BUBS Activities Update from 20 August 2019
Chooi YenHoe (Mr)
Dear Members and Friends,
BUBS Activities Update from 20 August 2019
1. Dhamma Talk by Ven. Ajahn Anan - Live from Wat Marp Jan every Friday evening
Meditation starts at 7.15pm, followed by chanting at 8pm. The Meditation and Chanting will be led by the Venerables at Wat Marp Jan. You are welcome to join the Dhamma talk at 8.30pm if you cannot make it earlier. There will be a Q and A session after the talk.
For further info, please contact Bro. Bryan Kok: 012-2295583.
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2. Sunday Dhamma talk by Dato’ Ang Choo Hong on 25 August 2019 at 9 am
We are pleased to inform that Dato’ Ang Choo Hong will be giving a Dhamma talk after Sunday Puja.
Title : " Can we believe in more than one religion? "
Time : 9am
For further info, please contact Bro. Bryan Kok: 012-2295583.
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3. Dhamma School
3.1 Dhamma School Reopens
Dhamma Classes and SIG Classes will reopen on this Sunday, 25 August 2019.
Please also be informed that Dhamma School is open on all Sundays in September 2019 regardless of extended weekends due to public holidays.
All students are required to be seated in Bhavana Hall by 8.50 am
3.2 SIG Classes
a. Kids Yoga at Bhavana Hall from 10.45 am to 11.45 am
b. Hymn Singing at Dana Room from 11 am to 12 noon
c. Drama at Upekkha Room from 11 am to 12 noon
d. Dance at Sacca Room from 11 am to 12 noon
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4. 2019 短期出家营 Sāmaṇera & Sayalay Novitiate Program from Fri, 6 Sep 2019 to Mon, 16 Sep 2019
We are pleased to inform that Dhamma Earth Club of Malaysia (DECOM) is organising the 2019 Sāmaṇera & Sayalay Novitiate Program in Dhamma Earth (Semenyih) from 7 Sept to 16 Sept led by Venerable U Buddharakkhita. BUBS will be supporting DECOM for this event.
To qualify for the program, interested participants must be able-bodied and above 18 years of age.
Priority will be given to participants who can attend the whole program.
Please register online at https://bit.ly/2NXM7Ve. Please note language of instruction for the program is Mandarin. (Please see attached poster).
Registration will be closed by 31 August 2019 or when the maximum number of participants (20 males and 30 females) is reached, whichever is earlier.
Volunteers are also needed to assist in this program. If you wish to volunteer, please register at
For further information, please contact Dhamma Earth Club of Malaysia (DECOM) at : 017-9779100.
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5. Meditation Retreat with Ven. Ajahn Karuniko at Uttama Bodhi Vihara ( UBV) from Fri, 22 Nov 2019 to Wed, 27 Nov 2019
Registration for this retreat is open. Please see attached. Closing date is on 31 Aug 2019 or upon reaching our optimum numbers.
Please register online http://www.bubs.my or at our UBV Sunday counter.
There is no fee charged for the retreat but donation is encouraged. For further info, please call Bro. Danny Liew : 012-207 3925
Venerable Ajahn Karuniko
Ven. Ajahn Karuniko (Christopher John Woodfine) was born in 1953 near Manchester, England. He graduated from Sheffield University in 1975 with an honours degree in electronics engineering. After graduation, he worked as an engineer in North London. His first contact with Buddhism was from reading a book in 1976, which made a deep impression on him. Two years later, he had the good fortune to meet Ven Ajahn Sumedho who had recently taken up residence in Hampstead Vihara, North London. He then became an anagarika (novice) in 1982 under the guidance of Ven Ajahn Sumedho at CITTAVIVEKA Chithurst Buddhist Monastery, England. In July 1984, he took the monk’s (bhikkhu) ordination with Ven Ajahn Sumedho. Tan Ajahn Karuniko had spent most of his monastic life helping to establish monasteries in England and New Zealand. At present, he is the Abbot at CITTAVIVEKA Chithurst Monastery.
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6. 9D8N India/Nepal Pilgrimage with Luang Por Thong Daeng, 2 Jan 2020 – 10 Jan 2020 (with Price Revision)
We are pleased to advise that the travel agent has reverted on the ground cost.
The revised price is now only RM4,998. This covers all the 4 main sites: Bodhgaya, Lumbini, Kushinagar and Sarnath, and it comes with 2 domestic flights. The domestic flights are to minimise the time consuming and bus travelling so that pilgrims have more time to take on the uniqueness of each of the holy sites.
Revised Price: RM4,998
Includes hotel accommodation, van and coach transport, 3 meals a day, 2 domestic flights (Gaya – Varanasi, Lumbini – Kathmandu), shared teachers’ cost, entrance fee, tour escort etc.
Excludes International airfare, visa fee and insurance.
Price is subject to change
This pilgrimage is not to be missed as we are indeed blessed to have Luang Por Thong Daeng of the Thai Forest tradition (who took ordination since age 21 and abbot of Doi Phra Chow Dtone Monastery, Chiangmai), guiding us in this spiritual trip with Tan Ajahn Moshe accompanying.
We encourage you to quickly register at https://forms.gle/aNpbcuWjtSMeJxj86 and we will be in touch with you.
For further information, please contact Sis Sharon Soon (012-6985662) or Sis Hoon Eng (017-8827199).
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7. Join our Volunteer Team
Offering service is one of the Ten Meritorious Deeds (Dasa Kusala Kamma). It is a wonderful opportunity to support your practise, generating merits for yourself and be of benefit to others.
Since its inception, BUBS is run by volunteers. It is through the efforts and dedication of the many volunteers that we are able to run all our programs smoothly for the welfare and happiness of many. Sadhu, Sadhu, Sadhu to all.
We invite you to become part of our volunteer team, sharing your skills and turning your strength for the benefit of the community.
Please complete the attached Volunteer Registration Form and submit it to our Sunday counter on Sunday mornings or the Vihara office during weekdays. You can also register online at https://bubs.my/volunteer
We look forward to your participation and thank you for your generosity and kindness in offering your time and service.
If you need additional information, please contact Sis. Sook Mooi : 019-3625222 or Sis. Hoon Eng : 03-77106010/13.
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8. Sharing Your Garden Produce – Every Sunday
If you have excess fresh garden herbs, vegetables, fruits or edible plants in your garden,
Waste Not. Bring them to share with our devotees on every Sunday.
Clean, sort and label them (if needed) and place them at our Sunday Flower Sales Counter between 8.30am and 9.30am for collection (before 11 am) by those who need them.
For further details, please contact Bro. Peck Hwa :012-3739107.
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Our regular activities
1. Chanting class every Tuesday at 8.30 pm led by Bro. Dhammadassi Kho.
2. Birthday blessings every first Tuesday of the month at 8.30 pm.
3. Puja every New Moon and Full Moon at 8.30 p.m. Please bring flowers and fruits for offering. For details, please contact Bro. Peck Hwa: 012-3739107.
4. Meditation practise every Thursday at 8.30 pm to 10.00 pm. For details, please contact Bro. Danny Liew at 012-2073925
5. Metta (Loving- kindness) Meditation every Sunday morning, 11 am at Buddhacetiya Hall. For further details, please contact Uncle Mudita Yew: 012-6275088 or Bro.Danny Liew: 012-2073925
We look forward to your support and participation. Please bring your family and friends.
May the Blessings of the Triple Gem be with you and your family always.
"A family that prays together stays together"
Metta
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