What is Dana?
Dana means generosity - selfless giving that does not expect anything in return. Giving dana to this sangha (community) supporting their actions and enabling them to live a monastic life. All donations will be used to fulfill the four requisites of: 1) Shelter 2) Food 3) Medicine 4) Clothing, required for spiritual practice. Mahapajapati Foundation is a California religious nonprofit corporation that has been established to support these bhikkunis sangha (women monastics).
Items to donate.
All Items that provide the requisites are welcome.
Alms Rounds.
In the time of the Buddha the villages directly participated in feeding the monastics by what where known as Alms Rounds. The monastics would walk through a village before noon carrying a bowl in which the villagers, out of the generosity of their hearts would place food into. This tradition is still followed in Buddhist countries. It is our intention to organize and continue this tradition in the vicinity of the monastery.