We are pleased to inform you that through your generosity, we have collected RM 29413.00 in our recent call for Kathina 2021 Donation.
BUBS will top up the donation to RM30,000.00 from our Sangha Dayaka Fund.
With this we are pleased to share that we will be disbursing RM10,000.00 to each of the 3 monasteries/temples listed below:
Sāsanārakkha Buddhist Sanctuary, Taiping Perak
Sri Jayanti Buddhist Temple, Sentul KL
Santi Forest Monastery, Ulu Tiram Johor
Anumodana to all our donors for your generous donation to support the Buddha Sasana. We could not have done it without your support.
Sadhu Sadhu Sadhu.
May the goodness arising from your kindness and generosity be the cause for the arising of favourable conditions that will support your practice.
We wish to inform you that our 21st Annual General Meeting (AGM) was successfully held online on Sunday, 13 December 2020. We are pleased to announce the Executive Committee for 2020/2022
President: Bro. Danny Liew Chee Khuen
Deputy President: Sis. Ooi Siew Swan
Hon. Secretary: Sis. Seow Lan Hoon
Assistant Secretary: Sis. Saw Sook Mooi
Hon. Treasurer: Sis. Ng Kim Lian
Assistant Treasurer: Sis. Lee Chooi Keng
Dhammaduta 1: Bro. Ew Chee Wat
Dhammaduta 2: Bro. William Lim Seong Kang
Dhamma School: Sis. Lau Poh Liew
Welfare – Outreach: Sis. Toh Su Mei
Communication & Publication: Bro. John Lee Siew Thong
Training & Development: Bro. Lim Sern Khern
Fellowship: Sis. Fom Lee Sia
BUDDY: Bro. Robin Yee Wei Zheng (appointed)
BUBS members and Dhamma School children visited Dhamma Earth Club in conjunction with the Kathina (Robe offering) Day on 6 November 2018.
It was a meaningful trip and allowed all to witness and participate in the significance of the robe offering ceremony, the opportunity to learn more about the lifestyle of the forest monks, perform Dana and listen to Dhamma teachings.
LP Sumedho
Ven. Ajahn Sumedho was born in the USA, became a bhikkhu in 1967 and trained nine years under LP Chah at Wat Pah Pong, a forest monastery in Ubon province, Thailand. In 1976 he was invited to Britain; he established Cittaviveka (Chithurst Buddhist Monastery) in West Sussex in 1979, and Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in Hertfordshire in 1984. During his thirty-four years of being based in Britain, he taught extensively throughout the world, has inducted more than a hundred aspirants of many nationalities into the samaṇa life, and also authorised the establishment of six other monasteries. Many of his talks are available in audio versions, and some have been transcribed and edited into a collection of books.
In November 2010, LP Sumedho put aside his duties as abbot and teacher and is practising in more secluded environments.
Venerable Dhammavuddho Mahathera is the abbot of Vihara Buhhha Gotama. As a layman he graduated from the University Malaya in 1971 and worked as an Electrical Engineer with the Public Works Department. In 1983, he went forth into the homeless life in the Mahayana tradition. Three years later, he was reordained in the Theravada tradition in Thailand. Thereafter, he spent about 10 years living the solitary lifestyle in quiet places.
He has written numerous booklets on Buddhism, e.g. Return to the Original Buddha's Teachings, Message of the Buddha, Buddhist Monk's Precepts, Liberation: Relevance of Sutta-Vinaya, Only We Can Help Ourselves, etc. His talks in English, Hokkien/Fujian, Cantonese, span the years 1988 - 2013. The 5 Nikayas in English, Hokkien Angguttara Nikaya, Samyutta Nikaya, Majjhima Nikaya; as well as other talks have been recorded in audio and video. In 1998 he established the Vihara Buddha Gotama, a 15 acre piece of land outside Temoh,Perak.In 2012, he consented to be on the Monastic Advisory Panel of the Theravāda Buddhist Council of Malaysia (TBCM).
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