On the occasion of Buddha's Birthday (April 15 of the lunar calendar), Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh went to the Central Committee of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha to congratulate monks, nuns and Buddhists nationwide. In Vietnam National Temple (Ho Chi Minh City), thousands of monks, nuns, and Buddhists solemnly celebrated the Great Buddha's Birthday in the 4 calendar year.
In this year's Buddha's Birthday message, the Most Venerable Thich Tri Quang, Dharma Master of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha, expressed: "This is an opportunity for all of us to review the history of Buddha Shakyamuni. Muni, is an opportunity for people to contemplate and live according to His timeless, true teachings.
Those teachings suggest solutions to build world peace, real happiness for people and sustainable development for society.”
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| The Dharma bathes the Buddha. (Photo: D.H.) |
According to His Holiness, in the context that humanity has just experienced the Covid-19 pandemic, conflicts are still complicated here and there in the world, following the vows of Bodhisattva Thich Quang Duc, all monks, nuns, and Buddhas. Our sons and daughters together commit themselves more on the path of practicing the bodhisattva practice as the Blessed One taught in the Sutras of Self-Immense Brahman: "A bodhisattva is one who can endure suffering on behalf of all. sentient beings sacrifice their own happiness for the happiness of all sentient beings.
Elder Venerable Thich Tri Quang said: "I urge monks, nuns, and Buddhists of all precepts to do their best to do good deeds, to actively contribute to the construction of the country, to create peace by themselves to form a lotus altar to worship. to the Buddha during this year's Buddha's birthday."
Also in the Buddha's birthday message, His Holiness said that this year, Vietnamese Buddhists also respectfully celebrate the 60th anniversary of Bodhisattva Thich Quang Duc's cremation (1963-2023). .
The Elder Venerable shared: “We are proud of a heroic period in the nation's history and in it there is a mark of the noble vow of Bodhisattva Thich Quang Duc on the path of serving the Dharma and the people. ethnicity. The fire of compassion and his undying heart have the power to illuminate and awaken human conscience, dissolving all hatred.
That fire has taught every living person to overcome all narrow selfish individualism and all extreme ideas. He is a shining symbol of the spirit of compassion, wisdom and courage of the Bodhisattvas in the world and the spirit of entering the world of Vietnamese Buddhism”.
Meanwhile, Most Venerable Thich Thien Nhon, Chairman of the Executive Council of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha, said that today, humanity is living in a world with many unpredictable changes and challenges. . It was born from the root of the crisis of greed and distrust that has caused so much suffering to humans and fellow humans.
More than ever, Buddha Shakyamuni Buddha's priceless teachings on love, sharing, compassion, non-violence, the path to liberation from suffering and human suffering for all sentient beings, Buddha said. Muni is truly a guide to solutions to human dilemmas.”
Thereby, the Venerable expressed his wish that all Vietnamese monks, nuns, laypeople and Buddhists in Vietnam, in the country as well as abroad, should study diligently and make efforts in the practice of Precepts-Concentration-Wisdom. Uphold the practice of precepts to implement the motto: Discipline-Responsibility-Unity-Development to dignify the Church.
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| Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Most Venerable Thich Thien Nhon at Quan Su Pagoda on the morning of June 2. (Photo: D.H.) |
Most Venerable Thich Thien Nhon said: "This year, at all levels of the Church, we must accomplish many Buddhist activities to express our gratitude and vow to follow the great deeds and careers of Zen masters and Buddhist national masters. Vietnam in history.
It is the 1.005th anniversary of the death of National Master Van Hanh, the 715th anniversary of the passing of King - Buddha Emperor Tran Nhan Tong into Nirvana and the 60th anniversary of the Bodhisattva Thich Quang Duc's death in the battle. struggle for national independence and reunification. Those are the priceless legacies of Vietnamese Buddhism that are deeply remembered by history and left forever for posterity."
