American Buddhist Net

Indonesia, October 24th 2007

To
Center for American Buddhist Practice (CABP).
http://americanbuddhist.net/

Namo Buddhaya, !!!

Dear Sir/ Madam,

Herewith I would like to introduce our temple; Saddhadipa Vihara to you. Saddhadipa Vihara is build one years ago, located in Kedung Waringin – Bekasi, INDONESIA. Saddhadipa Vihara have certain social conventions and a body language meant to convey a sense of composure, grace, and respect; especially for Karawang – Bekasi Buddhism people’s. Bhikkhu Dhammiko from Sangha Theravada Indonesia is a mentor and a teacher in “Buddha – Dhamma” for Buddhism people in Saddhadipa Vihara. Due to satisfy Buddhism community curiosity in Bekasi, Bhikkhu Dhammiko also has planning to build a “VIPASSANA KUSALACITTA" meditation centre in Bekasi, Indonesia.

At it’s rising to the 02nd years old, Saddhadipa Vihara is currently struggling in transforming its body to become Vihara focusing to professional services for Buddhism community in Indonesia, especially on Karawang – Bekasi Area.

After visiting your websites; http://americanbuddhist.net/, I am very interesting with your meditation activities and your Buddhist monasteries. And after read your Buddhism litterateurs in your websites, I think it would be grace for our Vihara to have Buddhism Literature (Books, VCD/DVD) from your organization. It would be a respectable for us to learn from your Buddhism community, I hope I could adopt your practices in developing “Buddha – Dhamma”.

As smallest religious peoples in Indonesia, there is very lack Buddhism literature in Indonesia, especially Buddhism literature in English version. For that reasons, I am as one of Saddhadipa Vihara community, eager to have special request for your generosity. I would like to apply several donations from your organizations to donate Buddhism Literatures (Books, VCD/DVD) in English version. And I would be grateful if you would like to consider my applications. Our Buddhism community in Indonesia is very wanted to learn meditation, but lack of Buddhism literature about meditation is one of our obstacles to practices that activity. It’s doesn’t matter for us to receive Buddhism Literature on damage conditions (Books, VCD/DVD that not use again), I would be very grateful if you could donate your Buddhism Literature (Books, VCD/DVD) to Saddhadipa Vihara - Indonesia.
If you don’t mind, you could sent us your Buddhism Literature (Books, VCD/DVD) to below address:

Jl. Gatot Subroto No. 85 RT 01/01
Cikarang – Bekasi, Kec. Cikarang, Kab. Bekasi
Bekasi 17530
West Java, INDONESIA.
Attn.: Mr. Ivan Pribadi Wijaya

OR

Vihara Saddhadipa
Jl. Kedung Gede RT 11/04
Kedung Waringin – Bekasi
Attn.: Bhikkhu Dhammiko from Sangha Theravada Indonesia

I would like use this activities as well as promoting harmony and grace within the Buddhism community in Bekasi - Indonesia, the forms of activities we use are also a means of training oneself in mindfulness and circumspection in everyday social interactions on Karawang – Bekasi Buddhism community activities, especially for Saddhadipa Vihara and to support Bhikkhu Dhammiko in order role his Meditation & “Buddha – Dhamma” teaching activities.

Lots of Thanks for your attention, your consideration, and your generosity.

Best wishes for your generosity...

May Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha always growth in this World.

Mettacittena,

Yours truly,

IVAN PRIBADI WIJAYA (Upasaka Dhammavaro)
HP : +62 85921869824