Sunday, May 17, 2009
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Venerable Sanghasena visit to Malaysia/Singapore :: 16th May - 1st June
Presenting a series of Dhamma sharing by Venerable Sanghasena >>
Sun 17 May, 9.00am > Bandar Utama Buddhist Society
Sun 17 May, 1.15pm > Subang Jaya Buddhist Association
Sun 17 May, 8.00pm > Mudita Buddhist Society, Klang
Mon 18 May, 8.00pm > Kinrara Metta Buddhist Society
Tue 19 May, 8.00pm > Sungai Long Buddhist Society
Wed 20 May, 8.00pm > Buddhist Maha Vihara, Brickfields
Thur 21 May, 8.00pm > Nalanda Buddhist Society, Serdang
Fri 22 May, 8.00pm > Sri Lanka Buddhist Temple, Sentul
Sat 23 May, 8.30pm > Buddhist Gem Fellowship
Sun 24 May, 9.00am > Shah Alam Buddhist Association
Sun 24 May, 7.00pm > "Compassion-In-Action" Dinner
Mon 25 May, 8.00pm > FGS-BLIA, SS3
Tue 26 May, 8.00pm > Mahindarama Temple, Penang
Wed 27 May, 8.00pm > Kuching Buddhist Society
Thur 28 May, 8.00pm > Kuching Dhamma Vihara
Sat 30 May, 8.00pm > Singapore Buddhist Library
Monday, March 23, 2009
DINNER “COMPASSION IN ACTION”
Dear Friends in the Dhamma,
Warm greetings from Buddhist Gem Fellowship and Malaysia Desk Ladakh. As the Chairman of the Joint Organising Committee of the above function, I would like to extend an invitation for you to join us for dinner with Venerable Sanghasena from MIMC Ladakh as follows:
Warm greetings from Buddhist Gem Fellowship and Malaysia Desk Ladakh. As the Chairman of the Joint Organising Committee of the above function, I would like to extend an invitation for you to join us for dinner with Venerable Sanghasena from MIMC Ladakh as follows:
Date/Time: Sunday 24 May 2009 at 7.00 p.m.
Venue: Sunway Pyramid Convention Centre (1&2)
The main objective of the Dinner is to raise funds to support the exemplary work undertaken by Venerable Sanghasena at the Mahabodhi International Meditation Centre (MIMC) Ladakh. The venerable had worked tirelessly in live-transforming projects in Ladakh. The campus he established is a virtual oasis in the sparse arid landscape outside Leh, the capital of Ladakh. He built schools for underpriviledged children in several places in Ladakh, monastery and nunnery for the training of monks and nuns, home for the aged and visually impaired, hospital, vocational training for youths, meditation facilities for international practitioners, and many more. Young children from destitute families in isolated villages now have the opportunity of studying in MIMC’s top performing schools, and some of whom had graduated from university.
Be a part of this Compassion in Action and help to transform lives in the Himalayas. MIMC needs funds to complete some of the building projects as well as to operate the campus activities. By buying or helping to sell the tickets, you will help to contribute to the much needed funds for these projects and activities.
- You can purchase a few tickets/tables for your family members, friends and even your staff. As the date of the dinner has been set two weeks after Wesak, it would be a lovely way to practice generosity taught by the Buddha by supporting this worthy and meritorious cause. Tickets are priced at RM500, RM300 and RM200.
- You can opt to make some contribution if you are unable to attend the dinner.
For your convenience, we are enclosing a reply slip. We look forward to your generous support to enable the Buddha Dhamma to flourish. Should you require further information, please do not hesitate to contact -
- Doris Choong : 012-311 0294
- Elaine Low : 013-352 7662
- Dolly Teoh : 019-356 8879
Thank you. May the blessings of the Triple Gem be with you and your family.
Yours sincerely,
Datuk Dr Victor Wee
President
Buddhist Gem Fellowship
Monday, March 16, 2009
COMPASSION IS OUR MINISTRY
He blazed a trail for others
Where there was no path to follow
A wilderness in the mountains
Becomes an Oasis of Love
Miracles begin in the mind. What began as an idea in the mind of Venerable Sanghasena has now become a miracle in Himalayan Ladakh. That idea which was mooted more than 25 years ago has today blossomed into reality, nurtured by sheer persistence and compassion by the monk who started it all.
