, Sri Lanka.

Bhante has been a Buddhist monk in Sri Lanka and has been acclaimed as a Buddhist scholar in the academic world with many English and Singhala publications to his credit.

Bhante has experience in Buddhist propogation activities in many Asian countries as a visiting lecturer on Buddhist Philosophy and has also spent a considerable amount of time in Australia on missionary work.

Dhamma Sermons by Bhante W. Seelawansa Thero held at Mahindarama Buddhist Temple, can be downloaded at the following link :

http://www.esnips.com/web/DhammaSermonBhanteSeelawansa/

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