Dana Citta 

Buddhist Society

喜舍佛学会

DHARMA BLISS - the following are the sutras that we have printed for Buddhist communities in the region who do not have the financial means to do so.  We would like to thank our supporters for their generosity all these years.

 

Name of Sutra	Language and Copies Printed	Date Printed	Countries Circulated
Repentance Sutra of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva and Repentance Sutra of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva	Mandarin with Hanyu Pinyin   2,000 copies	Jan 2005	Singapore; Surabaya (Indonesia)
Foundation in Buddhism	Cambodian   1,000 copies	Mar 2005	Cambodia, through Ven Chhun Sovann of Wat Takhmau
Puja & Paritta	Pali with English and Mandarin translation   1,200 copies	Apr 2005	Malaysia and New Zealand, through Venerable B. Saranankara Thero of Sri Lanka Buddhist Temple, Malaysia
Questions & Answers On Buddhist Doctrine	Burmese with English translation    5,000 copies	May 2005	Myanmar through Venerable Badanda Ra Zin Da Biwan Tha from Thirimanta Sankyaung
Tripitaka – Pali Canon	Thai   12 sets	Jul 2005	Thailand through Venerable Phrakhru Santi Dhammapitak
Sutra Handbook for Buddhist Monastics	Thai   6,000 copies	Jul 2005	Thailand through Venerable Phrachavalit Limpraprutkul from Wat Baromnivas
Repentance Sutra of Emperor Liang	Mandarin	Oct 2005	China, Fukien Province through Venerable Ming Lang
Tripitaka – Pali Canon	Mandarin   1 set	Oct 2005	Surabaya, Indonesia, through Venerable Budhi
Teaching & Training - a concise introduction to Venerable Sayadaw’s teachings	English   1,000 copies	Nov 2005	Myanmar, Singapore
Buddhist Chanting for Sri Lankan temples	Sinhalese/ Pali   10,000 copies   Reprint: 5,000 copies	Dec 2005           Reprint in Jan 2006	Sri Lanka, through Venerable B. Saranankara Thero of Sri Lanka Buddhist Temple, Malaysia
Sutra Handbook for Students	Thai   40,000 copies	Jul 2006	Thailand through Venerable Phrachavalit Limpraprutkul from Wat Baromnivas
Puja Book (Mangala Sutta, Metta Sutta, Dhammacakka Pavattana Sutta)	English, Pali & Burmese 4,000 copies	Nov 2006	Sayadaw Ven Khemacara
Lotus Sutra	Vietnamese   1,000 copies	Apr 2008	Vietnam through Venerable Xin Yong
Buddhist Sutra Handbook	Vietnamese   4,500 copies	Apr 2008	Vietnam through Venerable Xin Yong
Sutra on the Fundamental Vows of Ksitigarbha	Vietnamese   1,000 copies	Sep 2008	Vietnam through Venerable Xin Yong
Sutra on the Master of Healing	Vietnamese   1,000 copies	Sep 2008	Vietnam through Venerable Xin Yong
Tripitaka	Bhutanese   1 set	Feb 2010	Bhutan through Kenpo Tashi
Tripitaka for the Taklung Kagyu Lineage	Tibetan   4 sets	Apr 2010	Qinghai (China) through Khen Rinpoche Drodul
Sutra Handbook For Daily Recitation By Monastics In Laos	Laotian   2,680 copies	Jan 2011	Laos through Venerable Phrachavalit Limpraprutkul from Wat Baromnivas

 

        

Dana4Sangha:  The main objective is to promote the practice of "dana" to the Sangha community, especially in less well-off countries where there is a genuine need for funds to support the Sangha's basic needs. Funds raised from well-wishers and supporters are offered to the monastic community for their daily expenses, food, clothing and medication.

