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The agenda is as follow:
April 26, Friday: 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm – Special Dhamma Event 
April 27, Saturday, 7:00 am to 7:30 pm (Retreat)
April 28, Sunday, 7:00 am to 7:30 pm (Retreat)

Place:
Manawmaya Theravada Buddhist Society (MTBS)
13260 108th Ave Surrey BC
(604) 951-9054

Lunch on April 27 will be generously provided by Ma Thaw family, Ko family, and Catherine Aung
Lunch on April 28 will be generously provided by Dr. Tun Zan Maung family
You may bring a dish for the Sangha (3 in total) if you wish.

If you are interested to participate this two-day retreat, please register at the following link:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScJwUgWxyOipfLOGohk8Djurt6BeIIKO7C4tUUb6oEJD4oidw/viewform

There are no paper forms for registration. Anyone who needs assistance in enrolling can text to either Dr. Tun Zan Maung (778-241-3716) or Dr Khin Khin Oo (604-318-4167).
All sermons are open to everyone and do not require registration. Please arrive on time.

Thank you very much with loving kindness (Metta).
MTBS

We are going to celebrate the Myanmar New Year with Dhamma talk on Sunday April 14, 2024 at the MTBS temple.

U Htay Aung, Daw Aung May Oo and family will generously donate lunch to all attendees.

You and your loved ones are cordially invited to the event.

The event agenda is the following:

Place:  
Manawmaya Theravada Buddhist Society (MTBS)
13260 108th Ave Surrey BC
(604) 951-9054

Time:  
10:00 a.m. –  Taking five precepts,
10:05 a.m. –  Listening to Dhamma talk,
11:15 a.m. –  Offering lunch to Venerable U Sanda, and
11:20 a.m. –  Lunch (Mote-hin-gar) to well-wishers.

Please see the attached updated Dhamma events calendar for 2024.  You can visit regularly http://www.mtbscanada.org and  https://www.facebook.com/mtbscanada/ for upcoming Dhamma events.

If you wish to sponsor a Dhamma Talk event to get wholesome merit, please kindly let the Venerable U Sanda know at (604) 951-9054.

You can also take some wholesome merit (Kuso) by laying the tables and chairs for all attendees and well-wishers before the event, taking them down and doing clean-up after the event.  Please pass the message to those who don’t have emails.

Kathina Robe Donation Report 2023 Kathina Ceremony Expenses Donation Report 2023

We, MTBS, plan to hold Kahtina Robe offering ceremony to donate robes to the six members of the Sangha, including Venerable U Sanda, on November 5, 2023, Sunday.

You can donate robe(s) for $50 each.

The main food for the event is Mote Hin Gar (Burmese noodle in fish gravy).  In order for a wider audience to participate in the event, we would like to offer you an opportunity to be a donor for the foods to the attendees at the event by donating $100.

The event agenda is the following:

Time:
10:00 a.m. –  Taking five precepts,
10:05 a.m. –  Celebration of Kahtina Robe Offering and Listening to Dhamma talk,
11:05 am.  –  Offering donations to the members of Sangha,
11:15 a.m. –  Offering lunch to the members of Sangha, and
11:20 a.m. –  Lunch (Mote Hin Gar (Burmese noodle in fish gravy)) to well-wishers.

Place: Manawmaya Theravada Buddhist Society (MTBS)

13260 108th Ave Surrey BC

(604) 951-9054

If you want to donate for foods as a food donor and/or robe(s), please contact Venerable U Sanda at 604-951-9054 or Dennis Ko (President) at 604-761-0419 or by sending eTransfer or via Canadahelp.org.  You can donate cash/foods/robes at the event too.

In addition, if you would like to donate something to make a toiletries tree that would be donated to the attending members of Sangha, you can kindly send them to the temple in advance or bring them with you to the event.

We are seeking volunteers to prepare Mote-hin-gar on Tuesday, October 31, 2023, from 10 am to 1-2 pm for the event.  Lunch will be provided for volunteers on that day.  Please show up at the monastery on  October 31, 2023, around 10 am if you are able to volunteer.

We have sad news to share as Aunty Dulcie, a former board member of MTBS, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 25 2023 at 2 pm in Prince George, BC. She is remembered as a kind, gentle, warmhearted and helpful lady at MTBS. We send our prayers and condolences to Daw Sanda Win (Aunty Dulcie’s sister) and family.

We plan to hold a special Dhamma talk and offer a Potluck to share merit with late Aunty Dulcie on Saturday, September 16, 2023.

The event agenda is the following:

Time:
10:00 a.m. –  Taking five precepts,
10:05 a.m. –  Listening to Dhamma talk,
11:15 a.m. –  Offering lunch to Venerable U Sanda, and
11:30 a.m. –  Potluck Lunch.

Place:
Manawmaya Theravada Buddhist Society (MTBS)
13260 108th Ave Surrey BC
(604) 951-9054

It is a community event – a potluck lunch, and there is no donor/sponsor for the event.  Please bring your favorite dish(es)/food(s)/dessert(s) to be shared.  The MTBS will prepare rice and cutlery for the event.  

