Hi all, Amitabha Buddhist Centre (ABC) has invited members from NUSBS and NTUBS to visit the centre on 20 May 2022, Friday, 6.30 - 10PM. You will be meeting Khen Rinpoche Geshe Chonyi, ABC’s Resident Teacher and Spiritual Advisor of NUSBS, and learn more about Buddhism.

To find out more about ABC, visit their website at https://fpmtabc.org/. Do help us to fill in the poll below if you’re going so that we can estimate the number of attendees from NUSBS.

For those who are going, we’ll be meeting at ABC directly on the day itself.

Please note that this event is strictly restricted to members from NUSBS and NTUBS only, and members have to be fully vaccinated.

Thank you! 🙏

Aranya Sangha Dana Fellowship is organising a Vesak Day celebration in which community monastics will be present 🤗They are looking for volunteers who will be willing to offer their time to support the event! Duties include ushering, loading items etc., followed by lunch afterward 😌

The current details are
Date: 7 May 2022
Time: 9am to 11am
Venue: Lavender

We will need around 20 volunteers, so if you are interested to help out, pls pm Zhen Ying @idlecloud by 27 Apr 2022! More specific details will shared with the volunteers closer to the date 🤩

[Updates on ABC visit]
Amitabha Buddhist Centre warmly invites members of NUSBS for a visit on 20 May (Friday), 6.30pm – 10pm, along with members of NTUBS.

Check out the poster on programme highlights. Please register at https://bit.ly/38etTcH if you are interested. And the latest update is that members no need to be vaccinated.

We look forward to meeting you!

By filling in this form, you consent to the collection, use and disclosure of the particulars provided below/above to ABC (including without limitation, information that may be deemed personal data under the Personal Data Protection Act 2012 of Singapore) for the following purposes:

a) Processing, handling, reporting and managing your involvement in the visit to ABC

b) Any other incidental purposes related to or in connection with the above.

Hello all, Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery is organising a 3 Step 1 Bow event on 14 & 15 May 2022. Do register for a timeslot starting from 4 May 9am onwards to celebrate Vesak Day together with our spiritual friends! ☺️

Details and registration link can be found here~
https://kmspks.org/activities/dharma/3-step-1-bow-ceremony-三步一拜/

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a) Processing, handling, reporting and managing your involvement in the visit to KMPKS

b) Any other incidental purposes related to or in connection with the above.

Awaken Challenge 2022 is back after 2 years 🥳! It will happen on 25 June, Saturday, from 9AM to 4PM, online.

NUS Buddhist Society is opening sign ups for any NUS undergraduate to take part in the challenge 🤩! This is an amazing opportunity to learn the dharma together with your friends and put your knowledge into practice💡.

More details can be accessed through our sign up form here.

If you're interested, do sign up by 15 May 2022 2359.

SEE YOU!💯💯

Vesak Day Commemoration at Haw Par Villa on Saturday, 21 May, from 9.30am to 10.30am.
 
The commemoration will include the following:

1. Vesak Day blessings by monks; 
 
2. A procession past Buddhas in Haw Par Villa to bless the place. 
 
The event will be held at the Culture Courtyard in Haw Par Villa.
Please refer to this map for directions to the Culture Courtyard in Haw Par Villa: https://www.hawparvilla.sg/plan-your-visit/#park_map
at Item B under “Key Locations” 

If you are interested to volunteer for the event, pls pm @idlecloud for more info

Note that you will be directed to a third-party platform, which is not owned or maintained by National University of Singapore (NUS) and/or NUS Buddhist Society. You are encouraged to independently examine the PDPA from Haw Par Villa closely before proceeding to share your personal data. NUS and/or NUS Buddhist Society is not liable for the collection, use and disclosure of the data you are sharing with Haw Par Villa directly.

Bumping this! Sign ups will close in 3 days 😊

NUS Buddhist Society wishes everyone who celebrates a happy Vesak Day this year!✨🌈

With the ease of COVID-19 restrictions, we hope that you can celebrate the occasion in many different ways 😊, and continue cultivating the dharma with like-minded individuals!

If you are wondering what you can do this Vesak Day, do check out these 10 things by Handful of Leaves https://bit.ly/3wa1GNB

Their telegram channel (https://t.me/handfulofleaves)

May you and your loved ones be well and happy;

May you and your loved ones be at peace and free from suffering! 🙏

With metta,
NUSBS

Hi all! How's everyone's summer break going? Amitabha Buddhist Centre is publicizing a talk called 'Mission: Joy', which is available for free viewing from His Holiness the Dalai Lama's Facebook for 48 hours (ends 8am SG Time Sunday) https://www.facebook.com/DalaiLama/videos/347979480775980

Please note that you will be directed to a third-party email/platform, which is not owned or maintained by NUS and/or NUS Buddhist Society. You are encouraged to independently examine the Data Protection Declaration from Facebook closely before proceeding to share your personal data. NUS and/or NUS Buddhist Society is not liable for the collection, use and disclosure of the data you are sharing with Facebook directly.