Date	Country	Size of Monastic Community	Offering	Status
4th Feb 2007	Buriram, Thailand	75	Each Sangha member was offered lunch, robe, pen, keychain, toiletries hamper, angpow of 500 bahts (S$20) and transportation to the venue of the event.	Completed
18th May 2007	Jiu Hua Shan, Anhui Province, China	1,000	A total of 40,000 Renminbi (S$8,000) was handled to the Abbot of Qiyuan Monastery for distribution to 1,000 Sangha members in Jiu Hua Shan	Completed
19th May 2007	Sanchaung Township, Yangon, Myanmar	280	A total of USD 660.00 (S$999.90) was offered to Venerable Daw Zayawadi for dana to the Sangha members in the nunnery	Completed
19th May 2007	Gansu Province, China	38	A total of 23,500 Renminbi (S$4,695.30) was handed to Venerable Dao Dun from Singapore's Hai Inn Monastery. The sum will be distributed to poor Sangha members in Gansu province during Ven Dao Dun's trip to the place in June 2007.	Completed
22nd May 2007	Gansu Province	150	A total of S$1,000.00 was handed to Kunsang Rinpoche for offering to the Sangha members in Mula Monastery during the Vesak period	Completed
28th May 2007	Yangon, Myanmar	1,300	A total of USD 655.00 (S$1,000.80) was handed to Venerable Jagrabhivamsa for rice offering to the Sangha members in Kalaywa Tawya Sarthitaik Monastic Education Centre	Completed
16th Jun 2007	Sri Lanka	5,000	Each novice monk received an exercise book and a pencil for their Dharma education. A project undertaken in conjunction with Venerable Dr Gunaratana from Maha Karuna Buddhist Society.	Completed
1st Mar 2009	Tak Province, Thailand	39	Each Sangha member was offered lunch and an “hongbao” of 500 bahts.	Completed
15th Mar 2011	Myanmar	1,233	Each Sangha member was offered lunch and a hamper of daily necessities	Completed
14th Sep 2012	Jiu Hua Shan, Anhui Province, China	1,500	Each Sangha member was offered lunch, hongbao (RMB200) to buy basic necessities and a thermal T-shirt and pants.	Completed
15th June 2013	Pu Shou Temple, Wutai Shan, China	600	RMB10,000 contributed for the meals of the nuns studying in Pu Shou Temple	Completed
April 2014	Buriram Province, Thailand	-	Construction of six units of kutis for the forest monks in Buriram Province	Completed
March 2016	Kratie Province, Cambodia	150	Each Sangha member was offered lunch, robe, USD10 hongbao and a goodie bag of basic necessities	Completed

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maitri@work - Chiengmai Province, 2014

Located in the Samoeng district of Thailand’s Chiengmai Province, Ban Mae Toh School currently provides education for 300 students, aged between 6 and 14 years old, comprising children from poor families, orphans as well as abandoned kids.  Most of the students reside in the dormitories within the school.

Due to wear and tear, the dining area which the students take their daily meals was in a bad state with  large cracks on the cemented floors as well as roofs which threatened to give way any moment. 

Dana Citta Buddhist Society, together with the estate of the late Sis Pearl Goh, sponsored the repair works for the dining area by laying tiles on the floor and reinforcing the roofs, thereby providing the students with a safer and a more conducive environment.

 

 

 

 

 

Building Shelters of Love ... In Myanmar, the period June to February is the raining season where farmers and adult members of the family go out to work in the fields. Their young children are often left on their own to play in the rain, or are looked after by their older siblings, thus depriving the latter of a chance to go to school for their education. Sometimes, the young children got drowned in the water-gorged canals and drains. Dana Citta Buddhist Society, in collaboration with Taiwan’s Ling Jiou Mountain Buddhist Society that runs a meditation centre in Myanmar, has successfully completed the construction of two childcare centres in the Irrawaddy Delta in Mar 2011. One of them is in Yae Phwu Twin village, and the other is in War Block Thowt village. The original childcare centres were destroyed by Cyclone Nargis in 2008. Each childcare centre can accommodate up to 50 children from the ages 3 to 5, and has a classroom, teachers’ room, pantry and toilet facilities. With the childcare centre, the parents’ minds will be at ease while they work in the fields, while the older children will not be denied of the opportunity to go to school. We would like to thank all sponsors for the construction of the two childcare centres as well as the operating cost of the centres for the first year. Instead of playing in the rain, these children will be provided with basic pre-school education encompassing study and play, as well as two meals a day. 5 teachers and one staff are employed in each childcare centre to take care of the students. .

 

Maitri@work - Myanmar, 2011

Maitri@work - Tak Province, Thailand - 2009

Reaching Out To The Voices of Suffering......

Traveling on foot for four hours to the nearest school, and another four hours back home after school, are daily activities for the children of Tak Province in northern Thailand.  The former dormitory, where the students could stay and return home over the weekends, had weathered the elements and was on the verge of collapse then; and this was one of the main reasons why the parents were unwilling to send their children to school at that time.   As such, the vicious cycle of poverty is likely to continue for yet another generation because for these children, education is the only key to a better tomorrow.

With the support of our well-wishers, DCBS undertook the project to rebuild the dormitory so that the students could continue with their education.  Completed in 2009, the dormitory is 90 square metres large and can accommodate 60 students.  It has two wings, one for female students and one for male students, with its respective toilet facilities and a common water dispenser for drinking water.   Each student is provided with a mattress and a locker for their personal belongings.