We also welcome anyone who would like to contribute any amount of cash donation for Aunty Dulcie’s last journey. In this regard, please kindly give your cash donation to Sayadaw U Sanda or U Dennis Ko, either before September 16 or at the event on September 16. Once MTBS collects all the donations, MTBS will make a list of donors, and transfer money to Daw Sanda Win in Prince George.

WasoDonationReport

We plan to hold this year’s Waso Robe offering ceremony on Sunday, Aug 13, 2023 at MTBS.
The lunch donors are Daw San Thawda Kyaing (Ma Thaw) and family.

The event agenda is the following:

• Time:
  10:00 a.m. –  Taking five precepts,
  10:05 a.m. –  Listening to Dhamma talk,1
  11:15 a.m. –  Offering lunch to Venerable U Sanda, and
  11:30 a.m. –  Lunch (rice and variety of dishes) to well-wishers.

Place: Manawmaya Theravada Buddhist Society (MTBS)
13260 108th Ave Surrey BC
(604) 951-9054

We are seeking volunteers to prepare the dishes on Saturday, Aug 12, 2023, from 9:30 am to 3 pm.  If you are able to volunteer, please show up at the monastery on Aug 12, 2023, around 9:30 am.  The event donor will provide lunch for volunteers.

MTBS hosted a food fair on Sunday, July 23, 2023.
Well-wishers have kindly purchased the foods, and vendors/donors raised a total of $ 5,993.85 for MTBS..
Please see attached files to get the merit by saying “Sadhu! Sadhu! Sadhu!”.

With loving-kindness (Metta).

We are continuing our monthly one day Meditation retreat (on the last Sunday of every month) at MTBS.  For the month of July 2023, the monthly day retreat falls on coming Sunday, July 30th, 2023.

Meditators are advised to bring a potluck dish to share on this day retreat.

For this retreat Sayardaw U Sanda has some guidance for the meditators to follow.

1. Retreat will be from 9 am till 5 pmand meditators to be on time in the morning to pray and take 5 precepts before the meditation starts together with Sayardaw.
   Also Sayardaw will give Dhamma Talk in the evening and will distribute merit before we leave at 5pm.  Sayardaw requests that you stay for the full period of the time.
2. Lunch time will be from 11 am till 12 noon and Sayardaw has requested no socializing or talking at any time during the whole period of the retreat.
3. Sayardaw has suggested one hour sitting and one hour walking during the retreat but meditators can also choose their meditation routine.

In addition to the monthly day meditation retreat, we have one hour weekly meditation every Saturday at 3 pm with the guidance of Sayardaw U Sanda for the Novice meditators and for anybody who can give little time and can’t join the monthly retreat,or who would like to come routinely every week.

With loving-kindness (Metta).

Our food fair for 2023 will be on Sunday, July 23, 2023.

Place: MTBS, 13260 108th Ave Surrey BC; (604) 951-9054

Time:   10:00 a.m. –  1:00 p.m.

You and your loved ones are cordially invited to participate as a vendor and/or a customer and have a taste of Myanmar in a fun and friendly atmosphere.
All proceeds from the food fair will go to MTBS.

So far, we have the following list of food and vendors for the food fair, so far.

If you would like to sell food to raise funds, you are welcome to join.  Please try to make something that is not on the list.

MTBS hosted the Celebration of the combination of Myanmar (Burmese) New Year and  Buddha (Vesak) day  on June 25, 2023 (Sunday).

Well-wishers have kindly donated a total of $ 7,660 for MTBS..

Please see attached files for the donor lists for you to get the merit by saying “Sadhu! Sadhu! Sadhu!”.

We are going to celebrate a combination of Myanmar (Burmese) New Year and  Buddha (Vesak) day with Dhamma talk on Sunday June 25, 2023 at the MTBS temple. Dr. Tun Zan Maung, Daw Khin Khin Oo and family will generously donate  Lunch (Mote-hin-gar)  to all attendees.

You and your loved ones are cordially invited to the event.

The event agenda is the following:

Place:   Manawmaya Theravada Buddhist Society (MTBS)

13260 108th Ave Surrey BC

(604) 951-9054

Date: Sunday June 25, 2023

Time:
10:00 a.m. –  Taking five precepts,
10:05 a.m. –  Listening to Dhamma talk,
11:15 a.m. –  Offering lunch to Venerable U Sanda, and
11:20 a.m. –  Lunch (Mote-hin-gar) to  all attendees.

We are seeking volunteers to prepare Mote-hin-gar on Saturday, June 24, 2023, from 9:30 am to 1-2 pm.  Lunch will be provided for volunteers on that day.  Please show up at the monastery on   Saturday, June 24, 2023, around 9:30 am if you are able to volunteer.

You can also take some wholesome merit (Kuso) by laying the tables and chairs for all attendees and well-wishers before the event, taking them down and doing clean-up after the event.

There will be more parking spots available inside the next door compound on the 108^th Ave.