Who would have thought that one monk could do all the work that would require the resources of a town council. He built residential schools for poor students, hospital and mobile clinic for the sick, monastery and nunnery for the training of monks and nuns, home for the aged and physically and mentally-challenged children, and started programmes for communal harmony, youth development, emergency relief and environmental preservation.
Where there was no path to follow
A wilderness in the mountains
Becomes an Oasis of Love
Miracles begin in the mind. What began as an idea in the mind of Venerable Sanghasena has now become a miracle in Himalayan Ladakh. That idea which was mooted more than 25 years ago has today blossomed into reality, nurtured by sheer persistence and compassion by the monk who started it all.
Who would have thought that one monk could do all the work that would require the resources of a town council. He built residential schools for poor students, hospital and mobile clinic for the sick, monastery and nunnery for the training of monks and nuns, home for the aged and physically and mentally-challenged children, and started programmes for communal harmony, youth development, emergency relief and environmental preservation.
You, too, can be part of this miracle. You can help by giving your support in the form of donations or pledges.
For more information, visit www.mahabodhi-ladakh.blogspot.com
Date >> 24th May 2009 (Sunday)
Time >> 6.30pm
Venue >> Sunway Convention Centre
Theme >> Compassion in Action :: Transforming Lives in the Himalayas
Dinner tickets >>
Gold RM5,000 Silver RM3,000 (per table)
Get your tickets from -
Sis. Elaine Low +6013 352 7662
Sis. Angie Ng +6012 712 0210
Bro. Charlie Chia +6012 289 3887
For more information, visit www.mahabodhi-ladakh.blogspot.com
Date >> 24th May 2009 (Sunday)
Time >> 6.30pm
Venue >> Sunway Convention Centre
Theme >> Compassion in Action :: Transforming Lives in the Himalayas
Dinner tickets >>
Gold RM5,000 Silver RM3,000 (per table)
Get your tickets from -
Sis. Elaine Low +6013 352 7662
Sis. Angie Ng +6012 712 0210
Bro. Charlie Chia +6012 289 3887
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Story of Dechen
DECHEN ANGMO
KUKSHOW (KARGIL DISTRICT)
Dechen Angmo came from Kukshow, one of the most backward and isolated villages in Kargil district of Ladakh. Half of the population is Buddhist and the other half is Muslim. To this day, Kukshow has no access roads or electricity. There is still much that needs to be done for the development of this area. There is only one government school, and education is given extremely low priority.
Dechen joined MIMC in the year 1992, at the tender age of 5 years old. She is among the 25 girls who make up the first batch of students in MIMC. She came from a very poor family, and in this remote region in Ladakh, girls are neglected and most end up staying in the house to do household chores. Her father was a farmer, while her mother takes care of the household. She has an elder brother who is married and has a family of his own, and a younger sister who is studying in the government school. In MIMC, Dechen was given the opportunity to learn different skills. She excelled in her studies, and was chosen as the most deserving child to pursue higher education. Through full sponsorship from MIMC, she studied and graduated from Bangalore University with a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc). She studied Math, Physics, Computer Science, English and Hindi.
Dechen aspires to further her studies in Malaysia, and intends to make full use of her knowledge and skills to contribute to MIMC. She wants to use her capabilities to help MIMC to uplift the standards of education and give opportunity to more poor Ladakhi people a chance for education, social change, and development.
KUKSHOW (KARGIL DISTRICT)
Dechen Angmo came from Kukshow, one of the most backward and isolated villages in Kargil district of Ladakh. Half of the population is Buddhist and the other half is Muslim. To this day, Kukshow has no access roads or electricity. There is still much that needs to be done for the development of this area. There is only one government school, and education is given extremely low priority.
