* Photo taken at Passaddhi Vihara rented Duplex apartment in Olympia.
Meal Offering (Pacific Standard Time)
In keeping with the tradition laid out by the Buddha, bhikkhunis are dependent on supporters providing meals. This helps to create a system of mutual support. By offering food (and other requisites), lay supporters provide the necessities for monastics to continue their practice, and monastics have the opportunity to share the fruits of that practice.
💥 Click here to go to the meal offering calendar to sign up. 💥
💥 Click here to go to the meal offering calendar to sign up. 💥
Sign up on the meal dana calendar to offer in person, by pickup at restaurant, delivery to vihara or to schedule an alms round.
💖 Health Update 💖
One of the bhikkhunis needs gluten free offerings. Both Bhikkhunis need cooked green vegetables, rather than raw vegetables, except lettuce can be raw. Both Bhikkhunis cannot digest melons and cucumbers.
New Hours for Fall/Winter
(November 3rd to March 8th)
The bhikkhunīs follow the tradition of finishing their meal before solar noon. With the change from Daylight Savings to Standard Time, this means they finish eating by 12 noon.
To facilitate this they are happy to pickup meals at local restaurants or homes near the 41 bus line that are open at or before 11 am.
Ways of supporting:
- Come in person and offer a meal at the vihara, at or before 11 am.
- Purchase a meal (or gift card) through a nearby restaurant for pickup or delivery.
- Meet the bhikkhunīs on almsround.
Meal pickup along the 41 bus route.
Purchase a meal (or gift card) through any of the following restaurants (or any other within a five minute walk of the 41 bus line that is open anytime before 11 am) – if pre-ordering meals ask for a pickup time between 9 and 11:15 am. When ordering please consider the health needs of the bhikkhunīs above.
If the pickup time is around 11 am, generally, the bhikkhunīs will sit at the restaurant to eat the meal or in a nearby park, depending on weather.
Note: If you would like to select the food to be offered, many of the restaurants do best by getting a direct call in the morning or right at their 11 am opening time. If you only go through Doordash, or another service, the meal request is often delayed.
Another option is a giftcard. The monastics would then call or order in person and eat the meal at the restaurant or a nearby park. Wayside Cafe is happy to hold the gift card there for our pickup. Some other restaurants have links for card ordering.
- All About Pad Thai – opens at 11 am, Any days [they also offer the meal at alms round on Tuesdays]
- Da Nang – opens at 11 am, Tue – Fri
- Far East – oopens at 11 am, Tue – Fri
- Hash – open at 8 am, Any day except Mon
- Mekong Thai Restaurant – opens at 11 am, Tue – Fri
- New Moon Cooperative Cafe – open at 8 am, Sun, Mon, Fri and Sat (also Gift Cards available)
- QB Restaurant – opens at 11 am, Any days
- The Park Side Cafe – opens at 9 am, Any days (also egift cards available)
- Vics Pizzeria – opens at 11 am, Mon-Sat
- Wayside Cafe and Deli – opens at 11 am, Tue – Sun (gift cards available)
Grocery gift cards that can be used for reheatable meals and general pantry items are also useful. Olympia Food Co-op, Safeway, Grocery Outlet, and Trader Joes are all useful options.
Tuesday Almsround
Alms Round at West Central Park on Tuesday’s @ 10:45 am.