According to the pure tradition of Vipassana, courses are run solely on the basis of freely offered donations. No fee is charged. The courses are financed totally by donations from students who have completed a prior course and have a volition to share the benefits they have received by giving donations for the students who will come after them. Neither the Teacher nor the Assistant Teachers receive any remuneration; they and those who serve the courses volunteer their time solely motivated by gratitude for the benefits personally received from Vipassana.
How donations are used:
Donations given at the end of a course and other general dana are used to finance future courses and center operations. This includes construction activities, food, utilities, supplies and maintenance, salaries of Cooks, Electricity Charges, Water charges, etc.
Students may avail the opportunity to earn paramis by:
- Donating in Cash/Cheque/ Online.
- Donating in Kind (after duly checking with the Centre Management)
Donation related terms:
- Any person who has done at least One – 10 Day Vipassana Course or Teenager Course can make donations to Dhammapala Vipassana Centre in Indian currency.
- Users must provide Dhammapala Vipassana Centre their name, address, contact number, email address and PAN number before making donation. Dhammapala Vipassana Centre will use this information to process users’ donation. It is users’ responsibility to provide correct information to Dhammapala Vipassana Centre.
- Donations cannot be refunded under any circumstances.
- Donation to Dhammapala Vipassana Centre does not entitle the users to any goods, services, positions at Dhammapala Vipassana Centre or any other consideration.
- Unless purpose of donation is specified by the user, Dhammapala Vipassana Centre will use donation received through this website at its discretion but within its stated charitable objectives.
- All Donations are exempt under section 80G of the I.T. Act. Cheques or DD’s may be addressed favouring Madhya Pradesh Vipassana Samiti.
Indian Donations:
Those (Indian donors) who wish to directly deposit / electronically transfer funds in Dhamma Pala’s Bank A/c may kindly note our Bank details as below:
| Name | Madhya Pradesh Vipassana Samiti |
| Bank | State Bank of India, Shivaji Nagar Branch, Bhopal |
| Saving A/c No. | 10064522214 (Building/Pagoda Fund) |
| IFS Code | SBIN0005798 |
Foreign Donations:
Those (foreign donors) who wish to electronically transfer funds in Dhamma Pala’s Bank A/c may kindly note our Bank details as below:
| Name | Madhya Pradesh Vipassana Samiti |
| Beneficiary Address | E-1/82, Arera Colony, Bhopal – 462016 (MP), India |
| Bank | State Bank of India 11, Sansad Marg, New Delhi – 110 001, New Delhi |
| Current A/c No. | 40470042548 |
| IFS Code | SBIN0000691 |
| Swift Code | SBININBB104 |
The Madhya Pradesh Vipassana Samiti has permission from the Ministry of Home, Govt. of India to receive donations from outside India.
On completion of the deposit/transfer, kindly send an email to [email protected] with details of your name, address, date of deposit/transfer and donation amount so that we can duly send your donation receipt to you.