Dhamma School will commence on 18 January for new and existing students.

Please be in Bhavana Hall by 8:45 am in BUBS DS t-shirts and long pants.

SIG (Special Interest Group) Yoga will commence on 25 January, 11.00 am - 12.00 pm in Bhavana Hall. 

If your child is interested in Yoga, please register them with the link shared by the respective DS Class teachers. Places are limited.

Please join us in the Buddhacetiya Hall, Uttama Bodhi Vihara, for Sunday Puja and Dhamma Talk by Bro. Tan Buck Soon on 18 January 2026 (Sunday).

You are welcome to offer non-vegetarian Meal Dana on the following days: 

19 Jan 2026 (Mon)

• 11:00 am Lunch 

20 Jan 2026 (Tue) - 26 Jan 2026 (Mon)

• 7:00 am Breakfast 

• 11:00 am Lunch 

Please bring your cooked food, desserts and fruits 30 minutes before the designated time for each meal.

For further information, please contact Sis Emily at +6012 339 9238.

Date: 19 January 2026 (Monday)

The programme is as follows:

• 8.00 pm - Puja

• 8.30 pm - Paritta chanting led by monastics from Sri Lanka Buddhist Temple

• 9.20 pm - Dedication & sharing of merits

• 9.30 pm - Adhithana and End

For further information, please contact Bro. Pierre at 011-2800 8000.

We warmly invite you to a unique and immersive 5-Day (non-residential) Sutta Study & Meditation Retreat, designed specifically for experienced as well as novice meditators to unite silent practice with scholarly exploration.

This retreat is not merely an intellectual exercise; it is an opportunity for the Dhamma to breathe life into your meditation, and for your meditation to give experiential truth to the words of the Buddha.

Dates & Timing:

Dates: 21 January 2026 (Wednesday) - 25 January 2026 (Sunday)

Venue: Uttama Bodhi Vihara

Registration: Closed

Closing Date: Sunday, 5 October 2025 or once we reach our optimum number of participants, whichever comes first. Don't miss out!

For further details, please email: retreat@bubs.my

About Venerable Ajahn Cattamalo

Ven. Ajahn Cattamalo is the senior monk in The Muttodaya Forest Monastery. Born in Germany, he was ordained in the Wat Nong Pa Pong tradition of LP Chah, Northeastern Thailand, in 1988. He spent 7 years in various monasteries throughout Thailand practising and studying with different meditation teachers of the forest tradition. For 13 years, he lived at Bodhinyana Monastery in Perth, Australia. For the last 5 years, he was the vice-abbot there, helping Ajahn Brahmavamso. Ven. Ajahn Cattamalo has been with Muttodaya from its inception.

Please join us in the Buddhacetiya Hall, Uttama Bodhi Vihara, for Sunday Puja and Dhamma Talk by Ven. Ajahn Cattamalo on 25 January 2026 (Sunday).

For more information on dana, please refer to our meal Dana announcement.

Biography

Ven. Ajahn Cattamalo is the Abbot and a founding monastic of Muttodaya Forest Monastery in Germany. Originally from Germany, he was ordained in 1988 at Wat Nong Pa Pong in Thailand under the lineage of the late Ven. Ajahn Chah. After spending seven years practising with various forest masters in Thailand, he moved to Australia, where he served for 13 years at Bodhinyana Monastery in Perth, including five years as the Deputy Abbot alongside Ajahn Brahmavamso. In 2008, he returned to his home country to establish Muttodaya, where he continues to lead the community and share the profound teachings of the Buddha in the Thai Forest Tradition.

Come as you are, sit with us in stillness.

Let's cultivate the mind together, one breath at a time.

Open to young working adults (ages 25–40).

Register here to secure your spot: https://bubs.my/byx/meditation 

For further information, please contact Joe at +6281272001113 or Mabel at +6592276011 (WhatsApp).