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  <url>
    <loc>https://vcf.dhamma.org/contact</loc>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://vcf.dhamma.org/donate</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-05-19</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1596409849540-D9043D2B8J0E0FX7K7JI/20180125_burma_pilgrimage_Bell_141.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Donate</image:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://vcf.dhamma.org/sri-lanka</loc>
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    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-03-18</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1659567801493-P47V04DVOUS19UZ8UYOQ/Sri+Lanka+Main+1A.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Sri Lanka Fund</image:title>
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      <image:title>Sri Lanka Fund - Dhamma Arana - Temporary meditation hall that needs roofing work.</image:title>
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    <image:image>
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      <image:title>Sri Lanka Fund - Dhamma Arana - Construction plan 3D.</image:title>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1768081777696-5W7GC7B7PBNS9FV3N99E/Current_status1.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Sri Lanka Fund - Dhamma Arana - Current status.</image:title>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1768084546452-PAK1TEYH7H5PFISS95BY/Comprehensive_development_plan1.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Sri Lanka Fund - Dhamma Arana - Construction plan 3D digital view.</image:title>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1768082148084-5I3M8E1F0HSPUR1LG69P/current_status3.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Sri Lanka Fund - Dhamma Arana - Construction in progress.</image:title>
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    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1768084563187-OA9L4837A4ADKLRTIGZ9/development_plan2.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Sri Lanka Fund - Dhamma Arana - Construction plan 3D digital view.</image:title>
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    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1768082040619-8AKS8SU67UR8OLEXI30D/development_plan3.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Sri Lanka Fund - Dhamma Arana - Construction plan 3D view.</image:title>
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    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/4f205691-d9bd-4b79-93e8-3dbf34353695/Image+10+Dhamma+Dharani+-+Pagoda+requiring+audio+speakers.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Sri Lanka Fund - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Dhamma Dharani - The Pagoda that requires audio speakers.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/d77570c0-2ac4-4ef5-983d-36dd5ce59fe1/Image+2+Dhamma+Kuta+-+Dining+hall+area+for+new+restrooms.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Sri Lanka Fund - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Dhamma Kuta - Dining hall area for new rooms.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1768158115948-8LDCD1AY1BO8T83LE7YL/WhatsApp+Image+2026-01-06+at+05.14.48.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Sri Lanka Fund - Dhamma Samudaya - 3 day female old student course</image:title>
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    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1751300446182-LF3J28OFRJ4489D52BZX/Image%2B1%2BDhamma%2BKuta%2B-%2BLow%2Bseating%2Band%2Bworn%2Bdining%2Btables.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Sri Lanka Fund - Dhamma Kuta - Low seating and worn dining tables.</image:title>
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    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1751300526168-1NYNCXZD552RPVUMUT57/Image%2B3%2BDhamma%2BKuta%2B-%2BOld%2Bgenerator%2Bno%2Blonger%2Busable.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Sri Lanka Fund - Dhamma Kuta - Old generator which is no longer usable.</image:title>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1773865910877-4U8SPZDHS1MFI7JRZ3K9/Dhamma_Kuta.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Sri Lanka Fund - Dhamma Kuta: In need for Embankment Stabilization for the Male Residencies</image:title>
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    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1751300657093-LQRYZCW65SJXQ7PZYQW9/Image%2B6%2BDhamma%2BSobha%2B-%2BA%2Bdormitory%2Broom%2Balready%2Bconverted%2Binto%2Ba%2Bsingle%2Broom.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Sri Lanka Fund - Dhamma Sobha - A dormitory room converted into a single room.</image:title>
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    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1751300282242-AARXPGGBAVKHRFGKKX0Y/Image%2B7%2BDhamma%2BAnuradha%2B-%2BCompact%2Bdining%2Bfurniture%2Bto%2Breplace.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Sri Lanka Fund - Dhamma Anuradha - Compact dining furniture to replace.</image:title>
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    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1751300874150-IE1HAGQ83VC6UXQFEPD9/Image%2B11%2BDhamma%2BDharani%2B-%2BDining%2Bhall%2Brequiring%2Baudio%2Bspeakers.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Sri Lanka Fund - Dhamma Dharani - Dining hall requiring audio speakers.</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1751300755831-A4LUMBDL553CF9T5G6JC/Image%2B9%2BDhamma%2BDharani%2B-%2BMeditation%2Bhalls%2Bwith%2Bfailing%2Baudio%2Bequipment.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Sri Lanka Fund - Dhamma Dharani - Meditation hall with failing audio equipment.</image:title>
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    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1751300809673-OS710O2QTBNK5PJFO16C/Image%2B10%2BDhamma%2BDharani%2B-%2BPagoda%2Brequiring%2Baudio%2Bspeakers.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Sri Lanka Fund - Dhamma Dharani - Pagoda requiring audio speakers.</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1751300259496-WNP3QA22VBJL8OSE41FY/Image+12+Dhamma+Arana+-+Center+construction+progress.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Sri Lanka Fund - Dhamma Arana - Center construction progress.</image:title>
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    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1768081123666-MA86G6FGFJHZ63W3SYV5/Comprehensive_development_plan.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Sri Lanka Fund - Dhamma Arana - Development plan 3D digital view.</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1751300946450-WE2E9CMOFV9ZBKI51C07/Image%2B13%2BDhamma%2BDakkhina%2B-%2BLand%2Bsite%2Bin%2BBatuwitta%2Bfor%2Bnew%2Bcenter.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Sri Lanka Fund - Dhamma Dakkhina - Land site in Batuwitta for new center.</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1751301275667-ZNRSEMRHC2LOD0MQCGWG/Image%2B14%2BNonCenter%2BCourses%2B10Day%2Band%2BChildrens%2BCourses%2Bin%2BJaffna..jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Sri Lanka Fund - 10-day non-center course in Jaffna.</image:title>
