丹绒马林佛教会前身为“佛学会”。1965年竺摩长老开始在丹绒马林讲经弘法，落成了佛宝林。当时为了凝聚本区在家居士学习佛法，承蒙恩师竺摩长老授意，由释继深法师带领下，于1982年正式成立佛学会，戴纪生居士成为佛学会主席。开始了凝聚在家人来到寺院学习佛法。
1992年，法师们鼓励佛学会正式向政府注册，并命名为“丹绒马林佛教会”。当时首任主席为颜锦晋居士。随后，1995年由萧胜云居士成为本会第二任主席。
1998年因佛宝林重建，加上许多青年都到外地工作，组织上的活动渐渐开始缓慢下来。佛教会的活动停办了几年后，于2004年又重见曙光。几位来自苏丹依德理斯教育大学（UPSI）的大学生发现佛教会缺乏青年，发心凝聚这些力量，把年轻人凝聚回佛教会。同年年尾，召集了旧有佛学班前辈加上一些新老师，一起开会讨论重新成立佛学班。2005年，佛学班成功复办并命名为“慈心园佛学班”，当时学生人数接近100人。
佛教会的成立主要还是以弘扬佛法，鼓励大家学习佛法，以提升良好的道德品行。八十年代开始，在继和法师带领下，曾多次和佛宝林举办卫塞花车游行。这活动已成为当地每一年卫塞节的特色。
2012年，佛教会成立近21年一直都在佛宝林借用场地，理事们为了接引更多人，需要有固定的空间继续发展会务，开始了第一次筹募会所基金晚宴。当晚的晚宴在丹绒马林创下了首个成功举办千人宴的记录。
几年努力下来，在2015年末，理事们和檀香寺住持暨国际佛教大学创办人唯悟法师见面，因缘巧合下，法师得知本会有意找会所，慈悲答应将一间双层排屋借给佛教会继续发展会务。2016年，佛教会暂时有了自己的固定会所，在2016年尾已经可以正式启用。
这一个善念的牵动延续至今。佛教会开始有了朝气，复办了佛学班，开始培育青少年。新一代的青少年对佛教完全没有概念。佛学班老师了解卫塞节庆典需要大量义工帮忙，借此机会鼓励中学生前来当义工，同时开始提供培训平台。几年后，有了一批对佛学产生兴趣的青少年，开始筹备青少年生活营，以便接引更多中学生。为了让中学生有更多的平台学习，随后也开始举办儿童佛学生活营。这两个生活营也让佛教会和当地居民结下了不少的善缘。
儿童和青少年的教育推动开始上了轨道。佛教会的发展，开始着重于佛教社区化。有了新会所可以举办更多元的活动，以让更多本区的居民受惠，学习佛法，净化内心。
Buddhist Society Tanjong Malim, formerly known as the Tanjong Malim Buddhist Society was initiated in 1965, when the late Ven. Chuk Mor decided to propagate Dharma to the lay people in the Tanjong Malim area. It started with the creation of F**k Pau Lin Vihara(佛宝林). Its objective was to attract lay people of the area to learn Buddhism. The Buddhist Society was formally established in 1982 under the leadership of Ven. Dai Ji Sheng became the Chairman of the Buddhist Society, and people from all strata of society came together to learn Buddhism. In 1992, the Buddhist Society was officially registered with the government and it was renamed as Buddhist Society Tanjong Malim. Siow Jin Jing was elected as the first President and he was replaced by Bro. Siew Sin Yoon in 1995 as the second President. In 1998, F**k Pau Lin Vihara was reconstructed, and many young people have gone to work in the big cities. The Buddhist Society has thus experienced a slow-down for few years. However, its shine never disappeared. It was rejuvenated when a few undergraduates from Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) decided to reactivate this cohesive force and bring back the youths. At the end of 2004, they gathered few seniors, together with new teachers, convened a meeting to discuss the revival of Dharma classes. Finally, in 2005, the Dharma classes were successfully re-established and named as Metta Dharma class. The number of students were around 100 people. The main purpose of establishing the Buddhist Society was to propagate Dharma, by encouraging the public from all levels to learn the Dharma in order to improve their behavior and morality. In the 1980s, the Buddhist Society cooperated with F**k Pau Lin Vihara, and started to organise Wesak Day Procession for few years, under the leadership of Ven. Ji He. This event has become the mainstay of every Wesak Day for the locals. In 2012, the Buddhist Society was still renting space from F**k Pau Lin Vihara after its establishment 21 years ago. The committees realised that they needed a permanent place to attract more people and to continuously develop the association and its activities. Consequently, a fund raising dinner was held for the first time, and it successfully achieved the record of having thousand people feast in Tanjong Malim for the first time ever. After few years of effort, the committee met with Ven. Wei Wu, the founder of the International Buddhist College at the end of 2015. Coincidentally, Ven. Wei Wu knew that Buddhist Society was looking for an office space. Ven. Wei Wu was very kind hearted and promised to let a double storey house to the Society. Henceforth, the Buddhist Society has a temporary base and officially operative by year end 2016. The good deeds continue until today, the Buddhist Society has regained its vitality through reviving the Dharma class and started training the adolescent. The new generation of youths was Dharma ignorant. The teachers took this opportunity to encourage the students to take part in the Wesak Day Procession which serves as a training platform for the young people. Few years later, a group of students who were interested in Dharma started to organise camps to attract more students. Later, a Buddhist children life camp was held. The two camps have attracted much good affinity and ties between the association and the local residents. The focus on education for children and youths is now finally on track. The development of the Buddhist Society started to focus on the community. With acquisition of new building, more activities and programmes could be carried out to benefit the public.
