We are pleased to inform you that Ven. Prof. KL Dhammajoti will be sharing the Dhamma with us on 30 August 2025 (Saturday), at 8:00 pm. The talk will commence with the evening Puja at 7.45 pm.

Program:

7.45 pm Puja

8.00 pm Dhamma Talk: “Insights from the Bhaddāli Sutta: The Buddha's Wisdom of Teaching and Values of Authentic Practice”

10.00 pm End of session

All are encouraged to attend the talk at our Buddhacetiya Hall, Uttama Bodhi Vihara,

3 Jalan BU 3/1, Bandar Utama, 47800 Petaling Jaya, Selangor.

We look forward to your support and participation. Please bring your family and friends.

Biodata:

Venerable Professor K.L. Dhammajoti, having retired from the Centre of Buddhist Studies at the University of Hong Kong in 2012, founded the Buddha-Dharma Centre of Hong Kong (BDCHK) and collaborated with the University of Kelaniya to offer Buddhist Studies programs. In 2020, he established the Vidyacarana Buddhist Resource (VBR) in Malaysia, continuing the collaboration with the University of Kelaniya locally. In 2023, he was conferred the title of Professor Emeritus by the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. He is currently also the abbot of Hong Kong Aloka Vihara and Honorary Rector, International Buddhist College in Thailand.  

Venerable has been engaged in Buddhist research and teaching in both English and Chinese for over 30 years, with his studies on the “Sarvastivada Abhidharma” being at the forefront of international Buddhist scholarship.

Date: 17 August 2025 (Sunday)

Time:

  9:00 AM - Puja

  9.30 AM - Dhamma sharing on “Community and leadership in the Sangha and Sasana"

10.30 AM - Meal Dana

Please bring your cooked food, fruits or desserts  30 minutes before the designated meal time.

For info on the Dana, please contact Bro Victor: 017-439 9919.

Biodata:

Ven. Ajahn Subharo was ordained as a Theravāda Buddhist bhikkhu on 30 October 2008. His preceptor is  Ven. Ajahn Pasanno of Abhayagiri Monastery. Ven.  Ajahn Subharo is currently residing in Malaysia.

Please join us in the Buddhacetiya Hall, Uttama Bodhi Vihara, for Sunday Puja and Dhamma Sharing by Bro. Ghatikara Loo.

Date: 10 August 2025 (Sunday)

Time:

  9.00 am - Puja

  9.25 am - Dhamma sharing on "MN120: Rebirth by Aspiration"

10.15 am - Q&A

10.30 am - End

For details, please contact Bro. Chee Wat at 016-313 3628.

Profile:

Bro. Ghatikara Loo, a native of Kuala Lumpur, began his journey with the Dhamma while studying in Singapore where he was first exposed to Buddhist teachings. His passion for the Dhamma flourished upon his return to Malaysia, where he was guided by Ven. Suvanno and Ven. Dhammavuddho. His focus later gravitated towards Early Buddhism and the Pali Canon after meeting Ayasma Aggacitta and Ayasma Ariyadhammika, who encouraged him to study the suttas directly. Beyond his personal enjoyment of reading the suttas and Dhamma books, he is deeply committed to supporting the bhikkhu Sangha and the Buddha Sasana to ensure the preservation and longevity of the true Dhamma.

Please join us in the Buddhacetiya Hall, Uttama Bodhi Vihara, for Sunday Puja and Dhamma Sharing by Bro. Benny Liow.

Date: 3 August 2025 (Sunday)

Time:

  9.00 am - Puja

  9.25 am - Dhamma sharing on "Contrary Thinking and Conformity in Buddhism"

10.15 am - Q&A

10.30 am - End

For details, please contact Bro. Chee Wat at 016-313 3628

Profile:

Bro. Benny Liow is a dedicated Dhamma worker, actively engaged in Buddhist activities and scriptural study, which he finds to be a profound source of motivation in his life and work. With a keen interest in Buddhist publications, he served as the Editorial Consultant and contributor to The Encyclopaedia of Malaysia's "Religions and Beliefs" volume (2006). To date, he has authored and edited nine books on Buddhism, and currently assists the Young Buddhist Association of Malaysia as the editor of its esteemed magazine, Eastern Horizon.

Please join us in the Buddhacetiya Hall, Uttama Bodhi Vihara, for Sunday Puja and Dhamma Sharing by Bro. Siang Chye.