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    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1768227260201-GGQNXF47OL997YX41E7J/WhatsApp+Image+2025-12-30+at+21.55.55.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Sri Lanka Fund - Three courses for 200 students were hold at rehab centers in Sri Lanka, between Jan-Aug 2025</image:title>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/9d6600fa-d297-4b88-8943-9275ecedefa3/3B3Web+Childrens+Anapana+Course+at+Dhamma+Kuta.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Sri Lanka Fund - Children's course at a rural school in Kandy.</image:title>
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    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1757683411991-Q6ZG0JD1BFIB30CQOKB7/Dhamma_Samudaya_Garden.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Sri Lanka Fund - Dhamma Samudaya - "The Arising of Dhamma"</image:title>
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    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1768080376685-07IJQMKH3HVL7FVV0RBC/Meditation+hall+needing+floor+mats+and+cushion.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Sri Lanka Fund - Dhamma Samudaya - Meditation hall in need for renovation, mats and cushions.</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://vcf.dhamma.org/philippines</loc>
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    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-06-11</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/4ce2a558-2989-45be-9502-13b3a3b1ead1/Phala+garden2.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Philippines Fund</image:title>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1749656843986-D4ONIPTB9I1O8VQAMPKV/DhammaPhala09191824of73.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Philippines Fund</image:title>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1749656987257-XX6WY3B62EQ3FCL29EKE/Phala%2Bmale%2Bdorm.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Philippines Fund - Dhamma Phala accommodation buildings.</image:title>
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    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1749656855117-D1V74OYY82X3UVKM47NM/Phala+male+dorm2+copy.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Philippines Fund</image:title>
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    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1749656849774-MPBCQL8L59IH5CPPKCUT/IMG_2593.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Philippines Fund - The Dhamma Hall at Dhamma Phala under construction.</image:title>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1749657338184-IM6UH936DXSZZ876LTWF/Phala+gong.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Philippines Fund - Burmese Gong Dhamma Phala.</image:title>
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    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1749657454801-31IQ5RDQANJTC45SPOXP/IMG_2620.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Philippines Fund - Dhamma Hall under construction.</image:title>
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    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1749657474987-N65S2CPPMG0UGQ7A9Y3W/Phala+new+dhamma+hall.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Philippines Fund - Finished Dhamma Hall.</image:title>
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    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1749656856184-0IWPRVJHKTTMT64A83KV/Phala+new+dhamma+hall2.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Philippines Fund - Dhamma Hall in Philippines.</image:title>
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    <image:image>
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      <image:title>Philippines Fund</image:title>
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      <image:title>Philippines Fund - Dhamma Hall during construction work.</image:title>
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      <image:title>Philippines Fund - Dhamma Hall construction finished.</image:title>
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      <image:title>Philippines Fund</image:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://vcf.dhamma.org/farsi</loc>
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    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-05-21</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1706814129373-346EF18QMZWSEK7NXZZG/image-asset.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Farsi Fund</image:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://vcf.dhamma.org/africa</loc>
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    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-01-22</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1706305231157-5IJZKJ5DK31DWQVD9HFP/image-asset.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Africa Fund</image:title>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1748338772280-QGVJYJDWCA1IWJG1WQGI/Ethiopia_Aug2024.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Africa Fund - Non-center Vipassana course in Ethiopia.</image:title>
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    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1748338778383-IXFBTR8NTDWUWROJKWGA/Ivory_Coast_2024.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Africa Fund - Dining platform close to water in a rented venue in Côte d’Ivoire.</image:title>
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    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1748338773593-V1BPXJHAXALW0VSPUHFX/Mozambique_Course_Participants.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Africa Fund - Group photo from one of the Vipassana courses organized in Morocco.</image:title>
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    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1748338775551-7S8NOZXDZTHW97ZKVC5F/Vipassana+Morocco+summer+24.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Africa Fund - Vipassana course participants in Mozambique.</image:title>
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    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1748339164827-8EZTZEDTHOBIMOAQG9Z3/Dhamma_hall_non-center_tunisia.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Africa Fund - Meditation Hall, non-center course in Tunisia.</image:title>
