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/

By filling in the registration form, you consent to the collection, use and disclosure of the particulars provided below/above to KMPKS (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 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 🤩

Signing in to… 👾SLF’22👾…
Status: SUCCESS ✅

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! 😉

Hello folks! We are advancing into week 4 and everyone seems to be getting busier:) Therefore, NUSBS has decided to do a weekly tele series called ‘Soulful Sunday’ to help you get through hard times. We will be getting the help of our friendly mascot, Sunya (if you know, you know) to broadcast a text here every Sunday at 9am to share Dharma and ways to help make your life less stressful and hopefully, more fruitful! So do stay tuned to the ‘Soulful Sunday’ series. Wishing everyone well and happy🙏☺️

Dear friends,

With great joy, we are delighted to inform that Siddhartha’s Intent (Singapore) will be having Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche to teach in Singapore, on the 24th and 25th September 2022.

24th September 2022, 10am to 7pm, Dharma Teaching & Meditation

25th September 2022, 9.30am to 11.30am, Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche and Jet Li on the Heart Sutra (Onsite Mandarin Translation available)

25th September 2022, 2pm to 4pm
Heart Sutra Festival & Costume Party

Ticket Sale Commencement Date:

Priority tickets for residents of Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia: 3rd September 2022, 3pm (GMT +8)

Global Audience: 4th September 2022, 3pm (GMT +8)

Please visit https://tinyurl.com/SISGeventbrite for ticketing and information.

Please take note that there are a total of 3 events when purchasing the ticket. Please only select the events that you will be attending.

For information on entry to Singapore, please visit https://www.visitsingapore.com/travel-guide-tips/travel-requirements/ Masks are optional in this event but you are highly encouraged to wear it.

The first two events will be live-stream. The links will be posted here closer to date. (Please note that the afternoon Heart Sutra Event will not be live-streamed).