You are warmly invited to join us for our Sunday service, featuring a Dhamma sharing by Ven. Ajahn Noom and a community Meal Dana.

• Date: 17 May 2026 (Sunday)

• Venue: Buddhacetiya Hall, Uttama Bodhi Vihara (UBV)

Program Schedule:

• 9:00 am: Puja

• 9:15 am: Dhamma Sharing in Thai with English Translation

• 10:30 am: Meal Dana

Please arrive with your food offerings 30 minutes before the scheduled meal time.

For inquiries, please contact: Sis ST at 012-3313171.

Biography:

Ven. Ajahn Noom is from Wat Tham Thepwachira Dhipadi in Lamphun Province, Thailand, and is currently the Vice Secretary of UBOM (United Buddhist Order of Malaysia).

Please join us in the Buddhacetiya Hall, Uttama Bodhi Vihara for Sunday Puja, followed by a Dhamma talk by Luang Por Thawin in Thai. Ven. Ajahn Dton will provide the English translation. We will end with a communal rice pindacara and meritorious offering of lunch dana to the Bhikkhu Sangha.

Programme

  9:00 am: Puja

  9:15 am: Dhamma Sharing

10:30 am: Rice Pindacara & Meal Dana

Kindly bring your cooked food, fruits or desserts to LG floor 30 minutes before the designated mealtime. For more information, please contact Sis. ST at +6012-331 3171.

Biography

Luang Por Thawin was ordained on 23 June 1984 and trained in the Forest Tradition lineage of Luang Pu Chah. He practised at Wat Nong Pah Pong under the guidance of Luang Por Liem and had the rare opportunity to personally attend to Luang Pu Chah on several occasions, gaining profound inspiration from the great master. Luang Por Thawin deepened his practice through training in various forest monasteries across Thailand, including Wat Pa Bodhiyana and other renowned meditation centres. In 1998, he was entrusted by Luang Por Liem to establish a new monastic residence, which later developed into Wat Pa Nong Kung. 

He holds several important ecclesiastical appointments including as Sub-district Head Monk (2022), personal staff member of Luang Por Liem (2024), and receiving the title Phra Khru Vinaithorn Thawin Thavaro; Luang Por was appointed Preceptor (Upajjhaya) in 2025.

Discover how to bring mindfulness to the ageing process. Join us at Uttama Bodhi Vihara (Buddhacetiya Hall) on 3 May for Puja, followed by Bro. Tan Siang Chye’s Dhamma sharing on “Mindful Ageing”.

Biography
Bro. Tan Siang Chye is a Buddhist leader, Dhamma speaker and practitioner of Satipaṭṭhāna meditation. Apart from serving as the Director of Nalanda Institute Malaysia, he also advises the Subang Jaya Buddhist Association. He has also taken on many key roles in the Buddhist Missionary Society. His talks focus on applying the Dhamma in daily life. He was a senior academic at Taylor’s University before retiring in 2017.

Please join us on 26 April for the weekly Sunday Puja at 9:00 am. This will be followed by an opportunity to contemplate on the Dhamma with Ven. Ajahn Amaro’s recorded reading of one of Ajahn Chah’s many teachings.

Please join us in the Buddhacetiya Hall, Uttama Bodhi Vihara, for Sunday Puja and Dhamma sharing by Dato Ir. Ang Choo Hong.

Programme 

9:00 am - Puja

9:25 am - Dhamma sharing on "Life and Death"

10:15 am - Q&A

10:30 am - End

Biography

Dato Ir. Ang Choo Hong is a highly respected figure in Malaysia, renowned for his dual expertise as a professional engineer and a leading Buddhist thought leader. He was attached to the Public Works Department of Malaysia before retiring as its Director. His contribution to the Buddhist community includes serving as the Chairman of Yayasan Belia Buddhist Malaysia (YBBM), Advisor to the Buddhist Missionary Society Malaysia (BMSM), Executive Board Member of World Fellowship of Buddhists (WFB) & Executive Committee Member of the International Network of Engaged Buddhist (INEB) and also as President of the Malaysian Buddhist Research Society at one time. An engaging, bilingual speaker and author of several books on Buddhism, including Dhamma-based Leadership, Dato Ang is a dedicated Dhamma torchbearer known for his extensive efforts in sharing the Dhamma across Malaysia.

