Buddhist foundation donates rice

Buddhist foundation donates rice

JAKARTA (JP): Amurvabhumi Buddhist Monastery Foundation has
donated seven tons of rice to some 4,000 poor families residing
near its head office in Karet subdistrict, Setiabudi, South
Jakarta.

A statement on Wednesday from the foundation said that the aid
distributed to the local people two days earlier was collected
from local Buddhist followers.

"It's handed out in regards with the coming of the year 2000,"
it said.

The chairman of the foundation, Hendako Soedjito, said that
the annual activity has been carried out for years by the
congregation at the 80-year-old monastery, which used to be
called Hok Tek Tjeng Sin or, literally, Luck of Earth.

The distribution of the rice at the Karet Kuningan subdistrict
administration office was also witnessed by local authorities,
including the head of Setiabudi district Dadang Dasuki, local
police subprecinct chief Maj. Sutikno and senior resident El.
Mahdi Arif. (bsr)