Vietnam Buddhist Sangha of Long An province opens the Great Ordination Platform

Most Venerable Elder Thich Thien Nhon - Deputy Supreme Patriarch of the Council of Patriarchs, President of the Executive Council of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha gave a sermon at the opening ceremony.

The Great Dharma Ordination Platform took place over 4 days (from February 28 to March 3, the 1st to the 4th of February, At Ty year) at Phap Minh Pagoda and Hoa Binh Pagoda (Can Giuoc town, Can Giuoc district) with the participation of 358 candidates.

At this great ordination platform, in addition to the "Opening the Precepts" lecture by Venerable Elder Master Tuyen Luat Su, the Platform Construction Committee also invited the Venerable monks and nuns to teach three sessions on "The Essentials of the Precepts" to the preceptees at the two monastic ordination centers about the importance of "Receiving the Precepts - Learning the Precepts - Keeping the Precepts".

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee - Pham Tan Hoa presented flowers to congratulate the opening of the Great Dharma Ordination Platform

Currently, the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha in Long An province has a total of 320 monasteries, 28 concentrated religious activity points, 1,586 monks and nuns (728 monks and 858 nuns), and a Buddhist College to train talented and virtuous monks and nuns. Every year, there are 13 An Cu Ket Ha residences, more than 300 monasteries for Buddhist lay people to practice and study, and social charity activities each year reach more than 100 billion VND.

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee - Pham Tan Hoa spoke at the ceremony

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee - Pham Tan Hoa, on behalf of the leaders of Long An province, pledged to always create the most favorable conditions for Buddhism to develop, accompanying other religious organizations and the community in building a prosperous, united and sustainably developed society. He believes that the Great Ordination Platform of the Dharma is an important milestone in the process of developing and spreading the values ​​of Buddhism, setting an example for future generations to continue to maintain and promote.

He sent his best wishes to the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha in general and the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha in Long An province in particular to have more outstanding figures, contributing to the increasingly affirming of Buddhism's growth and accompanying the nation./.

My Thi

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