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    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1748338771233-O0PKT7FTOSTJE09X6JYC/Dining_area_Tunisia.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Africa Fund - Dining area, non-center course in Tunisia.</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://vcf.dhamma.org/asia-oceania</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-02-24</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1706306656346-GS2QXBOFY76WU50GA787/image-asset.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Asia &amp; Oceania Fund</image:title>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://vcf.dhamma.org/india</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-02-24</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1706813470020-1E5XX23VQX02UC2N0AKG/image-asset.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>India Fund</image:title>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://vcf.dhamma.org/europe-middle-east</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-02-24</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1706813203573-CH9OF0NKK6ZLQB94DMLZ/image-asset.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Europe &amp; Middle East Fund</image:title>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://vcf.dhamma.org/latin-america</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-03-30</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1705512977592-1GUEJEW4P0O128LRSQCY/Dhamma%2BJotti%2BMain%2BPhoto%2Bof%2BCenter.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Latin America Fund</image:title>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://vcf.dhamma.org/us-canada</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-04-01</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1706814441808-ZA3DRFOBGSSY4ITCTHD9/image-asset.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>US &amp; Canada Fund</image:title>
    </image:image>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://vcf.dhamma.org/us-new-mexico</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-05-21</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1747319964598-BACND078MULIUM1CR0WP/image-asset.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>U.S. (New Mexico) Fund</image:title>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://vcf.dhamma.org/film-fund</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-03-11</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1681903340373-P7PUGQTGTNQHR2TBBBNL/image3.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Dhamma Film Fund</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/ad9545cc-ab5e-495f-95fb-3c0604f6f057/image2.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Dhamma Film Fund - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/a6c8b0a3-bffc-4486-b5dc-d63276e77066/image1.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Dhamma Film Fund - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://vcf.dhamma.org/italy</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-10-29</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1747319799079-BF8H6RV3F474QKGR2UCA/unsplash-image-Rfflri94rs8.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Italy Fund</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/dc59cb57-af46-4cdc-b7cf-f04255b9ae3d/road_damaged.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Italy Fund - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Damage to the main access road</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/a367745a-6901-4667-889f-b5ef5d5df29e/14.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Italy Fund - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Road reinforcement</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/842c2cef-3b20-46c1-a11e-98dd061bf053/reinforcing_road.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Italy Fund - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Reinforcing the main access road</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/35a509f5-1587-4f9a-aba6-97f101f01dc5/11_resized.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Italy Fund - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Road reinforcement progress</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://vcf.dhamma.org/history</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-08-28</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1697130940704-852SCMS5KHGIJD6GWAZA/pexels-darius-haberstock-16107824.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>History</image:title>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://vcf.dhamma.org/us-hawaii</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-10-10</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/a40c3f0d-5b33-46c0-8c4b-9b163810de12/Pupukea+Dhamma+Hall.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>U.S. (Hawaii) Fund</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1759780673679-IIDARF92BHVZZFGC4HZG/Pupukea%2BDay%2B10%2BSmiling%2BFaces.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>U.S. (Hawaii) Fund - Pupukea - Day 10 Smiling Faces</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1759083863430-U27SJX7251TQ65BDIJZQ/Library+-+10+of+27.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>U.S. (Hawaii) Fund - Pupukea - Serving in the Kitchen</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1759780320269-1XRRPUBXZFNN0VB2QG78/Pupukea%2BServing%2Bin%2Bthe%2BKitchen.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>U.S. (Hawaii) Fund - Pupukea - Serving in the Kitchen</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1759778994703-I9VO5MXLFIFY72W2VKDZ/Pupukea+Dhamma+Hall+-+Cushions.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>U.S. (Hawaii) Fund - Pupukea Dhamma Hall</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1759779950222-JKEJ09MI3WNQNNHZ2XP4/Pupukea+Walking+Path.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>U.S. (Hawaii) Fund - Pupukea Walking Path</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1759778995786-63J34A79D8T9FQMHFHTI/Oahu+One+Day+Course.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>U.S. (Hawaii) Fund - Oahu One Day Course</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1759083862502-7XSY0PT3GLJQMT9PU5JO/IMG_5354.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>U.S. (Hawaii) Fund - Bimonthly group sit at the Kaimuki Public Library, Honolulu</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1759083852655-1KJEMOOCV8ZC2AR2FO0C/IMG_1732.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>U.S. (Hawaii) Fund - Group sit in Hakalau, Big Island</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1759083858107-TJ4RYCN07N3UU6QRX5BU/IMG_4495.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>U.S. (Hawaii) Fund - Group sit in Hakalau, Big Island</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1759083861914-D7Y5FUHUQMFPDNL0B49G/IMG_5337.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>U.S. (Hawaii) Fund - Group sit in Hakalau, Big Island</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1759083855449-R0NOA79ORA7MJBE3FQDF/IMG_3236.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>U.S. (Hawaii) Fund - Group sit in Hakalau, Big Island</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1759083854453-FYJGK7JWIB2MZI7HYVUM/IMG_2522.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>U.S. (Hawaii) Fund - Group sit in Hilo, Big Island</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://vcf.dhamma.org/japan-bhanu</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-05-27</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1699645361741-T5VCLZGOP6PSX45RF9ZB/image-asset.