Your Dharma Burning Needs

This questionnaire is aimed at determining the needs of your Buddhist Centre regarding the disposal of surplus printed Dharma material. The volumes are approximate. If you have specific needs please detail these in the free text box at the end of the survey.

The materials will be handled and burnt in accordance with guidelines provided by the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT).

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1.Does your Centre require surplus printed Dharma material to be disposed of? *

• Yes – please continue completing the survey
• No – thank you for your response. Please click the submit button at the bottom of the page

2.Please indicate the types of printed Dharma material that is required to be disposed of (you may choose more than one).

• Loose A4 paper
• Small A4 paper booklets (less than 30 pages)
• Bound A4 paper booklets (30-100pages)
• Paperbacks
• Hard cover books
• Dharma images

3.According to FPMT Guidelines Dharma images should not be burned. If your Centre does not separate images from printed material would you be prepared to pay an additional fee for this service?

• Yes
• No

4.What do you think would be a reasonable fee to pay for the service of sorting Dharma images from printed materials?

• $A20 per kilogram
• $A15 per kilogram
• $A10 per kilogram

5.How would you prefer to deliver the Dharma materials to a disposal service?

• Materials to be posted to the disposal facility (at Australia Post bulk postal rates)
• Materials to be collected from your Centre (incurring a collection fee)

6.What do you think would be a reasonable cost to pay for the Dharma burning (postage or collection additional)?

• $A20 per kilogram
• $A15 per kilogram
• $A10 per kilogram

7.Please add any other comments or questions that you may have

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