Please join us in the Buddhacetiya Hall, Uttama Bodhi Vihara for Sunday Puja and a Dhamma talk by Ven. Dr. M. Seevali on 12 April, followed by the meritorious offering of vegetarian meal dana to Venerable. 

Programme

  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

Kindly bring your cooked food (vegetarian), fruits or desserts to LG floor 30 minutes before the designated mealtime. 

For enquiries related to the meal dana, please contact Sis. Emily Bong at +6012-3399 238.

Biography

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.

Please join us in the Buddhacetiya Hall, Uttama Bodhi Vihara for Sunday Puja and a Dhamma talk by Luang Por Sophon on 29 March, followed by the meritorious offering of meal dana to Luang Por and Ven. Ajahn Teh.

Programme

9:00 am - Puja

9:15 am - Dhamma Sharing in Thai (translation into English by Ven. Ajahn Teh)

10:45 am - Offering of Lunch Dana & Requisites

Kindly bring your cooked food, fruits or desserts to LG floor 30 minutes before the designated mealtime. For details on the meal dana, please contact Sis ST at +6012-331 3171.
Biography

Luang Por Sophon is currently the Abbot of Wat Bueng Latthiwan in Ayutthaya, Thailand. Known for his serene presence, Luang Por is 81 years old with 58 vassas. Luang Por went forth into monastic life out of gratitude to his late parents. He travelled and lived in Wat Nong Pah Pong with Luang Por Chah before Luang Por Chah sent him to set up Wat Bueng Latthiwan, which is the 20th branch monastery of Wat Nong Pah Pong. As a monastic trained in the Luang Por Chah tradition, Luang Por Sophon emphasizes cultivating virtue and focusing on the practical application of the Dhamma.

Join us on Sunday, 22 March, for our weekly Puja, followed by a recorded reading by Ven. Ajahn Amaro from “The Collected Teachings of Ajahn Chah”  from 9:00 am to 10:30 am.

For further info, please contact Bro. Victor at +6017-4399919.

Please join us in the Buddhacetiya Hall, Uttama Bodhi Vihara for Sunday Puja and a Dhamma talk by Ven. Ajahn Cagino on 15 March, followed by the meritorious offering of meal dana to Venerable Ajahn.

Programme

9:00 am - Puja

9:15 am - Dhamma Sharing

10:00 am - Meal Dana

Kindly bring your cooked food, fruits or desserts to LG floor 30 minutes before the designated mealtime. For details on the meal dana, please contact Sis ST at +6012-331 3171.

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, 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 (an Ajahn Chah monastery).

We warmly invite you to join us at the Buddhacetiya Hall, Uttama Bodhi Vihara, for Sunday Puja on 8 March. This will be followed by a Dhamma Sharing by Bro. Benny Liow on “Living the Refuge: The Triple Gem in Daily Life.”

For further information, please contact the BUBS office at +603-77106010.

Biography

Bro. Benny Liow is a Dhamma worker engaged in numerous Buddhist activities, as well as in studying the Buddha’s teachings. 

He has a strong interest in Buddhist publications. Besides serving as the Editorial Consultant, he is also a contributor to the “Religions and Beliefs” volume of The Encyclopaedia of Malaysia (2006). To date, Bro. Benny has written and edited nine books on Buddhism. He is also currently assisting the Young Buddhist Association of Malaysia as the editor of its magazine, Eastern Horizon.

Please join us in the Buddhacetiya Hall, Uttama Bodhi Vihara for Sunday Puja and a Dhamma talk by Ven. Ajahn Mettiko on 1 March 2026. This will be followed by a Lion Dance performance and the meritorious offering of meal dana to Venerable Ajahn.

Programme

9:00 am - Puja

9:15 am - Dhamma Sharing

10:30 am - Lion Dance

11:00 am - Lunch Dana

Kindly bring your cooked food, fruits or desserts to LG floor 30 minutes before the designated mealtime. For details on the meal dana, please contact Sis. ST at +6012-331 3171.

Please join us for the weekly Sunday Puja on 22 February. This will be followed by an opportunity to reflect on the Dhamma via a recorded reading of one of Ajahn Chah’s many teachings by Ven. Ajahn Amaro. 

