1) Why is the annual sponsorship so high? 为什么每年的赞助费这么高？
Mae Hong Son does not grow much food locally, except for food such as rice, bananas and pumpkins. Most food products are transported from Chiangmai to Mae Hong Son, hence the high cost of food.
湄宏顺没有种植大量的食物，除了稻米、香蕉和南瓜。大部分食品都是从清迈运到湄宏顺，因此食物成本较高。
2) Who decides which child to sponsor? 谁决定哪个孩子可获得赞助？
The monks from Dhammagiri Foundation overseeing the sponsorship programme visit the applicants’ home to assess their needs and backgrounds.
法山基金会的僧侣负责监管赞助计划。僧侣会造访申请人的家庭，以评估他们的需求和背景。
3) Are the religious background of the children taken into account during selection phase? 儿童的宗教背景是否成为筛选条件？
Children are selected based on their family background and school results (see Section B, Criteria of sponsorship and bursary), not their religious background.
儿童是根据他们的家庭背景和学校成绩（见B项的赞助和助学金细则）来筛选，而不是他们的宗教背景
4) Can I choose the child I want to sponsor? 我可以选择所要赞助的孩子吗？
The sponsorship funds are used for the children, without any specific assignment of any child to any sponsor. This is to ensure that all children at Dhammagiri Children are treated equally and will receive sponsorship.
法山基金会的职员会将您的善款分配用于孩子们。因此没有指定助养孩子的分配的方式。
5) Can I give the annual sponsorship in installments? 我可以以分期付款的方式给予赞助吗？
We are unable to accept installments for annual sponsorship. This is to ensure ease of running the sponsorship programme and to keep administrative costs as low as possible.
我们不接受分期付款的赞助费。这是为了确保赞助计划顺利进行，并尽可能减低行政成本。
6) How many children are there at Dhammagiri Children and are there plans to expand this programme? 法山有多少个孩子？是否考虑扩大这个计划？
Dhammagiri Children currently supports 60 children. In the most recent application round, it received more than a hundred sponsorship applications, and only less than a quarter were supported due to the limited space and finances of Dhammagiri Children. We hope to expand the programme, but only when the donation sources are steady.
法山目前共领养了56个儿童。近期内共收到百多份申请赞助的表格，但由于空间和经费有限，只有少于四分之一的申请被批准。若捐款来源稳定，我们希望扩大该计划。
7) How do I know my donation is used well? 我们如何得知所捐的款项被善用？
Donations to Dhammagiri Children are received with gratitude and used with integrity. The Dhammagiri Children’s accounts are being audited by the Thai government, and sponsors will receive updates about the children’s academic performance, so they know that the children are doing well in school and are benefiting from their kind sponsorship.
捐给法山儿童的款项都会心存感激地被接纳并善用之。泰国政府会审核法山儿童的帐目，赞助人也将获得孩子们的学校成绩单，以便让他们知道孩子们在学校表现良好，并从他们的赞助中受益。
8) Can I donate in amounts of less than SGD500? 我可以捐出少于新币500元吗？
Yes, certainly. We welcome all donations, but we ask that the minimum donation be S$10, as Dhammagiri Children bears the processing fees and bank charges.
当然可以。我们欢迎所有的捐款，但我们要求的最低捐款是S$10元，因为法山儿童承担处理费和银行手续费。
9) How can I visit Dhammagiri? 我如何去法山？
You are most welcome to join the activities in Dhammagiri organized by Nibbana Dhamma Rakkha, such as meditation retreats and Dhammagiri Mae Hong Son Tour. For details, please see here.
我们欢迎您参与新加坡护法苑在法山举办的活动， 例如禅修营和法山湄宏顺之旅。 详情请看这里。