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**Ingeborga** · 11-24-2011, 10:02 PM

In TB there is a Tradition of supporting the Monestary that goes back a long time. Generaly for those of us in the West this means a donation of money to help cover rent , utilities and other costs.

"The Dharma is Free but the Lights cost Money" is the term I have heard.

11-24-2011, 10:02 PM	#3
Ingeborga Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 590 Senior Member	In TB there is a Tradition of supporting the Monestary that goes back a long time. Generaly for those of us in the West this means a donation of money to help cover rent , utilities and other costs. "The Dharma is Free but the Lights cost Money" is the term I have heard.
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