A Gratitude To The Patriarch

In the evening of Dec. 6th, 2014 (lunar Oct. 15th the Horse Year) Junior Ven. Thich Tam Man, the Abbot of Tan Tay pagoda, Duy Xuyen district, Quang Nam province gave a special drama talk titled “A Gratitude To The Patriarch ” to the Buddhists.

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For an hour, Junior VenThich Tam Man preached a sermon\r\non the work and the virtue of  the late Venerable Master Ngo\r\nChan Tu, the Patriarch who established the Hoang Phap pagoda, as well as the\r\ndifficulties that he encountered in the early days of establishment .

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Throughout his life, he nurtured the aspiration of preaching\r\ndharma for the benefit of human beings in which pagoda is considered a\r\nschool to teach moral issues , guide people to the paths of good and stay away\r\nfrom evil ways. Thus, despite facing many difficulties at early stages of the  establishment  of  the\r\nHoang Phap pagoda,  he always tried to create a pure and quiet place\r\nfor people in the area to practice. During his life time,  he always\r\nattached great importance to  material and spiritual life of the\r\npeople in the area; therefore, whenever he was in deep trouble, the people in\r\nthe region  were willing to defend and  protect him. The\r\nsoldiers in the area were deeply moved by his kind and warm heart at that time,\r\nso in the process of building pagoda,  he had received a lot of help\r\nfrom the military units in the region.

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For  other religions, he built and fostered a good\r\nrelationship with other religions and considered them siblings.  ,  He\r\nalso sincerely helped the followers of other religions without individual\r\nprofit, by  enabling them to settle  while the country was\r\nat war at that time. In the heart of the true disciple of the Buddha, he had\r\novercome the barriers of religious discrimination to get along well with all\r\nclasses and types of people in society.  What a generous heart he\r\nhas! He is also the man of non-discrimination. With the heart of a Bodhisattva\r\nand a great personality, he always looked at life through the eyes of love and\r\nequality.

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Always,  he advised people to practice life of\r\nsaving, as "big chance comes from little things" . He also taught\r\nBuddhists the normal and simple things in life, and often encouraged the\r\npractice of the local people. Nowadays, the Buddhists who practice in Hoang\r\nPhap pagoda should  esteem the patriarch’s merit . With a mind of\r\ncompassion, love, respect and esteem, lets direct our mind towards the late\r\nPatriarch with gratitude .

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The Following photos are taken:

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