Second Sunday · Alms Offering 供养盛钵 · 每月第二个星期日

The traditional practice of Buddhist monks going around every morning to receive alms means reaching out to the laity for food. In this way, the monks need not worry about food or sustenance and would channel their time and energy in practising as well as propagating the Dhamma.

In return, the monks will provide spiritual guidance to the laity in the form of Dhamma teachings enabling us to live our secular life positively, happily and set ourselves right on the path of enlightenment. Through alms offering, the monks learn to remove their ego and receive all alms with equanimity, compassion, purity and joy.

In Singapore, the daily practice of requesting alms from the laity is uncommon. To ensure the continuity of this ancient Buddhist practice inherited from the time of the Lord Buddha, DCS holds an Alms Offering activity every second Sunday of the month for all well wishers to experience and understand its significance.