Theravada Buddhist Council of Malaysia
What is Pindacāra?
Pindacāra, the practice of collecting alms-food, is observed by Theravada Buddhist monks who have gone forth from ‘home-life’ to ‘homelessness’. A Buddhist monk is known in Pāli Language as a ‘bhikkhu’ – meaning ‘one who lives on alms’.
In Buddhist countries such as Thailand and Myanmar, it is a daily ritual for monks to go onPindacāra, where they walk through a village from one household to another, allowing devotees to make food offerings.
Happy Birthday Ven B Sri Saranankara
TBCM would like to wish Venerable B.Sri Saranankara Nayaka Maha Thera Happy Birthday 2020.
May the blessings of the Triple Gem be with you always. May Bhante be well and happy daily. May you be blessed with good health, happiness, and a good long life.
Happy Birthday.
Happy Mid-Autumn Festival 中秋节快乐 2020
TBCM wishes all who celebrate this season much joy and wholesome festivities.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th month of the Chinese lunar calendar (in September or October). Mid-Autumn Festival 2020 is on 1 October.
AN UNPRECEDENTED VESAK
AN UNPRECEDENTED VESAK BUT A HAPPY ONE, NONETHELESS
When I started writing my message for Vesak Day this year, it wasn’t easy. This is an unprecedented Vesak – we are unable to go to temples or celebrate with our loved ones.
I almost wrote my message along with those subdued themes. Then I thought about the meaning of Vesak. It’s the celebration of the Birth, Enlightenment, and the Parinibbana of the Buddha.
It is a joyous occasion.
Happy E Vesak at TBCM
Celebrate Vesak 2020 while maintaining social distancing - join us online! Our e-Vesak celebrations will take place on 7 May 2020.
COVID-19 PPE Donation fund
In this Phase 2, Theravada Buddhist Council of Malaysia will support this Fund raising drive. On this note, we truly need your support to procure 10,000 head covers and 20,000 leg covers at an estimated cost of RM44,000.
Dhamma talks by Bhante Dhammavuddho
Many of the audios and videos found on this page are the result of late Luangpor Dhammavuddho’s thousands of hours of study and practice of the Buddha’s Words found in the Sutta and Vinaya.
Luangpor Dhammavuddho has enlivened these Suttas in his talks and made the Dhamma strikingly accessible. The Buddha’s teachings found in the Suttas are invaluable, and no amount of gold can come close to its worth!
The gems are found here, especially in the Sutta talks. Herein lies the heartwood, so to speak.