Need some time off from the Chinese New Year preparation? Please join us for the weekly Sunday Puja on 15 February. This will be followed by an opportunity to reflect on the Dhamma via a recorded reading of one of Ajahn Chah’s many teachings by Ven. Ajahn Amaro. 

Please join us in the Buddhacetiya Hall, Uttama Bodhi Vihara, for Sunday Puja and a Dhamma talk by Bro. Ghatikara Loo on 8 February 2026.

For further information, please contact the BUBS office at +603-77106010.

Biography

Bro. Ghatikara Loo first encountered the Dhamma during his higher secondary studies in Singapore. His interest deepened after returning to Malaysia through exposure to the teachings of Bhante Suvanno and Bhante Dhammavuddho. He later gravitated towards Early Buddhism based on the Pali Canon under the guidance of Ayasma Aggacitta and Ayasma Ariyadhammika. He is committed to studying the suttas and supporting the bhikkhu Sangha and the Buddha Sasana for the preservation of the true Dhamma.

Please join us in the Buddhacetiya Hall, Uttama Bodhi Vihara, for Sunday Puja and a Dhamma talk by Bro. Tang Choeng Weng on 1 February 2026 (Sunday).

For further information, please contact the BUBS office at +603-77106010.

Please join us in the Buddhacetiya Hall, Uttama Bodhi Vihara, for Sunday Puja and Dhamma Talk by Ven. Ajahn Cattamalo on 25 January 2026 (Sunday).

For more information on dana, please refer to our meal Dana announcement.

Biography

Ven. Ajahn Cattamalo is the Abbot and a founding monastic of Muttodaya Forest Monastery in Germany. Originally from Germany, he was ordained in 1988 at Wat Nong Pa Pong in Thailand under the lineage of the late Ven. Ajahn Chah. After spending seven years practising with various forest masters in Thailand, he moved to Australia, where he served for 13 years at Bodhinyana Monastery in Perth, including five years as the Deputy Abbot alongside Ajahn Brahmavamso. In 2008, he returned to his home country to establish Muttodaya, where he continues to lead the community and share the profound teachings of the Buddha in the Thai Forest Tradition.

Please join us in the Buddhacetiya Hall, Uttama Bodhi Vihara, for Sunday Puja and Dhamma Talk by Bro. Tan Buck Soon on 18 January 2026 (Sunday).

Please join us in the Buddhacetiya Hall, Uttama Bodhi Vihara, for Sunday Puja and Dhamma Talk on 21 December 2025 (Sunday)

Time:

  9.00 am - Puja

  9.15 am - Dhamma Sharing

10.30 am - Lunch Dana

Kindly bring your cooked food, fruits or desserts to LG floor 30 minutes before the designated mealtime.  For details, please contact Sis. ST: 012-331 3171

Biography:

Ven. Ajahn Kusalo is a distinguished senior monk in the Thai Forest Tradition. A native of New Zealand, Ajahn Kusalo took full ordination in 1992 under the guidance of Luang Por Sumedho. He has a wealth of experience, having spent six years training at Amaravati Monastery in the UK, and eight years in Canada, where he played a central role in establishing Tisarana Buddhist Monastery near Ottawa.

Ajahn Kusalo returned to his home country to serve as the Abbot of Bodhinyanarama Monastery in Wellington for over a decade, guiding the monastic community until he retired from that role in 2024. He is known for his deeply practical approach to the Dhamma, emphasizing mindfulness and meditation in everyday life.

Please join us in the Buddhacetiya Hall, Uttama Bodhi Vihara, for Sunday Puja and Dhamma Talk by Luang Por Sucitto on 14 Dec 2025.

Date: 14 Dec 2025

Time:

9.00 am - Puja

9.20 am - Dhamma Talk

11.00 am - Lunch Dana

Kindly bring your cooked food (healthy vegetarian- no mock meat), fruits or desserts to LG floor 30 minutes before the designated mealtime. For details of Dana, please contact Sis. Emily Bong: 012-3399238.

Biodata:

Born in London in 1949, Luang Por Sucitto entered monastic life in Thailand in 1975. He took bhikkhu ordination there in 1976 and returned to Britain in 1978 to train under Luang Por Sumedho in the lineage of the Thai Forest master, Luang Por Chah.

