Following the age-old tradition of Buddhists of having the responsibility of supporting the monks and the temple, Chicago Buddhist Vihara community is collectively participating in providing meals (“Dana”) for the monks in the temple. As per Buddhist teaching, supporting the Maha Sangha (or monks) is a very meritorious deed as we are supporting a group of individuals who are seeking the path of Nirvana, as well as considered the guardians of the Dhamma.
While we offer meals to few individual monks physicaly, as per Buddhist teachings, one must be aware that the offering of “Dana” is considerd to be an offering for “universal” monk poupulation spans across past, present and future including past and future Buddhas and Arhats (individual who had attained Nirwana)
Day of the Month | Family |
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1 | Udani, Kumudini, Chamila |
2 | Ranjith & Indra Bandara |
3 | Chandra & Sumithra Liyanage |
4 | Chaminda Obadage, Chandani Perera |
5 | Janaka and Shanthi Edirisinghe |
6 | Vidura & Dilani Randunne |
7 | Kamanthi Magalage, Sam Herath |
8 | Ursla Serasinghe & Rukmal Wanigasinghe |
9 | Jagath & Ruvi Mathupala |
10 | Geethika and Manjeeva Silva |
11 | Isuri & Vajira Koralage |
12 | Janani and Thilanka, Niranjala and Athula |
13 | Rohan and Anoja Athale |
14 | Mali Asokan, Nalika Diyadawagamage |
15 | Sujeewa & Gishanthi Fernando |
16 | Lakshman and Lakshmi Mapa |
17 | Buddika & Yasoma Gajapala |
18 | Kumudu Siriwardana & Prasadi Warnaweera |
19 | Lasanthi & Kalana Weerasiri |
20 | Sanjay & Sanjeevani |
21 | Bertram H./ Sunil K.Nanayakkara/Vichitra and Chirath Wasala |
22 | Dhammika and Lalani Egodawatte |
23 | Anushya Sameera Narasinghe, and Madhavi Wickremartne |
24 | Ravi & Varuni Helauda |
25 | Chanaka & Dharshini Samarakoon |
26 | Kanishka Liyanage & Dilusha Harischandra |
27 | Vajira Sarange Dona |
28 | Anura and Nalika Bandara, Lalith and Dilini Selage |
29 | Sarojini and Nihal Gooneratne, Mihiri Weerasinghe |
30 | Nihal & Chandrakanthi Kuruppu |
31 | Champika |