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Offering Dana

SUPPORTING CITTAVIVEKA

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 31 December


Food Items​​

  • Fruit

  • Nuts

  • Canned tomatoes

  • Oil suitable for salad

Non-food items

  • No specific non-food items are needed at this time

Food items that we do not need at the moment:
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  • Pasta

  • Bottled Water*

  • Black Tea​

  • Table salt

  • Jam

  • Marmite

  • Sauces / condiments​​

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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

  • Paracetamol

  • Shower gel

  • Shaving foam/gel

  • Socks

  • Cleaning cloths

  • Towels

  • Washing-up liquid

  • Bleach

Dana list
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