BISDS

Upcoming Events

bisds — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 15:32:56 +0000

Our Long Awaited Event of the Year!

bisds — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 16:40:55 +0000

Come and join us at our long anticipated annual event – BISDS Appreciation Night!

“KNOWING ME, KNOWING YOU”

bisds — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:09:53 +0000

Syllabus Department Training for Staff by Bro. Ron Leong
14 March 2010
9am – 5pm
RSVP: 7 March 2010
All staff are encouraged to attend!

BISDS Annual Sanghika Dana

bisds — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:54:34 +0000

Sunday, 7 March 2010 @ 10.30am
School 1 gather at 10.15am / School 2 gather at 11am. Please enter from the last door of the hall.
Rice Packs will be given out to everyone at the Canteen. Donations are welcome till 14 March 2010.
We look forward to your participation at the Sanghika Dana.

Congratulations to all the new Executive Committee Members for the year 2010!

bisds — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:49:30 +0000

BISDS Annual General Meeting (AGM) was held on 15 November 2009 to elect exco members for the year 2010. It was a rather emotional AGM where most if not all of the staff members rendered their heartfelt support for veteran Sis. Vineeta to continue to uphold her position as Deputy Principal for the school. The young and dynamic Ven K SiriDhamma continue to head and steer the direction of BISDS as the principal for the second year. View blog for further updates.

Ven. Kirinde Sri Dhammaratana Nayaka Maha Thera

admin — Wed, 20 May 2009 08:08:59 +0000

Venerable Kirima Wimalajothi Thera

1980 – 1987

Ven. K. Wimalajothi arrived to reside at the Brickfields Buddhist Temple on 3rd March 1978. Under the guidance and training of Ven. Dhammananda Nayaka Maha Thera, he devoted himself to the onerous task of propagating the Dhamma and attending to the religious needs of the devotees.

Soon, he developed into an efficient Dhammaduta worker and an innovative organizer. The School moved towards the trend of Dhmma preaching through practice acitivities instead of mere theoretical study.

He was greatly instrumental in establishing the Tadika Sudharma at the Brickfields Temple in 1981. It was felt that children should enjoy their presence at the school, before any attempt is made to teach them the Dhamma. With this view the school then involved itself in organizing more activities in and out of the temple premises and at times even beyond the Sunday School hours.

Ven. K. Wimalajothi Thera after having completed his term of service with the Society for over eleven years left the country in August 1987 to serve the Buddhist community in Singapore. He later returned to Sri Lanka in 1990 and started religious, educational and social activities and established the Buddhist Cultural Center in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Venerable K. Vijitha Thera
1989 – 1993

Samanera K. Vijitha left Malaysia for his religious training at Sri Jinaratana Buddhist Institute, Gangaramaya, Hunupitiya, Colombo Sri Lanka on 6th December 1976. He returned to Kuala Lumpur to receive his Higher Ordination (Upasampada) which took place on 12th December 1982, under the Preceptorship and Tutelage of Dr. K. Sri. Dhammananda Nayaka Maha Thera, Ven. Daulagala Sangharatana Maha Thera and Ven. Modarawana Siddhartha Maha Thera.

Ven. K. Vijitha thereafter returned to Sri Lanka to resume his religious training. Later, Ven. Vijitha enrolled himself for training at the Paramadhamma Buddhist Institute at Vidyalankara Pirivena, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. However, due to ill health, he returned to the Brickfields Buddhist Vihara in July 1988.

He served as principal of the Sunday School from 1989 to 1993. As principal he worked very closely with the staff and made a few changes and improvement to the school. Under his tenure, the Sunday School organized a Jogathon (1990) and managed to raise RM50,000 for the present school building. Presently, he is a resident monk in the vihara and continues Dhammaduta work.

Venenerable Kirinde Dhammaratana Thera

1988/1994-todate

Ven. K. Dhammaratana Thera was invited to come to the Buddhist Vihara, Brickfields on 8 March 1980. He was appointed Principal of the BISDS in 1988. After serving as Principal for a year, he left for the USA. In 1994, he resumed his post of Principal and has since remained in this position.

Like past Principals, Ven. K. Dhammaratana Thera places priority on Buddhist education. in 1995, with the blessing of Ven. Dhammaratana Thera, a Dhamma class for adults conducted in Mandarin was set up by the BISDS. It was an effort by the Ven. K. Dhammaratana Thera to make the Buddhadhamma accessible to the Chinese speaking Buddhists. The Mandarin Dhamma class has received overwhelming response. It is also during his tenure that the student population increased to over 1000.

Ven. K. Dhammaratana Thera’s compassion has made him a popular refuge for parents of the BISDS students. He is always attentive to their problems and suggestions and accomodates their request.

Besides, Ven. K. Dhammaratana Thera is actively involved in organizing several welfare projects. His organizational skills have been very useful in spreading the Dhamma throughout the country. One of the welfare projects is the Ti-Ratana Welfare Centre in Salak South Garden. We value his wisdom and advise in running the BISDS.

Ven. Dr. K. Sri Dhammananda Nayaka Thera, J.S.M.

admin — Wed, 20 May 2009 05:45:49 +0000

Ven. Dr. K. Sri Dhammananda came from Sri Lanka in 1952 to take up position as a resident monk in the Brickfields Vihara on the invitation of the Sasana Abhiwurhdi Wardhana Society. It was then the intention of the Sasana Abhiwurdhi Wardhana Society to bring in a monk to the Vihara to administer to the religious needs of the Sinhala Community. Ven. Dr. K. Sri Dhammananda however, had his own vision and his arrival marked a new milestone in the history of Buddhist missionary work in the country.

Ven. K. Sri Dhammananda immediately went about his Buddhist missionary activities. Being a Dhamma teacher of great patience and wisdom, the Venerable was able to captivate the minds of his listeners with his clear, simple and scientific exposition of the Dhamma. His sermons which were eloquently delivered in English attracted English-educated Buddhists of other ethnic origins to the Vihara.

They began to take part in temple activities and sent their children to the BISDS in the Vihara. It was the beginning of the rapid expansion of the BISDS. The Venerable realizes that the future of Buddhism in Malaysia lies in the young and the educated. He takes a personal interest in the development of the BISDS having a hand in the training programmes for its staff members. His towering wisdom and compassion, coupled with his dedication to the cause of Dhamma, have been a source of great inspiration to BISDS staff members.

Besides, the Venerable was instrumental in encouraging Buddhist students at institutions of higher learning to establish Buddhist societies in their campuses. He has also organized special talks for campus students on Sunday mornings at the Vihara.

Ven. Dr. K. Sri Dhammananda Nayaka Thera has dedicated his life to teaching the Dhamma freely and indiscriminately to all Buddhists. He has travelled the length and breadth of the country to spread the Dhamma. Through his selfless service the Buddhist Maha Vihara has become the hub of Buddhist missionary activities in the country.

To find out more, please click here to http://www.ksridhammananda.com