On 3 to 4 February, Nalanda members were privileged to host 11 monks from the ‘Sangha Theravada Indonesia’ (STI) and 5 Indonesian friends on a visit to Nalanda.  The monks hailed from various provinces across the Indonesian islands, where they have been serving the local communities under the guidance of the Sangha Governance Council of STI. May venerable sirs be blessed with good health, and success in their noble endeavours.  “Salam metta dari umat Nalanda”.

On the first day of the year, Nalandians warmly welcomed Venerable Ajahn Vajiro to Wisdom Park, his first visit to the educational campus.   Nalanda Youth leaders and members took the opportunity to seek his advice as part of their annual Fuel-up Camp to prepare themselves for the year ahead.

Over the long weekend from 24 to 26 December, over 100 participants and volunteers gathered for the inaugural ‘Dhamma-Living Camp for Families’ at Wisdom Park. This family camp turned into an extraordinary opportunity for parents and children to bond with each other as they explored the theme “Gratitude is My Attitude”.

Our first Dhamma-living Camp for Families concluded on 26 December after 3 days of joyous learning and family bonding. Thank you all for this marvelous camp!

On Saturday 26 November, over 100 members of the Mahā Sangha and Buddhist leaders gathered at Wisdom Park in a joyful reunion of kalyana mittas. Thank you for supporting the Wisdom Park project, and may the Buddha-Sāsana long endure.

We express our most sincere and heartfelt thanks to members of the Maha Sangha and Buddhist leaders for their kind attendance at the Gathering of Buddhist Leaders at Wisdom Park last Saturday 26 November.

Preparations have been underway in the past week to welcome leaders from Buddhist societies in and around Klang Valley to Wisdom Park. With the completion of Phase 1, this gathering of Buddhist leaders aims to provide them with a progress update of this educational facility.

From 22 to 25 October, 45 members of Friends of Wisdom Park (FoWP) Singapore Chapter joined a Dhamma retreat at the campus. We extend our gratitude to FoWP for their support, friendship and encouragement over the years and look forward to welcoming them back.

From 22 to 24 October, 24 facilitators and volunteers from Nalanda Dhamma School gathered at Wisdom Park for their annual retreat to spiritually recharge. The facilitators were fully-energised and committed to serve and contribute towards Buddhist education for another meaningful year.

From 14 to 15 October, 28 members of Firefly Mission Singapore, led by their President Dr. Ng Yee Kong, visited Wisdom Park as part of their ‘Kathina’ season merit-making tour of Malaysia. Nalandians welcomed our friends with much joy as this annual reunion of good friends was put on hold during the pandemic.