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Japan (Dhamma Bhanu) Fund</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/7f52da89-88a3-4dfc-82ea-60aa24e0b90e/Seismic+Work+Main+Building.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Japan (Dhamma Bhanu) Fund - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Seismic work on interior of dining hall.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/b437be5f-fd6c-4d0d-adcd-5a696dd5faa3/Seismic+Work+on+Main+Shower+Building.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Japan (Dhamma Bhanu) Fund - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Seismic work on shower building.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/582abbc4-f639-4596-a664-303a53e6ce6a/image001.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Japan (Dhamma Bhanu) Fund - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Image of 52 piles laid down for the foundation of the dining hall.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://vcf.dhamma.org/austria</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-03-30</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/42f02111-8dd2-4af1-a097-8252524a882c/Dhamma+Mudita+at+sunrise+in+December.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Austria (Dhamma Mudita) Fund</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/f48dc565-e285-4565-9298-131eaaee6a95/Photo+4+-+Bird+eyes+view+today-1.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Austria (Dhamma Mudita) Fund - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Birds eye view of temporary Dhamma hall before the expansion and phase 1a.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/b45766be-348b-4318-a007-80755e0f5df2/Photo+3+-+CPH+1a+Accomod+and+Kitchen.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Austria (Dhamma Mudita) Fund - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Rendering of construction for Accommodations and Kitchen planned for phase 1a.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/3b2d0596-7ddd-437b-9a28-65341e5fbbdc/Gong_Dhamma_hall_M.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Austria (Dhamma Mudita) Fund - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Temporary Dhamma Hall or the “garden hut” before its expansion.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/7e10a798-d78d-49a4-bb0b-fa34f2a77c70/Dhamma+Mudita+-+final+work+on+the+enlarged+Dhamma+Hall.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Austria (Dhamma Mudita) Fund - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Final stages of the expanded Dhamma Hall.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/6035e096-c187-4ccb-a9d2-cc656d85a2b3/Aerial_photo.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Austria (Dhamma Mudita) Fund - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>New accommodation buildings, temporary kitchen, dining area and Dhamma hall – making progress on the 1a construction phase.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/af4e7273-1076-4769-bf8f-6bc1d7c84169/Dhamma_Mudita_s.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Austria (Dhamma Mudita) Fund - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Construction planned for the 1a phase nearing completion with the Dhamma hall on the left.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/af8bb2dc-9175-4681-90a6-75d8cd9810a6/Dhamma+Mudita+-+completed+new+accommodation+buildings+1.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Austria (Dhamma Mudita) Fund - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Completed accommodation buildings from the 1a construction phase.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://vcf.dhamma.org/spain-neru</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-12-11</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1709922748600-K5BAV5W8KDZZMRCTSG50/DJI_09501.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Spain (Dhamma Neru) Fund</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/407178f8-22da-48b6-b89a-e4163d4cc318/mapa-eng.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Spain (Dhamma Neru) Fund - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/07d12c5b-ceb8-49ca-823a-57fd1b030003/DJI_0938.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Spain (Dhamma Neru) Fund - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Dhamma Neru on the left and the bordering land that was purchased on the right.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/8efc3767-3e4f-421d-bb39-ee3a726e43ae/DJI_0002.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Spain (Dhamma Neru) Fund - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Existing Dhamma Neru Center, Spain.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://vcf.dhamma.org/australia-rasa</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-01-10</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1e53b3ba-800b-45fe-aecc-1f373da457a3/Dhamma+Rasa.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Australia (Dhamma Rasa) Fund</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/b14037de-069a-4b7c-acfa-14f95ad7e692/VCF+FB+image+%281%29.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Australia (Dhamma Rasa) Fund - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Aerial image of the 40 acres available to purchase in sub-tropical Queensland, Australia</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://vcf.dhamma.org/france-south</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-01-20</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/cc59cdf8-1943-40e4-8f6b-07327dd2833e/PXL_20241127_102158825_Original.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>France (South) Fund</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1ecad881-0b98-4d10-adf7-a2576d422fc8/Domaine+de+Lugaran.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>France (South) Fund - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Domaine de Lugaran - former holiday camp</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/eb815753-60ff-439a-8d36-0228743558b4/Domaine+de+Lugaran_existing_kitchen.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>France (South) Fund - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Domaine de Lugaran – existing kitchen</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/6d8536b4-2c27-4119-af81-c11e362bf546/Domaine+de+Lugaran_existing_buildings1.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>France (South) Fund - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Domaine de Lugaran - existing building</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/66d0ea2e-d7ff-4324-91dc-608ae1a36f4d/Domaine+de+Lugaran_dining.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>France (South) Fund - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Domaine de Lugaran – existing dining area</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://vcf.dhamma.org/indonesia-geha</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-11-12</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1706813781531-0UQU2M8BZPR6VC0RPMBE/image-asset.