In 1979, Luang Por Sucitto was part of the group of monks that established Cittaviveka, Chithurst Buddhist Monastery in West Sussex, UK. Luang Por was the abbot of Cittaviveka from 1992 till 2014. Presently, Luang Por travels on teaching engagements throughout the world.

Please join us in the Buddhacetiya Hall, Uttama Bodhi Vihara, for Sunday Puja and Dhamma Talk by Ven. Ajahn Thanissaro.

Date: 7 December 2025 (Sunday)

Time: 9:00 AM - Puja

            9.15 AM - Dhamma Talk and Q & A

          11.00 AM - Lunch Dana

Please bring your cooked food, fruits or desserts 30 minutes before the designated mealtime to the LG floor. 

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

Biodata:

Ven. Ajahn  Ṭhānissaro was born Geoffrey DeGraff in 1949 in America. Upon graduating in 1971 with a degree in European Intellectual History from Oberlin College, he traveled on a university fellowship to Thailand. After a two-year search, Ajahn Ṭhānissaro found a forest teacher: Ajahn Fuang Jotiko, a Kammatthana monk who studied under Ajahn Lee Dhammadaro. Ajahn Thanissaro ordained in 1976 under Ajahn Fuang and served as Ajahn Fuang's attendant till Ajahn Fuang's passing in 1986. 

In 1991 he travelled to San Diego County where upon the request of Ven. Ajahn Suwat Suvaco, he helped start  the Metta Forest Monastery. He has been the abbot of the monastery from 1963 till today.

In 1995, Ajahn Thanissaro  became the first American-born, non-Thai bhikkhu to be appointed Preceptor (Upajjhaya) in the Dhammayut Order. He also serves as Treasurer of that order in the United States.

Ajahn Ṭhānissaro  is perhaps best known for his translations of the Dhammapada and the Sutta Pitaka—almost 1000 suttas in all— as well as translations of the dhamma talks by the Thai forest ajahns. He has also authored several dhamma-related works of his own, and has compiled study-guides of his Pali translation.

Please join us in the Buddhacetiya Hall, Uttama Bodhi Vihara, for Sunday Puja and Dhamma Talk by Ajahn Noom.

Date: 23 November 2025 (Sunday)

Time:

  9:00 AM - Puja

  9.15 AM - Dhamma Talk

10.00 AM - Offering of Meal Dana

Kindly bring your cooked food, fruits or desserts 20 minutes before the designated mealtime. For more information, please refer to our meal Dana announcement.

For additional info on Dana, please contact Bro. Victor 017-4399919

Biodata:

Ven. Ajahn Noom is from Wat Tham Thepwachira Dhipadi in Lamphun Province, Thailand, and is currently the Vice Secretary of UBOM (United Buddhist Order of Malaysia).

Please join us in the Buddhacetiya Hall, Uttama Bodhi Vihara, for Sunday Puja and Dhamma Sharing by Uncle Vijaya

Date: 9 November 2025 (Sunday)

Time:

  9.00 am - Puja

  9.25 am - Dhamma sharing on "Controlling Anger"

10.15 am - Q&A

10.30 am - End

Biodata:

Mr. Vijaya Samarawickrama, affectionately known as Uncle Vijaya, is a distinguished figure who has spent over six decades inspiring the Buddhist community. A graduate of English and Linguistics from Universiti Malaya and a Master in Drama and Theatre from the University of Hawaii, he has a rich background in education, having taught at institutions like Universiti Malaya, USM, and UiTM. Now retired, Uncle Vijaya dedicates his time to sharing Dhamma insights, delivering hundreds of talks annually at universities and Dhamma centres, and actively promoting interfaith understanding. He is a key community leader, having served as Patron of the Sasana Abhiwurdhi Wardhana Society and Chairman of Nalanda Institute's Education team, known for his profound and insightful teachings on the Buddha's wisdom.