Date: 20 July 2025 (Sunday)

Time:

  9.00 am - Puja

  9.25 am - Dhamma sharing on “Happiness and the Causes of Happiness in Buddhism”

10.15 am - Q&A

10.30 am - End

For details, please contact Bro Chee Wat at 016-313 3628"

Profile:

Bro. Tan Siang Chye is a highly respected Buddhist teacher and a diligent practitioner of the Satipaṭṭhāna method of meditation. He has a long history of dedicated service, including roles as Vice-Chairman and Chairman of the Buddhist Missionary Society Youth Section at Brickfields Maha Vihara, and as an EXCO member of the parent body, BMS.

In 2014, Bro. Tan was appointed Director of Nalanda Institute Malaysia, and in 2016, he became a lay advisor to the EXCO of the Subang Jaya Buddhist Association. He is an active Dhamma speaker, sharing his insights in Malaysia and Singapore. His talks frequently focus on the practical application of Dhamma in daily life and its transformative power. Before retiring in 2017, Bro. Tan was a senior academic at Taylor's University.

Join us this Sunday as Bro. Mitra Chong shares his experience raising his two teenage sons with Intention, Presence and Dhamma at heart. He will discuss how he and his wife nurtured their sons to live meaningful, grounded lives guided by Dhamma virtues, supporting their potential and chosen paths through real-life examples.

This session offers simple, actionable practices to enhance harmony, clarity, and heart in parenting and family life. You will gain practical steps to foster your children's confidence, resilience, and moral compass.

Date: 20 July 2025, Sunday

Time:

  9.00 am - Puja

  9.25 am - Dhamma sharing on "Parenting From The Inside Out – Nurturing Children, With Purpose, Presence, And Peace"

10.15 am - Q&A

10.30 am - End

For details, please contact Bro Chee Wat at 016-3133628

Profile:

Bro. Mitra Chong, a long-time contributor to the Buddhist community, leads programs on family bonding, teacher training, and youth camps. He mentors Dhamma influencers and founded Treehouse Learning, focusing on 21st-century learning and life skills. Bro. Mitra is the father of Sheldon, 18, and Emerson, 17, his inspiring teenage sons known for their animations, talks and workshops.

Please join us in the Buddhacetiya Hall, Uttama Bodhi Vihara, for Sunday Puja and Dhamma Sharing by Bro. Ghatikara Loo

Date: 13 July 2025, Sunday

Time:

  9.00 am - Puja

  9.25 am - Dhamma sharing on
"Seeking Pleasure and Avoiding Suffering, the Trap of Samsara"

10.15 am - Q&A

10.30 am - End

For details, please contact Bro Chee Wat at 016-3133628.

We're delighted to announce that Ven. Dr. M Seevali will be sharing with us on the topic: "Buddhist Practice: Entering Vassa" at UBV!

Date: Sun, 6 July  2025

Time:

  9.00 am: Puja

  9.20 am: Dhamma Sharing

10.20 am: Q&A

10.45 am: Meal Dana Offering & Anumodana

11.00 am: Community Lunch

All are encouraged to attend the talk and participate in the meal dana offering by bringing your cooked food (vegetarian), cut fruits or desserts to the LG floor by 10.30 am. 

Please join the community for lunch and help with the cleaning up.

For further information, please contact Bro. Victor: 017-4399919, and for Dana, please contact Sis. Emily Bong: 012-3399238.

Biodata:

Ven. Dr. M Seevali is the esteemed founder and Executive Director of Buddha Dharma TV. A Canadian of Sri Lankan origin, Bhante Seevali brings a wealth of knowledge and experience. He holds an M.A., D.E.A., and Ph.D. from the University of Paris, France, and is a prolific author and lecturer. He also served as a Professor of Classical Languages and Theravada Buddhism at the Central University of Tibetan Studies in Varanasi, India.

(Translation to English & Mandarin) 

We are pleased to inform you that Ven. Ajahn Golf will be giving a Dhamma Talk at UBV after Sunday Puja:

  9.00 am Puja

  9.15 am Dhamma Sharing with Ven. Ajahn Golf

10.30 am Rice Pindacara followed by Lunch Dana

All are encouraged to attend the talk and also bring a cooked dish for the Dana offering.

Please bring your cooked food, fruits or desserts to the LG floor by 10.15 am. 

For further information, please contact Sis  ST: 012-3313171 , Sis. Emily +6012339 9238.

Biodata:

Born in Bangkok, Ven. Ajahn Golf was ordained as a Buddhist monk in the forest tradition of Dhammayut lineage in Udon Province at the age of 20. Thereafter, he has practised under various meditation masters in Udon, Sakon Nakhon, Khon Kaen, and Nong Bua Lamphu. 

Tan Ajahn has 19 Vassa and is the abbot of Wat Pa Anuttaro Temple in Nong Bua Lamphu Province. Ven Ajahn Golf has been practising diligently for many years in the forest. He started to teach Dhamma only after he had sufficient understanding and confidence to teach the Dhamma correctly.