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Indonesia (Dhamma Geha) Fund</image:title>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://vcf.dhamma.org/global-funds</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-04-01</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1706815302769-7YEL9RM12OM4V7WGX7QB/image-asset.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>All Funds</image:title>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://vcf.dhamma.org/costa-rica</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-03-23</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/4705aed2-8ca9-465e-9a7e-0422a27d9eaf/pexels-darius-haberstock-16107824.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Costa Rica (Dhamma Ariya) Fund</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/504d8bee-b377-4f82-95b7-f0ac2f4f7ea0/Copy+of+_IMM2573.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Costa Rica (Dhamma Ariya) Fund - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Working at the dining hall construction.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/e5ddafaf-6011-4711-add3-5ec81719926e/Digital_Rendering_future_meditation_hall.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Costa Rica (Dhamma Ariya) Fund - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Digital rendering of the new Dhamma Hall.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1749634408960-FVND0YFUDJP2TVKYHLO5/Copy%2Bof%2BDJI_0021.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Costa Rica (Dhamma Ariya) Fund - Early stages of the construction of the dining hall.</image:title>
      <image:caption />
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      <image:title>Costa Rica (Dhamma Ariya) Fund - Early stages of the construction.</image:title>
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      <image:title>Costa Rica (Dhamma Ariya) Fund - Bird's eye view of Dhamma Ariya.</image:title>
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      <image:title>Costa Rica (Dhamma Ariya) Fund - Dhamma Ariya dorms and dining hall.</image:title>
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      <image:title>Costa Rica (Dhamma Ariya) Fund - Temporary meditation wooden structure.</image:title>
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      <image:title>Costa Rica (Dhamma Ariya) Fund - Temporary meditation wooden structure.</image:title>
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      <image:title>Costa Rica (Dhamma Ariya) Fund - Temporary meditation wooden structure.</image:title>
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      <image:title>Costa Rica (Dhamma Ariya) Fund - Washrooms at Dhamma Ariya.</image:title>
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      <image:title>Costa Rica (Dhamma Ariya) Fund - Camping places at Dhamma Ariya.</image:title>
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      <image:title>Costa Rica (Dhamma Ariya) Fund - Storage structure at Dhamma Ariya.</image:title>
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      <image:title>Costa Rica (Dhamma Ariya) Fund - Meditators at Dhamma Ariya.</image:title>
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      <image:title>Costa Rica (Dhamma Ariya) Fund - Initial dining hall structure. This will be enclosed and kitchen will be added.</image:title>
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      <image:title>Costa Rica (Dhamma Ariya) Fund - Dining hall at Dhamma Ariya.</image:title>
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      <image:title>Costa Rica (Dhamma Ariya) Fund - Digital rendering of the future meditation hall.</image:title>
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      <image:title>Costa Rica (Dhamma Ariya) Fund - Group photo at Dhamma Ariya.</image:title>
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  <url>
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    <lastmod>2024-01-10</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1704839191135-TGB4FHQ6VF4410IZ19CK/Dhamma+Jotti+Main+Photo+of+Center.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>VCF Process</image:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://vcf.dhamma.org/india-pala</loc>
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    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-05-22</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1705660697283-3GUXRY3XL0BL8E3KNGM3/Photo+1+-+Dhamma+Pala+Vipassana+Center.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>India (Dhamma Pala) Fund</image:title>
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      <image:title>India (Dhamma Pala) Fund - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Construction in progress — External.</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/f53d1c46-e5c2-41c7-98c3-f18e6dc31a03/Construction+in+Progress+-+Internal</image:loc>
      <image:title>India (Dhamma Pala) Fund - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Interim dorms that will be used as server quarters longer-term.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>India (Dhamma Pala) Fund - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>A Bird Eye's View</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2026-01-02</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/d20faafd-57d3-4ea9-b8e6-9ce8b08a4067/IMG_2022.jpeg</image:loc>
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      <image:title>Latvia Fund - Dhamma hall entrance of the main house</image:title>
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      <image:title>Latvia Fund - Kitchen house in need for renovation</image:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://vcf.dhamma.org/india-ashoka</loc>
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    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-05-28</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1708376862263-5OL89E2KTO906TDAZDVS/image-asset.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>India (Dhamma Ashoka) Fund</image:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://vcf.dhamma.org/mexico-monterrey</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-05-21</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Mexico (Monterrey) Fund</image:title>
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      <image:title>Mexico (Monterrey) Fund - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Dhamma House in Monterrey</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Mexico (Monterrey) Fund - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Non-center gypsy camp location</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://vcf.dhamma.org/nepal-janani</loc>
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    <lastmod>2026-01-31</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Nepal (Dhamma Janani) Fund</image:title>