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

Date: 2 November 2025 (Sunday)

Time:  

9.00 am - Puja  

9.25 am - Dhamma sharing on "Which is better? Knowledge or Faith: The Buddhist Approach"

10.15 am - Q&A

10.30 am - End

Biodata:

Bro. Ananda Fong is a dedicated Buddhist leader and prominent Dhamma speaker in Malaysia, with a rich history in the development of Buddhist institutions. He was a devoted student of the late Venerable K. Sri Dhammananda. He served in various Buddhist organisations, which include the Buddhist Institute Sunday Dhamma School, Buddhist Maha Vihara, BUBS, and Theravada Buddhist Council of Malaysia (TBCM). Since 2011, he has been the Director of Pustaka Nalanda, managing its main library and branch libraries, and actively promoting the reading of the Nikayas (Buddhist scriptures) through regular Dhamma courses and sharings across the country.

Please join us in the Buddhacetiya Hall, Uttama Bodhi Vihara, for Sunday Puja and Dhamma Sharing by Dato Ir. Ang Choo Hong

Date: 26 October 2025 (Sunday)

Time:

  9.00 am - Puja

  9.25 am - Dhamma sharing on "Efficacy of Paritta Chanting"

10.15 am - Q&A

10.30 am - End

Biodata:

Dato Ir. Ang Choo Hong is a highly respected figure in Malaysia, renowned for his dual expertise as a professional engineer and a leading Buddhist thought leader. As an engineer, he retired as a Director from the Public Works Department of Malaysia. In the realm of community and spirituality, he is the Chairman of Yayasan Belia Buddhist Malaysia (YBBM), the President of the Malaysian Buddhist Research Society, and an Advisor to the Buddhist Missionary Society Malaysia (BMSM), having previously served as its President. An engaging, bilingual speaker and author of several books on Buddhism, including Dhamma-based Leadership, Dato Ir. Ang Choo Hong is a dedicated Dhamma torch-bearer known for his extensive efforts in propagation across Malaysia.

Please join us in the Buddhacetiya Hall, Uttama Bodhi Vihara, for Sunday Puja and Dhamma Sharing by Ven. Ajahn Kittisobhano (Bhante Huat Poh).

Date: 19 October 2025 (Sunday)

Time:

8:00 AM - Offering of Meal Dana

9:00 AM - Puja

9.15 AM - Dhamma Talk

Kindly bring your cooked food, fruits or desserts 30 minutes before the designated mealtime. For more information, please refer to our meal Dana announcement.

For additional info on Dana, please contact Bro. Danny: 012-9549805

About Ven. Ajahn Kittisobhano (Bhante Huat Poh)

Born and raised in Penang, Ven. Ajahn was first introduced to Theravada Buddhism in his early teens, and his interest and practice of the Dhamma steadfastly progressed as he grew into adulthood. Finding his true calling, he decided to give up his career as an engineer to go forth.

On 13 June 2005, he was ordained in the Dhammayut Thai forest tradition in the Province of Chiangrai, Thailand. He spent the past 14 years in the deep forest of Omkoi in Northern Thailand, supported by a nearby tribal village for his basic living needs.

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

Date: 12 October 2025 (Sunday)

Time:

  9.00 am - Puja

  9.25 am - Dhamma sharing on "Faith to Wisdom"

10.15 am - Q&A

10.30 am - End

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

We are fortunate to have Venerable Ajahn Noom visiting BUBS and residing in UBV from 5 Oct until 9 Oct. There will be a Dhamma sharing on 5 Oct, followed by meal dana.

Date: 5 October 2025 (Sunday)

Time:

• 9.00 AM - Puja

• 9.15 AM - Dhamma sharing 

• 10.00 AM - Meal Dana

Please bring your cooked food, fruits or desserts 20 minutes before the designated meal time.

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

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

Date: 28 September 2025 (Sunday)

Time:

  9.00 am - Puja

  9.25 am - Dhamma sharing on "Warm Heart, Strong Bonds: SaraniyaSutta for Modern Life"

10.15 am - Q&A

10.30 am - End

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

A recorded reading by Ven. Ajahn Amaro from "The Collected Teachings of Ajahn Chah" will follow this Sunday's Puja on 21 September 2025 from 9:00 am to 10:30 am.

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

This Sunday's Puja on 14 September 2025 will be followed by a recorded reading by Ven. Ajahn Amaro from "The Collected Teachings of Ajahn Chah" from 9 AM to 10:30 AM.

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