Dear Dhamma friends,

Nu Nu Yawnghwe’s family invites friends and family to join in celebrating the life of Nu Nu Yawnghwe, who passed away in the winter of 2022.
Nu Nu was beloved by by many, and lived with an enthusiasm and zest for life.
Nu Nu helped many and touched many lives.  Nu Nu Yawnghwe’s family invite you to share stories about her: email your messages, videos, audio to nunumemorial@gmail.com – these will be shared during the celebration.

Beverages and light snacks will be served in the event.

Casual attire encouraged.

A Celebration of Life of Nu Nu Yawnghwe (December 5, 1942 – November 11, 2022)

Time: Wednesday, August 9, 2023, 2:00pm – 4:00pm

Place: Studio 103, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, 6450 Deer Lake Ave, Burnaby, BC

If you want to attend the celebration of life event, please register at

https://nunumemorial.eventbrite.com

Thank you, Metta.

MTBS, on behalf of Nu Nu Yawnghwe’s family

We regret to inform you that Myanmar (Burmese) New Year celebration, scheduled on April 16 (Sunday), Buddha (Vesak) day celebration, scheduled on May 7 (Sunday), and April day retreat, scheduled on April 30 (Sunday) at the MTBS monastery are postponed/cancelled, due to the absence of Sayadaw U Sanda.  One hour meditation on each Saturday at 3 pm is also cancelled until further notice.

We will combine Myanmar (Burmese) New Year and Buddha (Vesak) day celebrations together in May 2023. We will announce in advance when the date is fixed.  Dr Tun Zan Maung and family will kindly donate the food for that event.

We are delighted to let you know that we are resuming our once-a-week, 1-hour meditation, starting from next Saturday, 25th March 2023, at 3 pm.

We will have a monthly day retreat on Sunday, 26th March 2023, from 9 am till 5 pm.  Lunch for the day retreat will be provided by Ko Than Htut, Ma Myint Myint Mon, and the son: Victor family.

We will celebrate Myanmar New Year Ahlu on Sunday, April 16th, 2023.  Dr. Tun Zan Maung and Dr. Khin Khin Oo’s family will generously donate food for the event.

There will be no one day meditation retreat this Sunday (February 26, 2023) as we are anticipating heavy snow and also Sayardaw U Sanda is visiting Buddhist Sangha community at Myanmar monastery in Hawaii.

We will also pause Saturday 1 hour meditation sessions at the monastery until U Sanda returns (mid March).  We will let all our dhamma friends know when the weekly Saturday 1 hour meditation sessions will resume.

Thank you, with Metta.
MTBS

2023 Dhamma Events (002)

We wish all our Dhamma Friends Happy New Year 2023!

For this coming New Year, we would like to start our monthly one day Meditation retreat (on the last Sunday of the month) starting on January 29th 2023.
For this retreat Sayardaw U Sanda has some guidance for the meditators to follow.

1. Retreat will be from 9 am till 5 pm and meditators to be on time in the morning to pray and take 5 precepts before the meditation starts together with Sayardaw.  Also Sayardaw will give Dhamma Talk in the evening and will distribute merit before we leave at 5pm.  Sayardaw requests that you stay for the full period of the time.

2. Lunch time will be from 11 am till 12 noon and Sayardaw has requested no socializing or talking at any time during the whole period of the retreat.

3. Sayardaw has suggested one hour sitting and one hour walking during the retreat but meditators can also choose their meditation routine.

In addition to the monthly day meditation retreat, we will have one hour weekly meditation every Saturday at 3 pm starting 7th January 2023 with the guidance of Sayardaw U Sanda for the Novice meditators and for anybody who can give little time and can’t join the monthly retreat,or who would like to come routinely every week.

Hope we all can start our New Year with good merits for the coming year.

We plan to hold a special Dhamma talk and Potluck ceremony on Sunday, December 11, 2022 in the fond memorial of a former MTBS board member Daw Nu Nu Yawnghwe who passed away on November 11, 2022.

The event agenda is the following:
Time:
10:00 a.m. –  Taking five precepts,
10:05 a.m. –  Listening to Dhamma talk,
11:15 a.m. –  Offering lunch to Venerable U Sanda, and
11:30 a.m. –  Potluck Lunch.

Place: Manawmaya Theravada Buddhist Society (MTBS)
13260 108th Ave Surrey BC
(604) 951-9054

It is a community event – a potluck lunch, and there is no donor/sponsor for the event.  Please bring your favorite dish(es)/food(s)/dessert(s) to be shared.  The MTBS will prepare rice and cutlery for the event.

We plan to hold a special Ahlu (ceremony) on Sunday, November 27 2022 at MTBS.
The lunch (Mote-hin-gar) donors are U Myint Aung and Daw Phyu Phyu family.
The event agenda is the following:

Time:
10:00 a.m. –  Taking five precepts,
10:05 a.m. –  Listening to Dhamma talk,
11:15 a.m. –  Offering lunch to Venerable U Sanda, and
11:30 a.m. –  Lunch (Mote-hin-gar) to well-wishers.

Place: Manawmaya Theravada Buddhist Society (MTBS)
13260 108th Ave Surrey BC
(604) 951-9054

You can also take some wholesome merit (Kuso) by laying the tables and chairs for all attendees and well-wishers before the event, taking them down and doing clean-up after the event.

