马来西亚和新加坡首席上座,达摩难陀长老于公元2006年8月31日,中午12时42分在马来西亚梳邦医疗中心圆寂,享年87岁。
長老將其一生奉獻給世界各地的佛教事業﹐眾生的安樂和世界的和平。此外﹐長老也是很多不同傳承宗派的佛法和精神導師。
希望諸位依照各自傳承的傳統追思長老﹐祝愿長老安樂﹗敬請轉告各地佛友﹐謝謝﹗
Funeral arrangements for the late Venerable Dr K Sri Dhammananda has been finalised as follows:
1st September (Friday)
7 to 8 pm: Chanting by Mahayana monks/groups 大乘佛教誦經
8 to 9 pm: Chanting by Vajrayana monks/groups 金剛乘佛教誦經
9 to 10 pm:Chanting by Theravada Thai monks 泰國系南傳佛教誦經
10 to 11pm:Chanting by Theravada Burmese monks 緬甸系南傳佛教誦經
11 pm to next day 7pm: Chanting by various Theravada monks 南傳佛教僧團誦經
2nd September (Saturday)
7 to 8 pm: Chanting by Mahayana monks/groups
8 to 9 pm: Chanting by Vajrayana monks/groups
9 to 10 pm: Chanting by Theravada Thai monks
10 to 11pm:Chanting by Theravada Burmese monks
11 pm to next day 7am: Chanting by various Theravada monks
3rd September (Sunday)
7 to 8 am: Chanting by Mahayana monks/groups
8 to 9 am: Chanting by Vajrayana monks/groups
9 to 10 am:Chanting by Theravada Thai and Burmese monks
11 am: Monks Dana at Buddhist Maha Vihara 供僧
1 pm: Eulogy Ceremony 追思和贊頌長老的貢獻
3 pm: Cortege leaving Buddhist Maha Vihara for Nirvana Memorial, Semenyih
5 to 9 pm: Cremation ceremony at Nirvana Memorial