mettavalokanaya_international_buddhist_magazine_november_2019

Explore the
Dhamma….
Bodhi Dharma Society (BDS) was
formed in 2017 at the Sri Lanka
Buddhist Temple in Sentul,
Malaysia, It consists of devoted
and like-minded people of different age
groups. Activities of the Bodhi Dharma
The Abbot of Bodhi
Dharma Society -
Malaysia.
Most Venerable Bhante
Prof. Seevali Thero
Malaysia
Society are carried out under the noble
guidelines of the teachings of The Lord
Buddha. Membership of the BDS is
opened to every one of all ages.
Their vision is Bodhi Dharma
Society will undertake to establish and
promote the Bhikkhuni Order (the order
of the Buddhist nuns) of the Theravada
Buddha Tradition across Malaysia and
beyond.
Their Mission is Bodhi Dharma
Society would recruit, arrange and
accommodate the new female aspirants
to be ordained as novices and to provide
them with the higher ordination under
the guidance of the senior monks and
nuns. The BDS will undertake to train
them for a period of two to three years
at a traditional monastic Bhikkhuni
center in Sri Lanka.
Now, ‘Bodhi Dharma Society is only
one year old. During this short period
of time, despite some difficulties, our
devoted committee members have
worked tirelessly to reach out to the
maximum number of people who were
looking for ways and means for their
spiritual delight and development.
We have organized many numbers of
activities such as weekly Dhamma talks,
Meditation classes, retreats, Offering of
Sanghika danas, Charity works, inviting
many foreign and local monks, nuns and
also lay people for sharing the Dhamma
and conducting retreats and organizing
educational seminars for the benefit of
the young and adults etc.
These activities were well attended
by many. Devoted committee members
deserved lots of credit for their humble
and generous dedication for the service
of the Dhamma. We are thankful to
the Dhamma loving people who have
extended their support for maintaining
the center and helping us to carry out our
noble mission. Please join us and work
together with us to serve the Dhamma.
Many of you have been a big
part of our journey and your support
has enabled us to evolve and change
for the better in achieving the shared
objective of becoming more caring
citizens and kinder and better Buddhists.
It is important to celebrate milestones.
It is as much to recognize the journey
that you have been on, as it is to give
the opportunity to set new goals for the
future. We have been very fortunate
throughout this period to have a tireless
and far sighted member of the Sangha, to
guide and lead us in the various aspects
of administrating with good Dhamma
practices.
Equally, thanks are due to the work
of the incredible team that we have at
BDS who would walk an extra mile to
see that things are proper and running
the way it should be. Our mission is to
make BDS a center of excellence for the
promotion of the Bikkhuni Order (Order
of the Nuns) and the dissemination of
the Buddha Dhamma. With regards
this, we have laid down very ambitious
growth plans to see to its success.
“Spiritual
delight and
development”
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的 斯 里 兰 卡 佛 寺 庙 成 立 , 由 不 同 年 龄 段
的 忠 诚 和 志 同 道 合 的 人 组 成 , 菩 提 达 摩
佛 学 会 的 活 动 是 在 法 师 崇 高 指 导 下 进
行 的 。 菩 提 达 摩 佛 学 会 的 会 员 资 格 适
用 于 所 有 年 龄 段 的 所 有 人 。 菩 提 达 摩
佛 学 会 将 承 诺 在 马 来 西 亚 及 其 他 地 区
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序 ( 佛 教 比 丘 尼 的 秩 序 ) 菩 提 达 摩 佛 学
会 将 招 募 , 安 排 和 容 纳 新 的 女 性 有 志 者
作 为 新 拜 , 并 在 高 级 僧 侣 和 尼 姑 的 指 导
下 为 他 们 提 供 更 高 的 圣 职 任 命 。 普 提
达 摩 佛 学 会 将 承 诺 在 斯 里 兰 卡 的 传 统
修 道 院 中 心 训 练 他 们 两 到 三 年
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