There will be more parking spots available inside the next door compound on the 108^th Ave.

The MTBS held the Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2022 on October 16 at the Surrey monastery.  New board members were elected at the AGM.  We are happy to announce the new MTBS board members as follows:

Patron: Mr. James Chow

President :  Mr. Dennis Ko
Vice President :  Dr Tun Zan Maung
Secretary :  Mr. Tun Aung Kyaw
Treasurer :  Dr. Khin Khin Maung
Public Relation Officer : Mr. Tun Myint (Thomas)
Religious Coordinators : Ms. San Thawdar Kyaing (Ma Thaw) and Mr. Alfred Chu
Men  Auxiliaries :  Mr. Than Htut and Mr. Peter Chiu and Mr. Ahkan Chu (Jolly)
Women Auxiliaries: Ms. Win Win Than and Ms. San Mya Soe

We hope the new board will keep the excellent tradition as well as bring new ideas to promote and propagate Buddha’s Sasana.

KathinaRobeDonation

MTBS hosted the Kahtina Robe Offering Ceremony on October 16, 2022 (Sunday).
Well-wishers have kindly donated $ 11,247 for Kahtina Robe and $ 4,100 for Kahtina Robe Offering Ceremony, for a total of $ 15,347.
Please see attached files for the donor lists for you to get the merit by saying “Sadhu! Sadhu! Sadhu!”.
Kathina Donation 2022

You are cordially invited to the Kahtina Robe offering ceremony to donate robes to the six members of the Sangha, including Venerable U Sanda, on October 16, 2022, Sunday.

The main food for the event is Mote Hin Gar (Burmese noodle in fish gravy).

In order for a wider audience to participate in the event, we would like to offer you an opportunity to be a donor (co-sponsor) by donating $100 to the event.

These donations will be used not only for cooking Mote Hin Gar, but also to make a toiletries tree, and cash donation to members of Sangha.

As of this morning, the following well-wishers have donated $100 each (except New World Screen Printing for a generous donation of $1,000) for the Kahtina Robe Offering ceremony.

1. Hip Tan & Daw San San Yee family
2. Alfred Chu & Ma Mya Mu and family
3. Cliff Chu family
4. Harris and Ivy Aun
5. Ko family
6. Sai Yi Tip & Nang Shwe Sein
7. Saion & Nang Yin Yin Tip
8. Ko Aung Win (Ronald Wong) & Ma Yin Yin Ohn family
9. Ko Than Htut, Ma Myint Myint Mon & Victor
10. Htet Phyo Aung & Gwihee Park family
11. San Thawda Kyaing
12. Rose Mary Chan & Sein Aung family
13. Htay Aung & Ma Aung May Oo
14. Jolly & Kay Chiu
15. Tun Myint, Myint Myint Than and family
16. Ohnmar Han
17. Yvonne Power
18. Thant Zin Aung and Khine Thazin Myint
19. Peter & Khin Chan
20. Kyaw Moe Han and Phyu Lai Min family
21. Aung Naing /Thuza Win Maung family
22. New World Screen Printing Ltd. ($1,000)

Donations are still open.  If you would like to donate for this occasion, please contact Venerable U Sanda at 604-951-9054 or Dennis Ko (President) at 604-761-0419 or by sending eTransfer to mtbs.surrey@gmail.com or via Canadahelp.org: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/manawmaya-theravada-buddhist-society/. 

If you are sending an eTransfer to MTBS bank account using mtbs.surrey@gmail.com, we would like to remind you to send your name for the tax receipt (and mention the purpose of the donation (e.g. General donation, Waso Robe, etc.)) to email address: mtbs.surrey@gmail.com too. A tax receipt will be emailed to you once the payment has been received.

Please allow us to remind you to participate at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) after the Kahtina Robe Offering ceremony.

If you are willing to volunteer to cook Mote Hin Gar, please show up at the monastery around 10 am on October 15 (Saturday).

You are cordially invited to the AGM of MTBS to be held at MTBS on October 16, at 12:30 pm, immediately after the Kahtina Robe Offering Ceremony.

The current MTBS board members are:

Patron: Mr. James Chow

President :  Mr. Dennis Ko

Vice President :  Dr Tun Zan Maung

Secretary :  Mr. Tun Aung Kyaw

Treasurer :  Dr. Khin Khin Oo

Public Relation Officers : Ms. Nu Nu Yawnghwe and Mr. Tun Myint (Thomas)

Religious Coordinators : Ms. Ohnmar Han and Ms. San Thawdar Kyaing (Ma Thaw)

Men Auxiliaries : Mr. Ahkan Chiu, Mr. Alfred Chu, Mr. Aung Paing, and Mr. San Lwin

Women Auxiliaries: Ms. Win Win Than and Ms. San Mya Soe

We are planning to reform and strengthen the MTBS board during the AGM.  You can contribute to the society by volunteering as a member of MTBS board.  If you are interested in being a board member, please contact U Dennis Ko (President) and express your willingness to be a board member.  We will elect board members during the AGM.

We hope the new board will keep the excellent tradition as well as bring new ideas to promote and propagate Buddha’s Sasana.

