CITTAVIVEKA
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CHITHURST BUDDHIST MONASTERY
Offering Dana
Cittaviveka is Open from 8 am Until Late Evening
From Sunday, 26 October, the midday meal offering is at 10.30am. For more detailed information, please visit our Announcements page.
Scroll below to see the Dana list
Offering food to the monastic community provides an opportunity to visit and participate in the lifestyle of the monastery.
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Friends of Cittaviveka often enquire about what is needed. Please find below a list of what would help, along with things that we currently have in plentiful supply.
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The Environment
As a general encouragement, when wishing to make material offerings, and in particular food, we ask people to consider purchasing items that use minimal plastic in the packaging. This may mean choosing larger bulk packages instead of single portions. Also, choosing items that are sourced more locally (instead of imported) can greatly reduce our carbon footprint.
Bottled Water
Please note that we have our own high-quality water that comes from the well on the property. Therefore, we encourage people to not bring bottled water*.
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Thank you, Anumodana!
Dana List – Updated on 8 February
Food Items​​
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Nuts
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Vegetables
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Culinary herbs
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Plant-based milk
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Honey
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Spreads for bread
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Fresh ginger
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Coconut milk
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Garlic
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Oil suitable for salad
Non-food items
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Clean waste cardboard (for lighting boiler)
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2nd class stamps
Food items that we do not need at the moment:
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Pasta
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Bottled water*
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Black and green tea​
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Oats
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Table salt
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Jam
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Marmite
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Sauces / condiments​​
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Instant coffee
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*Cittaviveka Monastery is dedicated to minimizing our impact on the environment by asking people to not bring bottled water. The monastery has its own well, which produces exceptionally pure water.
Non-food items that we do not need at the moment:
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Toothbrushes
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Paracetamol
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Shower gel
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Shaving foam/gel
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Socks
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Cleaning cloths
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Towels
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Washing-up liquid
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Bleach