How do Buddhists show care?

Milo: Hi, I’m Milo, and I’m a Buddhist.

In Buddhism, we follow the teachings of the Buddha, which includes doing kind things for other people.

We have a word, ‘dana’, which means giving or charity.

And we also believe in karma, the idea that good actions make ourselves and the world a better place.

One way we do this is by making the temple open and welcoming to everyone.

There can be over 100 visits in a year from schools, colleges and other groups!

When people come, monks teach them about Buddhism and about the temple.

We also teach classes to people.

Anyone can take meditation classes and reflect on how to be kind and helpful.

Or they can learn about Thai music or dancing. These are very popular and happen four times a week.

The temple helps our neighbours, and they also help the temple.

During big festivals, such as Vesak, the Buddha’s birthday, we have as many as two hundred people volunteer to help.

And many other volunteers help to maintain the temple’s garden all year round.

It’s nice that our community does so much for the temple… and that we can do so much for our community!