Theravada Buddhist Council of Malaysia
Announcing New TBCM MAP: Venerable Dr. Dhammapala Mahāthero
We are honoured to welcome Ven. Dr. Dhammapala Mahāthero as one of the Members of TBCM’s Monastic Advisory Panel.
'On Sri Lankan Monastic Titles'
‘ … Presently, neither Malaysia nor Singapore has a national organisation comprising all local Buddhist monks. Therefore, there has never been any consensus for a monk to be appointed or elected as the “Head of the Monastic Community in Malaysia and Singapore”.