Ajahn Golf 在曼谷出生,於20岁在泰国东北部 Udon 府的法宗部森林传承出家，出家后跟随 Sakon Nakhon, Khon Kaen, Nong Bua Lamphu 府等大师父参学, 至今19个戒腊, 现时常住 Nong Bua Lamphu 府的 Wat Pa Anuttaro 寺, 并担任住持。早期静修多年, 直到觉得对佛法有足够的了解, 且有信心教导得正确, 才开始教导大众.

Please join us in the Buddhacetiya Hall, Uttama Bodhi Vihara, for Sunday Puja and Dhamma Sharing by Dr. Rudy BW.

Time:

  9.00 am - Puja

  9.25 am - Dhamma sharing on “A Holistic Health Approach To Support Spiritual Cultivation”

10.15 am - Q&A

10.30 am - End

For details, please contact Bro Chee Wat at 016-313 3628.

About Dr. Rudy BW

Dr Rudy BW obtained his degree of Sarjana Kedokteran (Bachelor of Medical Science) from Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), Indonesia, in 1995, where he completed his Clinical Internship and graduated in 1998 with MD (Medical Doctor).

From 2001 to 2005, he did postgraduate training in Internal Medicine at various Teaching Hospitals in Singapore, including the Singapore General Hospital, National Heart Centre, Changi General Hospital, and National Neuroscience Institute (SGH Campus). He has been working at the Institut Jantung Negara (IJN), Cardiology Department since 2006. He is also an American Heart Association certified instructor for Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) since 2015.

In 2021, he attended an 8-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) workshop at the University of California, San Diego, US.

We are pleased to inform you that Ayasma Aggacitta will be giving a Dhamma talk after our Sunday Puja on 15 June 2025. 

Date: Sun, 15 June 2025

Time:

  9.00 am - Puja 

  9.20 am - Dhamma Talk titled: "3 vs 4 satipatthanas" by Ayasma Aggacitta 

11.00 am - Lunch Dana

All are encouraged to attend the talk and bring a cooked dish (healthy vegetarian) for the Dana offering. Please bring your cooked food, fruits or desserts to the LG floor by 10 a.m.  

For details, please contact Bro. Chee Wat on 016-3133628 or Sis. Emily Bong: 012-339 9238

We are pleased to inform you that Ven. Ajahn Dton will be giving a Dhamma Talk at UBV after Sunday Puja on 8 Jun 2025.

All are encouraged to attend the talk and participate in the meal dana offering by bringing your cooked food, cut fruits or desserts to the LG floor by 10.30 am. 

Please join the community for lunch and help with the cleaning up.

For further information, please contact Sis. ST 012-331 3171, and for Dana, please contact Sis. Emily Bong: 012-3399238

About Ven. Ajahn Dton

Ajahn Maha Dton Dhirapanno (b. 1967, Chonburi, Thailand), also known as Dhirapanno Bhikkhu, is a respected Thai Forest Tradition teacher. A former paediatrician, he studied in Thailand and the US (Children’s Hospital of Michigan, 1994–97), earning the Best of Hospitality award. After a transformative meditation retreat with Ajahn Jayasaro, he ordained at Wat Pah Nanachat, Thailand, and achieved the "Maha" title for advanced Pali studies. Now co-abbot of Wat Pah Boon Lorm, Ubon, he advises hospitals, schools, and government bodies, and leads Dhamma talks and retreats globally. As a visiting monastic at Bandar Utama Buddhist Society, he inspires spiritual growth and compassion.

We are pleased to inform you that Ven. Ajahn Vajiro will be giving a Dhamma Talk at UBV after Sunday Puja.

All are encouraged to attend the talk and participate in the meal dana offering by bringing your cooked food, cut  fruits or desserts to the LG floor by 10.30 am. 

Please join the community for lunch and help in the cleaning up.

For further information, please contact Bro Victor at 017- 4399919 and for Dana, please contact Sis. Emily Bong: 012-3399238

Please join us in the Buddhacetiya Hall, Uttama Bodhi Vihara, for Sunday Puja and Dhamma Sharing by Dr. Wong Teck Wee.

Date: 25 May 2025, Sunday

Time: 9.00 am to 10.30 am 

Topic:  “Practical Buddhism Psychology - prevention, first aid and maintenance”

For details, please contact Bro Chee Wat at 016-313 3628.

A Contemplative Gathering in Gratitude for the Bhikkhu Sangha

"The Sangha of the Blessed One’s disciples is well-practised uprightly with integrity,

It is worthy of gifts, worthy of hospitality,

worthy of offerings, and worthy of reverential salutation."

