Posts Tagged ‘ Monastery ’

Bat Nha monastery offers peace, tranquility

January 23, 2010
Bat Nha monastery offers peace, tranquility

SGGP reporters recently left bustling Ho Chi Minh City for Bao Loc – a town in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong – for a visit to Bat Nha monastery. Bat Nha monastery located near Bao Loc town in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong (Photo: SGGP)We were enjoying the peaceful and poetic [...]

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Going to the pagoda to learn ‘how to live’

June 18, 2009
Going to the pagoda to learn ‘how to live’

Not only elderly people, but young people are also going to pagodas nowadays. Elderly people go to learn zen, while young people go to learn dharma (Buddhist doctrine).  At home, Khanh hardly ever had to wash dishes, but here at the pagoda he has to do the wash-up himself.Nguyen Quoc Khanh, a 5th grade student [...]

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HCM City commends community heroes

May 9, 2009
HCM City commends community heroes

District 5’s Fatherland Front Committee has recently commended local organizations and individuals that have made meaningful contributions to the community. Mr. Le Van Canh (R) chairman of Tue Thanh Club –House offer scholarship to a poor studentFor many years now, residents of District 5 have widely known about the charity meals offered by Tu Duc [...]

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Zen and the art of water appreciation

April 11, 2009
Zen and the art of water appreciation

The dreamlike beauty of Lake Truoi in the Hue hinterland Back in the thirteenth century, King Tran Thai Tong (1218- 1277) repelled the Mongol invaders from the north and restored peace to the ravaged land. His duty done, the first king of the Tran Dynasty abdicated the throne and went to live in a monastery [...]

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Modern pilgrimage

February 11, 2009
Modern pilgrimage

Some pagodas have improved the spiritual lives of their followers with information technology. The library of Hoang Phap Pagoda. In 0.24 seconds, Google found nearly 400,000 web pages about Hoang Phap Pagoda. The pagoda’s website offers presentations, methods of praying to Buddha, etc. from its senior monks. Materials on this site are used on other websites. This [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...