Hope to see you all at AGM!

With warm regards,

MTBS Board

We plan to hold a special Ahlu (ceremony) on Sunday, September 4, 2022.

The lunch (Mote-hin-gar) donors are Daw Phyu Win and daughter – Sanda Oo, in the fond memorial of their late beloved one, Brian, who passed away about 5 years ago.

The event agenda is the following:

Time:
10:00 a.m. –  Taking five precepts,
10:05 a.m. –  Listening to Dhamma talk,
11:15 a.m. –  Offering lunch to Venerable U Sanda, and
11:30 a.m. –  Lunch (Mote-hin-gar) to well-wishers.

Place:
Manawmaya Theravada Buddhist Society (MTBS)
13260 108th Ave Surrey BC
(604) 951-9054

We are seeking volunteers to prepare for cooking Mote-hin-gar on Sunday, August 28, 2022, from 10 am to 1-2 pm.  If you are able to volunteer, please show up at the monastery on  August 28, 2022, around 10 am. The event donor will provide lunch for all volunteers.  

You can also take some wholesome merit (Kuso) by laying the tables and chairs for all attendees and well-wishers before the event, taking them down and doing clean-up after the event.

There will be more parking spots available inside the next door compound on the 108^th Ave.

Waso Donation Report Report

We plan to hold this year’s Waso Robe offering ceremony on Sunday, July 10, 2022.
The lunch donors are U Tin Aye, Daw Myint Myint Yi and family.
The event agenda is the following:

Time:
10:00 a.m. –  Taking five precepts,
10:05 a.m. –  Listening to Dhamma talk,
11:15 a.m. –  Offering lunch to Venerable U Sanda, and
11:30 a.m. –  Lunch (Myanmar rice noodle salad with chicken (Nan Gyi Thoat) ) to well-wishers.

Place:
Manawmaya Theravada Buddhist Society (MTBS)
13260 108th Ave Surrey BC
(604) 951-9054

We are seeking volunteers to prepare for cooking Nan Gyi Thoat on Sunday, July 9, 2022, from 10 am to 1-2 pm.  The event donor will provide lunch for all volunteers.  Please show up at the monastery on July 9, 2022, around 10 am if you are able to volunteer.

You can also take some wholesome merit (Kuso) by laying the tables and chairs for all attendees and well-wishers before the event, taking them down and doing clean-up after the event.

There will be more parking spots available inside the next door compound on the 108^th Ave.

We are going to celebrate the Buddha Day (Also known as Vesak Day) at the temple on Sunday, May 15, 2022. Even though most of the restrictions on gathering indoors regarding the COVID-19 have been lifted, we encourage you to wear face marks as much as if possible for the safety of yourselves and others as a pre-cautionary measure. We hope every attendee has been vaccinated, too.

Daw San Thawda Kyaing and family (Ma Thaw & Family) will generously donate lunch to all attendees.

You and your loved ones are cordially invited to the event.

The event agenda is the following:

Place:
Manawmaya Theravada Buddhist Society (MTBS)
13260 108th Ave Surrey BC
(604) 951-9054

Time:
10:00 a.m. – Taking five precepts
10:05 a.m. – Listening to Dhamma talk
11:15 a.m. – Offering lunch to Venerable U Sanda and/or members of Sangha
11:20 a.m. – Lunch to well-wishers and attendees.

You can also take some wholesome merit (Kuso) by laying the tables and chairs for all attendees and well-wishers before the event, taking them down and doing clean-up after the event.

There will be more parking spots available inside the next door compound on the 108th Ave.

We are going to celebrate the Myanmar New Year with Dhamma talk on Sunday April 17, 2022 at the temple. Even though most of the restrictions on gathering indoors regarding the COVID-19 have been lifted, we encourage you to wear face marks as much as if possible for the safety of yourselves and others as a pre-cautionary measure. We hope every attendee has been vaccinated, too.

Dr. Tun Zan Maung, Daw Khin Khin Oo and family will generously donate lunch to all attendees.

You and your loved ones are cordially invited to the event.

The event agenda is the following:
Place:   Manawmaya Theravada Buddhist Society (MTBS)
13260 108th Ave Surrey BC
(604) 951-9054

Time:
10:00 a.m. –  Taking five precepts,
10:05 a.m. –  Listening to Dhamma talk,
11:15 a.m. –  Offering lunch to Venerable U Sanda, and
11:20 a.m. –  Lunch (Mote-hin-gar) to well-wishers.

You can also take some wholesome merit (Kuso) by laying the tables and chairs for all attendees and well-wishers before the event, taking them down and doing clean-up after the event.

There will be more parking spots available inside the next door compound on the 108^th Ave.

We are going to hold the Myanmar New Year celebration and Dhamma talk on April 17, 2022. The event will be sponsored by Dr. Tun Zan Maung and family.
However, we don’t any sponsor for the following events:

1. Buddha Day on May 15, 2022
2. Waso Robe offering on July 10, 2022 and
3. Kathina Robe offering on November 6, 2022. This event can be sponsored by a group of donors who can donate $100 each.

