Dāna

The offering of dāna is an opportunity to practise generosity and support the monastic community. You may offer a meal in person at the temple, sponsor a meal from a distance, or contribute towards provisions and other requisites.

There are currently four monastics and one lay worker residing at the temple.

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In-Person Meal Offering

An in-person meal offering is when a donor prepares and offers a cooked meal by visiting the temple.

Before the monastics partake of the meal, the offering is formally made and the traditional sharing of merits and blessings takes place. In this way, offering dāna is not simply the giving of food, but an opportunity to cultivate generosity, wholesome kamma and the sharing of merit with others.

For the health and well-being of the monastics, we kindly ask that meals be prepared with the following in mind:

• Please use only a small amount or no oil.

• Please do not prepare badun (Deep Fried).

• Please use spices moderately.

• Curries prepared with coconut milk are preferable to those cooked with vegetable oil.

• Please do not include fish or meat.

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Online Meal Offering

For those who live at a distance or overseas, or whose schedules do not allow them to prepare and bring a meal on a particular day, dāna may also be offered online.

The donor selects an available date and makes a financial offering towards the preparation of the cooked meal. Before the monastics partake of the meal, the traditional sharing of merits and blessings is conducted for the donor.

Distance, therefore, need not prevent someone from participating in the practice of dāna.

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Dāna Offering Options

Main Meal Dāna
Sponsor the main meal for the monastic community on a selected day.

Full-Day Dāna
Sponsor both meals offered during the day.

Provisions and Pirikara
Offer support towards provisions for the temple and pirikara (requisites) for the monastic community.

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Request a Dāna Date

Please select the type of offering you would like to make and request an available date. Once your request has been received, further information regarding the offering can be provided.

Request a Date for Dāna now