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      <image:title>Nepal (Dhamma Janani) Fund - Pagoda initial construction work, Oct 2025</image:title>
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      <image:title>Nepal (Dhamma Janani) Fund - Pagoda initial construction work, Oct 2025</image:title>
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      <image:title>Nepal (Dhamma Janani) Fund - Construction Progress April 2025</image:title>
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      <image:title>Nepal (Dhamma Janani) Fund - Construction Progress April 2025</image:title>
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      <image:title>Nepal (Dhamma Janani) Fund - Construction Progress April 2025</image:title>
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      <image:title>Nepal (Dhamma Janani) Fund - Construction Progress April 2025</image:title>
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      <image:title>Nepal (Dhamma Janani) Fund - Construction Progress April 2025</image:title>
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      <image:title>Nepal (Dhamma Janani) Fund - Construction Progress April 2025</image:title>
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      <image:title>Nepal (Dhamma Janani) Fund - Dhamma Janani existing center grounds</image:title>
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      <image:title>Nepal (Dhamma Janani) Fund - Initial construction stages, November 2024</image:title>
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      <image:title>Nepal (Dhamma Janani) Fund</image:title>
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      <image:title>Nepal (Dhamma Janani) Fund - Dhamma Janani’s existing center grounds</image:title>
      <image:caption />
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  <url>
    <loc>https://vcf.dhamma.org/news-and-updates</loc>
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    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-03-20</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1692300052757-AM7BQI30LFNGK8Q154Y3/Dhamma+Giri+Photo.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>NEWS AND UPDATES</image:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://vcf.dhamma.org/ireland</loc>
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    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-10-28</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1719303636165-E9LAXJXG84NBK60CVI88/Photo+for+Top+of+Ireland+VCF+Webpage+Subtitle+%27West+of+Ireland%27.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Supporting Dhamma in Ireland</image:title>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/27b82077-2860-4e6f-93bc-eaf394aa015a/Vipassana+Center+in+Hereford%2C+UK</image:loc>
      <image:title>Supporting Dhamma in Ireland - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Vipassana Centers in Hereford, UK</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://vcf.dhamma.org/taiwan-vikasa</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-12-16</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1720010967838-3DW7RJUCQLEUTLGYA0PM/Vikasa1.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Taiwan (Dhamma Vikasa) Fund</image:title>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/c725defc-93a4-49e8-a404-ada02d1ac704/Vikasa3_1.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Taiwan (Dhamma Vikasa) Fund - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Rendering of the Pagoda construction for the described expansion plan.</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/f34e0bf9-acdd-4a92-90a1-d8e559de5022/Vikasa2.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Taiwan (Dhamma Vikasa) Fund - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Well-spaced single cottages with attached bathrooms from the first phase of the project at Dhamma Vikasa.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://vcf.dhamma.org/ukraine</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-10-29</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1721243323901-B2S3ODAHDKDRFKOMFD68/Ukraine_flag.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Ukraine Fund</image:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://vcf.dhamma.org/france-nilaya</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-10-29</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1728640367441-JFJIMD8T15X0714GR4AV/Vipassana+France.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>France (Dhamma Nilaya) Fund</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/8885b56e-1d59-4374-ba6b-822db60f9af4/Dhama+Nilaya+-+Vipassana+Meditation+Center.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>France (Dhamma Nilaya) Fund - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Dhamma Nilaya - Vipassana Meditation Center</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://vcf.dhamma.org/brazil-uyyana</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-02-03</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/ac81fcb9-4216-4ce2-9299-d39a239f7623/Casa+Mudita.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Brazil (Dhamma Uyyana) Fund</image:title>
    </image:image>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/4ea0ca96-d4aa-4902-85c3-794c87e429c1/Casa+Mudita.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Brazil (Dhamma Uyyana) Fund - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Casa Mudita</image:caption>
    </image:image>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/9117e3b7-a146-4d2b-982b-f93b041c850a/Anapana.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Brazil (Dhamma Uyyana) Fund - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Anapana</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/5d140618-9927-481b-b062-59b5f69e03df/Solar+2024.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Brazil (Dhamma Uyyana) Fund - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Solar Guadalupe in Brasília</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://vcf.dhamma.org/nepal-nibha</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-05-26</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1735896841672-XEDAMYR7BGUQ2CUIMHSV/Kathmandu_Hills.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Nepal Fund (Dhamma Nibha)</image:title>
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      <image:title>Nepal Fund (Dhamma Nibha) - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Dhamma Nibha – Long Center Block</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://vcf.dhamma.org/colombia-gutti</loc>
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    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-01-31</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1737673606706-EG32TO4S72NFAKYDRZ2Y/5.+Dhamma+Jotti+Main+Photo+of+Center.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Colombia (Dhamma Gutti) Fund</image:title>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/5752f7e6-0efc-4c12-8470-ec40083ff403/Female+En-Suite+Rooms+Photo+2.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Colombia (Dhamma Gutti) Fund - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Dhamma Gutti – New Female En-Suite Rooms</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://vcf.dhamma.org/nepal-shringa</loc>
