FWD: Urgent appeal for Water Relief for Bodhirukaramaya Vihara

Dear Pali friends,

please forgive my posting this message to the Pali Study Group mailing list,
but I was not sure how else to be of further help to these people in this
situation.  The matter does seem relevant, however, to our shared interests
and concerns.

With metta,
Khristos Nizamis

Forwarded message:

*This monastery, which has become a haven for elderly monks, is threatened
with loss of its sole water supply. It needs your help.
*
  <http://www.brelief.org/elderly/water/water_flyer.pdf>With metta,
Ken and Visakha Kawasaki
Buddhist Relief Mission

Please visit our websites:
Buddhist Relief Mission   <www.brelief.org >
Sri Lanka Reports:  < www.brelief.org/reports>

*Urgent Appeal for Water Relief*

Bodhirukaramaya Vihara

Kurunegala

Bodhirukaramaya is a small monastery near Kurunegala. Several years ago, the
abbot, Venerable Amilasiri, offered hospitality to an elderly monk who had
no place else to stay. As word spread, the number gradually grew. Now
Bodhirukaramya is a haven for 45 elderly monks. There are also about 15
novices living at Bodhirukaramaya and studying at a nearby pirivena (Bhikkhu
Training Centre).

The monastery is located in an isolated area, about 20 kilometers from the
city. In this area, there is no public source for water. Tests were
conducted, and it was learned that drilling a well on the monastery land is
not feasible since the water there is contaminated by dangerous minerals. In
the past, the monastery made an agreementwith the owner of an adjacent lot,
where there is a good well, for water to be piped to a storage tank.
Unfortunately, that land is now for sale. The prospective buyer refuses to
continue the current agreement with Bodhirukaramaya. If he obtains the land,
the monastery will be left without any water. Furthermore, the buyer intends
to create a compound which would be totally incompatible with a Buddhist
monastery. For these two reasons, Bodhirukaramaya is seriously threatened.

Fortunately, the owner of this plot of land has agreed to sell the three
acres to the monastery at a reduced price, if the deal can be closed before
September 10, 2011. Therefore, it is urgent that Bodhirukaramaya raise
1,200,000 rupees immediately. (Otherwise expressed, that is twelve lakhs, or
eleven thousand US dollars.)

All donations, large or small, are welcome. Buddhist Relief Mission will
receipt all contributions. In Sri Lanka, donations can be made via

Commercial Bank

Account Number: 8254001210

Account Name: Kenneth Kawasaki

From other countries, donations can be made via PayPal from our website:
www.brelief.org

Or go directly to: http://www.brelief.org/help.htm

You can also send a check or money order in US dollars, Pay to Buddhist
Relief Mission, to:

Smith Barney , P.O. Box 320590, Flint, MI 48532-0011, U.S.A.

Whichever way you choose, please inform us of your donation by email,
telephone, or letter.

Buddhist Relief Mission

www.brelief.org

buddhist@... – 077-964-9292 – 75/1 Anniwatte Road, Kandy, Sri Lanka

With metta,
Ken and Visakha Kawasaki
Buddhist Relief Mission


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