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Good news for all exam candidates!
Here’s some good news for those who are going to sit for exams, be it the PMR, SPM, UEC, O-Levels, A-Levels, STPM or any professional examinations for that matter – Kechara House is holding an Examination Puja!
Buddhist Children’s Baptismal May 2013
In conjunction with this year’s Wesak Day Celebration, Kechara House held a Children’s Baptismal on Sunday 26th May. The Gompa [...]
Wesak Day at Kechara House
Wesak Day is one of the most important events for Buddhists as it is the day that commemorates the birth, [...]
Kechara’s Wesak Fair 2013
Whilst most Malaysians probably spent the weekend grocery shopping or in malls, those who attended Kechara’s Wesak Fair definitely saved [...]
Freeing animals on Wesak Day
In conjunction with Wesak celebrations 2013, a group of 50 members and friends of Kechara headed out to Kepong Metropolitan [...]
Celebrating Wesak Day 2013
Kechara will be celebrating Wesak Day 2013 starting with Wesak Day Prayers on Fri 24th May, Wesak Fair on Sat [...]
Walk the Talk supports Kechara
Multi Mutual Resources (MMR) will be presenting Walk the Talk 3.0, a series of motivational talks in Chinese. This is [...]
Make your Sunday a fulfilling and fruitful one!
On Sunday 7th April, we started our new improved Dharma education programme! The classes featured an all-new syllabus which has [...]
Remember kindness of departed loved ones…
On the 1st and 2nd April 2013, Kechara commemorated Qing Ming Remembrance Day with Setrap Pujas in English and Chinese. [...]
Let’s feel our body, know our self better….
Kechara staff were given the rare opportunity to participate in the Feldenkrais Method – Awareness Through Movement classes. The classes [...]
Qing Ming Remembrance Day
What better way to repay the kindness of your dearly departed loved ones than dedicating merits generated from Setrap’s Puja [...]
New Intake of Dharma Class Opens for Enrolment!
Kechara’s 2013 Dharma Classes are now open for enrolment! We are introducing a new syllabus for both adults and children, [...]
Kechara’s Marriage Registration Services
Kechara has been granted the marriage registrar license by the Jabatan Pendaftaran Negara (JPN) and we are pleased to offer [...]
Chinese New Year Grand Prayers: Well-Attended!
Kechara held our annual Chinese New Year Grand Prayers, in Chinese and English respectively. Both days were well-attended by members [...]
Chinese New Year Grand Prayers
Kechara will be ushering in the Lunar New Year of the Snake with an abundance of prosperity and happiness! We [...]
Sunday Recycling Day
Kechara Earth Project is having our usual monthly recycling activity this coming Sunday at the SunwayMas field, to bring green [...]
Joyful T-Shirt Crafting in Ipoh
Our last community service project of 2012 was in partnership with Joyful Home, Ipoh on 29th Dec 2012. Local designer, [...]
I do on 12-12-12
12 December 2012 was an interesting day because it was 12-12-12! Such a coincidence only happens once a millennia and [...]
A Day of Light
On 8 Dec 2012, over 175 people gathered in Kechara’s Gompa to celebrate Lama Tsongkhapa Day – also known as [...]
A Day Filled with Light
Over 175 people gathered in Kechara House to celebrate Lama Tsongkhapa Day. Also known as the Butter Lamp Festival, this [...]
Celebrating Lama Tsongkhapa Day
Lama Tsongkhapa Day commemorates Lama Tsongkhapa’s attainment of enlightenment. It is also known as the Butter Lamp Festival and falls [...]
Tying the Eternal Knot
Kechara recently hosted its inaugural Registrar of Marriage service to Mr Edison Low and Miss Charmaine Chan. To commit to [...]
In Memory of Tamendran Raj
Tamendran Raj was just 13 years old when he passed away, leaving his loving parents and family in distraught.His condition [...]
Shoe Factory Visit with Joyful Home & Volunteers
Kechara organised a visit to a shoe factory, Smart Spider Sdn. Bhd. in Ipoh together with Joyful Home and volunteers. [...]
Rinpoche’s 47th birthday
Three new pastors and 58 new refuge takers commemorated His Eminence Tsem Rinpoche’s 47th birthday. The Gompa was filled to [...]