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    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-01-08</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1739362895177-GAV2QIMUNAINHXSBZ3AN/DSC_5828-copy.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Nepal Fund (Dhamma Shringa)</image:title>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/6f5af7c3-b240-40fd-878f-2cebb255d31c/1000096832.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Nepal Fund (Dhamma Shringa) - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Children &amp; Teenager Vipassana Course for Girls in Nepal</image:caption>
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    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/0a4a511e-8b2a-4cfd-8715-e80db7d92de7/website.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Nepal Fund (Dhamma Shringa) - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/285aaecc-a7f9-430a-8859-7c2b289180fb/IMG-20250206-WA0027.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Nepal Fund (Dhamma Shringa) - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Dhamma Shringa Expansion</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/9cbb6bd5-1890-45db-b1ba-6620c0f3f202/IMG-20250206-WA0028.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Nepal Fund (Dhamma Shringa) - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Dhamma Shringa Pagoda</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://vcf.dhamma.org/colombia-nandanavana</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-03-31</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1739919377402-VBTTTI07R2NCD6M87FYP/original-4F5D31AE-4E08-4AB7-86DB-26330981F9E8.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Colombia (Dhamma Nandanavana) Fund</image:title>
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    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/b9c34064-d00e-4998-978d-89533bfa9a21/original-4FF355A1-3B51-4679-8ABE-73EC73919509.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Colombia (Dhamma Nandanavana) Fund - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Current Dhamma hall</image:caption>
    </image:image>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/6772aa80-f4ab-4c7c-8d9a-ae14fac6e3fc/processed-1DF6B2F4-8D62-4C35-A5FA-584CB4CDD457.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Colombia (Dhamma Nandanavana) Fund - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Future Dhamma hall</image:caption>
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    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/8187e07c-9d40-4081-b525-55661a3d1abd/processed-BD082EBF-0C9B-41E3-8AF6-6F111C6E9EC8.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Colombia (Dhamma Nandanavana) Fund - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Damaged servers’ accommodations</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/c57443a0-00a9-4385-b698-d243d497b1fa/Server_house_and_diding.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Colombia (Dhamma Nandanavana) Fund - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Future servers’ accommodations and dining hall</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/0562ea8a-0e8e-4ca4-80d7-1ba1e3b7a670/original-62E29E14-C9EF-4C52-B878-8AEF09DF9C3D.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Colombia (Dhamma Nandanavana) Fund - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Male dormitory block X14</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://vcf.dhamma.org/japan-adicca</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-10-30</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/a7fff77a-95ee-4394-9ebf-4ed02516851c/Adicca_4_edited1.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Japan (Dhamma Adicca) Fund</image:title>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/3bcb3996-f1c5-4016-a4cb-e996e76c06df/Adicca+5.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Japan (Dhamma Adicca) Fund - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Meditation hall and dormitories</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1761574524744-225B0E8BWMHETVJ190WD/Adicca_2.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Japan (Dhamma Adicca) Fund - Main meditation hall</image:title>
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      <image:title>Japan (Dhamma Adicca) Fund - Site plan indicating completed buildings and future development</image:title>
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      <image:title>Japan (Dhamma Adicca) Fund - Male en suite accommodation under construction - circa Aug 2025</image:title>
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      <image:title>Japan (Dhamma Adicca) Fund - Male walking area</image:title>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://vcf.dhamma.org/technology</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-04-01</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/eeabe331-d1f3-4328-8b62-2f106083bd7c/unsplash-image-Q1p7bh3SHj8.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Technology Fund</image:title>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1775057674832-7P7UVEHDSIQ5R7T6RPVO/Screenshot+2026-04-01+at+17.33.23.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Technology Fund - MyCourses Website</image:title>
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      <image:title>Technology Fund - Dhamma Dvara Website</image:title>
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      <image:title>Technology Fund - Dhamma.org mobile app</image:title>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://vcf.dhamma.org/projects</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-08-28</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/5d99ae3b-07f5-4c35-b5ba-8211cf5ae337/Vipassana+Drone+Shoot+-+Photos+-23.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Projects</image:title>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/6be8fbd3-553a-4120-8a32-5e35d6257d44/Dhamma_Rasmi_Dhamma_Rasa_web.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Projects - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Dhamma Rasmi with Dhamma Rasa in the back</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/fed420ba-3063-4901-9dac-fbbe867958b3/Aerial_2.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Projects - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Dhamma Janani, Nepal</image:caption>
