History
Dhammanjali Meditation Center is a non-profit organization established in Ontario in 2014, and it moved to its new location in Regina, Saskatchewan, in 2016. The story of relocation began with the idea of a group of devoted Buddhist families in Regina who jointly decided to buy a property for DMC to establish a Center for spiritual practice. The families contributed money to a common fund to secure a building with a 5% down payment for leasing the property. They decided to select Mr. Biddya Ranjan Chakma as the building owner because he had been approved for a mortgage. He would act as the sole owner of the building. As such, the other families agreed to contribute money to pay the regular monthly mortgage and other building expenses such as electricity, insurance, repairs, etc. As soon as Mr. Biddya Ranjan Chakma officially secured the building, devotees invited DMC to move to Regina from Toronto. The move to Regina implied the following understanding: DMC would stay as a tenant and pay rent to the landlord $500.00 monthly. A signed rent-to-own contract agreement was made between the landlord and DMC, the tenant, which expired in 2018. However, a verbal agreement was made between the landlord and DMC to continue its activities in the same building promises. Since DMC could not afford rent without a steady income, both parties agreed that the landlord and other families would contribute monthly to DMC, covering the rent of $500.00 per month.
The Center is operated solely on the generosity of the individuals who make up our community, the volunteers who run our programs, and the participants who attend. DMC requires your financial contributions to this noble purpose to fully own the property where we can carry out our activities for community services. We thank all generous donors for their unwavering support.