Bandar Utama Buddhist Society

Bandar Utama Buddhist Society Activities

Let go of the past, let go of the future, let go of the present, and cross over to the farther shore of existence. With mind wholly liberated, you shall come no more to birth and death. ~ Dhammapada 348

Weekly Activities

Day	Activities	Explanation
Sundays 9.00am to 12.30pm	Buddha-Puja, followed by Dhamma Discussion Sunday Dhamma school for children (Session 1: 9.00am to 10.30am) (Session 2: 11.00am to 12.30 pm)	The Buddha Puja is a religious ceremony where we make offerings to the Three Jewels, take refuge in them and recommit our lives to following the Dhamma. We also invoke the power of the Three Jewels and seek blessings from the guardian devas to maintain our well-being and happiness. This is a highly meritorious act and generates much wholesome kamma
Tuesdays 8.30pm to 9.30pm	Chanting	The chanting of devotional verses develop concentration, generates immense positive kamma for spiritual and health benefits
Thursdays 8.30pm to 9.45pm	Vipassana Meditation (Insight meditation)	This technique of meditation starts with mental concentration and then progress to the development of wisdom. When developed to its full potential, it results in Enlightenment.
Fridays 8.30pm to 9.30pm	Metta Meditation (Loving-kindness meditation)	This meditation generates love, kindness and acceptance in our mind, bringing about healing and profound changes in our lives.

Other Activities

Activity	Summary	Explanation
Special Buddha Pujas	Conducted on the new moon and full moon days of the lunar calender	The new moon and full moon days of the lunar calender, called the Uposatha days are special days for Buddhists. The Buddhas requested his monks to come together in communion on these days. We too come to venerate the Three Jewels on these special days.
Support of monks	Offering to monastics	In support of men and women who dedicate their lives to the Dhamma we organise trips to monasteries to offer robes and requisites
Dhamma teachings by visiting monastics	Talks and guidance given by invited monks and nuns	We invite well known monastics, both local and foreign to teach at the Centre. Many of them are gifted teachers and masters
Short courses on Dhamma	Weekly courses providing a systematic study of the Dhamma	Experienced tutors are invited to lecture on Buddhist doctrine
School outreach	Blessing services in schools	We reach out to school children in our locality by inviting monks to chant suttas and to give talks at schools
Blessing Services	Conducted for children before major examinations	Monks are invited to chant parittas or protective suttas to remove obstacles and instill confidence in children before major exams.
Save a Life Program	Release of captive animals into the wild	In our practice of compassion, we rescue animals destined for slaughter from markets to release into the wild. This kamma results in improved health, and long lives in participants
Fellowship events	Meals, trips, and picnics held occasionally	These events bring members, families and friends together in fellowship for the Buddha praised friendship among spiritually inclined persons
Pilgrimage	Trips to the holy land	Together with other societies, we participate in pilgrimages to the holy land blessed by events in the life of the Buddha
Publications and Library	Dhamma propagation through the print media	We maintain a library for the lending of Dhamma books. In addition, we publish books and CDs for free distribution in our efforts to disseminate the Dhamma

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