You and your family, as well as everyone in our society, are cordially invited to join the Kahtina Robe Offering Ceremony on Sunday, October 19, 2025, at Surrey Monastery (MTBS). Kahtina robes will be donated to the six members of the Sangha, including Venerable Sayadaw U Sanda, on that day.  Two nuns will also witness the Kahtina Ceremony.

MTBS would also like to invite everyone who wants to be a donor in this event by donating $100 per family to cook food (Mont Hin Khar) and to purchase offerings for the Sangha on that day. Well-wishers could donate robe(s) for $50 per robe.  If you wish to donate $100 and/or some Kahtina robes, please e-transfer  to mtbs.surrey@gmail.com

The event will be held at:
Place:
Manawmaya Theravada Buddhist Society (MTBS)
13260 108th Ave Surrey, BC
(604) 951-9054

Date:
October 19, 2025, Sunday

Time:
10 a.m – Dhamma Talk & Offering Kahtina robes
11 a.m – Offering lunch to members of the Sangha
11:05 a.m – Offering Mont Hnin Khar to all attendees

There are many opportunities for you to get wholesome merit (Kuso) 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 compound next door on 108th Ave.

MTBS hosted a food fair on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
Well-wishers have kindly purchased the foods, and vendors/donors raised a total of $ 6,941 for MTBS.
Please see the attached files to get the merit by saying “Sadhu! Sadhu! Sadhu!”.
2025 FoodFairDonationReport

We are going to have the Summer Food Fair on Sunday, August 10, 2025, between 11 am to 1 pm, at the MTBS (Surrey Monastery).

Place: MTBS – 13260 108th Ave, Surrey, BC

Date: August 10, 2025(Sunday)

Time: 11 a.m to 1 p.m.

You and your loved ones are cordially invited to participate as a vendor and/or a customer. Please 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)

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

More Burmese foods, not listed above, will also be available at the food fair.  Please come and check them out!

We are still welcoming more vendors who want to participate. Please call or text either Ma Thaw @ 604 802 8651 or Myint Myint Aye @ 778 242 7455 to let them know what you would like to sell on that day.

Hope to see you all.

Waso Donation Report 2025

A SPECIAL DONATION:
MTBS would like to thank (U Tin Tun), Daw San San and family, who donated new fridges and a new stove ($10,000) to be used at the monastery. Also, MTBS would like to share the merit of this donation with everyone in our society.

The 2025 MTBS Fun Food Fair will take place on Sunday, August 10, 2025, between 10 AM to 2 PM at the monastery. Whoever like to be a vendor please inform Ma Thaw 604 802 8651 and Myint Myint Aye 778 242 7455.

MTBS is going to have the Waso Robe Offering Ceremony on Sunday July 13, 2025 at the MTBS monastery.

Sayadaw U Sanda will generously donate Mont-Hnin-Khar 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) Monastery

13260 108th Ave Surrey BC

(604) 951-9054

Date: Sunday July 13, 2025

Time:  
10:00 a.m. –  Taking five precepts,
10:05 a.m. –  Listening to Dhamma talk,           
11:05a.m. –  Offering lunch to Venerable U Sanda, and
11:05 a.m. –  Mont-Hnin-Khar Lunch to all attendees 

You can also take some wholesome merit (Kuso) by laying the tables and chairs for all attendees and well-wishers before the event and 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.

Kason Donation

We are going to celebrate the Buddha (Vesak) day with Dhamma talk on Sunday May 25, 2025 at the MTBS temple. 

Daw San Thawda Kyaing ( Ma Thaw) and family will generously donate lunch to Sayadaw U Sanda and 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 May 25, 2025

Time:

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

Myanmar Earthquake Relief Donation

We are going to celebrate the Myanmar New Year with a Dhamma talk on Sunday, April 20, 2025, at the MTBS temple.  We are seeking volunteers to prepare Mote-hin-gar for the event on Saturday, April 12, 2025, from 10 am to 2 pm .  Please show up at the monastery on April 12, 2025, around 10 am if you are able to volunteer.  Lunch will be provided for volunteers on that day.

Ingyin and friends will generously donate (Mote-hin-gar) lunch to all attendees on April 20, 2025.

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

11:20 a.m. –  Lunch (Mote-hin-gar) to well-wishers.

SPECIAL DONATION: All donations collected at this event will be re-donated to rebuild religious buildings affected by the recent devastating earthquake in Myanmar.  You can also submit donations via e-transfer, by sending them to mtbs.surrey@gmail.com. Please submit your full name for the donation receipt if you make an e-transfer.

Please see the attached Dhamma events calendar for 2025.  You can visit the MTBS website http://www.mtbscanada.org and Facebook  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.

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The Venerable Sayadaw will be accompanied by the Ven U Pyinyacekka as last year.

The venue will be at The Executive Suites and Inn.

Please indicate if you’re attending all three days or which day you’re attending.  You can still come if you didn’t indicate the day.

Come early as parking is limited.  The first 15 cars will get free parking for the day but you have to register at the reception.  If you leave early please remove your name so others can park.

For those coming on public transport, the nearest Skytrain station is Gilmore Station on the Millennium Line.  The next one is Brentwood Town Centre Station.

If you wish, you can bring dishes for Monks breakfast and lunch.  Breakfast is at 5:30am and lunch at 10:30am.

Lunch for Yogees is on your own.  We will inform you if this changes.  Strictly no outside food is allowed  inside the meditation hall and if you bring your own food you have to consume outside the hotel.  There are restaurants close by the hotel, Tim Hortons, Cactus Club and Whitespot.  The Amazing Brentwood Mall is a block away.

Sayadaw’s sermons will be broadcasted live on You Tube and Facebook.

Please bring your own cushions and/or blankets to make yourself as comfortable as possible for a long day of meditation.  It is a carpeted floor.  There will be a row of chairs at the back of the room for those who can’t sit on the floor for long periods.

Have a very pleasant meditation.