If you are interested, please email to let Ko Dennis know about it at either mtbs.surrey@gmail.com or mtbscanada@gmail.com.

Thanks with loving kindness.
MTBS

We would like to celebrate Kahtina Robe offering event at the temple with six members of the Sangha, including Venerable U Sanda on Sunday, November 7, 2021. Mote Hin Gar (Burmese noodle in fish gravy) for the event will be donated by Dr. Tun Zan Maung, Dr. Khin Khin Oo and family in the fond memorials of their late beloved parents, U Reggie Tun Maung and Daw Mitzi Tun Maung.

We will make sure all attendees are fully COVID-19 vaccinated according to BC and Canada health department guidelines and regulations. You should, therefore, bring the proof of vaccination: paper copy or QR code in your cell phones. We should take up to 50 attendees for the celebration.

Therefore, we need you to RSVP by Sunday, October 31, 2021: who and how many of you will come. You can either email to this address or phoning at the following numbers:

1. Venerable U Sanda at 604-951-9054
2. Dennis Ko at 604-761-0419 or
3. Dr. Tun Zan Maung & Dr. Khin Khin Oo at 604-451-3416.

If you can’t make it to the event, you can still donate by one of the following three methods:

Option 1: Send eTransfer to mtbs.surrey@gmail.com

• Reminder to also send the password for receiving the funds and your name for the tax receipt to mtbs.surrey@gmail.com.
• Please also mention the purpose of the donation (e.g. General donation, Waso Robe, etc.).
• A tax receipt will be emailed to you once the payment has been received.

Option 2: Donation via Canadahelp.org

• Link: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/manawmaya-theravada-buddhist-society/
• This option also allows for monthly contributions and the use of credit cards.
• A tax receipt will be automatically generated and sent to your email.

Option 3: Send money via Paypal to mtbs.surrey@gmail.com

• Please send an email to mtbs.surrey@gmail.com with the purposed for the money with your name for the tax receipt.
• A tax receipt will be emailed to you once the payment has been received.

2021 Aug – MTBS’s Waso robe donor list

As a precautionary measure due to the suspected fourth wave of COVID-19, we would like to cancel the public gathering for the Dhamma Talk and Waso Robe offering of the event on August 15, 2021. Therefore, the Dhamma talk will be postponed until further notice. However, well-wishers and donors can still come and do their donation and take Mote-hin-gar home (as a take-out only) as they wish.

You can still donate by one of the following three methods if you can’t make it to the event.

Option 1: Send eTransfer to mtbs.surrey@gmail.com

• Reminder to also send the password for receiving the funds and your name for the tax receipt to mtbs.surrey@gmail.com.
• Please also mention the purpose of the donation (e.g. General donation, Waso Robe, etc.).
• A tax receipt will be emailed to you once the payment has been received.

Option 2: Donation via Canadahelp.org

• Link: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/manawmaya-theravada-buddhist-society/
• This option also allows for monthly contributions and the use of credit cards.
• A tax receipt will be automatically generated and sent to your email.

Option 3: Send money via Paypal to mtbs.surrey@gmail.com

• Please send an email to mtbs.surrey@gmail.com with the purposed for the money with your name for the tax receipt.
• A tax receipt will be emailed to you once the payment has been received.

Dhamma talk and/or Waso Robe offering “Live” may be broadcasted on our Manawmaya Theravada Buddhist Society’s Facebook account in due course.

This year Kahtina Robe offering ceremony will be held by Venerable U Sanda and at least five other invited members of the Sangha at the temple on November 8, 2020. However, members and public are not welcomed to attend the ceremony due to the exceptional circumstances surrounding the COVID-19. Therefore, there will not be a mass celebration of Kahtina Robe offering ceremony this year.

You and your loved ones can still achieve the wholesome merit by donating cash/cheque, toiletries or other suitable items for the members of the Sangha at the temple by November 8, 2020 morning. Before going to the temple, please kindly phone Venerable U Sanda at 604-951-9054. When you are at the temple, please comply with both BC and Canada health official guidelines that include wearing masks, social/physical distancing requirements, etc.

For the cash donation, you may donate by one of the following methods:

Option 1: Send eTransfer to mtbs.surrey@gmail.com

• Reminder to also send the password for receiving the funds and your name for the tax receipt to mtbs.surrey@gmail.com.
• Please also mention the purpose of the donation (e.g. General donation, Waso Robe, Kahtina Robe offering, Renovation, etc.).
• A tax receipt will be emailed to you once the payment has been received.

Option 2: Donation via Canadahelp.org

• Link: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/manawmaya-theravada-buddhist-society/
• This option also allows for monthly contributions and the use of credit cards.
• A tax receipt will be automatically generated and sent to your email.

Option 3: Send money via Paypal to mtbs.surrey@gmail.com

• Please send an email to mtbs.surrey@gmail.com with the purposed for the money with your name for the tax receipt.
• A tax receipt will be emailed to you once the payment has been received.

If you have any questions, please email mtbs.surrey@gmail.com or call U Dennis at 604-761-0419.

Please be kindly advised that we have gratefully received the following additional donations.