– Sanghanussati Reflection

Join us for a day dedicated to Sanghanussati – the recollection of the noble Sangha – through meditation, chanting, Dhamma reflections, and acts of gratitude. This is a time to reflect on the beauty and strength of the monastic and spiritual community that preserves and shares the Dhamma.

Myanmar Earthquake Relief Support

As we celebrate this meaningful day with our Teachers from the Burmese Forest Tradition, let us also remember the Monastics and lay communities whose lives are affected by the recent earthquake in Myanmar.

Support is much needed to help in relief efforts for the monasteries and the lay people affected by the earthquake. We will be sharing merits with the victims and families of those affected on this meaningful occasion.

If you wish to offer any assistance, please contact Bro Chee Wat (016-3133628).

Sadhu for your generosity and kindness.

We are pleased to inform you that Ven. Ajahn Martin Piyadhammo will be visiting BUBS on May 7, 2025 (Wednesday). Members and friends are encouraged to join us as follows:

Dhamma Sharing @ 9.30 am 

Meal Dana @ 10.30 am 

Please bring your food 30 minutes before the designated meal time. 

For additional info on the Dana, please contact Sis ST: 012-331 3171

Biodata:

Ven. Ajahn Martin was born in Stuttgart, Germany, in 1957. He studied electrical engineering and went to the USA to extend his studies in computer engineering with a Fulbright scholarship. He discovered meditation at the end of the 1980s and started living in various Theravada monasteries in England and Germany.

He arrived at Wat Pa Baan Taad under Luang Ta Mahā Bua, Thailand, and was ordained as a Buddhist monk in December 1995 in the forest monastery. Ajahn Martin went on tudong for 2-5 months each year and meditated 14 hours every day. He stayed at Wat Pa Baan Taad for many years and in the jungles of Thailand for over 20 years in the Thai Forest Tradition. 

In 2004, Ven. Ajahn Paññavaddho, who was responsible for instructing Western/ foreign lay visitors at Wat Pa Baan Taad, passed away. The teaching responsibility of lay visitors was then shared between Ven Ajahn Dick and Ven. Ajahn Martin. After Ven. Ajahn Dick left the monastery in 2007, Ven. Ajahn Martin carried the sole responsibility of teaching lay visitors the Dhamma and meditation. 

He is currently the Abbot of Wat Phu Khong Tong in Nong Bua Lam Phu province.

Please join us in the Buddhacetiya Hall, Uttama Bodhi Vihara, for Sunday Puja and Dhamma Sharing by Bro. Ghatikara Loo.

Time:

  9.00 am - Puja

  9.25 am - Dhamma sharing on “The Attributes of A Sampajanna Mind”

10.15 am - Q&A

10.30 am - End

For details, please contact Bro Chee Wat at 016-313 3628.

Please join us in the Buddhacetiya Hall, Uttama Bodhi Vihara, for Sunday Puja and Dhamma Sharing by Bro. Lim Kooi Fong.

Time:

  9.00 am - Puja

  9.25 am - Dhamma sharing on “The Language of Dhamma and Its Impact on Our Lives”

10.15 am - Q&A

10.30 am - End

For details, please contact Bro Chee Wat at 016-313 3628.

We are pleased to inform you that Ven. Dhammasiri will be giving a Mandarin Dhamma Talk on Wednesday, 23 April 2025.

Time :

8.00 pm - Puja

8.15 pm - Dhamma Talk in Mandarin

9.30 pm - Q & A

9.45 pm - End

Biodata:

Born in 1970, Ven. Dhammasiri started practising Mahàyàna Buddhism in 1986. He was ordained as a Mahàyàna Bhikku whilst studying and working for a few years in a Buddhist University in Taiwan in 1993.

In 1997, Ven. Dhammasiri was ordained as a Theravàda Bhikkhu under the Ajahn Mun tradition, spending his first Vassa with Ajahn Ganhah and his second Vassa in Pa Auk Tawya Monastery. Due to poor health, he disrobed in 1999. He was re-ordained as a ten-precept Anàgàrika by Most Ven. Na-Uyane AriyaDhamma MahaThera in Sri Lanka, and by the end of 1999, he received Sàmanera ordination under the preceptorship of Most Ven. K. Jinavaüsa MahàThera, the founder of the Yogàshràma tradition.

Between 2001 and 2005, Ven. Dhammasiri engaged himself with intensive meditation and Vinaya studies in Sri Lanka, Burma and China. He also began compiling Theravàda meditation manuals and translating Vinaya literature.

