The Singapore Buddhist Mission will be organising a Dharma talk
by Venerable Mahinda on the 8th and 9th of September 2007.
Brief introduction on the speaker:
Venerable Mahinda, a Malaysian, was born in Malacca in 1949. He was
ordained a Theravâda Buddhist monk in 1976 under the tutelage of
the late Venerable Dr K Sri Dhammananda Nayaka Mahâ Thera. He
undertook basic Buddhist studies and training in Sri Lanka and
practical Buddhist meditation under several masters in Sri Lanka,
India, Burma and Thailand. He is also acquainted with both the
Mahâyâna and Vajrayâna traditions. Bhante Mahinda has traveled to
more than 30 countries to spread the message of the Buddha. Since
1976, he has been conducting the annual Novitiate Program at the
Buddhist Mahâ Vihâra in Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur. Assisted by
Sister Sumitra, Bhante Mahinda also conducts regular meditation
retreats in Penang, Singapore and at the Âloka Meditation Centre in
Peats Ridge, New South Wales, Australia. He is now Abbot of the
Âloka Meditation Centre, New South Wales, Australia, and founder of
the Australian Buddhist Mission and Âloka Foundation Malaysia.
Bhante Mahinda is also the advisor to the Singapore Buddhist
Mission.
Details of the talk:
DAY 1
Date: 8th September 2007, Saturday
Topic: The higher Knowledge
Time: 7.00pm -9.00pm
*Please be seated 30 minutes before the talk
Venue: SBM 9, Ruby Lane, Singapore 328284
(8 minutes walk from Potong Pasir MRT station)
DAY 2:
Date: 9th September 2007, Sunday
Topic: Managing Crisis with Wisdom and Compassion
Time: 10.30am -1230am
*Please be seated 30 minutes before the talk
Venue: Poh Ern Shih Temple, 9 Chwee Chian Road Singapore
117488
(Shuttle Bus from Vivo City Bus Stop, interval of 15 minutes)
Venue Sponsors: Poh Ern Shih Temple & Buddhist Fellowship