For Waso Robe offering:

Khin Tan Family – $100
Tran Van Truc Family – $500

For Kitchen renovation:

Ko Myo Myint Aung Family – $100
U Tin Aye and Daw Myint Myint Yi Family – $100
Tin Maung Myint and Ni Ni Lwin Family – $100
George Fong and Myintzu Aye – $100
Khin Tan Family – $100
Trang Anh Tuan – $1,000
Tran Van Truc Family – $500

Tran Catherine family have also donated $1,000 to Sangha Hospital in Myanmar.

Sadhu! Sadhu!

As you know, due to exceptional circumstances surrounding the COVID-19, we would not do a mass celebration of Waso Robe offering ceremony this year. As a result, you and your loved ones may lose an opportunity to donate Waso Robes to the Sangha in person. Therefore, MTBS board of directors suggests, not to miss such opportunity (kuso), you and your loved ones do cash donate for the Waso Robe offering either by e-transfer or by cheque if you wish.

For the e-transfer, our email address for the donation is mtbs.surrey@gmail.com. Mailing address for the  cheque donation is MTBS, 13260 108 Ave Surrey, British Columbia V3T 2J6.

However, if you would like to donate in person at the temple, please call Venerable U Sanda at 604-951-9054 before going to the temple. When you are at the temple, please comply with both BC and Canada health officials’ guidelines that include social/physical distancing requirements, etc.

Thank you kindly.

With Metta (loving kindness)

MTBS

You may recall about the renovation at our temple that included kitchen area, wall cabinets and sinks upstairs and downstairs. It started last year and has been completed recently.  We have also incurred some additional costs for the works that include installing LED lights throughout the temple. Therefore, the total cost becomes C$55,812.51. The detailed expenditures and/or invoices are available upon request. In addition, they will be posted on the notice board at the temple as well as they will be given to Venerable U Sanda.

As our temple is the well-wishers’ funded Buddhist society, we need your kind generosity and donation. You may, therefore, donate any amount by e-transfer, cheque or cash if you wish.

If you would like to donate by e-transfer, our email address for the donation is mtbs.surrey@gmail.com.

If you would like to donate by cheque or cash, you should come to the temple and pass your donation to Venerable U Sanda. However, before you come to the temple, please make a phone call to him at 604-951-9054. If he can’t answer the phone call, please kindly leave a message that you are coming. Venerable U Sanda may give you a package of Burmese boiled beans that he makes himself for the well-wishers.

Or, you may mail a cheque donation to MTBS, 13260 108 Ave Surrey, British Columbia V3T 2J6.

We will email you a donation receipt for your donation amount for income tax purposes. Therefore, you need to give us your email address for any method of the donation.

Thank you kindly.

May you be strong and safe!

Kindly and regretfully advised that we are going to cancel Day Retreat on Sunday, April 26, 2020. We will also post-pone other day-retreats and Dhamma events until further notice

Please be kindly and regretfully advised that we are going to postpone the Sunday, April 19, 2020 Myanmar New Year celebration until further notice.

We have no specific donor for this month day-retreat on Sunday, February 23, 2020. Therefore, would you please bring your favorite dish to share with fellow yogi’s to get the wholesome merit?

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This month Dhamma talk will be on Sunday, February 9, 2020.

Please be kindly advised that we have changed this monthly Dhamma talk program. There will be no lunch provided to the attendees. Rather, Daw San Thawda Kyaing and family will donate light refreshment to all right after the Dhamma talk.

The event agenda is the following:

Place:
Manawmaya Theravada Buddhist Society (MTBS)
13260 108th Ave Surrey BC
(604) 951-9054

Time:
1:00 p.m. –  Taking five precepts;
1:05 p.m. –  Listening to Dhamma talk;
2:00 p.m. –  Announcement (if any)
2:05 p.m. –  Refreshment

You can take some wholesome merit (Kuso) by laying the tables and chairs for all attendees and well-wishers before the event, taking them down and doing clean-up after the event.

There will be more parking spots available inside the next door compound on the 108^th Ave.

Please be kindly and regretfully advised that we are going to cancel the Jan 12, 2020 Dhamma talk event as we don’t have a proper sponsor for the event.

We have made a plan for future Dhamma talk events. Should there be no sponsor for an event, MTBS will reimburse all the costs to whoever prepares and cooks lunch for the event attendees. Therefore, we call for an expression of interest (EOI) to be a participant in the plan. When we receive the EOI, we will then let you know the details of the plan.

Once again, we are going to observe Ka-hti-na robe offering ceremony on Sunday, October 20, 2019. You and your loved ones are cordially invited to come and celebrate this auspicious robe offering ceremony.Continue reading →

The Lord Buddha says “To hear Dhamma at an appropriate time” is one of the 38 supreme blessings. We, therefore, invite you and your loved ones to come and hear the Dhamma talk on Sunday, September 15, 2019 at the temple.Continue reading →

Venerable U Sanda would like to have a special event in the memories of his late beloved parents and teachers with his great gratitude on Sunday, September 1, 2019.

He will graciously and generously donate lunch to all attendees with deep fried organic Opo (squash) and Mote-hin-gar (Rice noodle in hot fish soup). in the memories of late beloved parents and teachers.