Happy to Bless
Fortunately, there are also some light hearted moments in the pastors’ daily affairs, and one such example is Pastor Chia’s [...]
H.E.Tsem Rinpoche’s Birthday Celebrations
This coming October is a very special day for all Kecharians, as on the 24th of this month, H.E. Tsem [...]
An Evening With Rinpoche
Rinpoche spoke about Kechara’s up-coming event on coming 24th October in Kechara House – Kechara’s 2nd Pastorship Ordination in conjunction [...]
Offering of Body, Speech & Mind to H.E.Tsem Rinpoche
Merits can be collected in many ways but one of the fastest and most excellent ways is to make offerings [...]
Pastors In Action: Peace of Mind
As Pastor Yek Yee left the columbarium after the procession, a light shower of rain fell. It was an auspicious [...]
Oriental Daily: Understand The Other World
Kechara Pastor Kok Yek Yee, on the occasion of the Hungry Ghost Festival, was interviewed by Malaysian Chinese daily Oriental [...]
Promoting the Practice of Filial Piety During the 7th Month
Recently, Red Tomato, a free distributed Chinese weekly, interviewed Pastor Chia Song Peng from Kechara House Buddhist Association Malaysia on [...]
When We Understand, There is Nothing to Fear
According to Chinese folklore, there is an event called the Ghost Festival that happens every year during the 7th lunar [...]
Pastor Chia: Make Offerings to the Three Jewels with a Charitable Heart
In conjunction with the seventh month of the Chinese lunar calendar, Sin Chew Daily’s Supplementary editorial organized a public forum [...]
Dine for Children’s Education!
It was good news to many as Kechara organized Malaysia’s 1st ever vegetarian brunch/dinner buffet with more than 100 varieties [...]
Manjushri Examination Prayer for wisdom
For the benefit of students who will be taking their examinations soon, Kechara recently organized a Manjushri Examination Puja to [...]
Paint Our Love Here in Joyful Home
We paint our love and care here on Joyful Home’s wall! On Saturday, Kechara Ipoh Study Group gave Joyful Home [...]
Fly across the oceans, here we come…
H.E. Tsem Tulku Rinpoche’s teachings spread far and wide! From United Kingdom to China, two young men inspired by Rinpoche’s [...]
2012 Ullambana Setrap Prayer
Kechara held its 2012 Ullambana Setrap Prayer on the 20th and 21st August, in conjunction with the 7th month Hungry [...]
Ullambana Setrap Prayer – The Best Gift for the Departed
Every year, we conduct a special Setrap Prayer in honour of the dearly departed and dedicate the merits generated therefrom [...]
Our First Migtsema Retreat!
Earlier this June, 14 Kecharians had the wish to do something more for their spiritual growth and as an expression [...]
June Lamrim Retreat 2012 Update
Our June Lamrim Retreat was conducted from 11 to 16 June 2012, registering 120 participants. This is a slight drop [...]
Kechara (Ipoh) revisits Joyful Home!
Time really flies by without us noticing it. Joyful Home has since moved to a new place and on 26 [...]
Celebrating Peace: Happy Birthday to H.H. Dalai Lama
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama’s birthday falls on Friday 6 July this year! Kechara will be celebrating this auspicious [...]
KSJC is moving to a bigger place!
Kechara (Johor) previously known as Kechara Southern Jewel Chapel (KSJC), first opened its chapel doors to the public in middle [...]
Kechara officially opens its first activity centre in Kuantan!
We are pleased to announce that the Kuantan study group reached another milestone on 10 June 2012 by relocating to [...]
Why I Gave Kechara a Funky Camera
Recently, Kechara received a very generous and heartfelt gift from a pair of young siblings, Kwan Wan Hong and Kwan [...]
Why I Kicked the Meat Habit
On 23 May 2012, 8 Kechara members put compassion into action by taking vegetarian vows. This means that they will [...]
Our May Altar Competition Winners are…..
Congratulations to our May winner, Jessica Stepushyn, for her photograph that speaks of the idea that less is more… As [...]
Lamrim Recitation Retreat: Done for May, Next Up: June!
We concluded our May Lamrim Recitation Retreat on 12 May 2012, and registered a total of 137 participants! Thank you to [...]
