What lies at the root of disagreements, quarrels, and conflicts?Drawing on the teachings of the Buddha, Bhante Dr. Chandima will explore the causes and conditions that give rise to conflict, as well as the path toward its cessation. Join us for an insightful reflection on how we can cultivate greater harmony and learn to live with less conflict in our relationships and communities.

We warmly invite everyone to join us this coming Sunday for a morning of practice, reflection, and merit-making at Uttama Bodhi Vihara.

Program Lineup:

• 8:00 AM – Breakfast Dana*

• 9:00 AM – Morning Puja

• 9:20 AM – Dhamma Sharing on Winning without Fighting

• 11:00 AM – Lunch Dana*

Please bring your offerings at least 30 minutes before the mealtime.

Dana Enquiries: Contact Sis Emily at +6012-339 9238

Biography

Bhante Dr. Chandima was a Professor of Buddhist Philosophy in the Department of Philosophy at Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines.

His recent peer-reviewed article, “Socrates and Early Buddhist Medical Ethics: Foundations of Moral Reasoning in the Care of the Body and Mind” (2025), was published in Budhi: A Journal of Ideas and Culture of Ateneo de Manila University. He also presented his latest research at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion (AAR) in Boston, USA, in a paper titled “Custodians Without Ordination: The Ganinnānse Tradition and Monastic Succession in Seventeenth-Century Sri Lanka.”

We warmly invite everyone to join us this coming Sunday, 6 September 2026, for a morning of practice, reflection, and merit-making with Ven. Ajahn Cagino at Uttama Bodhi Vihara.

Program Lineup:

• 7:00 AM – Breakfast Dana*

• 9:00 AM – Morning Puja

• 9:20 AM – Dhamma Sharing (Mandarin/Cantonese with English translation)

• 10:30 AM – Lunch Dana*

Please note that all offerings should be vegetarian with no radish, bamboo shoots, pickles, or fermented foods. Please bring your offerings at least 30 minutes before the mealtime.

Dana Enquiries: Contact Sis Emily at +6012-339 9238

Biography
Ven. Ajahn Cagino is a Malaysian-born monk. He was once an internationally acclaimed professional photographer before dedicating his life to the spiritual path. He received his full bhikkhu ordination in 1996. To deepen his practice, he re-ordained at Wat Pah Nanachat in the Ajahn Chah lineage in 2001. 

Ven. Ajahn undertook a 4,000-kilometre tudong – a solitary walking pilgrimage – in the rugged wilderness of North and Northeast Thailand, using photography to document the daily lives and quiet dignity of forest monks. In 2010, he founded the Dhammagiri Foundation in Mae Hong Son in northern Thailand, a Buddhist children's home that provides Dhamma education for hill tribe children. In 2014, he established Wat Hongson Wanaram, which is officially recognized as the 302nd branch monastery of Wat Nong Pah Pong (Ajahn Chah’s monastery).