You and your loved ones as well as people from all walks of life (regardless of religious belief and background) are cordially invited to this free event.

The event will be held at:

Place: Manawmaya Theravada Buddhist Society (MTBS)
13260 108th Ave Surrey BC
(604) 951-9054

Time:

• 11:00 a.m. –   Offering lunch to resident Venerable U Sanda;
• 11:05 a.m. –   Offering Mote-hin-gar (Noodle in hot fish soup) as well as Deep Fried Opo to all attendees;

There are many opportunities for you to get wholesome merit (Kuso):

1. by helping cooking volunteers one day before and/or
2. by laying the tables and chairs for all attendees and well-wishers one day before the event, taking them down and doing clean-up after the event.

There will be more parking spots available inside the next door compound on the 108^th Ave.

Our first food fair for 2019 is on Sunday, August 11, 2019 as follows:

Please note that all proceeds from the food fair will go to Thiri Mingalar monastery in Myanmar.

You and your loved ones are cordially invited to participate as a vendor and/or a customer and have a taste of Myanmar in a fun and friendly atmosphere. In addition, your donation of food, labour, time and money will go all the way to nirvana (Nibbana).Continue reading →

You and your loved ones are cordially invited to observe  (Waso) robes offering to the Sangha for Vassa (Rain Retreat) event on Sunday, July 21, 2019 at MTBS Monastery. Ko Phone Tint & Ma Aung May Myat will graciously and generously donate lunch to all attendees.Continue reading →

Please be kindly advised that our Myanmar (Burmese) food fair at our temple has been changed to Sunday, August 11, 2019 due to the Waso Robe offering event, held by Burmese Buddhist Society in Richmond on July 14, 2019.

Date: August 11, 2019

Place: MTBS
13260 108th Ave Surrey BC
(604) 951-9054

Time: 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

So far, we have the following food items to be sold at the fair.

1. Chin Baung Gyaw (Cooked sour leaves); Pe Pyoak (Steamed bean), Nge-pi-kyaw (Burmese Ba-la-chong), and Pe Poak Kyaw (Deep fried Shan bean), Fish sauce with tomato, Steamed sweet rice by Daw Shwe Sein;
2. Rakhine Kyar Zan Thoke (Rakhine Vermicelli Salad) and Si-Hta-Min (Yellow Glutinous Rice) by Daw Khin Khin Oo.

We are going to have the first Burmese (Myanmar) Food Fair for this year on Sunday, July 14, 2019.

Place: MTBS
13260 108th Ave Surrey BC
(604) 951-9054

Time:  10:00 a.m. –  12:30 p.m.

If you would like to participate in the event as a vendor, please kindly let Venerable U Sanda know at (604) 951-9054, or email at mtbscanada@gmail.com what you would sell.

We will celebrate the Vesak Day (Buddha Day) on Sunday, May 12, 2019 at our temple. It is a very important day for all Buddhists around the world because it is the day when the Buddha-to-be was born, the day when the Buddha attained the Buddhahood and the day when the Buddha passed away from the Circle of Rebirth (reached Nibbana).Continue reading →

We are going to celebrate Myanmar New Year, the happiest festival of the year in Myanmar on Sunday, April 21, 2019 with Dhamma.  Dr. Tun Zan Maung, Daw Khin Khin Oo and family will generously donate lunch to all attendeesContinue reading →

Please be kindly informed that we are going to cancel the upcoming Dhamma talk on Sunday, March 17, 2019 as our Venerable U Sanda is out of town.

We, however, will have a day retreat on Sunday, March 31, 2019 as usual. So far, we have no lunch donor and therefore, most likely all yogis bring their favourite dish to share with others.

We are going to have the second Burmese (Myanmar) Food Fair for this year at the MTBS monastery on Sunday, the August 12, 2018.

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We are going to have the second Burmese (Myanmar) Food Fair for this year on Sunday, the August 12, 2018.

Place: MTBS

13260 108th Ave Surrey BC

(604) 951-9054

Time:   10:00 a.m. –  12:30 p.m.

If you would like to participate in the event as a vendor, please kindly call Aunty Nu at (604) 525 6908 or email us at mtbscanada@gmail.com what you would sell.

Thank you kindly

We celebrated the Vesak Day on May 27, 2018 at our temple. It is the day the Buddha-to-be was born, the day the Buddhahood was attained and the day the Buddha passed away from the cycle of rebirth (entered into Nirvana (Nibbana)).

This month Dhamma talk event donors are Ko Blake Lee, Ma San Mya Soe, and family on Sunday, January 14, 2018.

As our venerable U Sanda is away, there will be no formal Dhamma talk. However there will be an informal Dhamma discussion as our donors’ requests. Therefore, please come prepare to share some Buddha’s Dhamma teachings with us for our daily life ONLY IF you’d wish. Continue reading →

On Monday, January 1, 2018, Dr. Khin Khin Oo, Dr. Tun Zan Maung and family will donate lunch to all attendees in the memories of their late mother, Dr. Daw Nan Oo who passed away last year . You and your loved ones are cordially invited to the event.Continue reading →