Please join us in the Buddhacetiya Hall, Uttama Bodhi Vihara, for Sunday Puja and Dhamma Sharing by Bro. Tan Buck Soon.

Time:

  9.00 am - Puja

  9.25 am - Dhamma sharing on “Supporting, Nurturing, and Growing in the Dhamma”

10.15 am - Q&A

10.30 am - End

For details, please contact Bro Chee Wat at 016-313 3628.

Members and friends are invited to attend a Dhamma talk by Ven. U Pannasami and join in the offering of alms round (rice) to members of the Sangha, Samanera, and Samaneri who are participating in the Novitiate Camp jointly organized by Dhamma Earth Club of Malaysia (DECOM) and BUBS. 

Date: Sun, 6 Apr 2025

Program:

9.00 am - Request for 3 Refuges and 5 Precepts

9.10 am - Dhamma Talk by Ven. U Pannasami (in Mandarin with English translation)

10.00 am - Offering of allowable requisites

10.30 am - Rice Pindacāra

11.00 am -  Meal offering (vegetarian) 

11.30 am - Community Lunch

For Dana coordination, please contact Sis. Emily Bong: 012-3399238.

We are pleased to inform you that Ven. Sugatawamsa Thera will be giving an Evening Dhamma Talk on 3 April 2025.

Time:

8.00 pm - Puja

8.15 pm - Dhamma Talk by Ven. Sugatawamsa Thera

9.30 pm - Q & A

9.45 pm - End

For further information, please contact Bro. Chee Wat at 016-313 3628.

Biography:

Venerable Digana Sugatavaṁsa Thero was born on November 16, 1981, in Sri Lanka. At the age of 16, he entered the order of Buddhist monks as a novice at the prestigious Galduwa Sri Kalyani Yogasramaya Monastery, in Ambalangoda, Sri Lanka under the preceptorship of Most. Venerable Kadawadduwe Sri Jinawansa Maha Thero and Most.Venerable Na-Uyane Ariyadhamma Maha Thero.

He received his higher ordination at the age of 20 and later reaffirmed his commitment by re-taking higher ordination on January 20, 2006, under the guidance of Ven. Devagoda Mangala Maha Thero and Ven. Na-Uyane Ariyadhamma Maha Thero.

Bhante has studied under many famous scholar monks in Sri Lanka and has gained proficiency in Vinaya (Monastic Discipline), Pali Language, and Abhidhamma. He has received the titles “Vinaya Visarada” (Expert in Vinaya) “ Abhidhamma Visarada” (Expert in Abhidhamma) and “Tripitakacariya” (Proficiency in all three baskets of the Pali Canon), from both Sri Kalyani Yogasrama Samstha and the Monk University of Sri Viddyodaya Parivena, Sri Lanka.

Bhante is fluent in Pali, Sinhala, and English. 

In conjunction with our 25th anniversary celebration and the one-day retreat by Ven. Chao Kun Keng, we are pleased to inform you that Ven. Chao Khun Keng will be giving a Dhamma Talk at 9.00 am, which is open to the public.

All are encouraged to attend the talk and bring a cooked dish for the offering of lunch Dana. Please bring your cooked food, fruits, or desserts to the LG floor by 10.00 am.

For further information, please contact Sis. ST: 012-3313171.

Biodata:

Ven. Chao Khun Keng Khemako, born in 1964 in Singapore, is a monk of the Thai Forest Tradition. He was ordained in 1987 under the recommendation of Ajahn Thanissaro. One of his main teachers was Luang Pu Jiak Cundo, of the first generation of Ajahn Mun disciples. He received the title of Chao Khun in 2013. Currently, Chao Khun Keng is the Abbot of Santi Forest Monastery (JB); the Abbot of a hill-tribe forest monastery in Om Koi, Chiangmai; President of Palelai Buddhist Temple (Singapore); and Religious Advisor to various Buddhist organizations worldwide.

We are pleased to inform you that Ven. Ajahn Jutipanno will be giving a Mandarin Dhamma Talk on 6 March 2025.

Time :

8.00 pm - Puja

8.15 pm - Dhamma Talk in Mandarin

9.30 pm - Q & A

9.45 pm - End

慧光尊者佛法开示

时间 ：晚上 8 时 - 9.45 时

地点 ：八打灵再也萬達鎮佛教會

电询：Sis ST | 012 331 3171

*Venerable Jutipañño Mahāthero is a Malaysian Buddhist monk. He was ordained in 1991 at Wat Bhodhisampan, Chonburi, Thailand.

He returned to Malaysia in the year 2000 and established Dhamma Light Meditation Centre at Api-Api, Pontian, Johor, Malaysia.*