Payment

The Newcastle Buddhist Centre tries as far as possible to operate on the basis of dana. Dana is the pali word meaning generosity and dana is seen as of fundamental importance in Buddhism.

We therefore hope to run the Buddhist Centre on the basis of the generosity of those who attend our courses and classes, without set charges for events.

At present however we have a set charge for our introductory courses and for our weekend retreats. All other classes are by donation though we may recommend a suggested donation.

Our aim is to make the Buddha's teaching available to anyone who wishes to access it and not to make money - yet we are reliant on a certain income to make resources available. If money is a problem with any of our events, please do get into negotiation with us.