We Love Our Planet, Hug Trees!
On 26th May 2012, Kechara (Ipoh) organized a trip to Gaharu Tea Valley, Gopeng to create awareness to preserve our [...]
Kechara’s 2nd Baby Blessing Ceremony!
The Children’s Baptismal Ceremony is a special addition to Kechara. The first was held in 2011. This year, the prayers [...]
Taking Refuge… The First Step
In celebration of Shakyamuni Buddha turning the Dharma wheel in this aeon, 93 Kecharians took refuge on this auspicious Wesak [...]
Esquire Features Rinpoche!
Our avant-garde spiritual leader, H.E.Tsem Tulku Rinpoche was interviewed by the international magazine Esquire and the feature was published in [...]
How To Repay Our Mothers’ Kindness?
How do you celebrate Mother’s Day? Buying flowers, a fancy cake, card and gift for her? Have dinner with her? [...]
A Fun Filled Sunny Celebration of Wesak 2012
This year on Saturday the 28th April 2012, after much preparation and anticipation, Kechara’s Wesak Fair has finally arrived! The [...]
April Orientation Day
In conjunction with Wesak Day, Kechara held an Orientation Day to welcome our newcomers. The Orientation Day programme introduced newbies [...]
Mark This Down on Your Calendar: 5 May 2012
Wesak Day is the day which Buddha Shakyamuni took rebirth, gained enlightenment and passed into paranirvana. Kechara is celebrating this [...]
Our First Tsongkhapa Retreat for 2012!
Our Spiritual Guide, H.E. Tsem Tulku Rinpoche, had previously advised that all study groups should do a Lama Tsongkhapa Retreat [...]
Kechara’s First Vehicle Blessing Session
Kechara held its first car blessing session on a sunny Sunday 8th April 2012, with Pastor Susan conducting the blessing [...]
Here are the April Winners for the Snap Pray Love Competition!
Congratulations to our blessed April winner, Saw Seng Aun! His photo of his personal shrine has gained the votes of [...]
We Are Having Another Orientation Day!
!n conjunction with the 2012 Wesak Fair celebrations, Kechara will be having an Orientation Day activity this coming Saturday to [...]
The Joy of Sharing
In conjunction with Wesak, Kechara held a roadshow at Sunway Pyramid Shopping Centre, themed “The Joy of Sharing“, from 20 [...]
Kechara Wesak Day Celebrations 2012
Another year has passed and it is the time of the year where we take some time off for a [...]
Give Your Child The Best Gift This Wesak
On the 5th of May 2012, in conjunction with Wesak Day, our Kechara Pastors will be conducting a baby baptismal [...]
Celebrate the Joy of Sharing this Wesak!
In conjunction with Wesak 2012, Kechara will be bringing you a fun-filled weekend event themed “The Joy of Sharing” in [...]
They Started Their First Step of The Path…
On Saturday 7 April 2012, Kechara conducted its first Refuge Briefing Class for 2012 with 45 aspiring and sincere dharma [...]
A Tale about Kechara
That time is now. The time for change. To fight for what is right. Show people you care. Leave your [...]
Refuge Briefing Class: First Step to Freedom!
Kechara House will be conducting a refuge briefing class for those who wish to have a better understanding of the [...]
The Winners – The Cranberries KL Concert
Tsem Rinpoche’s Paranormal Zone is happy to announce the winners of The Cranberries Live in KL Concert! Who are the [...]
Snap, Pray, Love Competition: March Prize Winner!
Congratulations to our lucky March winner, Jerome Raphalen!
Baby Blessing Opens for Registration!
Kechara Baby Blessing for children from age 0 to 14 is now open for registration. The Baby Blessing Ceremony will [...]
A Tropical Forest Trip
The trip was lots of fun and very educational as the guide, Mr Anuar provided us with a lot of [...]
Planting the Seeds of Love in Skudai
Kechara Southern Jewel Chapel (KSJC) liberated 100 kilograms of fish in Sungai Skudai last 26 February. They bought the fishes [...]
Be Inspired, Be Blessed Every Sunday!
Start your whole new week with positive and inspiring energy every Sunday! We pray together, learn from each other, and [...]