DCBS is thankful to the monastery who has donated the land for the dormitory.  On behalf of these children and their parents, we would like to thank our sponsors for your kindness and generous support.

 

 

 

Maitri@work - Chiengmai Province, Thailand, 2008

For their convenience ... 

Temples in Thailand, especially in the rural areas, function as the community centres for the villagers and residents in the vicinity. From cradle to grave, these villagers visit the temples regularly for the social, religious and educational activities organised by the temples.

 Venerable Phraku Pitak Aranna Vatra from Wat Pafang Moo in Chiangmai, Thailand, requested for our assistance to build ten units of public toilets for the convenience of the villagers. The toilets would be built within the temple compound at 4 Tambon Sa Gna Ban Amphur Doi Saket, Chiangmai, Thailand 50220.

Once again, Dana Citta Buddhist Society helped to raise funds for this project. With the blessings of the Triple Gem, our well-wishers sponsored the construction of ten toilets. Work commenced in Feb 2007 and by May 2007, the toilets were ready for use by the villagers. 

Maitri@work - Buriram Province, Thailand - 2007

Library of Peace

It was in August 2005 when we first discussed with Venerable Phrakhru Santi Dhammapitak (Ajahn Phon), abbot of Wat Namlai Monastery, on the feasibility of building a library within the monastery grounds. Wat Namlai Monastery already operates a school within its premise for 500 students up to the academic level of Secondary 3. Having a library by the school will be useful for these students. Besides, the library will certainly benefit the 1,000 families from the surrounding 6 villages.

The funds required to build the library was raised from all our supporters and well-wishers within a period of one year. Venerable Ajahn Phon named the library "Hong Samut Santidhamma - Wat Namlai" which means "Library of Peace - Wat Namlai" in the Thai language. Besides providing access to a wide collection of books and literature, the 2-storey building will also be used to conduct classes on meditation and Dhamma teachings.

The Hong Samut Santidhamma Community Library was officially opened on Sunday 4 Feb 2007. The event was graced by the presence of the Chief Monk of the Buriram Province, the Governor of the Buriram Province, members of the Mahasangha and other distinguished guests.

To commemorate this happy occasion, the villagers turned up in full force at the monastery compound which had been transformed into a big carnival with Thai cultural and musical performances, traditional Thai boxing, games stalls and food fair.

Once again, we would like to thank all our sponsors and supporters for their generous contributions that have made this library project a success.

Maitri@work - The Gift of Clear Vision (2007, 2009, 2011)

I can see now ... 

Once every two years, our optometrist friends would join us to the less-developed countries in South East Asia to conduct refraction exercises for the poor elderly and offer them free prescription glasses.  These humanitarian trips were organsised in conjunction with the opening ceremonies of the educational infrastructures (e.g.  libraries, dormitories and schools) which we have helped to build in the rural villages.

Joy was written on the faces of the elderly when they could see much more clearly with the prescription glasses which they could not afford all along.  We salute our optometrist friends for sacrificing time away from families and businesses in Singapore to be with us in offering the gift of clear vision.

 

Feb 2007 - Tour of Thailand's Buriram Province (in conjunction with the opening ceremony of the community library)

  

 

 

   November 2007 - Pilgrimage to Buddhist holy sites in India and Nepal

  

 

 

   October 2008 - Tour of China's Fujian Province and Chaozhou

 

 

 

   March 2009 - Expedition to Thailand's Tak Province (in conjunction with the opening ceremony of the dormitories)

 

 

 

   April 2010 - Tour of Taiwan's Four Buddhist Mountains

 

 

November 2010 - Tour of Xiamen, Zhao-an, Chaozhou, Wuyishan and Taiwan's Jinmen.  This trip was organised in conjunction with the consecration of Zhang Gong Monastery in Zhao-an.

 

 

 

March 2011 - Tour of Myanmar (Yangon, Inle, Bagan and Kyaikhtiyo).  This trip was organised in conjunction with the opening ceremony of the two children centres.

 

September 2012 - Pilgrimage to Jiu Hua Shan (Anhui Province of China) in conjunction with the Water Land Liberation Dharma Function. 

 

     June 2013 - Pilgrimage to Wutai Shan and Emei Shan

 

 

 

 November 2014 - Pilgrimage to Yunnan

 

 

September 2015 - Pilgrimage to Jiu Hua Shan (Anhui Province of China) in conjunction with the Water Land Liberation Dharma Function