Dechen joined MIMC in the year 1992, at the tender age of 5 years old. She is among the 25 girls who make up the first batch of students in MIMC. She came from a very poor family, and in this remote region in Ladakh, girls are neglected and most end up staying in the house to do household chores. Her father was a farmer, while her mother takes care of the household. She has an elder brother who is married and has a family of his own, and a younger sister who is studying in the government school. In MIMC, Dechen was given the opportunity to learn different skills. She excelled in her studies, and was chosen as the most deserving child to pursue higher education. Through full sponsorship from MIMC, she studied and graduated from Bangalore University with a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc). She studied Math, Physics, Computer Science, English and Hindi.
Dechen aspires to further her studies in Malaysia, and intends to make full use of her knowledge and skills to contribute to MIMC. She wants to use her capabilities to help MIMC to uplift the standards of education and give opportunity to more poor Ladakhi people a chance for education, social change, and development.
Story of Tashi
TASHI YANGZOM
ZANSKAR
Tashi Yangzom hails from Zanskar, one of the most remote and inaccessible villages in Ladakh. Zanskar is counted as one of the most backward villages of Ladakh with no proper facilities like road, electricity, health centre, and the people do not have access to proper nutrition. It remains cut off from the rest of Ladakh during winter due to heavy snowfall and the roads remain blocked the whole winter. The only mode of transportation left is the chaddar road which permits the people to track on the ice, and reach for the isolated place, which is definitely not a safe walk back home. Since it is one of the underdeveloped villages, we find very few educated people from this region.
Tashi Yangzom comes from a poor family, supported by her father, one elder and one younger brother. Both of them are still studying. Her mother died when she was just a toddler. Since then her father has been the sole bread-winner, taking care of the family.
From the year 1992, Mahabodhi International Meditation Centre (MIMC) has been actively engaged in helping the masses. MIMC started the foundation for the girls’ hostel and has been taking in students and taking care of them by providing modern education along with all other necessities. Word of MIMC’s work reached Zanskar, and Tashi applied and was selected to reside and study in the school. She has been selected, taking into account her devastated family life just after her mother's death. Since then she has been in MIMC and is one of the 25 girls in the first batch of students.
Tashi had since completed her secondary schooling from Mahabodhi Residential School and was one of the best students of the class. She is known by her classmates and teachers to be dedicated, diligent, and obliging. She was then sent to Bangalore, one of the modern cities in India by MIMC to further her studies, where she completed her degree course in life-sciences. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) degree. She has excelled academically, and is a dedicated student with an altruistic heart. Tashi is now actively involved in helping MIMC through whatever ways she can. She aspires to render her services and as she aptly puts it, “to help Mahabodhi Society for the uplifting of education and betterment of society”.
ZANSKAR
Tashi Yangzom hails from Zanskar, one of the most remote and inaccessible villages in Ladakh. Zanskar is counted as one of the most backward villages of Ladakh with no proper facilities like road, electricity, health centre, and the people do not have access to proper nutrition. It remains cut off from the rest of Ladakh during winter due to heavy snowfall and the roads remain blocked the whole winter. The only mode of transportation left is the chaddar road which permits the people to track on the ice, and reach for the isolated place, which is definitely not a safe walk back home. Since it is one of the underdeveloped villages, we find very few educated people from this region.
Tashi Yangzom comes from a poor family, supported by her father, one elder and one younger brother. Both of them are still studying. Her mother died when she was just a toddler. Since then her father has been the sole bread-winner, taking care of the family.
From the year 1992, Mahabodhi International Meditation Centre (MIMC) has been actively engaged in helping the masses. MIMC started the foundation for the girls’ hostel and has been taking in students and taking care of them by providing modern education along with all other necessities. Word of MIMC’s work reached Zanskar, and Tashi applied and was selected to reside and study in the school. She has been selected, taking into account her devastated family life just after her mother's death. Since then she has been in MIMC and is one of the 25 girls in the first batch of students.
Tashi had since completed her secondary schooling from Mahabodhi Residential School and was one of the best students of the class. She is known by her classmates and teachers to be dedicated, diligent, and obliging. She was then sent to Bangalore, one of the modern cities in India by MIMC to further her studies, where she completed her degree course in life-sciences. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) degree. She has excelled academically, and is a dedicated student with an altruistic heart. Tashi is now actively involved in helping MIMC through whatever ways she can. She aspires to render her services and as she aptly puts it, “to help Mahabodhi Society for the uplifting of education and betterment of society”.
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