The 3rd memorial service will be held at home, how much is the average price of the offering?
If you look it up on the internet, it's 10,000 to 50,000 for transportation expenses
How much do I actually need?
As a matter of fact, I can't say anything because there are so many regional differences.
In that sense, information on the internet is unreliable.
It's best to talk to the general manager, caretaker, or someone familiar with the neighborhood.
As Daiji said, it is certain to ask the other parishioners at that temple.
However, if the parishioners don't know anyone, I don't think it's okay to ask the chief priest directly.
I like the amount of money I got by paying less, and that doesn't make me feel like I paid a lot.
Also, if you are satisfied with yourself that you were able to fully entertain the monk, I think that would be good too.
There is a possibility that a full day schedule will be destroyed, even because of one memorial service.
In that sense, at a minimum, I would like you to pay about a daily allowance rather than an hourly wage.
How much is the starting salary of a salaried worker as a new graduate converted to daily allowance?
If you were to entertain a monk, would you think that a daily allowance of about that of a new graduate would be enough?
That way of thinking might also be helpful.
The original meaning of “offering” is to cooperate to maintain Buddhist teachers, Buddhist teachings, and Buddhist religious groups.
Therefore, it is not limited to money or things; for example, going to a temple puja, inviting them, etc. is also an offering.
The feelings and words that value Buddhism are also a blessing.
“Money” is part of the offering.
That's why we can't add a “market price.”
For example, my house Teji-ji Temple (this is the case in the Jodo Shinshu sect. (Family temples in other denominations), the minimum payment for a temple maintenance fee is only a few thousand yen.
Even at the time of the ossuary, the actual expenses for stone shops and flower shops are only a few thousand yen.
Other than that, it doesn't matter if the “donation” part is 1 yen or 100 million yen.
However, as others have answered, it is also true that it costs money to maintain a temple.
Repairing and maintaining temple buildings.
Living expenses for temple people
Money to be stored in the cult.
That kind of thing is becoming necessary.
I've heard that in Christianity and Islam, some percent of income is given to religious groups.
I think it would be good for Buddhism to emulate that idea as well.
I don't think it's possible to pay hundreds of thousands of yen to people living on pensions or welfare.
Well, I think you should pay a lot more money.
Fortunately, my grandparents were well-off, so I think they would have paid in units of hundreds of thousands of yen with current money.
I can't pay that much, so the limit is between tens of thousands of yen and 100,000 yen, but I would like to donate to the extent that I can.
How many times has it been a memorial
Which region is it,
Which denomination is it
So the market price is going to be different,
What are the offerings for the first anniversary and the third anniversary
I think the same amount would be fine.
It's not rude to ask the temple directly.
It's not a huge amount,
I'm probably going to give you a certain range of answers,
I wish they would give more than the amount in between.