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    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/04cfc05e-0f96-4961-b1a8-75cf1246a40b/Main+building.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Projects - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Dhamma Bhanu, Japan</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/d53b0614-90f1-4309-a50c-c8fe4238c952/Dhamma_Mudita_aerial_M.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Projects - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Dhamma Mudita, Austria</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/f2593e07-9663-4b4b-96b4-a47153640b41/dhamma+hall+4.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Projects - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Dhamma Phala, Philippines</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1748338773593-V1BPXJHAXALW0VSPUHFX/Mozambique_Course_Participants.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Projects - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Non-Center Course, Mozambique</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1596251972194-J829Q2R0IKVEX1VSX0SV/Dhamma+Joti+Burma.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Projects</image:title>
      <image:caption>Dhamma Joti, Myanmar</image:caption>
    </image:image>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1596253343740-G5N6HXPLP3IE6HPG61AL/Dhamma+Kunja+Pagoda+Construction.JPG</image:loc>
      <image:title>Projects</image:title>
      <image:caption>Dhamma hall with adjoining pagoda under construction. Mt Rainier in the distance.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/8dc13c3e-c639-4d2a-99fe-8abc4acbda80/Colombia+Center.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Projects - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Dhamma Nandanavana, Colombia</image:caption>
    </image:image>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1596248809312-R9WWI6OQZB6GYKQRVDF4/Dhamma+Santi.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Projects</image:title>
      <image:caption>Dhamma Santi, Brazil</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://vcf.dhamma.org/temp</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-09-20</lastmod>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://vcf.dhamma.org/wills-bequests</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-03-20</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1596406178393-P4RZXRSDI4S6XSKY9IMO/20180125_burma_pilgrimage_hqjpeg_100.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Wills &amp; Bequests</image:title>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://vcf.dhamma.org/puerto-rico</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-01-08</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/00d37a65-89e4-489d-b86c-02bf62e13ad3/IMG_1819.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Puerto Rico Fund</image:title>
    </image:image>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/719c60b4-4322-43ea-bb25-09c4fe2f7a67/IMG_1783.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Puerto Rico Fund - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Potential course site, Puerto Rico</image:caption>
    </image:image>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/310dd4fc-c0b2-4fa6-bf79-0c85fc90ae2a/IMG_1788.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Puerto Rico Fund - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Potential course site, Puerto Rico</image:caption>
    </image:image>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/cc5eacc3-dfb0-4660-a286-fef57860ae3d/IMG_1797.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Puerto Rico Fund - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Potential course site, Puerto Rico</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://vcf.dhamma.org/dominican-republic</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-01-07</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1767800200798-PEGV4SYBRR3QIP07EM41/unsplash-image-xa6KaFQbOXY.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Dominican Republic Fund</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/ad1780d1-cc00-46db-8342-d6d267778774/DR+Dh+Hall1.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Dominican Republic Fund - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Potential site - meditation hall</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/209c060b-167e-4bc6-98d1-5b63b10daa27/DR+Accoms+3.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Dominican Republic Fund - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Potential site - accommodation</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/f02abf1a-369a-4ae6-ba14-b7f78f1997e0/DR+Accoms+1.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Dominican Republic Fund - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Potential site - accommodation</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://vcf.dhamma.org/us-sela</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-02-26</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/52b5aed7-221d-4d0d-8dff-553226545b76/House_backlit+brighter+.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>U.S. (Dhamma Sela) Fund</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/3e2bad57-04c4-406a-9484-7d4e3ce4ca9c/Site+panorama.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>U.S. (Dhamma Sela) Fund - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Panorama of Phase 1 site, showing pads for two residences, multi-purpose building, and parking lot.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1771258283130-L4RJT33178OD9VPZD590/inaugural_group_sitting.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>U.S. (Dhamma Sela) Fund - Inaugural group sitting.</image:title>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1771254343911-1O3Q6FAU2YFT8EAL2SY2/Logging+06-14-2023+%231.JPG</image:loc>
      <image:title>U.S. (Dhamma Sela) Fund - Servers after a logging period, holding the Phase 1 construction plan.</image:title>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1771254346741-V8WB046BD28Y4HJXSES1/mett+day+Sati+course.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>U.S. (Dhamma Sela) Fund - Happy faces on the metta day of a Satipatthana course.</image:title>
      <image:caption />
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1771254353494-1LFQVTK50CQYO7XG8F4Q/Open+House+2022.JPG</image:loc>
      <image:title>U.S. (Dhamma Sela) Fund - Old students gathering outside to enjoy a potluck during an open house.</image:title>
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    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1771254352312-VFP2C76YN3JXWXM87IOG/service+period.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>U.S. (Dhamma Sela) Fund - OS enjoying a meal on the outdoor balcony during a service period.</image:title>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1771254355421-FUNXINMV6B6R5JKF6CRH/Serving+in+the+kitchen.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>U.S. (Dhamma Sela) Fund - Serving in the kitchen.</image:title>
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    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1209effd1ebd6a03636700/1771254362598-JKAS9WMSTGZSVXINUVRT/smiling+while+shoveling+gravel.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>U.S. (Dhamma Sela) Fund - Shovelling gravel.</image:title>
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