BW Monastery’s Policy Regarding Online Dharma Items
佛教供品
本寺于吉祥寺官网上所提供的线上供养供品全是用于佛法修行和教育用途，不属任何商业用途也不于其中获利。本寺非常重视佛教供品，除不随意将供品当一般物品外，也不视供品为买卖品。本寺通过提供供养的途径，让供养者累积善行外，也是本寺答谢供养者为寺院作出财务供养的方式之一，其出发点为饶益所有与吉祥寺结缘的善心人士和佛友。
We do not provide these Dharma items in an ordinary way, thinking of them as goods to be bought and sold. Instead, we make them available with the intention to benefit all who simply views or acquire them and in return gratefully accept money offerings to the BW Monastery.
Generosity-Based Offerings: We have made a large number of our digital items available on a generosity-based model starting at $0 or very low cost.
Minimum Offering Amounts: For most items, we have listed a minimum offering amount. This minimum offering amount is necessary to cover the costs incurred producing or importing these items.
All offering proceeds received are carefully accounted for based on stringent accounting practice. The offering received are categorized to ensure that any proceeds from Dharma items are used for making more Dharma available and to further the charitable mission and projects of BW Monastery.
We strictly follow Buddhist principles for the use of this money. This money is not used for expenses unrelated to propagation of Dharma and charity mission.
How to Think While Acquiring Dharma Items Online
We do not encourage you to think that Dharma items online are ordinary commodities and that you are “purchasing” any Dharma items. Instead, we encourage you to think that you are making an offering to a Buddhist organization and to generate an attitude of devotion and the wish to benefit sentient beings.
Furthermore, we encourage you to think that by making offerings to the Buddhas, you aspire to achieve the faultless quality of them and seeking their blessing to support your practice. This is the most skillful way to acquire Dharma items and avoids the downfall of considering Dharma items in an ordinary way.
Our Dharma Item Generosity Policy
The BW Monastery’s online items exist solely to make Dharma items available to students around the world to further the charitable mission and projects of BW Monastery. If you are unable to offer the amount suggested for BW Monastery digital items or online programs, we will happily work with you to find a solution.
Please contact us at info@bwm.org.sg
BW Monastery reserves the right to change these terms and conditions at any time without prior notice. In the event that any changes are made, the revised terms and conditions shall be posted on this website immediately.
Dharma items ordered through the BW Monastery online store are not tax deductible under Singapore law.
Foreign Donations
Please note that it is mandatory by law to declare the following for all foreign donations equal and above to SGD 10,000. Declaration includes: individuals/entities full name, passport or other identity document number, nationality of individual/entity's country of incorporation, date of birth, contact address, Unique Entity Number (UEN) (if available), date of donation, amount of donation received (in SGD); donation method and purpose of donation.