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"If you, as a Buddhist organization, were able to do more in the fields of education, health, and counseling...it would be of great benefit. This would mean ... simply using the techniques or messages of the Buddhadharma to try to solve problems through social service for the welfare of the society."
—His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso

"We Buddhists must...leave our temples and enter the temples of contemporary human experience, temples that are filled with suffering. The refugee camps, the prisons, the ghettos, and the battlefield will then become our temples. We have so much work to do."
—Samdech Preah Maha Ghosananda

"We should continually focus our mind on Great Compassion. But what is Great Compassion? It is relieving the pain and suffering of others and helping them. It is through helping others that we can experience 'true happiness' - a state of constant joy."
—Venerable Master Cheng Yen

Welcome to Dana Wiki

Dana Wiki is a collaborative handbook to help Buddhists start community service groups in their temples, dharma centers, and meditation groups. One of the great things about Dana Wiki is that anyone can edit it. So welcome, and please join us!

13 articles since July 19, 2008

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Helping out

To write a new article, just enter the article title in the box below.

Not sure where to start?

• Find out more about the wiki on the About page.
• If you are new to wikis, check out the tutorial.
• Check out Help:Starting this wiki if you're setting up the wiki.

Adding content

• Every wiki has two list of articles that need help called "Stubs" and "Wanted Articles". Don't be shy, get in there.
• Uploading images is another really easy way to help out - see the Special:Upload page!
• You can find a list of useful templates on Category:Templates, some of which are documented on the templates project page.

Most wanted articles

• Atlanta, GA service sites
• Boston, MA service sites
• New York, NY service sites
• San Francisco, CA service sites
• A.T. Ariyaratna
• Bernard Tetsugen Glassman Roshi
• B.R. Ambedkar
• Cheng Yen
• Joan Jiko Halifax Roshi
• Maha Ghosananda
• Students for a Free Tibet
• Sulak Sivaraksa
• Tenzin Gyatso
• Thich Nhat Hahn
• Tzu Chi
• Zen Peacemakers Order

Talk and more...

• Check out the community portal to see what the community is working on, to give feedback or just to say hi.

Dedication

By this merit, may all beings have happiness and the causes of happiness. May they be free from suffering and the causes of suffering. May they never be separated from the happiness that is totally without suffering. May they abide in equanimity, free from attachment to close ones and aversion to others.