📢Calling all Buddhist youths!📢 Singapore Buddhist Youth Day (SBYD) is finally back again, so mark your calendars & register now!

Date: Saturday, 13 August 2022
Time: 9.30am to 5pm + evening program(optional)
Register here: https://tinyurl.com/SBYD-22

SBYD is an annual event where youths gather and give back to the society and community through service. This year, one of the focuses is expressing gratitude to the Triple Gems, one of which is the monastic community, those who have practiced the Buddha’s path diligently and provided guidance and shared wisdom with us lay practitioners.

Join us this 13th August to put our gratitude into action through a day of giving, service, and reflection. You can also take this chance to make friends with other like-minded youths! (psst, we have an evening program specially for bonding this year 😉)

Don’t wait, register now at https://tinyurl.com/SBYD-22 and jio your friends along for a day of fun!
Sign-up form will close 30th July 🤩

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Student Life Fair 2022 is BACK and for the first time in 2 years… PHYSICALLY HELD!!! 🥳

📍Location: NUS University Town (U-Town)

Date: 11 August (12-3pm), 12 August (12-3pm)

📆Mark these dates down on your calendars and… see you there!!! 🤩

Brought to you by the National University of Singapore Buddhist Society..

Hello, thank you to those who came down today for our Student Life Fair Booth! It was nice meeting y’all 😊For those interested to come down tomorrow, do sign up via this link: https://nus.campuslabs.com/engage/event/8169949
We hope to see you there!

Welcome back to school!! The National University of Singapore Buddhist Society will be hosting the welcome tea during week 2, on the 17th of August! 🥳

For interested participants, come down to ask us any questions or simply to have fun with the community! Let’s enjoy dinner together, play some card games (e.g. monopoly deal, exploding kittens etc.) and get to know about one another before the sharing starts!

We are also fortunate to have Venerable Khen Rinpoche Geshe Chonyi coming down as our guest at 7.30 pm, where he will be sharing more about Buddhism.

The session will be held physically on Wednesday, 7pm to 9pm. Venue is at S16-05-98, Seminar room (active learning).

Here is the sign-up link: https://nus.campuslabs.com/engage/event/8181917

Welcome back to school!! The National University of Singapore Buddhist Society will be hosting the welcome tea during week 2, on the 17th of August! 🥳

For interested participants, come down to ask us any questions or simply to have fun with the community! Let’s enjoy dinner together, play some card games (e.g. monopoly deal, exploding kittens etc.) and get to know about one another before the sharing starts!

We are also fortunate to have Venerable Khen Rinpoche Geshe Chonyi coming down as our guest at 7.30 pm, where he will be sharing more about Buddhism.

The session will be held physically on Wednesday, 7pm to 9pm. Venue is at S16-05-98, Seminar room (active learning). Please dress appropriately and hope to see you there :)

Here is the sign-up link: https://nus.campuslabs.com/engage/event/8181917

Here’s to the third week of the Semester! We hope everyone is adjusting well to your schedules. This week, the National University of Singapore Buddhist Society will be introducing the different schools of Buddhism, their history as well as their traditions.

Participants may also learn more about the Triple Gems of Buddhism, namely the Buddha, the Dharma and the Sangha, and what it means for Buddhists to take refuge in the Three Jewels.

Venerable Khen Rinpoche Geshe Chonyi will also be joining again this week to introduce what to do and not to do as a beginner Buddhist.

The session will be held physically on Wednesday, 7pm to 9pm. Venue is at S16-05-98, Seminar room (active learning).

Sign up via this link: https://nus.campuslabs.com/engage/event/8181915

During this week’s Dharma Circle, the National University of Singapore Buddhist Society will be introducing the fundamentals of Buddhism — the nature of suffering through the first and second Noble Truths, as well as the Defilements and the Three Poisons.

Interested participants will gain insights into the core of Buddhist teachings that underlie the different major schools of Buddhism.

The session will be held physically on Wednesday, 7pm to 9pm.
Venue is at Blk S16, Level 5 Room 98, Seminar room (active learning).

Sign up via this link here: https://nus.campuslabs.com/engage/event/8259291 🥰

psst, we will be providing pizzas too so do drop by! 😉